Google has confirmed some Stadia logistics issues with remote Chromecast Ultra shipments. Despite them, the wait will not be more than a week, but it does not look very good for the service.
When Google announced that its cloud gaming service Stadia would launch on November 19, we assumed those who shelled out $130 for a Founder's Edition would be playing immediately. When the company announced it would replace the sold-out Founder's Edition with the new Premiere Edition, many questions arose. The most pressing: would Premiere Edition buyers also be able to play on November 19?
Today, Google has confirmed to the media that no group of buyers will necessarily be able to play on November 19, the day Stadia opens to the public. This is because Google packages are sent in the order they were accepted. And the new Premiere Edition might not start shipping until after that date.
Google pointed us to their blog post from last week and sure enough, it technically says that the Founder's Editions will only start arriving on November 19. You may only play from that day if you were one of the first players to purchase.
Shipments not arriving in time for launch
This means if you purchased a more recent $130 Founder's Edition (which gets you the dark blue Founder's Edition controller, a coveted "Founder's badge" on your account, the ability to gift a three-month pass to a friend, and the chance to secure a unique Stadia username), it may not arrive to you on day one.
However, you may not have to wait too long: Google says it expects both the Founder's Editions of Google Stadia and Premiere Editions to ship within the first two weeks of launch. And that seems likely, based on the messages you see when trying to order a Premiere edition right now. Google's online store shows that if you order a Premiere edition today, it should ship sometime in November, even if you don't pay for priority shipping.
Even with all that, it should be possible to start playing Stadia through the browser. You should be able to use any controller or keyboard and mouse system to play. But it is ugly that they are not able to stick to the release date for a system that needs the confidence of a large company.
Source: The Verge
