{
  "type": "obituary",
  "publisher": "Rest In Print",
  "hall": "technology",
  "slug": "stadia",
  "subject": {
    "name": "Google Stadia",
    "maker": "Google"
  },
  "born": "2019-11-19",
  "died": "2023-01-18",
  "cause_of_death": "shutdown",
  "cause_description": "a quiet SIGTERM at the end of a sprint",
  "notice": [
    "Stadia died on January 18, 2023, at three. Its games played in the cloud, and so, now, does it.",
    "It promised you would never need a console again. It was right, in a way it did not intend.",
    "Its parent company refunded every game and controller, which is the most generous funeral in this hall.",
    "It is survived by a controller that now works over Bluetooth, and not much else."
  ],
  "in_lieu_of_flowers": "In lieu of flowers, please wait while we buffer.",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.gematsu.com/2022/09/stadia-to-shut-down-on-january-18-2023-all-purchases-to-be-refunded"
  ],
  "url": "https://restinprint.studio/hall/stadia"
}