Google Stadia pre-orders don't guarantee arrival at launch

Earlier this month Google Stadia's vice president of product John Justice posted the following message on Google's blog, looking ahead to the upcoming launch of the streaming service next month:

"Stadia Founder's Edition will start arriving on gamers' doorsteps on November 19, 2019. If you were one of the first gamers who pre-ordered and have received your Founder's Editions, you'll be able to buy and play your favorite games beginning at 9AM PST/5PM BST/6PM CET on November 19."

When it comes to specifics on when this will arrive, however, Google clarified to The Verge that pre-ordering doesn't guarantee that you'll get to play it on release day, as Google is shipping Founder's Edition kits in the order they were received, with Premiere Editions going out even later.

That said, Google does expect to deliver these Founder's and Premiere Editions within two weeks of launch, so fans might not have that long to wait until they can try their Stadia system for themselves.

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Thanks, Video Games Chronicle.