The process starts with one of Google’s family groups. These groups aren’t unique to stadia, but rather have been used for some time on Android to share games via Google Play. Families can add other members of their family to a group, share games, and even allow other family members to make purchases via a shared family payment method. Google Stadia’s family groups will work exactly the same, with a similar structure and feature set. All that’s required to set one up is that each family member has their own Stadia account.
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As with any digital family group service, the group will have a family group manager that can control a variety of functions within the group. Families often include children of all ages, so precautions are built-in so that certain games can’t be played and purchases can’t be made from certain accounts.
Family groups for Stadia may not be a big enough feature to draw any more attention to the service. However, it’s a feature that’s very important to at least a small portion of the potential Stadia audience. These types of smaller features are important in the long run, as every addition makes the overall platform that much more attractive.
Despite the criticism, Google continues to grow Stadia month by month. Free games continue to be released for Stadia Pro subscribers each month, a large swathe of Ubisoft games including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Far Cry 6 are confirmed for the platform, and other small features have been added. Stadia continues to become a better service.
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