Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks in the wake of Stadia shutdown

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Google has unveiled a range of Chromebooks "built for cloud gaming," despite only recently announcing the upcoming shutdown of its own cloud gaming service Stadia.

Eurogamer reports the firm released details of the Ideapad Gaming Chromebook, the Asus Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip and the Acer Chromebook 516 GE, all of which have been built to specifications that enable games streaming.

All three will have 120Hz+ high resolution screens, and have been tested by GameBench to run titles at 120 frames per second with input latency of less than 85ms. Models will either have WiFi 6 or 6E connections, and some will feature RGB gaming keyboards.

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James Batchelor