Google Stadia Pro Will Pay Developers Based On How Often People Play Share Google vice president and general manager Phil Harrison announcing Stadia on stage at the Game Developers Conference 2019. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) Google Stadia hasn’t exactly had the best year, and things aren’t improving with the company facing a bevy of criticism after announcing a pay-for-engagement model in a bid to attract more developers to its fledgling cloud gaming service. The announcement was part of a Stadia keynote that aired early Thursday morning Australian time. The key reveal was a 70% subscription revenue offer for developers and publishers whose games are on Stadia Pro, Google’s $US10/month gaming subscription offering.