Secondly, a survey by Business Insider found that game developers do not trust Google. The search giant has a long history of abandoning services and developers fear the same might happen to Stadia. Every single developer polled by Business Insider indicated that they are concerned about the longevity of the platform:
But if the low audience figures and near-zero funding is bad, the last piece of the puzzle is worse. According to Business Insider, every single developer they spoke to expressed very little faith that Google would put any effort into building Stadia into a long-term service. When a survey of developers reveals that every single one of them is concerned enough about the longevity of your platform to bring it up unprompted, it tends to mean you’ve got a serious PR disaster on your hands.Queried for a reponse, Google Stadia representative Patrick Seybold didn't exactly reassure developers:
“The publishers and developers we speak with regularly are very supportive, and want Stadia to succeed. It is also worth pointing out that not every publisher has announced their games for Stadia so far, and more games will continue to be announced in due course.”