During the AMA, Doronichev also confirmed that existing Chromecast Ultras won't work with Stadia, it specifically requires the one included with the Founder's edition.
https://www.androidcentral.com/stad...uch-stream-connect-crowd-play-or-achievements
If the Chromecast Ultra included with the Founder's Edition is a new, updated model that has some changes to allow compatibility, it would only make sense for it to offer some updated performance/features being simply compatibility with Stadia. If it does, that should be published information.
If it's not, why can't they simply issue a firmware update for existing Chromecast Ultra units?
In any event, I have to suspect some people have, in anticipation of Stadia and perhaps being advised by friends that they're going to be getting the Buddy Pass, purchased the stand-alone Chromecast Ultra, and they are going to be rightfully outraged if it's incompatible when Google made no prior distinction.
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