AT&T is offering six months of Stadia Pro for free to 5G and fiber customers

Carriers are expanding their growing list of freebies to include game streaming services. AT&T has struck a deal with Google to offer a free six-month trial of Stadia Pro to new (or newly upgraded) fiber broadband customers and those who buy or upgrade to a "qualifying" plan with a 5G-enabled phone.

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If you need to play games in your living room, you can also get the Stadia Premiere Edition bundle (that's a Stadia controller and Chromecast Ultra) for $20 off. These deals will be available starting June 9.

For AT&T, this is a way to expand its own user base. For Google, this will at least lead to a temporary increase in subscribers. As we all know, Stadia faces an uncertain future, with the departure of many of its internal leaders and the closure of game studios. Although many AT&T customers are likely not to pay for Stadia, Google believes that the free six months is beneficial to promote its own products.