Stadia as service makes sense. I hope stadia isn't dying, choice is good thing to have. Nvidia is doing similar thing with their hw+sw if I have understood correctly. Though it makes more sense for nvidia as they can sell hw in addition to sw.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2019/03/19/geforce-now-alliance/The initial partners – including Softbank Corp., of Japan, and LG U+, of Korea – will begin deploying the optimized RTX Servers with NVIDIA-managed GeForce NOW software, expanding GeForce NOW into new markets that complement the current beta availability in North America and Europe.