Ristiinpelaaminen on jo todellisuutta erilaisten alustojen kesken, mutta muutos tapahtuu kuitenkin hyvin hitaasti. Googlekin toivoo ristiinpelaamisen muuttuvan ajan myötä pelialan standardiksi siinä määrin, että toisella alustalla tehdyn tallennustiedoston voisi viedä toiselle alustalle ja jatkaa peliään siitä, mihin aiemmalla alustalla jäi.
Asiasta puhui Google VP John Justice Stadia Castissa. Periaatteessa Google Stadia on jo "ristiinpelattava", koska palvelun pitäisi toimia miltei millä tahansa älylaitteella.
"We are trying to do that with every single title we're bringing to Stadia, so that's something that we see as a key piece of next-gen. So we're trying to push that next-gen is all about openness, it's about being able to play across your friends groups, it's about taking down these walled gardens, it's about being able to keep your progression wherever it is you are."
"Whether it's a single player or a multiplayer [game] you want to keep that progress going, so we're trying to get that everywhere. Not every game platform is wholly on board with this, and some of them are on board with it for some titles and not for others, so we are pushing it forward, we're working with developers and we're trying to move the rest of the game platforms there."