A lot of AAA games presumably got ported to Linux so that they would run on Stadia. Were those efforts funded by Google? I wonder if we saw more proper Linux game client releases as a result, and whether we'll see fewer Linux ports in the future.
Don't forget Valve though. They don't have as much power as Google, but they have done way more. The Steam Deck (as long as it lives) will help.
Yes[1]. One clue (among hundreds of others) that Stadia was already dead months ago was when the ports dried up, indicating that the project had lost internal funding.
[1] https://gamerant.com/google-spent-millions-stadia-ports/
Aside from marketing efforts, Google seems to have also supported developers with technology efforts, as indicated with the GDC presentation below:
https://schedule2019.gdconf.com/session/first-light-bringing...
[0]: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck [1]: https://www.steamdeck.com/en/verified
I'd argue that linux native is dead, but that doesn't matter much when we can just run windows games.