Google Stadia: Thread 01

[wakka]

Negative latency I'd forgotten that one.

To be honest MS have this right in not putting all their eggs in one basket and I've heard Phil Spencer say recently they want cloud to reach as many players as possible because it can, but the best place to play is still console... Which is why the Series S exists at such an attractive price point.

It's just a value add for them and almost an acknowledgement that whilst the tech will almost certainly improve over time it's still restricted by its inherent limitations.

Yeah, I totally agree. It's the right way of offering streaming as a product. The technology is no replacement for local computing as it stands (perhaps it won't ever be), but it can still offer a lot of value.

Microsoft's product is also much better value. You get a ton of bang for your £10.99 a month buck.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Currently selling for £20 on Google Store online.

If nothing else, worth it for the OG Chromecast Ultra - I'd be tempted if I didn't already have a Chromecast with Google TV.

[fishbowlhead]

Every time i see the thread bumped i’m surprised its not news of it being killed off.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Every time i see the thread bumped i’m surprised its not news of it being killed off.

Every time the thread gets bumped I genuinely expect to read it's been axed

Just saying...

[wakka]

That’s three times already today I thought it’d been canned.

[Nu-Eclipse]

On the next episode of "Everybody in Bordersdown Forum gegging in on a joke Echo Chamber-style until it's no longer funny!"...

[Baseley09]

Paha genuinley also only click this thread expecting doom.

[wakka]

Guys. Please. Stop bumping this if it’s not dead. I don’t want any further posts in this thread until Stadia is fully dead.

[dataDave]

According to RLLMUK this is the best way to play Cyberpunk if you don’t have a PC.

[fishbowlhead]

Ah what a forum, good one guys.

[briareos_kerensky]

The lag hides all the assets loading in.

[MarioMark]

Every time i see the thread bumped i’m surprised its not news of it being killed off.

I thought this, but I'm wondering how much effort it is for google to keep it running? In layman's terms it's probably a section of servers in some huge building at youtube HQ. They're basically PC games which aren't going anywhere any time soon.

I guess if license and running costs are high and they're not making a profit they'll have to pull the plug. Google should embed these games in youtube to make it more accessible, with youtube premium members having ad free versions of the games.

[kryss]

What? I can still play it? Shock.

[nonny]

I thought this, but I'm wondering how much effort it is for google to keep it running? In layman's terms it's probably a section of servers in some huge building at youtube HQ. They're basically PC games which aren't going anywhere any time soon.

I guess if license and running costs are high and they're not making a profit they'll have to pull the plug. Google should embed these games in youtube to make it more accessible, with youtube premium members having ad free versions of the games.

Surely it comes down to server cost versus active users? If they've already cut investment in new titles to entice new users and are basically giving the access away in various deals it's on life support until the novelty wears off entirely and those users sampling free subscriptions don't convert to paying customers.

I doubt it'll last all of next year unless google decides on a new strategy. Place your bets ...

[wakka]

Google should embed these games in youtube to make it more accessible

This for me is the big missed opportunity of Stadia. As the gateway to the web, Google are uniquely positioned to throw users straight into games from search, YouTube, Gmail, etc.

You could imagine a situation where a Google search for a game title yields not just webpages, images and YouTube videos as a results, but a segment of the game itself that you can dive into and start playing immediately. Or YouTube ads for games which are fully playable.

They wouldn't necessarily play at their best via m+kb or touchscreen, but as a quick way of trying the game (versus just looking at a video) it'd be better than a poke in the eye.

Yet for whatever reason they haven't managed to do this. Whether there just isn't the will, the Stadia team doesn't have the influence within the business, they haven't been able to strike the necessary deals with publishers, or whatever, I think it's a shame. It would genuinely be quite revolutionary, and would have been an effective tool for driving subscriptions I would've thought.