Google Stadia

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I feel like this is something that would really take off if the Internet across the entire US was more up to par. Anywhere that has garbage ISP options (Frontier can drink bleach), like where I live, would never be able to use this most likely.
 
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Big Z said:
I feel like this is something that would really take off if the Internet across the entire US was more up to par. Anywhere that has garbage ISP options (Frontier can drink bleach), like where I live, would never be able to use this most likely.
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For me, regardless of how good the tech is in this, it still comes down to games. What will Google offer me that I cant already play on the platforms I currently own? Google has zero game IP identity and right now this just looks like a streaming PC. Yeah they briefly mentioned that they were working on building in-house devs but we all know how long and difficult it is to do that. They're launching this year, but they showed me absolutely nothing to get excited about playing.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
For me, regardless of how good the tech is in this, it still comes down to games. What will Google offer me that I cant already play on the platforms I currently own? Google has zero game IP identity and right now this just looks like a streaming PC. Yeah they briefly mentioned that they were working on building in-house devs but we all know how long and difficult it is to do that. They're launching this year, but they showed be absolutely nothing to get excited about playing.
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Oh I agree it's basically Netflix for games, nothing exclusive about it games wise. As weird as it may sound I feel like this is something that is coming out too soon? Part of the reason I say that is almost half of the US doesn't even have access to broadband Internet, so the foundation for something like this to work in the US just isn't there yet.
 
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Big Z said:
Oh I agree it's basically Netflix for games, nothing exclusive about it games wise. As weird as it may sound I feel like this is something that is coming out too soon? Part of the reason I say that is almost half of the US doesn't even have access to broadband Internet, so the foundation for something like this to work in the US just isn't there yet.
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Right, and you're just talking about the U.S. What about under developed countries where ****ing clean water is a precious commodity, let alone high speed internet connection.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Right, and you're just talking about the U.S. What about under developed countries where ****ing clean water is a precious commodity, let alone high speed internet connection.
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Yeah places like that wouldn't have a shot at being able to use this. Gonna be for a very select market
 
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Seems like streaming is the way of the future. I tried out Nvidia's streaming service and I was quite impressed that I was able to play at 60fps with no noticeable input lag. Anxious to see what happens with Stadia and Microsoft's Project Cloud.
 
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Freak said:
Seems like streaming is the way of the future. I tried out Nvidia's streaming service and I was quite impressed that I was able to play at 60fps with no noticeable input lag. Anxious to see what happens with Stadia and Microsoft's Project Cloud.
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I could certainly see it being the future, but I see it as many years from now before something like this really takes off. Gonna be heavily dependant on Internet connection and unless you're fortunate enough to live somewhere with high end Internet I think the input lag would be overwhelming
 
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Freak said:
Seems like streaming is the way of the future. I tried out Nvidia's streaming service and I was quite impressed that I was able to play at 60fps with no noticeable input lag. Anxious to see what happens with Stadia and Microsoft's Project Cloud.
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I think it will end up being another option, but I don't think traditional consoles and physical media will ever go away completely. It may end up being a smaller "boutique" industry, but it will still be available. Even as popular as music streaming is now, there's still a market out there that buys vinyl albums and record players.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
I think it will end up being another option, but I don't think traditional consoles and physical media will ever go away completely. It may end up being a smaller "boutique" industry, but it will still be available. Even as popular as music streaming is now, there's still a market out there that buys vinyl albums and record players.
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This is another generation of consoles too early.
 
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Its another industry going from a product to a "service". not a fan of them change overall, but not sure why it couldn't work here, as long as one can play offline.
 
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Freak said:
Seems like streaming is the way of the future. I tried out Nvidia's streaming service and I was quite impressed that I was able to play at 60fps with no noticeable input lag. Anxious to see what happens with Stadia and Microsoft's Project Cloud.
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It really depends on how much input lag you're used to. People who game on sluggish HDTVs with wireless controllers and no "Game Mode" activated on their TVs probably won't notice a difference because their input lag is already in the 200ms+ range. I know because I used to play that way. It actually didn't bother me that much because I got used to it. But now I play on a high refresh rate G-Sync monitor with basically every variable that introduces input lag turned off/minimized, and it would be almost impossible for me to go back to those super high latency experiences.
 
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No pricing info yet?

It was an inevitable move with the successes of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime's service but it will require a good library, good internet, and good pricing.

They've been saying for a while now that streaming will end today's console format but I'm still not sure.
 
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I got to thinking and came to the conclusion that if they have a netflix type pricing and a full library of games to play, it might be worth it.

Say $16 a month, for example. That's only $200 a year. That pricing with an infinite amount of games would be a game changer.
 
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eVOLve said:
I got to thinking and came to the conclusion that if they have a netflix type pricing and a full library of games to play, it might be worth it.

Say $16 a month, for example. That's only $200 a year. That pricing with an infinite amount of games would be a game changer.
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Xbox and Playstation already have their own streaming services right? Is the gamepass stuff similar but with less of a library? Or is that still a download for their game services?

I'm just wondering if Microsoft and Sony decide to hold out their exclusives from Stadia at some point.
 
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TheDeeble said:
Xbox and Playstation already have their own streaming services right? Is the gamepass stuff similar but with less of a library? Or is that still a download for their game services?

I'm just wondering if Microsoft and Sony decide to hold out their exclusives from Stadia at some point.
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Yeah, I think if Sony or Microsoft go all in on it, they'll have the upper hand with their exclusives. I dont think google, amazon and Walmart have the studios in place to bring top notch gaming exclusives.

What will be interesting to see is if Netflix decided to go the gaming route.

Edit: I would not be surprised if Sony and Netflix join forces. I believe they have teamed up on smaller deals in the past.
 
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TheDeeble said:
Xbox and Playstation already have their own streaming services right? Is the gamepass stuff similar but with less of a library? Or is that still a download for their game services?

I'm just wondering if Microsoft and Sony decide to hold out their exclusives from Stadia at some point.
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I think Microsoft is supposed to introduce their cloud gaming service this year. Game Pass is a service that let's you download the games to your console just as if you own them.

Sony has PlayStation now which is kind of expensive (or it was the last I checked) and I wasn't impressed with the quality of service when I tried it.

GeForce Now is the only option I've tried where the performance was acceptable.
 
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No, and I dunno if I will either. Probably will end up having to in the future, though. However, Google scares me in a way that they are known to just up and cancel stuff quickly. But, then again, I have Steam lol.

Did you get it, Master Freak?
 
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zhangliao04 said:
No, and I dunno if I will either. Probably will end up having to in the future, though. However, Google scares me in a way that they are known to just up and cancel stuff quickly. But, then again, I have Steam lol.

Did you get it, Master Freak?
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I did. I’m not sure how much I’ll use it but I had to try it just for kicks.
 
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It's just weird to me to pay for a "console" and a monthly service AND still have to buy the games. If it were the Netflix model I'd consider, but to still have to buy the games doesn't feel great.

And, I miss out on console specific exclusives. I just dont see the value proposition they're selling.
 
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