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Don't forget that they're selling the games, too--and some Stadia games are up to $10 more (!) than their non-Stadia counterparts. (Incidentally, and you lose

Don't forget that they're selling the games, too--and some Stadia games are up to $10 more (!) than their non-Stadia counterparts. (Incidentally, and you lose the game if you cancel your Stadia subscription.)

echelon 7y ago
> (Incidentally, and you lose the game if you cancel your Stadia subscription.) What. The. Fuck. First, they took our physical games and media away. Then they made us subscribe. Now they take away everything when we stop paying for our subscriptions? I can't even conceive of what the next step will be -- will they charge us for having memories of their IP? We need to reduce copyright terms and kill this cancer of IP hoarding. The rent-seekers are taking ownership away.
- itp 7y ago
  You are reacting to a factually incorrect statement. You do not lose access to games you paid for if your Pro subscription is canceled.
- myko 7y ago
  > Now they take away everything when we stop paying for our subscriptions? They take away the games you claimed as a Pro subscriber - similar to how PS+ works. If you claim a game on PS+ and quit PS+, you lose those games. If you buy the game you can keep it and still play it even after you're done subscribing.
itp 7y ago
> (Incidentally, and you lose the game if you cancel your Stadia subscription.) That is a factually incorrect statement. You lose access to any games you claimed for free as a benefit of your Stadia Pro membership if you cancel your membership; you regain access to those games if you renew, but you will not gain access to games that were offered for free during any interval where you were not a subscriber. You retain access to any game you paid for, _even_ if you paid a discounted rate as a result of being a Stadia Pro member, even if your subscription is canceled.
- pathseeker 7y ago
  >That is a factually incorrect statement. Oh, so if I cancel my Stadia subscription I can still play the games?
  - michaelt 7y ago
    TLDR: Yes. As far as I can tell from [1] the situation is: * Per-game purchase price. * There's a free 1080p streaming tier. * There's a $10/mo 4k streaming tier, which also includes discounts on games and some free games. * However, you won't be able to convert your Stadia-purchased games into local games or Steam codes. * And of course you won't be able to close your Stadia/Google account and still keep your games. [1] https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-06-google-stadia-games-pricing-release-date-controller-6200 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-06-google-stadia-...
    - pathseeker 7y ago
      Thanks for the info. I've been considering a new console purchase and had basically ruled out Stadia immediately due to the subscription requirement. This changes things a bit but I still don't like the fact that I can't play something without a connection to the big Google. I suppose this is just what it feels like to be part of a generation falling out of the marketing window.
    - hnick 7y ago
      Will account closure or suspension of other google services result in loss of access like the stories we've seen for Gmail?

echelon 7y ago

> (Incidentally, and you lose the game if you cancel your Stadia subscription.) What. The. Fuck. First, they took our physical games and media away. Then they made us subscribe. Now they take away everything when we stop paying for our subscriptions? I can't even conceive of what the next step will be -- will they charge us for having memories of their IP? We need to reduce copyright terms and kill this cancer of IP hoarding. The rent-seekers are taking ownership away.

itp 7y ago
You are reacting to a factually incorrect statement. You do not lose access to games you paid for if your Pro subscription is canceled.
myko 7y ago
> Now they take away everything when we stop paying for our subscriptions? They take away the games you claimed as a Pro subscriber - similar to how PS+ works. If you claim a game on PS+ and quit PS+, you lose those games. If you buy the game you can keep it and still play it even after you're done subscribing.

itp 7y ago

> (Incidentally, and you lose the game if you cancel your Stadia subscription.) That is a factually incorrect statement. You lose access to any games you claimed for free as a benefit of your Stadia Pro membership if you cancel your membership; you regain access to those games if you renew, but you will not gain access to games that were offered for free during any interval where you were not a subscriber. You retain access to any game you paid for, _even_ if you paid a discounted rate as a result of being a Stadia Pro member, even if your subscription is canceled.

pathseeker 7y ago
>That is a factually incorrect statement. Oh, so if I cancel my Stadia subscription I can still play the games?
- michaelt 7y ago
  TLDR: Yes. As far as I can tell from [1] the situation is: * Per-game purchase price. * There's a free 1080p streaming tier. * There's a $10/mo 4k streaming tier, which also includes discounts on games and some free games. * However, you won't be able to convert your Stadia-purchased games into local games or Steam codes. * And of course you won't be able to close your Stadia/Google account and still keep your games. [1] https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-06-google-stadia-games-pricing-release-date-controller-6200 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-06-06-google-stadia-...
  - pathseeker 7y ago
    Thanks for the info. I've been considering a new console purchase and had basically ruled out Stadia immediately due to the subscription requirement. This changes things a bit but I still don't like the fact that I can't play something without a connection to the big Google. I suppose this is just what it feels like to be part of a generation falling out of the marketing window.
  - hnick 7y ago
    Will account closure or suspension of other google services result in loss of access like the stories we've seen for Gmail?