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i was skeptical at first, but i gave it a try with cyberpunk and damn i am impressed, works like a charm, needs more games and i'm ready to wipe my windows part

i was skeptical at first, but i gave it a try with cyberpunk and damn i am impressed, works like a charm, needs more games and i'm ready to wipe my windows partition for good

RavlaAlvar 6y ago
Is stadia worth at this point of time?
- reallydontask 6y ago
  That depends. If you have a high end gaming pc, probably not, but if you have a regular laptop or want to play on your tv, then I'd say yes Edit Should add that you need a solid internet connection
  - hanniabu 6y ago
    Solid as in continuous. My internet is nothing to write home about and I've had no issues.
  - samaxe 6y ago
    > That depends. Do you care if you actually own your games? Or are OK with google owning the games, they just allow you to play them? FTFY
    - dageshi 6y ago
      I very rarely replay any games I buy so frankly no it doesn't matter much to me.
    - PurpleFoxy 6y ago
      You don’t own your games on any platform anymore unless you are buying physical console games. It’s more a question of do you trust the store. I trust steam to continue existing and providing access for a very long time. I do not expect that stadia will still exist in 10 years. If the service ends up failing, they aren’t going to have gaming hardware sitting around for you to use it.
    - reallydontask 6y ago
      Personally, I don't as I struggle to remember the last time I replayed a game but I can understand how some people would be put off by this.
- markonen 6y ago
  It doesn't have a ton of games, but if it has the games you're interested in, why not? I just ordered the Premiere bundle (to get 4K) and expect to play Red Dead Redeption 2, Jedi Fallen Order and The Elder Scrolls Online. They don't have much else that interests me at the moment, but so what? It's only $99.
  - hanniabu 6y ago
    Their Outcasters is great. I agree the selection isn't large, but they'll be bringing much more in 2021 and so far have been living up to that promise that past month or so. Looking forward to EA games being added along with more AAA titles that they promised. They'll also be adding Ubisoft+ support so you can play those games through Stadia.
- maest 6y ago
  From my experience no: * The input lag is _still_ noticeable. I've tried this from multiple locations on various devices, all with extremely good internet (one of them was in the UK with gigabit internet) and the lag was always there. I'm not ultra-snesitive to input lag either - I regularly use Nvidia GFN, which also has some input lag, but it's actually playable. * The overall experience is very unpolished. You'll most likely get stuff to work but, if anything fails, you're gonna have to post on google forums and hope someone will be able to help you. (It's google, so no support). Also, none of the features promised at launch (join a game from YT, large MMO worlds etc) have been delivered. * It's google, so who knows how long the platform will be around for. (It's a meme, yes, but it's also a real risk, compounded by the fact that you'll own the games that you buy solely on Stadia) * You have to re-purchase games that you already own. e.g. if you own a title on Steam, you can't play it on Stadia, you have to buy it all over again. EDIT: if you like what Stadia is claiming to offer, I suggest you look at Nvidia's GeForceNow, which has a couple of advantages: * You can play the titles that you own on Steam * (In my experience) gameplay is smoother The one disadvantage is that games get removed from GFN based on the whims of the publishers (you'll still own the titles on Steam, you just won't be able to play them on GFN).
  - hanniabu 6y ago
    It seems some of your info is outdated and I suggest trying again. The input lag had gotten tremendously better this last year and imo isn't noticeable unless you play at competition level, and only with certain games. I haven't seen any bugs in the past few months. You can also join games from Youtube now (launched like 3 or so weeks ago). Google has never abandoned paid services, only free ones. Although they do migrate them sometimes like with Play to Youtube Music. The repurchasing of games is valid criticism. I know they are currently working on adding support for Ubisoft+ games, which I believe will be live 2021 Q1 based off language in their updates.
    - maest 6y ago
      I last tried Stadia in early Dec (on the gigabit connection in the UK). Still too laggy to the point where it significantly affected gameplay and I gave up after a while. Wasn't aware of the YT thing.
- fuzzy2 6y ago
  I tried with Destiny 2 and it worked just fine. However, with GeForce Now I can just use the (supported) games I already own and it works just as well. Google will probably kill this service before long. I'd rather trust Steam and Uplay with the actual game purchase.
  - hanniabu 6y ago
    I've tried both but for me Stadia takes the cake. Also Google never canceled a paid service as far as I'm aware, only free ones (paid ones are just migrated, such as Play > Youtube Music).
bane 6y ago
You should probably consider giving Shadow a try. You get a full Windows desktop and can run whatever you want in it.
- WhoCaresLies 6y ago
  shadow is looking very promising but it is not available to my region yet.. that would be the perfect solution indeed

i was skeptical at first, but i gave it a try with cyberpunk and damn i am impressed, works like a charm, needs more games and i'm ready to wipe my windows partition for good

RavlaAlvar 6y ago

Is stadia worth at this point of time?

reallydontask 6y ago
That depends. If you have a high end gaming pc, probably not, but if you have a regular laptop or want to play on your tv, then I'd say yes Edit Should add that you need a solid internet connection
- hanniabu 6y ago
  Solid as in continuous. My internet is nothing to write home about and I've had no issues.
- samaxe 6y ago
  > That depends. Do you care if you actually own your games? Or are OK with google owning the games, they just allow you to play them? FTFY
  - dageshi 6y ago
    I very rarely replay any games I buy so frankly no it doesn't matter much to me.
  - PurpleFoxy 6y ago
    You don’t own your games on any platform anymore unless you are buying physical console games. It’s more a question of do you trust the store. I trust steam to continue existing and providing access for a very long time. I do not expect that stadia will still exist in 10 years. If the service ends up failing, they aren’t going to have gaming hardware sitting around for you to use it.
  - reallydontask 6y ago
    Personally, I don't as I struggle to remember the last time I replayed a game but I can understand how some people would be put off by this.
markonen 6y ago
It doesn't have a ton of games, but if it has the games you're interested in, why not? I just ordered the Premiere bundle (to get 4K) and expect to play Red Dead Redeption 2, Jedi Fallen Order and The Elder Scrolls Online. They don't have much else that interests me at the moment, but so what? It's only $99.
- hanniabu 6y ago
  Their Outcasters is great. I agree the selection isn't large, but they'll be bringing much more in 2021 and so far have been living up to that promise that past month or so. Looking forward to EA games being added along with more AAA titles that they promised. They'll also be adding Ubisoft+ support so you can play those games through Stadia.
maest 6y ago
From my experience no: * The input lag is _still_ noticeable. I've tried this from multiple locations on various devices, all with extremely good internet (one of them was in the UK with gigabit internet) and the lag was always there. I'm not ultra-snesitive to input lag either - I regularly use Nvidia GFN, which also has some input lag, but it's actually playable. * The overall experience is very unpolished. You'll most likely get stuff to work but, if anything fails, you're gonna have to post on google forums and hope someone will be able to help you. (It's google, so no support). Also, none of the features promised at launch (join a game from YT, large MMO worlds etc) have been delivered. * It's google, so who knows how long the platform will be around for. (It's a meme, yes, but it's also a real risk, compounded by the fact that you'll own the games that you buy solely on Stadia) * You have to re-purchase games that you already own. e.g. if you own a title on Steam, you can't play it on Stadia, you have to buy it all over again. EDIT: if you like what Stadia is claiming to offer, I suggest you look at Nvidia's GeForceNow, which has a couple of advantages: * You can play the titles that you own on Steam * (In my experience) gameplay is smoother The one disadvantage is that games get removed from GFN based on the whims of the publishers (you'll still own the titles on Steam, you just won't be able to play them on GFN).
- hanniabu 6y ago
  It seems some of your info is outdated and I suggest trying again. The input lag had gotten tremendously better this last year and imo isn't noticeable unless you play at competition level, and only with certain games. I haven't seen any bugs in the past few months. You can also join games from Youtube now (launched like 3 or so weeks ago). Google has never abandoned paid services, only free ones. Although they do migrate them sometimes like with Play to Youtube Music. The repurchasing of games is valid criticism. I know they are currently working on adding support for Ubisoft+ games, which I believe will be live 2021 Q1 based off language in their updates.
  - maest 6y ago
    I last tried Stadia in early Dec (on the gigabit connection in the UK). Still too laggy to the point where it significantly affected gameplay and I gave up after a while. Wasn't aware of the YT thing.
fuzzy2 6y ago
I tried with Destiny 2 and it worked just fine. However, with GeForce Now I can just use the (supported) games I already own and it works just as well. Google will probably kill this service before long. I'd rather trust Steam and Uplay with the actual game purchase.
- hanniabu 6y ago
  I've tried both but for me Stadia takes the cake. Also Google never canceled a paid service as far as I'm aware, only free ones (paid ones are just migrated, such as Play > Youtube Music).

bane 6y ago

You should probably consider giving Shadow a try. You get a full Windows desktop and can run whatever you want in it.

WhoCaresLies 6y ago
shadow is looking very promising but it is not available to my region yet.. that would be the perfect solution indeed