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It's a lot cheaper. You can imagine the cost getting down to basically the cost of the controller if users already have a streaming device (eg Chromecast) capab
by Eridrus 6y ago
It's a lot cheaper. You can imagine the cost getting down to basically the cost of the controller if users already have a streaming device (eg Chromecast) capable of running the streaming client.
Putting aside Cyberpunk's overall problems, it performed a lot better on Stadia than last gen hardware https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22167303/cyberpunk-2077-ps5-console-google-stadia https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22167303/cyberpunk-2077-...
- Nullabillity 6y agoYou're still paying for the hardware somehow, even if it's not in your home. Theoretically nobody's going to play 24/7 so you could share the hardware between multiple customers, but in practice latency means that your DCs need to be close to them anyway. The only way Stadia (or some other bullshit like it) could possibly be cheaper would be: 1. Price dumping 2. Preferential game pricing from publishers (to instead hide the hardware costs there) 3. Gym model (tricking casual users into signing long and expensive contracts)
- Eridrus 6y agoHow close do you think the user has to be to the DC? It seems like you're dismissing the hardware sharing out of hand. From my perspective, I probably average 8 hours of gaming a month, so there is plenty of opportunity to pack my usage onto some shared hardware.