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>> Nobody chooses software based on reputation. That's why Google has been so successful with Stadia.

jchw 5y ago
Stadia isn’t even a good idea in the first place. Even if it is the best implementation of the idea, I still have no idea how it could ever make much sense. Other players in the space, like GeForce Now, don’t exactly look appealing either.
- sangnoir 5y ago
  I know it's a niche market, but Stadia is really convenient when traveling. All you need to pack is a controller.
  - throwaway2048 5y ago
    assuming you only travel to places with good internet and a nearby stadia server
- 41b696ef1113 5y ago
  I think the value proposition is definitely there for a "rent a gaming pc" service. Cost/library/performance are thorny problems to solve, but if I were able to ditch my Windows PC[0] for a robust solution, I could consider it. Seemingly the only way I would possibly be able to utilize a current generation Nvidia equivalent card. [0] I use Linux, but no, Proton is not fully there. Plenty of games either do not work or have enough glitches that make it unacceptable.
  - nitrogen 5y ago
    You would need a very large number of colocation setups to get latency low enough.
    - Bobylonian 5y ago
      But looking on global picture and far in future with satellite internet - that is easily solvable, but technical issues on running those games in Stadia are least things that people are concerned about. My personal preferences is owning a game library, because not always I play games, that require co-op or connection, but if the future is that you are opening browser and playing game from vast library of games on TV, for wich you pay subscription fee, then Stadia is on the right track. Actually, Stadia would be only one of many services and most probably that would be combined with Microsoft gaming. Looking in retrospect, most of the things are logical from what Microsoft was doing, but the question to me is always about if this is something I want as well. Looking on how automatic updates behaves on my Windows 10, it seems that 2022 is the year, I am abandoning Windows. And Stadia here is least thing I am worried about, because I don't.
      - dehrmann 5y ago
        > satellite internet - that is easily solvable Starlink's latency is probably barely OK for multiplayer games, but not for remote rendering.
- cobertos 5y ago
  Idk, I had a good time with shadow.tech? Mostly because I use Linux and wanted to play a game that doesn't port to Windows well (Roblox, due to anticheat not getting along with Wine). GeForce Now and Stadia didn't have the games I wanted to play so I wasn't able to use them.
- foldr 5y ago
  What makes you say that? I find Stadia works really great for me as a gaming platform. I don't have any issues with lag and I like not having to have a noisy console in my living room. The only issue with it is the limited library, but that's not inherent to the basic idea.
marcodiego 5y ago
Stadia is a service. Actually very few people have the luxury of being able to choose their software. When compatibility, previous knowledge or an specific feature is key, people simply can't choose.
weird-eye-issue 5y ago
Bad example because none of the "cloud gaming" companies have been very successful
FormerBandmate 5y ago
Stadia has no backwards compatibility, established user base, or ecosystem lock-in. Gmail and Android do, so despite having many of the same issues as Stadia, they’re incredibly popular
gman83 5y ago
Stadia has been great for me. I just love it.

jchw 5y ago

Stadia isn’t even a good idea in the first place. Even if it is the best implementation of the idea, I still have no idea how it could ever make much sense. Other players in the space, like GeForce Now, don’t exactly look appealing either.

sangnoir 5y ago
I know it's a niche market, but Stadia is really convenient when traveling. All you need to pack is a controller.
- throwaway2048 5y ago
  assuming you only travel to places with good internet and a nearby stadia server
41b696ef1113 5y ago
I think the value proposition is definitely there for a "rent a gaming pc" service. Cost/library/performance are thorny problems to solve, but if I were able to ditch my Windows PC[0] for a robust solution, I could consider it. Seemingly the only way I would possibly be able to utilize a current generation Nvidia equivalent card. [0] I use Linux, but no, Proton is not fully there. Plenty of games either do not work or have enough glitches that make it unacceptable.
- nitrogen 5y ago
  You would need a very large number of colocation setups to get latency low enough.
  - Bobylonian 5y ago
    But looking on global picture and far in future with satellite internet - that is easily solvable, but technical issues on running those games in Stadia are least things that people are concerned about. My personal preferences is owning a game library, because not always I play games, that require co-op or connection, but if the future is that you are opening browser and playing game from vast library of games on TV, for wich you pay subscription fee, then Stadia is on the right track. Actually, Stadia would be only one of many services and most probably that would be combined with Microsoft gaming. Looking in retrospect, most of the things are logical from what Microsoft was doing, but the question to me is always about if this is something I want as well. Looking on how automatic updates behaves on my Windows 10, it seems that 2022 is the year, I am abandoning Windows. And Stadia here is least thing I am worried about, because I don't.
    - dehrmann 5y ago
      > satellite internet - that is easily solvable Starlink's latency is probably barely OK for multiplayer games, but not for remote rendering.
cobertos 5y ago
Idk, I had a good time with shadow.tech? Mostly because I use Linux and wanted to play a game that doesn't port to Windows well (Roblox, due to anticheat not getting along with Wine). GeForce Now and Stadia didn't have the games I wanted to play so I wasn't able to use them.
foldr 5y ago
What makes you say that? I find Stadia works really great for me as a gaming platform. I don't have any issues with lag and I like not having to have a noisy console in my living room. The only issue with it is the limited library, but that's not inherent to the basic idea.

marcodiego 5y ago

Stadia is a service. Actually very few people have the luxury of being able to choose their software. When compatibility, previous knowledge or an specific feature is key, people simply can't choose.

weird-eye-issue 5y ago

Bad example because none of the "cloud gaming" companies have been very successful

FormerBandmate 5y ago

Stadia has no backwards compatibility, established user base, or ecosystem lock-in. Gmail and Android do, so despite having many of the same issues as Stadia, they’re incredibly popular

gman83 5y ago

Stadia has been great for me. I just love it.