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Stadia is absolutely amazing. Google are insane to not double down on it. I’m not much of a ‘gamer’ but it’s amazing just to open up chrome and be able to play

Stadia is absolutely amazing. Google are insane to not double down on it. I’m not much of a ‘gamer’ but it’s amazing just to open up chrome and be able to play flawlessly, it works so much better than other streaming services, there are so many things they could do with it but they simply haven’t, it’s ridiculous. Why invest in the tech anyway if you don’t have a plan for it afterwards? It seems they misunderstood what was needed in the space and then just walked away, instead of adjusting. The tech is great, the opportunity here for Google is huge, backing out is going to be a huge mistake.

lelandfe 5y ago
The free Assassin’s Creed demo had me gawping in shock at my screen, so impressed was I at how smooth it was. But when the details of the service came out, I had no interest: spending full retail prices for games to exist only on Stadia, ready to vanish with a poof when Google killed the service, made me stay far away. I remember they did an AMA where the Stadia dev team’s response when beleaguered with concerns around that was: trust us, we’re not going anywhere. Surprise!
- anonymousab 5y ago
  > trust us, we’re not going anywhere If I recall correctly, their answer was even worse, of the "we understand that some of you are not ready for the future" variety. Though perhaps I am thinking of a different AMA.
f6v 5y ago
> I’m not much of a ‘gamer’ That’s the reason. Despite hardware shortages, nothing beats your own PC and Steam.
- dijit 5y ago
  Being able to sit on a sofa and play a game in 5 seconds, with no obtuse “wait 40 mins for patches” is a huge value add. PC is better but chains you to the desk
MaxBarraclough 5y ago
> it works so much better than other streaming services Personally I've found Stadia, GeForce Now, and Microsoft's new offering, all work well. > It seems they misunderstood what was needed in the space and then just walked away, instead of adjusting. Agreed. Google seriously misjudged what people want, but they could just change course. Steam was hated when it was first released, after all. Specifically: * No one wants their games purchases to be tied specifically to Stadia. GeForce Now does the obviously right thing here, running games bought through the 'normal' storefronts. * Emphasising 4K makes no sense at all. Gamers who are seriously invested in graphical quality are unlikely to be interested in streaming. * Commit to support for 'standard' (or at least, commonplace) game controller devices. Don't make yet another non-standard controller that no one asked for. OnLive did the same thing years ago, apparently many of those controller are now paperweights. [0] * And of course when half the discussions about Google in general, and Stadia in particular, are about Google's inability to commit to projects for more than a couple of years, don't then go and prove them right. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/317hqh/onlive_controller_drivers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/317hqh/onlive_con...

lelandfe 5y ago

The free Assassin’s Creed demo had me gawping in shock at my screen, so impressed was I at how smooth it was. But when the details of the service came out, I had no interest: spending full retail prices for games to exist only on Stadia, ready to vanish with a poof when Google killed the service, made me stay far away. I remember they did an AMA where the Stadia dev team’s response when beleaguered with concerns around that was: trust us, we’re not going anywhere. Surprise!

anonymousab 5y ago
> trust us, we’re not going anywhere If I recall correctly, their answer was even worse, of the "we understand that some of you are not ready for the future" variety. Though perhaps I am thinking of a different AMA.

f6v 5y ago

> I’m not much of a ‘gamer’ That’s the reason. Despite hardware shortages, nothing beats your own PC and Steam.

dijit 5y ago
Being able to sit on a sofa and play a game in 5 seconds, with no obtuse “wait 40 mins for patches” is a huge value add. PC is better but chains you to the desk

MaxBarraclough 5y ago

> it works so much better than other streaming services Personally I've found Stadia, GeForce Now, and Microsoft's new offering, all work well. > It seems they misunderstood what was needed in the space and then just walked away, instead of adjusting. Agreed. Google seriously misjudged what people want, but they could just change course. Steam was hated when it was first released, after all. Specifically: * No one wants their games purchases to be tied specifically to Stadia. GeForce Now does the obviously right thing here, running games bought through the 'normal' storefronts. * Emphasising 4K makes no sense at all. Gamers who are seriously invested in graphical quality are unlikely to be interested in streaming. * Commit to support for 'standard' (or at least, commonplace) game controller devices. Don't make yet another non-standard controller that no one asked for. OnLive did the same thing years ago, apparently many of those controller are now paperweights. [0] * And of course when half the discussions about Google in general, and Stadia in particular, are about Google's inability to commit to projects for more than a couple of years, don't then go and prove them right. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/317hqh/onlive_controller_drivers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/317hqh/onlive_con...