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> 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 the
by 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...