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I agree with lots of the negative sentiment on Peloton, however, the name of the luxury game is to stay ahead of the pack and maintain a premium brand. Much of

I agree with lots of the negative sentiment on Peloton, however, the name of the luxury game is to stay ahead of the pack and maintain a premium brand. Much of what they've done to date is maintain a huge catalog of real-time and recorded streaming classes and videos. I found the news about Peloton working with Google to use Stadia as a platform for gaming on Peloton devices, very interesting. So far, what we've seen from gamified exercise equipment has been cheesy, at best. Seems like there is opportunity there. On the other hand, it's a durable product and they should worry about market saturation.

nradov 5y ago
Zwift has done well with a fitness gaming product oriented around bike races and challenges. But the graphics are cheesy. And the whole game experience is mostly just about power output in a straight line with maybe some drafting tactics; it only even supports steering in a very limited way.
- mikestew 5y ago
  As a runner, I just do…not…get Zwift. I could see using it, maybe, on a bike (though, as parent points out, the bike version isn’t exactly all that). But running, it’s just watching a cartoon avatar run down the road while getting passed by bicycles. I well and fully admit that I could be missing the key element that makes Zwift a draw, but as I see it I’d do just as well to stare at the numbers on the treadmill’s LCD screen.
  - ubermonkey 5y ago
    I'm a cyclist, so I use Zwift to drive my trainer for workouts, and early in the pandemic I participated in some virtual racing. I won't say I love it, but I do think it's a valuable thing, and I'd miss it if it was gone. That said: I totally understand their desire to expand into running, but Zwift as an idea just seems so disconnected from the culture and practice of running that I'm not surprised it's not landing super well with at least some runners. Zwift is a cycling platform first, and it shows.
- bagacrap 5y ago
  it's just about the worst "game" you could imagine. Why is it simulating (poorly) outdoor cycling when it could instead invent a new form of competition a la tron or rocket league?
  - nradov 5y ago
    Zwift is targeted towards users who are somewhat serious outdoor cyclists and want an indoor training tool. I'm skeptical that they would want a Tron type game.

nradov 5y ago

Zwift has done well with a fitness gaming product oriented around bike races and challenges. But the graphics are cheesy. And the whole game experience is mostly just about power output in a straight line with maybe some drafting tactics; it only even supports steering in a very limited way.

mikestew 5y ago
As a runner, I just do…not…get Zwift. I could see using it, maybe, on a bike (though, as parent points out, the bike version isn’t exactly all that). But running, it’s just watching a cartoon avatar run down the road while getting passed by bicycles. I well and fully admit that I could be missing the key element that makes Zwift a draw, but as I see it I’d do just as well to stare at the numbers on the treadmill’s LCD screen.
- ubermonkey 5y ago
  I'm a cyclist, so I use Zwift to drive my trainer for workouts, and early in the pandemic I participated in some virtual racing. I won't say I love it, but I do think it's a valuable thing, and I'd miss it if it was gone. That said: I totally understand their desire to expand into running, but Zwift as an idea just seems so disconnected from the culture and practice of running that I'm not surprised it's not landing super well with at least some runners. Zwift is a cycling platform first, and it shows.
bagacrap 5y ago
it's just about the worst "game" you could imagine. Why is it simulating (poorly) outdoor cycling when it could instead invent a new form of competition a la tron or rocket league?
- nradov 5y ago
  Zwift is targeted towards users who are somewhat serious outdoor cyclists and want an indoor training tool. I'm skeptical that they would want a Tron type game.