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Google never really tried with stadia. It's just another dead Google product, now changing into some sort of B2B thing. Shrug. Meanwhile Nvidia kept improving
by technobabbler 5y ago
Google never really tried with stadia. It's just another dead Google product, now changing into some sort of B2B thing. Shrug.
Meanwhile Nvidia kept improving geforce now and it's actually really good now, running on everything from operating systems to browsers with no noticeable lag. Cheap too, like $15 a mo or so, and works with most of your Steam library. Where it doesn't, usually means that the publisher wanted to get off for some reason.
Xbox Game Pass is another great steaming option (via xcloud), Netflix like subscription service that lets you stream games.
There's also Shadow and Luna and such. Many companies are doing this well, just not Google.
- pjmlp 5y agoGoogle is even worse than Apple in what concerns talking to game developers, they always focus on the Play Store and KPIs, and seldom focus on the tools. Even when they really try (see last week Games Development Summit), it is mostly about high level stuff, like PMs talking to PMs, handwaving to lightweight docs and github repos. Naturally very few game devs ever get enthusiastic from whatever comes out of Google.
- technobabbler 5y agoGreat point. Meanwhile Steam and the other platforms spent years and years making great tooling and ecosystems to court developers. Stadia just feels like an executive's half assed demo...