> I don't fully get the vision behind it. GPUs - even mobile ones - can power these kind of graphics for comparable or less power consumption. And the future is

> I don't fully get the vision behind it. GPUs - even mobile ones - can power these kind of graphics for comparable or less power consumption. And the future is even brighter with M1/M2 chips and progress in the like. From a cynical point-of-view, I actually kinda see the thinking. Aside from latency, this is actually a pretty good demo. If you look at games like gacha games and more recently Diablo Immortal as not video-games, but value extraction systems, getting it in the hands of as many people as possible is the thing you want. If you can deliver a compelling experience without needing the user to invest upfront in hardware, you can immediately start charging them and getting them in the funnel. Honestly, the chip shortage is a pretty compelling argument for Stadia, on its own. The catch is that Stadia didn't invest heavily in GPU power, so it doesn't deliver quite the compelling vision that's needed to compete with latest generation GPUs. If Stadia was the equivalent of a datacenter of 3090 Ti cards though, I think it would've actually done quite well when GPUs were extraordinarily expensive for people who just wanted to play a couple hours of games every week.