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>few believe Stadia will stay around I think the people that still think Stadia is gonna shut down any time soon are just the gamer blogs/communities that have

>few believe Stadia will stay around I think the people that still think Stadia is gonna shut down any time soon are just the gamer blogs/communities that have been running shutdown rumor pieces every month or so for the last 3 years. (Most recently the killedbygoogle guy's "my friend heard on facebook that Stadia's shutting down..." post that went viral.) Stadia's actively signing hardware deals with Samsung/LG and other smart TV manufacturers, and about to expand availability to even more countries. AFAICT most people that actually play on Stadia don't think it'll shut down any time soon.

hammyhavoc 4y ago
Twitter users who apparently play Stadia tell quite a different story in every encounter I've had with them.
- sofixa 4y ago
  I play Stadia. Couples of weeks ago, ToS change. Couple of days ago, an ad on my LG TV that if i sign up for Stadia i get 3 months free, and the Stadia app is very prominently shown in the Applications menu. Same on my ISP's Android TV box. Each month ~10 games get added to the Stadia Pro tier. Stadia isn't going anywhere soon, or the people working in the division haven't been told and have continued spending money left and right with partnership deals, which would be a weird waste of money.
  - effingwewt 4y ago
    'Stadia isn't going anywhere soon, or the people working in the division haven't been told and have continued spending money left and right with partnership deals, which would be a weird waste of money.' LOL, that is Google 101. Allow me to introduce you to the Google Graveyard[1] [1] https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/
    - sofixa 4y ago
      Very few, if any, of those killed by Google things, are products one paid for, let alone had paid partnerships with third parties. The situation really isn't comparable.
      - hammyhavoc 4y ago
        They just killed IoT Core.
        effingwewt 4y ago
        Well said, I had no words- this is literally a thread about them doing just that. Also not just killing but making worse like the Nvidia Shield. How are there still googlw apologists?
        drusepth 4y ago
        Interestingly enough, if you look at threads like this, the comments almost always boil down to "pro-Stadia" versus "anti-Google" sentiments. Not to make more generalizations, but I think you'll find that people that like Stadia like it because they actually like the Stadia product (surprise!) -- and people that hate on Stadia often do so because they have other issues with the company behind it. Sure, Google might shut down Stadia someday. That'd be unfortunate but not too unexpected. In the meantime, I'm pretty sure enjoying a product that's been around for years and shows no indication that it'll go away any time soon doesn't make you an apologist for the megacorp behind that product.
        effingwewt 4y ago
        I have no problem with people liking stadia. I'm against cloud gaming because of its own issues. I am against google because of its owm issues. I'm sure one could be pro stadia/cloud gaming and still be cognizant of the garbage google pulls. I am glad you are enjoying stadia, and I truly hope it'll be one of the services that survive, maybe it'll improve cloud gaming issues to the point I'd be on board. But the op was in here touting google rarely closes paid offerings, ignoring they dont have many paid offerings and those are every bit at risk of being 'googled' like all their other services. Google's own track record is every reason for me to put zero trust in them.
pjmlp 4y ago
This year GDC Google announced a new support libraries for migration into Stadia, as very few studios want to mess with Linux and Vulkan, and then be told Stadia is no more.

hammyhavoc 4y ago

Twitter users who apparently play Stadia tell quite a different story in every encounter I've had with them.

sofixa 4y ago
I play Stadia. Couples of weeks ago, ToS change. Couple of days ago, an ad on my LG TV that if i sign up for Stadia i get 3 months free, and the Stadia app is very prominently shown in the Applications menu. Same on my ISP's Android TV box. Each month ~10 games get added to the Stadia Pro tier. Stadia isn't going anywhere soon, or the people working in the division haven't been told and have continued spending money left and right with partnership deals, which would be a weird waste of money.
- effingwewt 4y ago
  'Stadia isn't going anywhere soon, or the people working in the division haven't been told and have continued spending money left and right with partnership deals, which would be a weird waste of money.' LOL, that is Google 101. Allow me to introduce you to the Google Graveyard[1] [1] https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/
  - sofixa 4y ago
    Very few, if any, of those killed by Google things, are products one paid for, let alone had paid partnerships with third parties. The situation really isn't comparable.
    - hammyhavoc 4y ago
      They just killed IoT Core.
      - effingwewt 4y ago
        Well said, I had no words- this is literally a thread about them doing just that. Also not just killing but making worse like the Nvidia Shield. How are there still googlw apologists?
        drusepth 4y ago
        Interestingly enough, if you look at threads like this, the comments almost always boil down to "pro-Stadia" versus "anti-Google" sentiments. Not to make more generalizations, but I think you'll find that people that like Stadia like it because they actually like the Stadia product (surprise!) -- and people that hate on Stadia often do so because they have other issues with the company behind it. Sure, Google might shut down Stadia someday. That'd be unfortunate but not too unexpected. In the meantime, I'm pretty sure enjoying a product that's been around for years and shows no indication that it'll go away any time soon doesn't make you an apologist for the megacorp behind that product.
        effingwewt 4y ago
        I have no problem with people liking stadia. I'm against cloud gaming because of its own issues. I am against google because of its owm issues. I'm sure one could be pro stadia/cloud gaming and still be cognizant of the garbage google pulls. I am glad you are enjoying stadia, and I truly hope it'll be one of the services that survive, maybe it'll improve cloud gaming issues to the point I'd be on board. But the op was in here touting google rarely closes paid offerings, ignoring they dont have many paid offerings and those are every bit at risk of being 'googled' like all their other services. Google's own track record is every reason for me to put zero trust in them.

pjmlp 4y ago

This year GDC Google announced a new support libraries for migration into Stadia, as very few studios want to mess with Linux and Vulkan, and then be told Stadia is no more.