Google Stadia

[Sneakytiger]

Should I still buy a expensive pc or just pay the monthly stadia sub?

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[smilodon]

I have no idea. All I'm saying is that I think in the future games will be streamed directly over the Internet meaning we won't have to blow loads of money on hardware. At what point someone moves across if at all is relative. If I had invested heavily in Microsoft and Xbox games I might be inclined to look at subscribing to the XCloud service and not Stadia.

The concern in all this is exclusivity. If we can only play game A with a subscription to Google and game B with a subscription to Microsoft etc etc then that would not be fun. It would be nice for games to be agnostic in that way but I sadly don't see the gamers interests being put before the shareholders, as is the way of things.

[BrotherTobious]

Its is completely up to you, there is no right answer.  It all depends on your situation,  I am using my Stadia for one game atm cause it will do the game more justice than my rig.  I want a new rig and need a new rig, but I just dont have the funds atm.

I dont know why you personally would use the Stadia as you have the xbox cloud pass etc and the pricing on that is much better than Stadia imo.

These are all options that are open to you, you have decide what you are happy to use or not happy to use.  Some like the stadia, some loth it, some will play on rigs some will use consoles.   If you are happy and it gives you access to what you want to play then your a winner.

I agree with Smilo, but I think the overall time scale will be longer, and of course when this stuff gets really good at streaming there will still need some sort of kit or unit or subscribe you have to have.

[albert]

Should I still buy a expensive pc or just pay the monthly stadia sub?

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Well you could buy a Chromecast and use a service to play all your Steam and Other content. Very good for those who don’t want a big ole ATX.

I think the idea has become a viable option now. I like what nVidia are doing although I use Stadia more up to now.

[Chaosphere]

Google Closes Stadia Game Studios.

This only means Google themselves are no longer interested in producing games for the platform, not that they are changing their support for 3rd party games.

However... I can't help but think it isn't a good thing? If Stadia had the uptake they wanted, they would surely have kept this going... Makes me thing it is underperforming for them.

Any who, I still think Stadia was doomed from the word go, and further crippled by some really naff anti-consumer decisions (already own a game? Too bad. Buy it again on Stadia or GTFO). That said it is likely many who have been enjoying it have already had their money's worth?

I continue to watch with interest, from the side-lines.

[smilodon]

Likewise. I got a free Stadia and have an account but don't pay the monthly sub. I bought GRID so I can race cars on the big TV but that's it.
Although a bit of a Google fan boy, I do worry that Google have dropped so many of their once 'great' ideas and left users high and dry. Stadia might be another product Google would bin without a care if they felt the were not getting the bang for their buck they anticipated.

But for every Google+ there is a Google Photos and for every GReader there is a YouTube, so here's hoping

[smilodon]

https://kotaku.com/google-stadia-streaming-failing-shutdown-report-stream-1848487185

Sadly not unsurprising. It's good that some companies keep trying new stuff and keep
innovating, but Google are seriously getting a reputation for this sort of thing. I'm going to think hard about buying into
 their next big thing. That being said my house is full of Google WiFi, Nests and speakers!

When something hits Google usually does it really well and for the long term, but when they miss
it's money down the drain.

[Twyst]

Unusre how it's currently a miss though.

Reading reddit,it's been doom and glood for Stadia since day 1.
BUT Amazon Luna just launched but fizzled?
MS xCloud has the gaming catalog but not the streaming capabiltiy.
GFN has queue times and limited gaming sessions (1 hour?)

My personal experience of Stadia is gold - admitedly I did invest in two Ubiquiti AP's to ensure *reliable* stream to my bedroom TV.

I strongly believe that this gaming experience is the future for consoles ... maybe not so much for PC.

I, for one, fully enjoyed playing ESO on holidays on a chromebook.

[albert]

It's also far more complicated to just close off a gaming service that people have bought products from. Google would have to secure an alternative means of delivery if they closed Stadia, otherwise at least in the EU there would be complications. It's not like Bathesda or EA stopping the online servers for games they don't want to pay into any longer, this is real product bought and the subscription is just the performance uplift.

[smilodon]

Google have killed products stone dead that are in active use and have left users with nothing - Google Wave, Google  Reader, Google +, YouTube Originals, Google My Maps... etc.

They killed a whole load more services and products, but often rolled them into new and existing ones. Some were also killed off because no one actually used them. But if you were a member of a still thriving Google+ community for example, then tough.
The killed by google website lists over 250+ products and services dumped by Google at some point. So they do have some history of doing this.

The concept behind Stadia, Nvidia Shield etc is solid, I agree. I just don't think Stadia will be up there with the leaders, publishing new games, expanding its service and it catalogue or bringing out new and better hardware. Shutting down their own Game Studio wasn't encouraging and apparently the whole service is massively underperforming (although that comes from journalists and not any official figures I've seen). google are also very evasive about what they have planned, just trotting out marketing nonsense and referring back to what they have already done. A company with a vibrant compelling product that they are forging ahead with, with great plans and offers coming, would sound very different IMHO


I doubt they will kill Stadia dead but I fear it will end up languishing with no serious resources being put into it and staff being diverted away to other projects. Steam Link comes to mind :sad: