to be honest, if any company can break into the gaming scene, it's Google. But not with streaming, couldn't care less.
Google are certainly looking to become a larger player in the games business. That's for sure.
These things come and go like the wind.
Do people still have confidence in this shit? Another piece of plastic that plays some android games that Google will shelf in about a week.
to be honest, if any company can break into the gaming scene, it's Google. But not with streaming, couldn't care less.
As a long time Google user I wouldn't invest too heavily in a Google game platform. Google has a series commitment problem. They're a bunch of engineers that love to try cool new things but they never stick with anything.
Just look at their mobile messaging apps, there's three text apps and two video calling apps, none of which play together. Pixel Bluetooth has been broken for months because they released an "advanced Bluetooth stack". Huge support thread that they just ignore completely. When the winds change they shutdown platforms leaving the users dangling in the wind.
Again, I use and enjoy several Google services but no way am I buying into a gaming service with them.
Hardware and platforms is no better. They dumped Google Glass (hope you didn't drop 1500 on those), they dumped OnHub and replaced it with Google Wifi, Nexus Player was killed but strangely ran parallel to Chromecast (Chromecast was a redo for the immediately killed Nexus Q), both were proceeded by Google TV. The cheap Nexus line got replaced with the expensive Pixel line despite being at the same generation relative specs and they decided not to backport all the exclusive features but even before that each iteration inexplicably had different screen sizes (4, 5, 6). They made 2 7" (Nexus 7) tablets that were popular, then switched exclusively to a 9" (Nexus 9) then killed that for an expensive 10" (Pixel C) convertible and then killed that. Chromebook strategy is still a mess, first it was about web apps, then Chrome based packaged apps, now emulator based Android apps and is probably going to be nuked for Fuschia (lol if you think existing models outside the Chromebook Pixel 2 will even compatible with that).
The churn is real, they have stated they have a "fail fast" strategy. Everything they do seems to get killed and replaced, which works in some cases. But gaming requires constant and heavy investment. Especially if you just roll up into a very established but still exceedingly innovative marketplace. Just look what happened when MS took their foot off the gas. The second there's trouble they'll platform thrash or throw the thing away because that's their corporate strategy.
This actually surprises me. Google isn't the innovative company it used to be.
Another piece of plastic that plays some android games that you'll shelf in about a week.
Then again, they might be pragmatic about this and just trying to stream Android apps, rather than full AAA PC/console titles.
I mean, what was the last Google product that was successful and wasn't dropped in two years?
If they can find a way to make base chromecasts work they'll be in a pretty good position. There are already millions of those out there and it'd be a pretty easy proposition. The thing is, I don't think they come with blutooth, so that would make the controller proposition harder.
Are they gonna solve the fundamental issue of the speed of light? Obviously they can build data centers everywhere but there is going to be lag regardless, IMO.
I really don't get why all these game companies keep trying to make game streaming happen. It's a pretty fundamentally flawed idea.
Valve.to be honest, if any company can break into the gaming scene, it's Google. But not with streaming, couldn't care less.
It's fairly clear you haven't tried nVidia's GeForce NOW for PC/Mac. It's pretty fantastic, especially for people like me, who live near where nVidia has great infrastructure and is on gigabit internet. Once the tech is more scalable and connections catch up (they already have in most metropolitan areas), this will be absolutely golden. And honestly, in terms of infrastructure and scalability, Google is uniquely positioned.I really don't get why all these game companies keep trying to make game streaming happen. It's a pretty fundamentally flawed idea.
The streaming is the problem though. American internet speeds are abysmal and have no impetus to change as long as ISPs maintain localized monopolies that are untouchable due to economies of scale. OnLive died on that hill back in 2012 and not much has changed in the present day. If Google went ahead with a service like that now it'd be uneven and laggy as hell and people would unsubscribe.They would not go through all of this effort just to stream Android games. If they're streaming anything, then I would expect to see cutting-edge games that rival those on powerful PCs or top-of-the-line game consoles. They might offer a few popular Android games on the service as well, but that wouldn't be their focus.
Remember, the real horsepower is on the back end. The "game console" needs only enough silicon to handle the video stream and controller inputs.
not speed, bandwidth. Most games don't even need much bandwidth for online play so that metric is irrelevant in this context.Internet speed growth is still tending at around 50% a year, in line with Nielsen's law.
not speed, bandwidth. Most games don't even need much bandwidth for online play so that metric is irrelevant in this context.
I dunno, if Nintendo starts doing iterations of the Switch like Apple does the iphone, it could be a to bring mobile style iterations to gaming. We shall see though.The mistake all these new entrants make is bringing mobile games to a console experience. It isn't a compelling offer, we have that on our phones. Most these mobile games are not compelling or long experiences. Hardware matters. Console gamers don't want to upgrade every two years. Stop bringing a mobile strategy to an established market and try to shake it up. These companies need to focus on taking the existing experience and innovating it and making it a good offer for gamers to invest and change the way they look at consoles and games.
:) hope you're ready to eat that crow. 2018 will be an exciting year.
Nah, Google has money. I don't think it will do good but I think it will last longer then Ouya.
:) hope you're ready to eat that crow. 2018 will be an exciting year.
As a long time Google user I wouldn't invest too heavily in a Google game platform. Google has a series commitment problem. They're a bunch of engineers that love to try cool new things but they never stick with anything.
Just look at their mobile messaging apps, there's three text apps and two video calling apps, none of which play together. Pixel Bluetooth has been broken for months because they released an "advanced Bluetooth stack". Huge support thread that they just ignore completely. When the winds change they shutdown platforms leaving the users dangling in the wind.