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Google Stadia launch lineup revealed (12 titles)
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Yes, it may have instant access via youtube videos and ads, but most people interested in games already own a PS4/xbox/switch/pc I'm sure millions of people will try it if its free on demos and stuff, but switching them from there trusted and loved ecosystem of PlayStation/xbox/Nintendo/steam is a different matter altogether
They should have approached this launch how they did Gmail: it was something of a status symbol if you got a Gmail invite back in the day. The YouTube integration should also have been day-one with launch, piggybacking on some popular streaming games. That way they could have bought themselves the prep time, they so obviously need.
As it stands, this service is going to get murdered in the market if MS manages to fold xCloud into Gamepass Ultimate.
As it stands, this service is going to get murdered in the market if MS manages to fold xCloud into Gamepass Ultimate.
These are not your average PC games. They're not running on Windows.
Casuals aren't going to pay $60 to play Red Dead on their phone or Macbook
Hardcores are willing to buy dedicated devices to play games.
So uh, no one?
The only one I see there that's good imo is RDR2. It would be a good incentive to play the game if your pc can't handle the game at high settings, but you have good internet. However, $60 plus tied to a subscription is crazy imo.
Also, putting a fighting game in is kinda risky for them. They must feel their service is good enough to handle frame specific inputs and shit.
Also, putting a fighting game in is kinda risky for them. They must feel their service is good enough to handle frame specific inputs and shit.
If it works I'd be game, I'm more then a casual but rather play on something convenient then sitting in front of a tv (prob why I play a lot on switch lite).
If I had something as easy to move around as the switch but graphics as good as a high end pc what's not to like. iPad and a Wifi controller sound awesome if it works.
Somewhat disappointing line-up on day 1, but I can see the logic. No point flooding your store on the first day, then having nothing but a drip-feed of titles until months later when new multi-platform games start to come out on it the same day as everywhere else.
The only thing that baffles me is that they aren't trying to hype Gylt more.
It looks good, it's original, and it's a (timed) platform exclusive. Why not try to big it up as a must-have?
Their focusing so much on Destiny 2 shows a severe lack of imagination and trust in their audience.
The only thing that baffles me is that they aren't trying to hype Gylt more.
It looks good, it's original, and it's a (timed) platform exclusive. Why not try to big it up as a must-have?
Their focusing so much on Destiny 2 shows a severe lack of imagination and trust in their audience.
I hear google put the game on there just to show how bad the service is, they didn't even test it to see if it worked before they decided to release it
why wouldnt an enthusist build a high end PC rather than rely on network bandwidth?
Not too impressed with the lineup, but I'm still very interested in the technology behind the system and I am really looking forward to tech analysis from DF and other similar sites. If Google is able to deliver on 80% of what they promised, I think it could have a decent amount of success.
They've got some balls launching with two fighting games and a rythm game. I'll give 'em that.
But that's not a very exciting list. I do wonder how RDR2 will run though. Should be a good test for macro-blocking as well.
But that's not a very exciting list. I do wonder how RDR2 will run though. Should be a good test for macro-blocking as well.
That's exactly why they are launching with those games to prove it works
I just think that the only way this will take off is if they do evolve it into a Netflix-for-games, which is what a lot of people expected it to be, and probably still do.
Or if they can't (or won't) do that, at least make the games significantly cheaper to buy compared with standard digital games. I would probably try out Stadia if I could pay £40 for Cyberpunk at launch (if it ran well).
However, I very much doubt that my non-fibre internet will be up to scratch for a steady, reliable service.
Or if they can't (or won't) do that, at least make the games significantly cheaper to buy compared with standard digital games. I would probably try out Stadia if I could pay £40 for Cyberpunk at launch (if it ran well).
However, I very much doubt that my non-fibre internet will be up to scratch for a steady, reliable service.
Can't be anything else al this point, at least in this forum.
Look into your heart and think about the answer :) If all gaming enthusiasts were PC gamers, then console sales wouldn't be a big thing. Not everyone wants to be buying $600 GPUs, let alone the $1100 you would need to spend on your GPU to outperform a single-GPU Stadia instance, if they even want the complications of using a PC for gaming (or worse, the complications of building a PC).
I don't want a big loud box taking up space and making noise while I play
I like playing in 4k 60 fps but not enough to spend 1,000$+ on it
I'm tired of downloading games and patches and managing hard drive space
People who buy consoles, tend to do so because there are games on those consoles that they want to play, not because they can handle better graphics for that moment in time.
Stadia is not going to get the headliner titles from either Playstation, nor Xbox, especially since they're both making inroads into their own streaming servers. So why would people with interests in those replace their consoles with Stadia?
Also, the price to reach 4k60FPS, for those so inclined, will be going down for PC month after month, while the performance for Stadia will remain the same until Stadia deems the platform ready for an upgrade. I could buy a PC capable of doing 4K60FPS (or higher) for much cheaper in a few years but the likelyhood is quite high all the games I bought on Stadia will still be stuck on base for 1080p/60FPS unless i start paying for a sub.
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So their target audience is people who:
- don't want to buy gaming hardware
- are ok with paying full price for games
- are ok paying monthly fees
- live reasonably close to a data center
- don't have tight data caps
I can't spend ~£1000 on a new rig a year before two new console launch. I just can't. I'm an enthusiast with every console and I already have a gaming PC but it's basically a 1080p machine now. If Stadia delivers it's promise then it'll outpace it.
I have good, uncapped Internet already. The cost of Stadia (if you don't buy into the Premier Edition stuff) is basically the cost of buying a game plus £9.99 a month if I want 4k. That's pretty exciting to me.
I'm not gonna pretend that it's gonna be some massive thing and rival the big consoles. But I'm curious enough to dive in.
I'd love for this service to work well. Love GamePass and streaming is just the next obvious iteration from there.
So going a little or a lot against the grain here where I do think there's at least a semblance of a potential market for this....with some caveats.
Take something like Football Manager-- the game screams out for processing power yet has specs that will essentially allow it to run on a toaster because the developers have to cater to its userbase. FM19 was still one of the most played titles on Steam and they have an ungodly retention rate. Big caveat here is how modding support is handled due to all the licensing issues. Would also think it's a game that wouldn't benefit tremendously from 4k so you're appealing to the 1080p60 tier. From what I understand, mods are still TBD.
Could also see something like Civ or other 4x-ish titles doing well where you're counting on more sheer processing power than concerns of latency. In both cases though, I would think a) cross-platform everything would need to be a thing and b) these aren't quite experiences that would work on smaller screens.
So could it work on some level? I think so. Is it enough to save the platform? I have my doubts.
Take something like Football Manager-- the game screams out for processing power yet has specs that will essentially allow it to run on a toaster because the developers have to cater to its userbase. FM19 was still one of the most played titles on Steam and they have an ungodly retention rate. Big caveat here is how modding support is handled due to all the licensing issues. Would also think it's a game that wouldn't benefit tremendously from 4k so you're appealing to the 1080p60 tier. From what I understand, mods are still TBD.
Could also see something like Civ or other 4x-ish titles doing well where you're counting on more sheer processing power than concerns of latency. In both cases though, I would think a) cross-platform everything would need to be a thing and b) these aren't quite experiences that would work on smaller screens.
So could it work on some level? I think so. Is it enough to save the platform? I have my doubts.
Well theyll need first party stuff. Until then, they wont. But luckily for them, xcloud (as we speak) isnt available everywhere and isnt to the same "quality" res etc.
Theyll do well now cause theres really no competition right now.
I'll bite. Someone like me. I have a pretty nice computer that can easily play all the games. However, I prefer to play on my very large and awesome OLED TV, sitting on my couch, in my livingroom, where it's most comfortable. If I could get a PC like experience in my living room (60FPS/4K) without lugging my monster sized PC around to do so, this service appeals to me. In the end though it all comes down to how closely Stadia can come to promise it's trying to sell.
Also, for now at least from what I've read, all games are currently required to work with a controller, which is a tough ask for many of the more intensive 4x experiences and even when they manage it's not often the greatest experience. (they can allow both controller *and* kb/m though, but they can't do kb/m but not support a controller)
You didn't pick up a Steam Link? That's basically what it was for. Heck, you could put a laptop there (if you have one) and Remote play your monster PC to your laptop. Edit: Steam link might not do 4k now that I think about it
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While I appreciate the snark, I am by no means downplaying the service. I had a very positive experience with Geforce Now on my Shield TV playing LiS2 through streaming, but there were still hiccups and moments of lost connection/dropped frames.
Relaying that to something as reaction critical as Thumper, could be a pretty poor experience if those sorts of problems are still there. I want Google to prove me and everyone else wrong, cloud streaming is very evidently the way we are going with every major company throwing their hat in the ring.
I did have steam link and it was awful. The problem is my computer I was streaming from is setup wireless. So even if I plugged the steam link in hardwired there were a ton of latency issues. Plus it was just clunky in general to get everything working right. I'd have to run back and forth from my computer to my tv room to get things working.
User Warned: Accusing another member of shilling
Do you work for Google/Stadia? Those really look like PR talk points.
Edit on warning: Asking is not accusing.
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As someone who has no interest in Stadia they really do not.
They were demoing Doom Eternal (which was delayed), not 2016.
They've demo'd both; but yeah Doom Eternal is probably why Doom 2016 wasn't planned for the service. They thought it would be a launch title so they didn't want to bring over the old game. Or they just don't want old games on the service.
Thing about Stadia is; it costs Google essentially the same amount of money for you to play a $60 brand new AAA game as it does for you to play an older game they can't sell you for full price.
So I wouldn't expect too many discounted older games on the service until google can prove the service profitable in general. Cheap ways to play on Stadia would be.. expensive for google.
Yeah, they dont want old games on the service, or games that are quite similar to each other which is why they are bringing 3 Tomb Raider games to the service at launch, 25% of the launch lineup. Or a 2016 rhythm indie game.