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I'm not paying for console game streaming (Microsoft xCloud, Google Project Stream) what about you?
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Tried PS Now and it was terrible. Remote Play w Vita was an awful experience for me too. I have zero faith in a streaming future but I am willing to give Microsoft a shot at getting it right with some of my dollars
How can you POSSIBLY decide that when we know absolutely zero details about any service or price or features or quality or...?
If I had a dollar for everyone I know who swore off Netflix forever when they went to streaming vs discs...or who didn't want to move from physical to mp3... or claimed they'd never need a cellphone.
If the product is good, gamers will totally buy it eventually. You'll eventually see the vast majority of game cases lining your shelves the way most people see movie or music physical cases: as a pointless waste of space, largely obsolete.
If I had a dollar for everyone I know who swore off Netflix forever when they went to streaming vs discs...or who didn't want to move from physical to mp3... or claimed they'd never need a cellphone.
If the product is good, gamers will totally buy it eventually. You'll eventually see the vast majority of game cases lining your shelves the way most people see movie or music physical cases: as a pointless waste of space, largely obsolete.
Nah. I'm good buying physical hardware and digital games. Streaming has no additional benefit for me.
I was in the Google project stream beta for assassins Creed oddysee, and it was ok for the most part. Definitely felt more lag playing streaming versus local on my ssd, but it wasn't awful. Still, I had one crash because I lost my internet connection for a second and the experience was jarring. I won't say I'm never interested in streaming but I highly doubt I'll use it as my main way to play for a long, long time. I don't have any interest to pay for a streaming service at this time.
I don't see myself not at least trying the streaming platforms. I've got nothing against the concept.
Mid-tier Cox internet is not reliable enough and I like to own physical copies of games. I will never walk this path.
I'll hop right on and ditch my pc and consoles once there's no input lag or artifacting. Would save me a lot of money.
I also prefer owning games as well but if a streaming platform is robust enough I can try various games before committing to a hard purchase.
If I get access to games I normally couldn't play, then sure. Streaming doesn't bother me at all, but I'm not gonna stream a game that I can just go buy.
If I can play PC exclusive games on my consoles? I'd subscribe in a heart beat!
If I can play PC exclusive games on my consoles? I'd subscribe in a heart beat!
I'm not paying to play a YouTube video (even a high res, high bit rate one at that). If this is the way things are going in the future. I'm out of this hobby all together. Streaming games will not compare to 4k 60 HDMI video straight into my tv from a direct source. My setup has me about 4 feet from my tv and I can absolutely tell the difference.
I have spent thousands on games since 1994 when the PS1 came out. I'll find something else to do and I'll spend that money on my kids or buy a new car or something.
I have spent thousands on games since 1994 when the PS1 came out. I'll find something else to do and I'll spend that money on my kids or buy a new car or something.
Where is the choice of "Not right now, but maybe in the future if I have the use case"?
Right now I am not planning to use any of the streaming clients. However, if I started travelling again, I'd sign up for one of them (or Geforce/Shadow/etc) in a heartbeat.
Right now I am not planning to use any of the streaming clients. However, if I started travelling again, I'd sign up for one of them (or Geforce/Shadow/etc) in a heartbeat.
Yes, I have no issue with streaming games. I tried OnLive back in the day and it worked well even back then. I also tested Google Project stream and AC Odyssey there, and after the first hour, I could not tell any notable input lag that made the game unplayable or even seem unfair. I wouldn't stream multiplayer or fighting games, but everything else would probably work well and I wouldn't miss a bit. It all depends if they provide a quality product and service at an affordable cost. It's about value as a consumer in the end, if it gives me enough value and makes my life easier, I am for it.
If you're into portable gaming.. then it's a given you're gonna be paying for streaming. 5 watt socs aren't gonna be driving graphics when you can get console graphics from a data center.
Why make a decision today...or why make one that takes you well into the future when you have little to no info? If it works well and is a good value, I'll pay for it. If not, I won't. Maybe I won't at launch but will eventually.
This would be a better discussion when the services are about to go live and we have detailed info about them.
This would be a better discussion when the services are about to go live and we have detailed info about them.
Some games have shitty input lag. I don't want another thing adding to that as connection speed and location of where the game is being physically played can add to that making games feel even more like shit.
I'm not fully against by any means. I just prefer buying physical copies of games and would probably pass up on streaming only games for others available in the format I want.
I love and prefer local hardware too but I know way too little about these services to say I wouldn't buy in as of today
If it works, I can't wait! I'm just hoping the services will offer some type of trial to test how it works with your home/setup.
I'm just not interested in streaming games at all. Even streaming music, I usually locally cache.
I'd be interested in a retro-game streaming service, but I'm a bit suspicious on how current developers will be paid for the types of games I enjoy this gen (big single player games).
Feel as though a streaming service will just lead to the f2p-type games being the majority newly developed games, where you pay a cheap subscription to play those early-access Fortnite type games.
Feel as though a streaming service will just lead to the f2p-type games being the majority newly developed games, where you pay a cheap subscription to play those early-access Fortnite type games.
There are just too many trade offs with streaming to make it worthwhile, being in Oz makes it even less so with our archaic infrastructure.
If you add VR, HD Audio, 4K, 144+hz refresh rates to the mix its appears to be a pipedream at this stage.
In contrast to media streaming like Netflix, Game streaming cannot be buffered or pre-empted, something Netflix does really well.
My biggest issue however is Game streaming completes the walled garden phase some game companies have been trying to implement for years, and I am not really comfortable with this.
If you add VR, HD Audio, 4K, 144+hz refresh rates to the mix its appears to be a pipedream at this stage.
In contrast to media streaming like Netflix, Game streaming cannot be buffered or pre-empted, something Netflix does really well.
My biggest issue however is Game streaming completes the walled garden phase some game companies have been trying to implement for years, and I am not really comfortable with this.
Paying to play online is already stupid.
Paying to play games only when I have a stable and fast enough connection and prone to being delisted is even worse.
Also, I don't understand why people are pairing "non physical" with "streaming". I don't stream my Steam games and I'm able to play them when internet is down, thank you very much.
Paying to play games only when I have a stable and fast enough connection and prone to being delisted is even worse.
Also, I don't understand why people are pairing "non physical" with "streaming". I don't stream my Steam games and I'm able to play them when internet is down, thank you very much.
There's gonna be lots of calls of "luddite!" from the younger crowd, but I'm proud of Era for those poll results. It's not a great poll - there's more nuance than that - but I think it's the right answer nonetheless. I already think Gamepass is an awkward product - I very much realize it has it's vocal supporters here but I just think these companies have every reason to actively try to erode your ability to permanently own things... and we should not be helping them win that battle.
I would also really need to be convinced from a gameplay responsiveness and visual fidelity perspective. Having experienced PS Now on a very good internet connection... we aren't there yet at all.
I would also really need to be convinced from a gameplay responsiveness and visual fidelity perspective. Having experienced PS Now on a very good internet connection... we aren't there yet at all.
I'm not against it, but I can't imagine it being at an acceptable level of quality in Australia for me to be interested any time soon.
Yep. And so will all of you eventually.
I can understand waiting as long as possible though, especially if you have shitty Internet
I can understand waiting as long as possible though, especially if you have shitty Internet
I'd be more open to it if the internet in my area wasn't atrocious.
Even on a wired connection, playing RDR1 on PSNow was desync and input lag central.
That and, well, I like to own my games.
Even on a wired connection, playing RDR1 on PSNow was desync and input lag central.
That and, well, I like to own my games.
I'd have to see pricing, offerings, and how well it works for me. Can't really pick an option with that many caveats.
Wut...
Streaming is coming in big way because finally 5g is coming the two things are related
I'll be picking up the high end Xbox near launch, ps5 maybe down the line when the exclusives are more abundant.
The streaming isn't a big selling point to me but having the best hardware and gamepass is. If the streaming proves to be of high enough quality I could see myself using it in the future but right now it's not a selling point.
The streaming isn't a big selling point to me but having the best hardware and gamepass is. If the streaming proves to be of high enough quality I could see myself using it in the future but right now it's not a selling point.
I've got no moral qualms with paying for it, as OP suggests. I actually think streaming is a good idea. People may be against streaming now, but once they see that far more graphically intensive games can be run while streaming, they will probably change their mind. You'll be able to play games that run on supercomputers, essentially.
However my internet isn't fast or stable enough for me to have a good experience. So for practical reasons, it doesn't make sense for me to get into streaming at this time.
However my internet isn't fast or stable enough for me to have a good experience. So for practical reasons, it doesn't make sense for me to get into streaming at this time.