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Stadia |OT| Talk About the Weather
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Agreed, but I figured that was on Ubi. The part that lags is "checking for purchases" or something like that. Loading when you're in the game like when you fast travel is pretty quick.
Need some help here if anyone had any advice. Bought a Stadia FE off Craigslist. knew it didn't come with the Access code but needed a chrome-cast anyway so got the bundle for cheap. That said does anyone have a recommendation how i could get an access code?
You can't without ordering a premium edition, by next week though Buddy codes should go out so maybe you can get one
Not really, but you could always sit tight for a week or two and people will start to get their Buddy Passes that they can hand out. I'm sure a few nice people won't know anyone who really wants one.
EDIT: Beaten by mere seconds!
Thanks for the update. kind of a bummer but might just have to sit tight. Also have to say the controller actually feels damn good. almost like a nice blending of the DS4 and Xbox One controller
I got a 3 metre USB-C cable so that i could hook my Stadia controller up to the PC. My PC sits behind my main TV, and my preferred way to play is via the Chrome browser in Windows. Its a 1080p TV so I don't give a monkeys about 4k and all that jazz.
Played a bunch of Metro Exodus, it ran flawlessly throughout the 3 hour session, other than a little bit of macro-blocking very near the start (D2 had macro-blocking at about the same time the previous evening, so I wonder if its a spot of congestion at the exchange?). There was also no detectable input lag at all. The service continues to be at least technically impressive, even if the marketing and communication sides have been a mess.
I then tried to play some Steam games using the controller - sadly it's not recognised as a 360/XB1 controller, so games didn't recognise any inputs.
That's a bummer. I've never had much luck with Xinput emulators, so I guess I'll switch back to my XB1 pad for now, and just keep an eye on how things develop over time.
Played a bunch of Metro Exodus, it ran flawlessly throughout the 3 hour session, other than a little bit of macro-blocking very near the start (D2 had macro-blocking at about the same time the previous evening, so I wonder if its a spot of congestion at the exchange?). There was also no detectable input lag at all. The service continues to be at least technically impressive, even if the marketing and communication sides have been a mess.
I then tried to play some Steam games using the controller - sadly it's not recognised as a 360/XB1 controller, so games didn't recognise any inputs.
That's a bummer. I've never had much luck with Xinput emulators, so I guess I'll switch back to my XB1 pad for now, and just keep an eye on how things develop over time.
Buddy passes are releasing
Sorry already promised mine to a friend or I would have just given it to you
Users can requests refunds for Tomb Raider and Farming Simulator
I don't know if it was posted on the other thread about the Pro December games, but:
Post it there lol. Some people will still be "outraged" even though MS,Sony has never done that in the history of LIVE or PSN
Good news that a dev has done crossplay. I didn't even know Farming Simulator had multiplayer.
I believe they've made it so you can update Chromecast Ultra or they could use the Pixel if they have that too.
Got my Founders Edition on Monday and gave it a good spin on my TV with D2 and SamSho. Bad news first; Chromecast Ultra fucking sucks, easily the biggest piece of shit hardware I've ever set up. Click on the spoiler to read through my in-depth rant.
Then to good news, playing Stadia on my 4K TV through CCU (with Stadia controller) is exceeding all my expectations. I posted here earlier expressing my concerns whether Stadia will perform as bad on CCU as it does on my laptop introducing massive input lag making other than Limited settings unplayable. I'm happy to report that is not the case, I get Excellent connection with Best visual settings and HDR enabled all the while CCU is favoring resolution over performance. No stuttering, visual glitches, pixelation or any other problems, just a flawless stream. I'm very sensitive to input lag and while it's apparent on the big screen, everything's still perfectly playable when the TV is in Game Mode with all the post processing disabled. The only thing I'm concerned with is the audio lag that's pretty bad. I got it to reasonable levels by disabling PCM and all the audio processing (+ audio/video syncing) from my TV but it's definitely still there. My connection is 250/100mbps fiber, median ping to Google's only datacenter here in Finland is ~26ms, TV's Sony XE90 65". Got Cambridge Audio DacMagic plus connected to my TV via optical cable and had my Sennheiser HD598 headphones connected to it through the whole test.
If Borderlands 3 runs at least 1440p 60fps I'm buying it without hesitation, this shit right here is way too good to be true. Though I'm not a big fan of Google and can't stand Android and absolutely loathe CCU, it's very very hard not to like Stadia even after all the problems surrounding it's launch. I think it would have been wiser to launch Stadia with the free tier capping every game to run 1080p 60fps while being truly playable on every screen able to run Chrome (excluding iOS because it would have been impossible on this launch window due to Apple being so stubborn with codecs). Founders Edition could have been only the controller (with the option to connect to Wifi on any screen) bundled with a free game + the benefit of reserving your name before free users. Google should have also provided all the specs required for the hardware (screens) and/or a hardware test tool and a proper network connection test.
But it's too late now, the marketing talk and grandiose slogans are out there and Google won't change their stance (seeing how they handled the criticsm towards the 4K 60fps promise). The current model is way too hardware dependent no matter how you're playing, for example it's clear my laptop is way too old to stream anything other than the lowest quality.
tl;dr CCU and the whole Stadia on TV setup sucks, there's a lot to improve in order to make Stadia a seamless and full experience. But all in all it plays perfectly on TV through CCU with the Stadia controller (with an altogether good internet connection and the right settings on your TV and CCU). Input lag is not your enemy, but audio lag might be. You can call me a sucker, but now I truly believe in this tech and will eagerly expect what's next. This can only get better!
You have to run the initial setup on your smartphone through Google Home app that also sucks balls. My aim was to use ethernet cable right from to start but tough luck, somehow you need to use Wifi. Okay, let's use it and go through the agonizing setup that make's you zigzag through your TV, Google Home App and Stadia app. Finally it was over and then I go searching for a way to switch to ethernet...but there's none? Googling reveals that the only way to do it is to reset the whole thing, fucking really? In hopes of finding an easier way to let ethernet kick in I tried disabling Wifi from my router and when it didn't work I denied CCU's MAC adress from my Wifi, but that just completely barred any access to it. So I enabled the access again, booted router, TV and CCU (plugged out every cable) and then proceeded to "forget the Wifi" from CCU. Then it forced a reset and required a new setup...I grinded my teeth and started another round. I yet again disabled my Wifi from the router but the son of a bitch still required it during the setup. I cancelled the setup, removed only the power cord directly from CCU, plugged it back in and then after a while it finally connected to Stadia automatically through ethernet. After playing a while I closed Stadia and then I was able to access CCU's settings through the Google Home App. Somehow it showed the correct IP address (ethernet connection) but only the MAC address for Wifi. It didn't even pop up in my router's DHCP table and gave me quite the trouble finding it. At last I checked my network's traffic stats and there it was with it's Ethernet MAC address allowing me to finally configure it properly. Phew, when that was settled I realized there's no way to put it on standby let alone shut it off. A tiny dangling piece of dung that runs hotter than my PS4 Pro even when not in use is rather distressing.
If Borderlands 3 runs at least 1440p 60fps I'm buying it without hesitation, this shit right here is way too good to be true. Though I'm not a big fan of Google and can't stand Android and absolutely loathe CCU, it's very very hard not to like Stadia even after all the problems surrounding it's launch. I think it would have been wiser to launch Stadia with the free tier capping every game to run 1080p 60fps while being truly playable on every screen able to run Chrome (excluding iOS because it would have been impossible on this launch window due to Apple being so stubborn with codecs). Founders Edition could have been only the controller (with the option to connect to Wifi on any screen) bundled with a free game + the benefit of reserving your name before free users. Google should have also provided all the specs required for the hardware (screens) and/or a hardware test tool and a proper network connection test.
But it's too late now, the marketing talk and grandiose slogans are out there and Google won't change their stance (seeing how they handled the criticsm towards the 4K 60fps promise). The current model is way too hardware dependent no matter how you're playing, for example it's clear my laptop is way too old to stream anything other than the lowest quality.
tl;dr CCU and the whole Stadia on TV setup sucks, there's a lot to improve in order to make Stadia a seamless and full experience. But all in all it plays perfectly on TV through CCU with the Stadia controller (with an altogether good internet connection and the right settings on your TV and CCU). Input lag is not your enemy, but audio lag might be. You can call me a sucker, but now I truly believe in this tech and will eagerly expect what's next. This can only get better!
The solution is to configure your Chromecast to stream photos of family/loved ones/etc from your Google Photos account to your screen as an ambient display. I guarantee your love for the device will increase.
So I got mine yesterday and played some D2
I have 1gig fibre and really didn't notice any major input lag on my monitor and my 4k oled
I'm pretty impressed to be honest.
I am VERY wary of the CCU though. That shit got really damn hot after not even 30 mins of Destiny.
I do feel like this could be my platform of choice soon, the convenience factor is huge.
I have 1gig fibre and really didn't notice any major input lag on my monitor and my 4k oled
I'm pretty impressed to be honest.
I am VERY wary of the CCU though. That shit got really damn hot after not even 30 mins of Destiny.
I do feel like this could be my platform of choice soon, the convenience factor is huge.
My delivery guy tried to deliver my hardware to the wrong house so I didn't get my delivery yesterday. DHL are trying again today. Damn!
Been playing a ton of Destiny via a desktop Windows PC and a Macbook Pro and both really great though. Feels great to move my console characters over and suddenly play at 60fps with dead quick load times.
Been playing a ton of Destiny via a desktop Windows PC and a Macbook Pro and both really great though. Feels great to move my console characters over and suddenly play at 60fps with dead quick load times.
Is there any kind of suspend mode or anything with Stadia? I get that it loads almost instantly but I'm just wondering if you launch a game and see the title screen every time or do you return to where you left off.
from what I've seen the session keeps running for 15 mins after you disconnect. After that it's gone. So if you log in before that it's like you just get back to your computer that's still running.
At the moment it will boot up every time you start it, but I believe that state share etc. is a planned feature. (not sure here) But if you get disconnected or switch the screen, you will instantly get at the same position as you left (if you didn't "quit" the app before) as your game session will remain active for 15 minutes before it gets shutdown.
Good, balanced impressions. I think a lot of people are going to be surprised by it when they test it out, considering the negativity surrounding the whole thing right now.
What are people using for party chat while playing on chromecast?
I tried to use the same headset / mic that i use with PS4 (a seinnheiser) by plugging into the 3.5mm jack on the stadia controller but my friend couldn't hear me. I tried lots of different options, including iphone headset but nothing worked.
I tried to use the same headset / mic that i use with PS4 (a seinnheiser) by plugging into the 3.5mm jack on the stadia controller but my friend couldn't hear me. I tried lots of different options, including iphone headset but nothing worked.
Doubt I'll never use the device again for anything else than Stadia. Can do all the things you mentioned above and loads more on my Apple TV without any hassle.
Hit escape twice and it goes out of full screen but I think as soon as you press anything to keep playing it goes back to fullscreen.
Has anyone had any luck getting a refund on a game? I bought Gylt, played for about an hour and it isn't my thing. Trying to do a refund through the Stadia app but it just directs me to a Google support page on how to get a refund on the Play store, and trying that doesn't work..
You should be able to do it from your order history in the play store
Nice, let us know your thoughts. I know you've been quite curious on the subject matter.
I tried that, but when I click Gylt it goes to the Stadia page on the Play store
I played some Destiny 2 last night in Chrome.
It played flawlessly for me; i'm on wired fiber w/ a ~15ms ping to google's oregon DC where I imagine I was connected to.
The blurriness bothers me though from time to time; just like a smudge of vaseline on my screen.
I have 2 ISPs to my house so gonna mess around and do some more testing over the weekend; see if I can tell a difference between my fiber/xFinity.. and maybe do some things to try to force latency to be higher.
Odd. The Stadia controller is the ONLY controller i've used that lets me use my apple 3.5 mm earphones without the screech you normally get.
Interesting. I'll try it again, maybe the problem was not at my end but an my friends end.
