Again, Phil Harrison.
Nuff Said, there's a reason this guy jumps around from company to company. Wonder where he'll jump to next.
Nuff Said, there's a reason this guy jumps around from company to company. Wonder where he'll jump to next.
You can no longer play Stadia games purchased at a discount if your subscription lapses [UPDATE: Confirmed false. See threadmarks]
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WHAT??? Yeah.. No this isn't the future. We cant let this be the future We just can't allow that.
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WHAT??? Yeah.. No this isn't the future. We cant let this be the future We just can't allow that.
What i find the most amusing were all the stadia cheer leaders, who were saying it's cheaper to buy stadia then to own a console upfront. Now if this news is real, how are they going to spin this being the better buy?
Actually has anyone tweeted phil harrison? Maybe he could easily clear this up with a simple yes/no tweet?
That's actually fucked, I've got to assume it'll be changed soon, seeing as it doesn't seem to be a mistake, because fuck off Google otherwise.
Yeah Google need to backtrack
I had interest in Stadia Base and was considering buying a buddy pass when they became available (dont need controller or chromecast) for 3 months Pro then going Base
I'd have bought ACO ONLY because of the discount, and would be pissed to lose it
Between this and the 30fps news for ACO & destiny 1080/medium (imagines how well cyberpunk runs...)
I'm bailing even on that I think.
I had interest in Stadia Base and was considering buying a buddy pass when they became available (dont need controller or chromecast) for 3 months Pro then going Base
I'd have bought ACO ONLY because of the discount, and would be pissed to lose it
Between this and the 30fps news for ACO & destiny 1080/medium (imagines how well cyberpunk runs...)
I'm bailing even on that I think.
I.. don't understand how this works.
Isn't there (eventually) a tier of Stadia where there isn't a cost subscription? You just sign up and buy games without paying a monthly sub? I thought the monthly sub was for the "benefits" of the 4K and early access they're locking behind Pro?
If that's the case, then how technically could this even work?
Isn't there (eventually) a tier of Stadia where there isn't a cost subscription? You just sign up and buy games without paying a monthly sub? I thought the monthly sub was for the "benefits" of the 4K and early access they're locking behind Pro?
If that's the case, then how technically could this even work?
I can't get my head around this, so say you buy a game at launch at full price minus a discount, if you have your sub for years and then let it expire, you can no longer play that same game which will no doubt now be a fraction of the price than what you bought it for years ago even with a discount
Insane if true, must be a mistake
Insane if true, must be a mistake
Has anyone asked the a different branch for verification? I mean, they've done a lot of dumb things, but this one would be borderline criminal.
A lot of failures of Stadia are bad for its business, but I meant from pure numbers perspective - if discounts are big, it's basically a loophole to get games cheap. Still, I fully agree - this is dumb.
However, is it even possible to forfeit your discount and buy a game for full price if you have Stadia Premium? Like, if I plan to cancel Premium and want to keep my games?
You won't get the discount prices on Stadia basic. So you have to pay full price and you'll keep access to your games.
Must admit that was in my head as a possibility as I typed my post.
So Stadia Basic won't ever have discounted sales, you have to subscribe to Pro to access discounts?
Yeah, this thing is fucked, isn't it.
Well lets hear back from google. It should be instant if false.
Bruh. That's gotta just be a translation error or the person running the account not having the right information, right?
I mean if this was just a translation error, there and the policy is untrue then it should have got a auto DM instantly.
If this goes on for a while, then they are seriously fucked.
If this goes on for a while, then they are seriously fucked.
The amount of issues the lauinch has had is staggering and they're barely communicating even the good news when they fix things. Even if this is false, I expect them to take all day
I mean, it's one thing if you get a game with no extra charge (PS+ style) that you can't access, but... Huh?
For the sake of common sense, I hope this is an employee/customer service error.
For the sake of common sense, I hope this is an employee/customer service error.
He's awful. Still confused why people hype him up. Almost everything with his name attached is a disaster.
1. This has to be illegal in the EU. It just has to be.
2. If you look at what Gamepass provides and then this utter nonsense, I'm in awe at how freaking out of touch Google is with this. I absolutely think Gamepass is kind of devaluing software like mobile or Spotify do, but it's there and it's not going away. So launching with this is...uh...yeah.
2. If you look at what Gamepass provides and then this utter nonsense, I'm in awe at how freaking out of touch Google is with this. I absolutely think Gamepass is kind of devaluing software like mobile or Spotify do, but it's there and it's not going away. So launching with this is...uh...yeah.
If Google failed to disclose this fact to EU players, then they are liable for the EU' Unfair Commercial Practices under the category of misleading practices through omission of important information. If so, then we must immediately find a way to report Google to the EU for this.
I mean it makes sense from a business perspective..
If there are good discounts with the paid subscription, why would people not just sub for one month for $10 and buy several games that each have $10-$30 discounts?
The look is all sorts of not good and this restriction should be very clear when you buy a discounted game, but conceptually I don't think it's that bad
If there are good discounts with the paid subscription, why would people not just sub for one month for $10 and buy several games that each have $10-$30 discounts?
The look is all sorts of not good and this restriction should be very clear when you buy a discounted game, but conceptually I don't think it's that bad
Thank god costco doesn't require membership for the pizza
They do lock up our rotisserie chickens though.
Pay to win bullshit
See...if they had just made a console....Or put the discounts on the free side too.
Maybe that's an easy fix, discounts on the free side too. Other than the common sense thing to do, to not deny access.
But God damn they are fucking this launch up something spectacular.
Maybe that's an easy fix, discounts on the free side too. Other than the common sense thing to do, to not deny access.
But God damn they are fucking this launch up something spectacular.
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