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It feels like Microsoft is playing catchup, and they're using the "100 Val-U Games!" as a strategy.

Personally I'm interested in the platform with the best technology because controlling games over the Internet is a loving crazy thing to begin with, and right now that's Stadia.

Would I like to play Gears 5? Yeah, but not at 720p with input lag.

Everyone is yelling for the Netflix of gaming, and that seems to be what MS is offering, but I don't think that's the big sell of cloud gaming. It's gonna be games that use cloud infrastructure to do games you can't do anywhere else. I don't want to play Val-U brand titles I can just play locally, I want things like Semantic ML and Stream Connect and whatever else developers are cooking up with Stadia.

I want 100 versus 100 player mega-battles, stuff you can't do with Joey's PS4 and Mike's PC that are sitting on lovely old-world networks.

I bet you Google is looking for the next Fortnite to bring people into Stadia.

In the meantime they'll work out deals with publishers like Ubisoft to get the uPlay "Netflix of gaming" vibe somewhat there.

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I think Microsoft's recent moves are in direct response to Stadia

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I think it's naive to think that Microsoft doesn't see X-Cloud as competition to Stadia and a way to have a foot in the cloud gaming market

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I personally think they are releasing Series X out of necessity because they understand from their last reveal that the gaming community reacts better to gradual change.

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It feels like Microsoft is playing catchup, and they're using the "100 Val-U Games!" as a strategy.

Personally I'm interested in the platform with the best technology because controlling games over the Internet is a loving crazy thing to begin with, and right now that's Stadia.

Would I like to play Gears 5? Yeah, but not at 720p with input lag.

Everyone is yelling for the Netflix of gaming, and that seems to be what MS is offering, but I don't think that's the big sell of cloud gaming. It's gonna be games that use cloud infrastructure to do games you can't do anywhere else. I don't want to play Val-U brand titles I can just play locally, I want things like Semantic ML and Stream Connect and whatever else developers are cooking up with Stadia.

I want 100 versus 100 player mega-battles, stuff you can't do with Joey's PS4 and Mike's PC that are sitting on lovely old-world networks.

I bet you Google is looking for the next Fortnite to bring people into Stadia.

In the meantime they'll work out deals with publishers like Ubisoft to get the uPlay "Netflix of gaming" vibe somewhat there.

American McGay posted:

Has that person looked at the xCloud beta / Game Pass lineup? Why do they keep saying Val-U games and typing it like that?

leftist heap posted:

Along with all the other wild poo poo in this post the idea that controlling games over the internet is new is hilarious.

Cemetry Gator posted:

My favorite is the idea that 100 vs 100 game could be interesting or fun. Likely, in a game that massive, it's either going to be massive chaos, or each individual player will be stuck doing something so mundane that they don't get a taste of the scope. Either way, it wouldn't be fun.

Ineffiable posted:

Another point against stadia (unless it's proven otherwise) that I don't think we've addressed.

So for the casual gaming audience that largely plays online games (and some hardcores), a major thing they like to do is change username/profiles. Either they want a fresh elo/skill data or just want a brand new username with no history, they can do so and still keep their games even if it's physically or digitally (for example on ps4 all primary accounts on a ps4 share their games with any account logged into the same console).

Not saying everyone uses this function but it happens. I'm guessing on stadia that your games are linked to your username so you have to buy another copy of the game if you want to smurf it up or just start over.

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I want 100 versus 100 player mega-battles, stuff you can't do with Joey's PS4 and Mike's PC that are sitting on lovely old-world networks.

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Google has found its first major partner to help push the company’s nascent Stadia game streaming service in the United States: Verizon. Tonight the companies announced that new Verizon Fios customers who sign up for the Gigabit plan will get a Stadia Premiere Edition and a three-month Stadia Pro subscription. They’ll also receiver a Stadia controller and a Chromecast Ultra for using the service on a TV.

The deal kicks off on January 29th. Once the three months are up, you’ll start getting charged Stadia’s normal $9.99/month subscription, but the gadgets are yours to keep. The Stadia Premiere Edition usually goes for $130.

Cemetry Gator posted:

Now they're just giving it away! That's going to work wonders.

Jesus, at least get more games on your platform. The average person is going to see a bunch of older stuff, and say "no thanks."

Rotten Red Rod posted:

Lol, no kidding, I just checked this page and its coverage is a staggering 9 East coast states: https://providersbyzip.com/verizon-fios-availability

uvar posted:

Did you know Google Stadia is an anagram of "it's good algae", "dates a gigolo" and "a good lag site"? And like a billion other things.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Can we please make the next thread title "Stadia: A Good Lag Site"?

VideoGames posted:

Too many good tittties!

Ineffiable posted:

Another point against stadia (unless it's proven otherwise) that I don't think we've addressed.

So for the casual gaming audience that largely plays online games (and some hardcores), a major thing they like to do is change username/profiles. Either they want a fresh elo/skill data or just want a brand new username with no history, they can do so and still keep their games even if it's physically or digitally (for example on ps4 all primary accounts on a ps4 share their games with any account logged into the same console).

Not saying everyone uses this function but it happens. I'm guessing on stadia that your games are linked to your username so you have to buy another copy of the game if you want to smurf it up or just start over.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Can we please make the next thread title "Stadia: A Good Lag Site"?

explosivo posted:

I'm sure Verizon is more than willing to get people to try this and get a bunch of free money from people going over their data caps in the first month before they throw it in the garbage.

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This is definitely a part of Google's grander strategy. They want to boost the market's transfer to high speed and no-cap plans, so that customers among other things can consume more content.

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Yesterday I had an awesome thing happen.

After my family ate dinner my mom asked me to show her how to turn on stadia on the TV. She was surprised at how easily it all worked and before she knew it she was playing Rise of the Tomb Raider. She was learning how to jump from ledge to ledge and getting used to the controls. Then my dad made a funny comment and my mom made him play to see who was better and handed the controller over to him. I was very happy to see them getting into gaming and not once did anyone complain about laggy controls.

Thanks to the fact that everything works with no fuss and gaming is simply a button press away, my parents who would usually feel a bit intimidated by technology were able to enjoy playing a game together.

Good job Stadia!

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Heh, had my brother and fiance drop by while I was playing RDR2 on my tv.
Before I stopped playing (because of a mission) he asked what I was playing on.
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4 hours later I had to tell them to go home and yes they could come back and keep working on their farm in FS2019 another day if they wanted...

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I am sure that everybody here has seen the news on the Stadia bundles with BT Telecom and Verizon.

I used to be super picky about my internet and home networking gear. Heck, I even made my parents switch providers because I was a bratty kid who couldn't take minor lag spikes on CS 1.6. So I am being a little skeptical over these partnerships.

It looks like a smart move for Google and the ISPs because of all the bandwidth that needs to be used for gaming... because but is it really going to draw more gamers to Stadia or the ISP?

Would you sign-up or renew with an ISP if they offered Stadia as a freebie? Why or why not?

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If they were selling it as part of an optimised package that ensured 'excellent' quality Stadia connection even via wifi and the package included a Pro sub (and wasn't just priced the same as a basic package but with the monthly Stadia fee on top), then yes - no brainer!

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Oh yes! Previous to Stadia I never had the time or sometimes motivation to boot up my PC and steam. As a Dadia I can now play anywhere and most days. I have been playing on my lunch break in a corner of the canteen, in cafes, at the barbers, at my desk, bedroom, living room and once on the toilet, as a dad it's sometimes the only peace I get and even then I'm often interrupted with 'daddy I need a poo!'. We have a motorhome and I have even managed to play in that on campsite wifi.

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Yeah. I still use it. I have just been playing whatever game they give me each month. Most of them I have already on Steam, but getting the game with the $10 subscription each month has actually been good for me. I've been finishing games. I realize the library will get larger and eventually I'll have over 400 hundred games in my stadia library like I do in my steam library, but for now it is kind of nice to have a limited choice. I really like having access to exclusives as well. I know that when exclusives come out, I'll be able to play them. I'm also still excited to see all the features that are only possible on cloud gaming. Either way, the free game each month pays for the subscription in my opinion. I probably would have never played the most recent Tomb Raider series if I didn't have Stadia.

limaCAT posted:

Wait a second, I believed that dadia generated here as a troll-ish expression.