Tetrabor posted:

One thing that drives me nuts (and is mentioned in that link) is the consumer desperation for system exclusives.
It's a ploy by corporations to force you to buy their hardware and nothing more. gently caress anyone who supports that poo poo.

ethanol posted:

God drat you could have sold that and bought a bunch of pc, ps4, and switch Stadia games

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As for the gameplay resolution, there no 4K, yet. However, the games are undeniably higher resolution than the PS4 and Xbox-one. I've also been so shocked at the complete elimination of screen tear. I'm so used to it from the PS4 that I usually ignore it, but it's so noticeable in its absence when using the Stadia. I also need to point out that the Chromecast Ultra does output 4K at 60FPS and that's what you're getting from it. Stadia also does stream at 4K 60FPS (see Google's explanation here) However, because of the lack of 4K native games available on Stadia at the moment, that's not really the end result. What you do get though, is an image that is better than PS4 and Xbox due to the upscaling applied by Google's servers.

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I'm telling you guys, companies HAVE to combat this stuff. For every negative YouTuber then Google should hire two Youtubers to shoot down myths and false narratives, hence "combat marketing."

univbee posted:

What was extra-dickish was if you bought a physical edition of Half-Life 2, the code it registered was a special one that still required you to have the disc in the drive as a copy protection CD check. Like, on top of Steam, you had a SecuROM verification. They eventually patched it out, though.

gschmidl posted:

We're almost there already.

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So from time to time I enter the local games store with my partner and we browse. I rarely buys anything, preferring online purchases (i don't like owning things I don't need or find particularly valuable/interesting), and she will get a cheap 3DS game about once a year (this time she was looking at the Switch, but we both agree it's way too expensive for how little she'd probably end up using it; instead she got Luigi's Mansion 2 on 3DS on the cheap).

And we walked by a few titles we had been discussing... And I had a bit of an epiphany when I just up and said "I'll wait for it to come out on Stadia", and then "This one should be on sale on Stadia soon enough"...

Neddy Seagoon posted:

To be fair, some services like Spotify and Netflix will do that.

Google Stadia will probably be long dead before they even consider talking to the likes of ComCast.

Atomizer posted:

This. Disk space isn't the concern. As far as the updates are concerned, the real popular multiplayer games tend to have frequent updates that can be fairly large. Fortnite, PUBG, R6 Siege, etc., can have updates in the gigabyte range. Dota 2 generally doesn't have huge updates, but I swear it gets updated more than once a day. If you're really interested, and I remember the next time I play on my desktop, I can make note of the game updates.

gschmidl posted:

Stadiain't.

LITERALLY MY FETISH posted:

I know you’re a true believer but gently caress me how can you not just listen to other people’s experiences?

Canine Blues Arooo posted:

It's the kind of posting that's identical to the Star Citizen subreddit. Are you sure you don't want to get into that community? You'd fit right in!

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What do you think about having Star Citizen on Stadia? (self.Stadia)
submitted 4 hours ago by Ahrlin4k

Personally, I believe this would be a match made in heaven. Google could provide additional funding and a platform and I hope this would make both take off in terms of sales. Imagine being able to play such an ambitious game anywhere!

Cemetry Gator posted:

But didn't you hear! At the airport he was able to play destiny 2 with no problems.

Which I can't believe given my experience with airport wifi.

univbee posted:

I guess I'll ask you too, what's preventing you from buying a console. Console price? Embarrassment of owning a console? No room under the TV? What?

Cardiovorax posted:

I think currently I'd rather wait to see if the PS5 will be backwards compatible again than to buy a PS4, but there are still a lot of good games for it.

Cemetry Gator posted:

Especially if the PS5 is backwards compatible - I wonder if devs will do some PS4 games that are enhanced on the PS5 - sort of like how some GBC games had special functions on the GBA, or how some GB games did special things on the Super GameBoy or the GBC.

Imagine, we can finally have the experience of playing the GB version of Space Invaders on the Super GameBoy and unlocking a SNES game in the next generation.

hostile apostle posted:

Forbes reviewer, who skewered Stadia on release, is a believer now:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/12/04/third-times-the-charm-how-google-and-i-finally-fixed-stadia-on-chromecast/#235d0aa154fe


If anyone wants to genuinely try out Stadia - PM me and I'll send you a buddy pass. EDIT: gone

FAUXTON posted:

can't spell stadia without agile

Mulva posted:

They should have destroyed international capitalism by purchasing a mass block of goods and services and offering them from free, leaving other companies unable to compete and leading to the collapse of the world economy.

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kleegamefan1 5 points 1 month ago*

I have been gaming since 1977. I used to work for Game Fan and EGM Magazines. I have been there and done that. To be honest, I see Stadia as an event in the gaming industry as significant as both the Sony PlayStation and the NES. I feel it's a bigger deal than the Xbox, actually. I feel that within the next 5-10 years, Stadia will be the dominant Videogame platform in terms of market share. Mark my words.

In Stadia, we are witnessing something that seems familiar on the surface, but is actually fundamentally and technologically profound! Google isn't tethered to a legacy client hardware relationship like XCloud or PSNow, even though it can play traditional console or PC games just fine.

And it is here which reveals Google's most important decision of all :to eschew traditional videogame console and/or PC hardware and design Stadia technology exclusively on cloud computing/server-based hardware. This is what will separate them the most from Microsoft, for example.

The amount of skepticism surrounding Stadia isn't surprising to me in the least. I remember quite clearly, similar hand wringing and pearl clutching during NES and PSOne introductions!

Just like the PlayStation and the NES before it, Stadia will be a "slow burn" towards market acceptance and eventually domination. It will REALLY accelerate once Stadia's competition fully accept cloud gaming as the future but when the time comes for PS5 and Xbox Scarlett to be replaced in 6-7 years, it will be too late. By then, Google will have too much of a head start with the tech.

I'm about to turn 51 years old and I am a new grandfather (Grandadia?) but in four decades, I have never been more optimistic and excited for gaming than I am now because of Stadia.

It truly is a "game changer" in my eyes.

heeheex2 posted:

retards turning this into another star citizen thread

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Proving Stadia to friends (self.Stadia)
submitted 6 hours ago by TheMoonsaults

I was at a small gathering last night at a friend's house. Towards the end of the night, someone mentioned Stadia, and my buddy mentioned that I opted for the FE. Questions ensued, but nothing proves Stadia like pulling out a Bluetooth controller, loading it up on Desktop mode on my phone, and passing it around for people to try out.

Now, my friend has decent WiFi (150/50 or so), but as expected, Stadia ran like a dream. One guy was crazy impressed, said it's better than his Xbox One, and mentioned that his work is about to start work with Stadia (I should really find out what he does 🤔) and another exclaimed "I can't actually believe this. I don't think I'm ok with how good this is" but he can be a little dramatic at times.

And there ya go. 3-4 people in the room paid attention to the stream, and 3-4 people went away with the impression that the Stadia tech is the future of gaming.

Definitely don't have to carry a console around to show off this great service!

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ltnew007 28 points 5 hours ago*

I don't think YouTubers will be able to suppress the truth for very long.

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reiketsukage 1 point an hour ago

Maybe Google should just acquire Valve.

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LimitedToTwentyChara[S] 2 points 52 minutes ago

Now that's an idea, seriously. If Valve doesn't catch up eventually with their own cloud gaming service, an acquisition by some company might just be inevitable, and at a steep discount.

gschmidl posted:

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Get Call of Duty on Google Stadia


ULTV ULTV started this petition to Google, Inc

Make the lives of gamers easy again. So many platforms but one of the newest and best will not have one of the top games Call of Duty Modern Warfare.

We just want equal rights on all systems. Add the top games ASAP.

Majin posted:

What!!

Shows how much I gave a poo poo about the service to not even know that. That’s even worse!!

The Kins posted:

https://www.gamesradar.com/au/antstream-arcade-review/

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Commercial Idea for Full Launch (self.Stadia)
submitted 44 minutes ago by cli121

A kid walk into a room nagging to mom and dad to buy video games.

Mom give Dad a "I've GOT THIS" look and start listing that they will need to buy 1)A console 2) Games 3) A extra TV for them to play at because Grandma need to watch her show. That like a $1000 investment. Way too much money.

Then kid with a smug smile and nod his head to signal the Stadia Guy. Stadia Guy walk-in and start explaining that the cost is only $10 a month. No Console necessary, Destiny for Free, No TV because Play anywhere (Chromebook Commercial Insert) and Use existing controller or mouse/Keyboard.

Dad eyes WIDE OPEN #Dadadia to the possibility for himself and brought the kid Stadia.

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Could Sony/Microsoft/others be responsible for all the Stadia hate?Speculation(self.Stadia)
submitted 1 days ago by GanonZD to /r/Stadia

Normally, I’m not a conspiracy theorist at all. In general, whenever someone is accusing some big, “evil” organization of some giant, secret plot, I usually don’t take it seriously, for plots of that size are sure to get leaked by somebody at some point. However, the video game industry (especially the console part) is very unique because it is extremely divided into a couple of platforms which are being very tightly controlled by some big tech firm (Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo/Valve/etc.). Even the film media industry, which is perhaps the closest relative, is completely different: Both VHS, DVD, Blu-ray etc. were/are licensed products. Anyone can build a DVD player. Only Sony can build a Playstation and get away with it. This means that in the video game industry, you are extremely dependent on having a good relation to these companies. In other words, piss off Sony or Microsoft, and you might lose your early reviewer copy of video games, or you might lose advertising money. (Look at the firing of Jeff Gerstmann from GameSpot.)

So unlike in other industries, these kinds of conspiracies could actually make sense in the video game industry. I’m not saying that Sony or Microsoft or anyone else has explicitly requested or paid reviewers into writing negative reviews of Stadia (though this could perhaps be the case). The pressure could be much more implicit, with reviewers simply being afraid of writing anything except negative reviews of Stadia, because they sense what the consequences might be. Furthermore, it is not unlikely that reviewers themselves are interested in keeping the industry exactly the way it is now. If streaming one day becomes the default way for most people to play (just like it has happened with TV series by now), there will be much fewer things for reviewers to review. They can review games, Wi-Fi controllers, streaming devices, and similar accessories, but not video game consoles. Finally, the “rivalry” between the fan communities of the Playstation and Xbox brands, and the five-year console tech race, creates a special dynamic that drives the industry forward. You don’t see the same kind of polarized division of the communities around Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Disney+. There could be leading forces in the video game industry, both on the tech side and on the reviewer side, who are very interested in keeping things exactly the way they are now, with no extra streaming service from Google to shake up the market.

Could this kind of subtle, implicit conspiracy be one source of all the negative reviews of Stadia, and all the hate?

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Am I missing something? It shouldn't be hard for devs to port to Stadia. (self.Stadia)
submitted 6 hours ago by VRgamer84

I keep hearing about how difficult and time consuming it is for games to be ported to Stadia but why is this? I'm playing Shadow Of The Tomb Raider currently and it's identical to PS4 version. Same with Destiny 2, MK11 etc.

So what makes it so hard? Keep in mind we aren't talking about something like porting to the Switch where devs literally have to go back and re work an entire game engine and assets to make a game work on inferior hardware.

These games on Stadia are practically identical to other console versions, so what makes it so hard and time consuming?

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VRgamer84[S] -5 points 6 hours ago

Well obviously the games speak for themselves, it's very doable considering the litany of current gen games that are out and the many more incoming like Cyberpunk 2077. I'm not implying it's as easy as walking out to your mailbox, but I also don't think it's as difficult as some of you suggest

ErrEff posted:

Later in the comments, the OP clarifies what "bad" means:


Hmm, gee, wonder if this might be a shill. Nothing but Stadia posts, including gems like this early on:

Zaodai posted:

They also vary wildly by time of day, which leads to moments where it thinks its going to take 7 hours to download a game but then realizes you're downloading it at midnight and so it downloads in 40 minutes instead.

Though I did grab one of the old PS1 games on sale recently and the download finished before the PS4 had gotten far enough along to even tell me I had a download in the queue. 450 MB games, wave of the future!