GAME RIP Google Stadia 2019-2020

[Boing]

Premiere Edition for almost 75% off ($22.22)

Stadia Premiere Edition

store.google.com

I got one for free a year ago or so. Haven't even opened the box

 

[Dusty Busterson]

To be fair, I don't think Game Pass was really a thing yet when they launched Stadia. However that Netflix style subscription model was clearly a better concept, and probably what Stadia should have been in the first place.

I know Game Pass was around in 2019, I had it before then.

 

[Sean6293]

can you use the controller in steam? $22 aint bad

i know i couldn't figure out how to use it with the BT on a rasp pi

 

[SBrooks1]

You guys keep calling it dead yet it's still going and people who use it seem to like it lol

ok "people". How many "people"?

 

[Boots]

ok "people". How many "people"?

Quick google says a few million at least

 

[Highlander_77]

I know Game Pass was around in 2019, I had it before then.

Wasn't the big deal that it is now though.

 

[Highlander_77]

Google Stadia has reportedly been demoted, but it might show up in your Peloton

www-theverge-com.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[baboymo]

 

[Mr.Fusion]

Still never opened mine

 

[alex]

Sad because it worked surprisingly well.

 

[Good Ol' Gil]

Had a dude at work nut hugging this since day 1

Rip fam

 

[Sean6293]

They should have made it a subscription model and offer unlisted games.

 

[alex]

They should have made it a subscription model and offer unlisted games.

maybe… i think the problem is people just assumed it would suck because of lag/latency/etc.

But after getting a free one and trying the trial, it really was excellent. I have a decent internet connection so maybe if you’re on DSL or something it’d suck, but I was even able to play fighting games and it played perfectly. No lag issues, it was great.

My only issue is that I already have a gaming PC and when I play PC games I want to use my keyboard and mouse anyway.

 

[Highlander_77]

maybe… i think the problem is people just assumed it would suck because of lag/latency/etc.

But after getting a free one and trying the trial, it really was excellent. I have a decent internet connection so maybe if you’re on DSL or something it’d suck, but I was even able to play fighting games and it played perfectly. No lag issues, it was great.

My only issue is that I already have a gaming PC and when I play PC games I want to use my keyboard and mouse anyway.

The business model was more of a problem than the technology. If they had done a "Netflix for games" model, that might have been appealing. But having to buy individual games at full price that can only be streamed and never played locally/offline? Fuck off outta here.

 

[atxmike]

Should have sold the hardware / software backend to ISPs to integrate and offer as a service.

 

[Sean6293]

Exactly

The business model was more of a problem than the technology. If they had done a "Netflix for games" model, that might have been appealing. But having to buy individual games at full price that can only be streamed and never played locally/offline? Fuck off outta here.

Exactly. Make it a subscription and let the users play all games on the system.

 

[Cicada]

I got one for free a year ago or so. Haven't even opened the box

same

 

[alex]

The business model was more of a problem than the technology. If they had done a "Netflix for games" model, that might have been appealing. But having to buy individual games at full price that can only be streamed and never played locally/offline? Fuck off outta here.

And when Stadia inevitably gets fully scrapped (which Google does all the time), you can’t play anymore… ever.

Plus a lot of the fun of many PC games is the modding. If I want to play at 1080p with a controller on the couch, I’ll just use a console