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[Rumor/leak?] Lapresse.ca details the Google Stadia price, release date, launch details, line-up
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It's just a touch too pricey for me. If they brought that sub down to $100 a year, and prove that they can deliver a strong library of titles, I'd probably unsub from HumbleMonthly and sign up for this
I don't think the targeted audience will be as hung up on paying for a subscription and having to pay for the latest games.
For a large amount of the audience it will just be paying for a DVD and playing it (the 1080p service).
For others it will be like having a cable package and buying the digital 4K version of a movie on the online store (the 4K/60fps service), while also having access to the older movies that are just available.
Based on these details I think they've nailed what a practical streaming service should look like. If they throw in discounts for full-price games when you have a Pro subscription they're going to attract a lot of people.
For a large amount of the audience it will just be paying for a DVD and playing it (the 1080p service).
For others it will be like having a cable package and buying the digital 4K version of a movie on the online store (the 4K/60fps service), while also having access to the older movies that are just available.
Based on these details I think they've nailed what a practical streaming service should look like. If they throw in discounts for full-price games when you have a Pro subscription they're going to attract a lot of people.
Hahahaha, what a disaster. Expensive hardware, monthly subscription, still have to buy new games. Who approved this?
Absolutely my thoughts as well. Either double down on a subscription model or just do it per game. At those prices, neither is worth it.
maybe they're trying to convince people that there isn't a big difference between streaming a game and installing it but there is. Either way this must be like a small experiment to them and I doubt they'd care much if this whole thing bombs
The biggest issues for me are the timing (I thought it was coming soon) and the lineup up of games. Obviously there are more to come but if they are of that type it's so underwhelming.
Nah La Presse are a professional well-respected institution. No way this is fake.
Its confusing to me, so I buy the chromecast, pay a sub fee per month to get free games streamed but new releases are full price digital only?
It's gonna be free.
You think the mainstream market is going to refuse to play in 1080p?
I would guess the countries are likely to be 14 out of this list:
USA
Canada
UK
Ireland
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Japan
Their business model makes this a near requirement. Firstly they have to convince people that their service is as good as buying a game and playing it on local hardware - pricing themselves as a lower-cost option undermines that message. Secondly, they'll want to offer publishers the same amount for each game purchased on Stadia as they get from other platforms, otherwise publishers will treat Stadia like a secondary platform.
But not if you want to play it at 4K/60fps, in that case you need to subscribe again.
Your essentially buying lower quality games unless you are willing to pay a subscription to unlock its full potential.
Why would you think that? All seems realistic enough for me. I'd honestly even expect those monthly fees to be higher than this.
Google would have to be paying good money to get worthwhile exclusives when your current market count of potential software sales is 0.
People expected anything different?
Precisely, it isn't meant to replace, it's meant to compliment. For instance, I have multiple gaming platforms. PC, PS4, Switch. Just as I have multiple streaming services, Netflix, Amazon Prime. At $11.99 a month this goes perfectly with my other streaming services. I'm actually surprised at how cheap it is. I think they landed a perfect price.
A lot of this depends on the quality and breadth of games on the subscription. And how often games get added in, if new games are added 6-12 months after release that's not bad.
I'm hoping the price of new games is less than retail copies as well.
One thing Stadia still has going for it is not needing to bug a box and the flexibility to eventually play on any screen you own. Those two things will be very appealing to a lot of people.
I'm hoping the price of new games is less than retail copies as well.
One thing Stadia still has going for it is not needing to bug a box and the flexibility to eventually play on any screen you own. Those two things will be very appealing to a lot of people.
It'll likely be a similar style service, except they have the benefit of the already established GamePass. Benefit that they've got is that streaming isn't their main or only focus, so even if it bombs for them they can just move back to a 100% focus on local hardware.
so wait
new games will be full price.
to use stadia, you need a subscription.
so if i buy a FULL PRICE GAME, and stop subbing to stadia, i lose access to it?
new games will be full price.
to use stadia, you need a subscription.
so if i buy a FULL PRICE GAME, and stop subbing to stadia, i lose access to it?
I can't help but think the requirement of Chromecast is done purposely. When I did the beta back last year, this wasn't needed.
Pretty ridiculous.
Pretty ridiculous.
Do they have datacenters near Italy ? I tried PS Now and it was a fucking distaster with 100 mbps download and 2 Mb upload.
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To only play old games you could find dirt cheap on PS4/XB1?
I think that the demography interested in games and more do the type of games featured most likely own one console already.
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That's an article based on the Lapresse stuff though.
I won't bother changing OP or the title, the conference is in just 2h30 and someone will make a new thread then.
Buying games? Noooooo. I mean they'd have to be heavily discounted and the streaming tech to be seriously good and consistent for that to be a thing for me personally. I'm always going to have a console so if I am paying similar amounts and one is guaranteed to run and one will have variable performance of course I'll get it for the console and not Stadia. A subscription with access to everything is the only way to do this. Imagine Spotify wanting you to still pay money for individual new releases from big names. No.
I'm pretty sure that's not the case.
You don't loose access to games you buy in the PlayStation store if you're no longer a PS+ subscriber. Same model. You can still access your purchased games anytime.
Man if Xbox continue on the gamepass route with streaming as well they would have already destroyed stadia .
I'm not positive. I think the sub and bought games may be completely seperate.
Doom is about the last game that I would want to play streamed.
Hah, after watching this recap I understand why Piscatella wasn't so sure about Stadia's success when at first he read like he saw it to be the future of gaming.
It seems to me like they're making early adopters buy into a "soft launch" to gauge server capacity and iron out the service.
The pitch next year to a mass audience will still be no upfront cost (@ 1080), and massive client accessibility.
I want to know how Stadia will handle free to play, and I want to know if all Google first party games will be included in the 4k sub.