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Stadia needs a plan B if it continues to not gain users
- Thread starter BlueManifest
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I really don't think its a zero sum game for either of them. The console war days aren't too relevant anymore. Nintendo only cares that they get ownership over a platform. If Microsoft lets them white-label the tech from them and maintain their own platform, I find it likely they would take advantage of it. Its not really different than partnering with Nvidia, and literally white-labeling the Nvidia Shield as the Switch -- youre just choosing a supplier at a slightly higher level.
Microsoft cares less about the Xbox brand than getting people on Azure.
I mean Google+ lasted for a while (7 years I believe?) and was never ever relevant at any time in its life cycle.
That seems longer than I would have ever let it live if I was in charge. lol
The truth is that it is mostly a meme that easy pickings for trolls who have probably never heard of half the services on killedbygoogle anyway.
Is it not fair to point out that I can still play any digital content I have bought on Google Play on basically any modern device in response to worries about Stadia content being lost? Can you think of a service on Killedbygoogle that would have actually resulted in users losing paid digital content when it closed down?
It need download option for pc at the very least, that way it's basically like any other pc store but with the extra feature for streaming from anywhere
I'm still in the "Stadia hasn't even launched yet and nobody seems to realize how big of a fucking deal having a 'PLAY THIS GAME RIGHT NOW' button on every single trailer/lets play/stream of a Stadia game on Youtube potentially is" camp.
But we'll see.
But we'll see.
The problem is also how the hardware performs, less than a year before a massive power jump in the console world.
Streaming is just not ready right now, I honestly think they should just wait another 5 years until 5G is pretty much everywhere.
Plan B is to make it free.
Well obviously it was the plan all the time. I do think that people underestimate stadia. What we se now is they making money of beta testers. When the service becomes free every 12 year old will use it and strangely enough, thats what drives these free game mictrotransaction things.
Mark my words.
Well obviously it was the plan all the time. I do think that people underestimate stadia. What we se now is they making money of beta testers. When the service becomes free every 12 year old will use it and strangely enough, thats what drives these free game mictrotransaction things.
Mark my words.
Pretty much, tech is there. Just not sure if Google will do what is necessary to become a player
It's not going to be a big deal if the experience once you click the button isn't up to par...and thus far they're still working on getting that to an acceptable point, and that's just with early adopters who probably have decent internet too
The thing is that Google has very few paid services to cancel. But they have cancelled some, like Google Fiber and the Nexus Q (even if it was before it officially hit shelves). And they have a mile long CVS receipt of things they have cancelled. Things that were actively being used by people.
And the reason your Google Play stuff is because Google Play is at the core of Android, one of their biggest products. Stadia isn't really similar at all. Even if it was, do you think Android would still be around if it had Stadia numbers when it launched? Probably not.
Stockholders may hold a company accountable for making a profit (when possible), but that doesn't give them complete control over a company's objectives and culture. Microsoft and Nintendo are resurgent because they've done the work to offer their base what they want - quality software on an attractive platform. Sony obviously has been doing this for a while (relative to this gen).
Google Fiber hasn't actually been canceled, just no further expansion beyond the current supported areas as far as I know.
Also, the argument could be made that Stadia is also related to one of the core business ventures they are putting a focus on, with it basically going hand in hand with the google cloud platform.
I understand that there are plenty of free services that have been canceled and such, but my question is directly addressing concerns of people who are basically saying they are afraid of Google taking away their digital content. I have asked in several threads of real world use cases where this happened to a user to the point where they are afraid of being burnt and no one has really given me an answer....
I just feel like it makes sense to compare Google's new digital content platform to their other digital content platform, not failed hardware projects like the Nexus Q or Google Fiber. Pointing to the only other service they manage that deals with selling digital content makes a lot more sense than comparing it to 90% of the products/tools listed on killedbygoogle.
People would scoff at someone for assuming Microsoft is going to kill off Game Pass just because they discontinued the Zune, but that is basically the same kind of logic people are following for Google IMO.
The problem is that thry have gaming hardware that they need to upkeep and eventually upgrade.
Seems like a huge waste of space and money for a couple thousand people.
Wonder what Google is going to do once Ps5 comes out and smokes Stadia in terms of power.
They gonna upgrade the hardware?
Seems like a huge waste of space and money for a couple thousand people.
Wonder what Google is going to do once Ps5 comes out and smokes Stadia in terms of power.
They gonna upgrade the hardware?
Eh, Nintendo is a company run by developers for the most part, they absolutely do have a passion for gaming. As for Microsoft and Sony, they at least invested heavily into building their own repertoire of studios to develop games that they fund entirely themselves. Maybe not what you would call 'passion' but it's definitely commitment to the creative enterprise
It's a beta
You can own a PS5 and play Stadia games
It's targeting the people who normally won't drop $500 on a console
They touted being more powerful than a pro and x combined, not me.
Secondly, its a beta? Have they ever used that word about stadia?
Nintendo currently use Google's infrastructure and servers for Nintendo Switch Online at the moment. Nintendo are Google's customer.
Sorry should have prefaced with ignore Phil Harrison and their PR.
It's a beta product with first gen software for it
They should probably change that...and also just let Xbox run their Online in general lol that way it's at least current and serviceable
Why should they change? Google just became a trillion dollar company with an extensive cloud infrastructure, do you think console wars is a real thing outside of here?
I'm sure Stadia will be around in whatever form for at least a few years. The free version reception will tell all.
Stadia needs time for the "subscribers" *cough* beta testers *cough* to really put the service through its paces
Stadia needs time for the "subscribers" *cough* beta testers *cough* to really put the service through its paces
And Microsoft hit that milestone awhile back??
Also, I mean like, so Xbox can put basic freegin features in it.. achievements, built-in voice chat, etc. I love my Switch but it's not an unpopular opinion to say that their online is lacking severely
I like Stadia. The controller is nice, and the technology works well on my home internet connection. But I don't actually use Stadia as a gaming platform because it really doesn't have any games I want to play that I didn't already have on my One X.
Instead I use it as a parlor trick, as a technology demo. Cool to show people that their random device can play modern games in Chrome when I plug my controller in and log in. It's futuristic if not quite practical yet.
I have a dilemma coming up when they want me to pay more money on February. As it is $10 a month isn't worth keeping access to any of the games they have given me in my Pro subscription.
But I want the technology demo, and based on what has happened with people who have bought games and returned Stadia on Reddit I think people who bought games as part of the initial period will have access to the "free" Stadia before anyone else will.
So instead of paying the $10 going forward, I might just buy the cheapest game on Stadia that is impressive enough for a technology demo so maybe Wolfenstein Youngblood, Trials Rising or the only exclusive Gylt.
Instead I use it as a parlor trick, as a technology demo. Cool to show people that their random device can play modern games in Chrome when I plug my controller in and log in. It's futuristic if not quite practical yet.
I have a dilemma coming up when they want me to pay more money on February. As it is $10 a month isn't worth keeping access to any of the games they have given me in my Pro subscription.
But I want the technology demo, and based on what has happened with people who have bought games and returned Stadia on Reddit I think people who bought games as part of the initial period will have access to the "free" Stadia before anyone else will.
So instead of paying the $10 going forward, I might just buy the cheapest game on Stadia that is impressive enough for a technology demo so maybe Wolfenstein Youngblood, Trials Rising or the only exclusive Gylt.