There's no way in hell that 4 in 10 of the UK public are aware of Stadia.
4 in 10 people in the UK aren't aware of shit.
4 in 10 people in the UK aren't aware of shit.
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UK survey - Console gamers are interested in Stadia, but PS5 leads as 'most likely to buy' choice for next-gen
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do you really think the result now would have been different?
It's still early for serious consumer polls, but I'm not surprised at the PS5 lead. EU is a Sonyland, and only major fuckup can prevent them having a strong foothold there.
PlayStation is a instapurchase for many EU gamers.
PlayStation is a instapurchase for many EU gamers.
Streaming was crap last year but the moment a pr man speaks it's the future.
Honestly this will have zero impact on the traditional model for at least ten years.
Honestly this will have zero impact on the traditional model for at least ten years.
Maybe they were allowed to choose many options with that first question. And only one with that second question.
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There's a 'familiarity'/awareness breakdown that might be a little more telling. Nearly half of the '4 in 10' claim to be aware of the name only - a good chunk of these could be spoofing as to appear more clued in than they actually are, or might actually be thinking of something else entirely.
You don't need an Xbox to play Microsoft games any more so you are covered regardless.
I wonder if Sony will put Now on Android/TV's/etc soon, would like to see the numbers.
Not really, XCloud will have the games in any device, and the games are on PC.
Not really, XCloud will have the games in any device, and the games are on PC.
One major hurdle no o e talks about is how a lot of people like to get new things. Even when buying a digital only Xbox s you still get the hardware box.
A ps5 is definitely more enticing in that aspect where as stadia's marketing push is the opposite. You don't need anything new to play games at the same or better specs .. anywhere.
It should make for some interesting back and forth advertisements.
A ps5 is definitely more enticing in that aspect where as stadia's marketing push is the opposite. You don't need anything new to play games at the same or better specs .. anywhere.
It should make for some interesting back and forth advertisements.
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To be honest, I think the overall total flatters Stadia a bit, because some of these people surveyed are necessarily not going to know much about gaming options, and thus you may introduce a recency/familiarity bias in them towards Stadia. In not knowing about Playstations or Xboxes they may simply have picked Stadia in this bit of the survey because they had it recently described to them.
The breakdown on interest seems to bear that out a bit. Among console gamers, at least, Stadia falls to half the 'most likely to buy' share of the next Xbox. Although in the 'overall' gamer demographic it still holds up pretty well...
Edit - sorry, for clarity in that snipped bit above, it runs top to bottom as PS5, next Xbox, Stadia, 'Switch 2'.
To be fair Europe has always gravitated more towards Sony's machines than Microsoft's. Current sales show the PS4 has sold well over 300% more units than XB1 across Europe.
I guess I haven't really gauged the reaction to the state of play on this forum. I saw it and thought it was okay but not many stuff for me. Some of these comments sound like Sony somehow ruined themselves with it. Can someone explain to me how a showing of VR games means Sony is doomed?
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Well. Things can change. I'm sure surveys ran prior to this current gen would have flattered Xbox's chances, in the US and UK at least.
But if Sony doesn't fuck something major up, I'd expect them to benefit a lot out of the success of this gen.
I have to assume people are being sarcastic about that.
They can't. ERA is just somewhat toxic.
I am really happy with extra VR news, like No Mans Sky VR!
What you on about chief? Wheres MS VR offerings? How about Nintendo now jumping aboard in a lite version if it. End of the day Sony are supporting and offering new exciting ways to play games, Never understood the mindset of gamers these days, Whether on here, Twitch/youtube chat.... It's as if they actually don't game at all or want new technology that furthers the medium.
No mans sky in VR chap, That right there was worth the announcement.
Was you expecting E3 levels of reveals even though we all know what is coming out from Sony already.
Unfortunately, some people on ERA don't believe that and when they do, its usually too late.
Anyway, polls are used to suggest that something could go that way not that it will.
Like I said if Sony do everything right they can make PS5 bigger than PS4 like PS2 was for PS1...
But I have doubts they will do everything right(huge focus on their AAA titles, delivering more titles(at least 3 AAA per year), DON'T MAKE Last of Us 2, DS or GOT cross gen THESES games are currently gen games, delivery at least 1 big hit at launch(Horizon 2 or Bloodborne 2 or Gran Turismo 7))
But I have doubts they will do everything right(huge focus on their AAA titles, delivering more titles(at least 3 AAA per year), DON'T MAKE Last of Us 2, DS or GOT cross gen THESES games are currently gen games, delivery at least 1 big hit at launch(Horizon 2 or Bloodborne 2 or Gran Turismo 7))
Sony aren't going to repeat the mistakes of PS3. I predict PS5 will surpass PS4 levels of sales and hype. They already have some strong cross-gen launch titles lined up, which is more than can be said for PS4. And backwards compatibility will nail it.
Yeah, that's fairly accurate. I'm getting a PS5, but I'm interested in seeing what they want to try with the Stadia.
yall can't be this gullible.
You never know, I've seen people say relatively worse stuff while being completely serious.
What does the State of Play episode have to do with affecting the PS5? Did I miss a secret part where they cancelled the next God of War, Spider-Man 2, Horizon 2, Gran Turismo, etc. that are all being developed for PS5 as we speak?
Some of you are acting pretty embarrassing about yesterday
Some of you are acting pretty embarrassing about yesterday
Is this a serious post?
Let's judge a full generation based on a 20 minutes YouTube trailer. Lol
Thing is this survey was taken probably not long after the Stadia hype/announcement - we'll see how they fare after PS5/Xbox next plans/games are out in the wild vs stadia exclusives. Then again after it actually launches and if the impressions hold enough to overcome the latency/network issues and still remain viable.
Sony is doomed?
I can't believe people are taking this post seriously. You probably should have added \s at the end.
Pricing is key for Stadia. I'm hoping for an all you can eat subscription model but that price needs to be something like £10, same as Netflix. PS Now is something like £15 a month (please correct me) and to me that's just too high. If Stadia is £10 I'll subscribe for one month and see how it performs. If it offers a lot AND if it fundamentally works quite well for me then I might subscribe for longer or periodically depending on what games are released that I can't get on my PS5 (which I am 100% going to own).
Commenters online are still a small portion of the PS4 audience guys. Just because you see a bunch of negative posts about where was the big 3 doesn't mean that's a reflection of how people consumed Sony's direct. Gamers are ridiculous, but it's even more exaggerated online, that post was an obvious joke lol...
Back on topic, I'm really indifferent to Stadia. It's all about the games. I mean that's a boring tag line, but that's what I'm doing with my console besides TV and some other entertainment apps. Don't see how I'm going to be playing anything different on Google's machine so why leave my comfort zone without the exclusives from gaming companies like PS or Nintendo? Big meh for me, but I'm open to be changed.
Back on topic, I'm really indifferent to Stadia. It's all about the games. I mean that's a boring tag line, but that's what I'm doing with my console besides TV and some other entertainment apps. Don't see how I'm going to be playing anything different on Google's machine so why leave my comfort zone without the exclusives from gaming companies like PS or Nintendo? Big meh for me, but I'm open to be changed.
Yes. I cancelled my PS5 preorder after that terrible presentation.
No communication for months and then Sony decides to slap us all in the face.
I think *BUFFERING* Stadia is *BUFFERING* going to be really *BUFFERING* awesom- *USER DISCONNECTED*
Premature to make such a survey when the two are not on equal footing. It's hard to judge Stadia without understanding a whole lot more about it. With consoles the expectations are more or less the same in terms of cost, access, usability based on Sony's previous efforts. I think asking anyone about Google's efforts right now, will make everyone justifiably cautious and uncertain, more so with a streaming service