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[VG247] Google Stadia is the future of gaming, whether you like it or not
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The day that happens is when I will stop buying new videogames. Not owning the games in any physical format, or not having access to the files, is a big no to me.
I would much rather prefer a future where games are developed and designed with the restrictions of hardware in mind as opposed to super powered PC servers beaming games with "endless" power to all devices.
Stadia itself may not be. Streaming itself will open up gaming to tons of new people, and will become the most convenient option for many. But only with subscriptions like Game Pass and PSNow: if you don't care enough about gaming (or don't have enough money) to invest in a sub-200 Euros device (what consoles can get to after a couple years) you also won't be shelling out 70 Euros a pop for a single game. A 10-15 bucks per month sub, however? Like hundreds of millions of people are already doing between services like Netflix or Spotify? That I can see.
It's the future but I think the future is a good bit off until we get better internet speeds, prices, and better quality control from the producers of the services.
User warned: drive-by posting
Oh, so this is just a PR fluff piece.
edit: Drive by? I read the article and it came off as PR, therefore I commented that it came off as PR. Should I have quoted more from the article?
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I was just about to highlight that sentence too lol. Completely transparent writing there.
Oddly enough, the rest of the world will be in a better place to use game-streaming than the US.
So we could be facing a really interesting scenario.
I agree with the article.
It IS the future. Is it the future now? unlikely.
So we could be facing a really interesting scenario.
I agree with the article.
It IS the future. Is it the future now? unlikely.
Yeah, its the future not the present. We ain't there yet.
Granted, it works great for me at my house. Doesn't mean everybody can play it. I don't doubt Google's Infrastructure isn't there yet. Its the ISPs who are to blame and until they decide to give up shitty datacaps and provide faster speeds for better costs, its not feasible for a lot of consumers.
Granted, it works great for me at my house. Doesn't mean everybody can play it. I don't doubt Google's Infrastructure isn't there yet. Its the ISPs who are to blame and until they decide to give up shitty datacaps and provide faster speeds for better costs, its not feasible for a lot of consumers.
I expect it to be the case in like 15-20 years, when everyones internet and the service gets better.
So many people who don't want to pay for a new console. That's going to be a lot of folks who get to game when otherwise wouldn't have been able to.
PC will live on though, maybe they'll finally make a successful steambox.
So many people who don't want to pay for a new console. That's going to be a lot of folks who get to game when otherwise wouldn't have been able to.
PC will live on though, maybe they'll finally make a successful steambox.
Consoles may disappear, but I don't see PC gaming going anywhere as long as some people want the best quality and features you can't get with streaming (ultrawide, G-Sync, modding, etc). As another user already posted I'll stop buying games if local hardware completely disappears. Luckily there's enough amazing games already released that I'd be fine just playing those. Maybe I'd finally get rid of my backlog...
Do you not use Spotify or Netflix whatevs?
Edit - stop @ing me - I am wrong and stupid. Forgot about modding which IS a big deal for me. Even if I don't care about actually ownership
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Streaming? Yeah sure, maybe once they work out the kinks and we get fair deals from ISPs. The pricing model is utter garbage though.
It's been a pretty great experience post-launch. Playing Destiny 2 on my S10+ is rad and kinda nuts honestly. Definitely a platform I'll seriously consider for AAA games that are on it. Getting a new game and just playing it a second later feels satisfying and I've not had any issues with input lag so far. Just need devs to get better at upping the performance of games on it.
For me I already have dropped a lot of games I would otherwise play because the only digital service I use is GOG. I don't have a problem with dropping new games altogether if they go cloud-only.
Lol no not really VG247, Thanks for the idiotic clickbait though.
While Streaming is certainly here to stay it won't be replacing consoles. It'll exist as a supplement to current console ecosystems.
This reminds me of the mid 2,000's when everybody was hyping 3D films as the future of Cinema. All films today were supposed to be exclusively 3D whether we liked it or not and every home is supposed to have a 3D equipped flat screen
While Streaming is certainly here to stay it won't be replacing consoles. It'll exist as a supplement to current console ecosystems.
This reminds me of the mid 2,000's when everybody was hyping 3D films as the future of Cinema. All films today were supposed to be exclusively 3D whether we liked it or not and every home is supposed to have a 3D equipped flat screen
Netflix and Spotify haven't killed physical movies and music. Vinyl records are selling more than they ever have since they were "replaced".
Having tried Stadia, I truly believe streaming is amazing and works, there's still a lot of hurdles on the way though and I hope the streaming services overcome them. Stadia for instance will need time to grow a big games library and exclusives, on top of fixing themselves up a bit in general, I hope we see a lot of improvements in 2020 and that they stick with it - playing the actual games works great so the base is there (and will grow as better internet expands hopefully!).
The problem with Google Stadia, available now, is that it's almost TOO good!
The laws of physics are always going to get in the way of the latency problem though. There's only so much latency you can reduce going from your home to the nearest datacenter before the speed of light becomes the limiting factor.
So unless Google, or any other company, plans to run data centers in every single city on Earth, this style of service will never work.
So unless Google, or any other company, plans to run data centers in every single city on Earth, this style of service will never work.
Let's say that's the only option in the far future. You'd rather give up something you love out of spite for how the content is delivered? It's still the same content and you'd have the same joy experiencing it whether it's streamed, on disc, or created via hamsters and pigeons.
Until consistent fast unlimited broadband becomes the norm in the US, streaming isn't really going anywhere.
First post nails it for me. I just don't see the rush to giving pubs more power over you but to each their own.
Completely different; I am paying a subscription to access the entire catalogue Spotify and Netflix offer in my region. I am fully aware I don't own anything I can access, which is a big bummer when the content is removed. I think PS Now subscription model is similar, but can't confirm since I have never used it.
The problem with this is that the users completely rely on the company to keep the servers up. We have already seen how shitty Sony is in keeping servers up when a game doesn't perform like they wanted, for example, Gravity Rush 2.
Also, as someone who likes to mod my games and hate DRM with a passion, streaming videogames doesn't entice me in the least.
