Game Streaming Services - Stadia, Geforce Now, xCloud, PS Now

Are these games PC based? Like I already own those launch games? So what then?

Pre ordered founders edition.

I don't get the audience for this. Or maybe I do, I just don't know any of those people. If you are into games you've got a pc/xbox one/ps4. Sony has a subscription service model that works well, as does Microsoft. PC owners certainly you don't need this since there are numerous sub services and cheap digital sale platforms

So this is for people who don't fall into any of the categories, but want games, and will plop down $130+ plus sub fees on a device that only streams certain games (mainly old ones, some new? And only releasing with Destiny 2, a 2 year old game which most fans say sucked )...am I missing something here?

Watching the latest politically motivated purge of people from YouTube makes me want to avoid any new google product like the plague. If I'm going to go with a game streaming service I'll use someone else. And the service looks underwhelming.

After playing Odyssey in the beta, I was instantly sold on the service.

The only reason to have a gaming PC will be for competitive gaming and even then I think it will be unnecessary to have any more than a dumb terminal in the future.

The thing is no new games are included. The pro version has a tiny library of 33 older games, stuff you can blow thru in a month. Then any new games you have to buy on Stadia, and that won't run on anything else - ps4, pc, xbox, switch, etc - just stadia. So if you wanna play Watch Dogs 3 you'll have to pay $130 for the hardware, then $10/mo for the service, then another $60-100 for the game.

I can totally get a $10/mo service that gives you a deep, rich library of games ala Netflix. That makes sense. Buy paying $10/mo for a platform and then forking over more money for games you can only play with their controller and dongle is a bit hard to swallow.

I'm sure there will be a market for it, but how big is it really? People who have really good bandwidth, have great TVs, but for some reason don't wanna buy a ps4, xbox, or PC?

The xbox version is probably gonna shit all over this anyways, giving you access to an insanely deep library (game pass), giving you play ability on a ton of hardware - any xbox, PC, tablet, phone, and possibly even switch - and access to a ton of accessories like controllers, screens, etc.

Right this is not really aimed at core and hardcore gamers. This is aimed at folks who don't even want to drop 500 for a console, let alone the 1000+ a good - great gaming rig would cost. Hell you don't even need to do the shit on the preorder. Just have something, anything, that can run chrome and a USB controller and boom you good. The internet speeds required don't seem that steep, as long as you have Xfinity or Uverse or something along those lines, you should be able to run 1080p/60 with surround for 10 bucks a month on that shitty ass laptop or chromebook (which is more than enough for most non hardcore gamers). The only thing that strikes me is the controller is just stupid expensive, like almost Nintendo levels of stupidity.

This will not be for me, but my son will fit this to a T. He wants to move to PC gaming, but I'm not willing to shell out hundreds for a gaming rig. Now I can go to walmart and buy a shitty desktop and he can plug in his PS4 controller and be ready to roll until that desktop dies. The only catch is, what will Microsoft offer? It sounds like they are taking their gamepass and merging it with something very similar to Stadia. Sony will probably just stick with the legacy model where you have to own their hardware to play anything, and that's fine, that model appeals to me. However, I'm also willing to plunk down 500 for a PS5 as well.