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

So I finally tried this out. I have 1GB internet and loaded up Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. Even with my beastly pc setup/internet the game would still go pixelated often enough that it was highly noticeable and this is a game with dated anime graphics. Not even going to bother testing out the 4k stuff as I'm sure it'll just annoy me.

Maybe it'll take off in 3rd world countries with insanely fast internet who only have access to dated hardware otherwise MEH.

Tried out Amazon Luna and it was the same deal too.

if you're an AT&T customer you can play arkham knight streamed

the most interesting thing is this is the first case of Stadia white-label, a new thing where stadia is wholesaling their stadia system to third parties. This pretty much is the stage of a cloud service where they pimp themselves out to anyone who will pay.

semi neat but still can't really see a situation where I'd want to do this, especially since stadia is a different platform so needs a custom game made for it, unlike xCloud which just runs the xbox version of games.

Was hoping for a bit more of a Founders discount (I pay $25 for 6 months of Priority), but that shit's still $90. I think if I was going to spend that kind of money on cloud gaming I'd just go all the way and buy a Shadow PC. $15+ a month seems silly when you still have to deal with all the asshole publishers that removed their games from GFN, the fact that MS Store (Game Pass) will never be available, and so far Cyberpunk is still the only title you can add to library from GOG.

i bought RDR 2 yesterday on stadia (made a new account) for $29.99-$10 new member coupon that comes a day after you make an account, today got an email saying i could get a free stadia premiere edition and ordered one, $80 discount applied. The offer is on the store page too for everyone, but the $10 coupon does not invalidate the deal




the premiere kit is just a chromecast ultra + stadia controller, nothing amazing but nice to have to take around during holidays

if you use the app (NOT website) when buying the game you can pay with Google Pay and/or google play, desktop only takes credit cards. I had like $50 in google pay wallet money so not a bad deal. The coupon you get for the free edition expires 12/11/21 so the deal isn't live for that long.

If you don't have a stadia account can use my referral, you get 1 extra free month or something Stadia - Play for Free across your favorite devices

stadia app now on LG WebOS TVs, it also pairs with stadia controller. be cool if xcloud app gets native LG app too

Wish RTX 3080 wasn't so expensive, would be nice to see what it looks like on my Shield TV and if it can really do 4K HDR without any issues. Still the same deal as before for Founders though; 50% off Priority but only 10% off RTX 3080.

spronk said:

stadia app now on LG WebOS TVs, it also pairs with stadia controller. be cool if xcloud app gets native LG app too

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Seeing as I have an OLED this is pretty cool.

The issue with Stadia is that it doesn't let you BYOG (Bring Your Own Games) right? I've got Ubisoft+, and it's nice that I can play Ubisoft games on it using that subscription, but no other service is like that I don't think?

How do you pair a controller to your TV?

you just launch the stadia app, login, and there is a controller menu option and you have to press buttons in a certain order on the controller to pair it. I did it, i own like 2 games on stadia and got 6 months free stadia pro but still have yet to play a single second. its nice, but i don't know who its really for.

Stadia is dead. Google is refunding all hardware and software purchases.

cool, i bought cyberpunk on stadia for $20 when they were giving away a free controller/cast when you bought a game so if i get a refund, i get to keep... cyberpunk

Dizzam said:

A message about Stadia and our long term streaming strategy

We’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.

blog.google

Stadia is dead. Google is refunding all hardware and software purchases.

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Whoa! No one saw this coming!

if he goes to nintendo the switch 2 is doomed

30 Years of abject failure. Quite a resume.

And yet he keeps falling upwards. God bless the USA.