paperjack
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Google is a massive company that is filled with what I'm sure are very intelligent people.
My question is, why did they release Stadia, and why in the manner they did? It was a disastrous launch, to say the least.
I feel that the problem with Google Stadia is that it's a product for literally no one. It's for the people who can't stand to wait one or two hours for a game to download, and instead can put up with other problems and pay extra so they can play NOW.
It requires an insane internet connection for it to work, and even then you have to be close to their servers in order to have little lag. People with such a connection are also unlikely to have crappy PC's. It's unplayable on 3G/4G, so mobile devices are right out.
The only way I could have seen it work was if they made a Netflix, but for games kind of deal - you pay a fixed monthly fee and you have instant access to a large library of games. I could see myself chipping in if they had a large amount of indies.
Did they do any market research? No closed alpha?
Is this a sign that Google is becoming too corporate, and corruption/incompetence is rampant much like other corporations?
It just baffles me, much like Hollywood companies churning out 500 million disasters.
Does anyone here have Stadia, and what are your thoughts on it? Why did you get it?
My question is, why did they release Stadia, and why in the manner they did? It was a disastrous launch, to say the least.
I feel that the problem with Google Stadia is that it's a product for literally no one. It's for the people who can't stand to wait one or two hours for a game to download, and instead can put up with other problems and pay extra so they can play NOW.
It requires an insane internet connection for it to work, and even then you have to be close to their servers in order to have little lag. People with such a connection are also unlikely to have crappy PC's. It's unplayable on 3G/4G, so mobile devices are right out.
The only way I could have seen it work was if they made a Netflix, but for games kind of deal - you pay a fixed monthly fee and you have instant access to a large library of games. I could see myself chipping in if they had a large amount of indies.
Did they do any market research? No closed alpha?
Is this a sign that Google is becoming too corporate, and corruption/incompetence is rampant much like other corporations?
It just baffles me, much like Hollywood companies churning out 500 million disasters.
Does anyone here have Stadia, and what are your thoughts on it? Why did you get it?