Vapourware Google Stadia - "a game streaming service for everyone"

[Nano]

So it's like, a free console. Again if they can get more developers behind it this will totally kill off xbox and playstation, which would be awesome because fuck those consoles.

I'm confused. What is your reasoning for supporting Google but hating on Microsoft and Sony? You realize all of them want to screw you over, don't you?

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

thread needs a poll so that we can see how many of us would actually pay to subscribe to the new electric jew - laggy gameplay edition.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

So it's like, a free console. Again if they can get more developers behind it this will totally kill off xbox and playstation, which would be awesome because fuck those consoles.

I'm confused. What is your reasoning for supporting Google but hating on Microsoft and Sony? You realize all of them want to screw you over, don't you?

Stadia uses Linux therefore Stadia promotes games being made for Linux

 

[Nano]

Stadia uses Linux therefore Stadia promotes games being made for Linux

Which would be cool if it wasn't for the games being online-only + the lack of ownership of your games.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Stadia uses Linux therefore Stadia promotes games being made for Linux

Which would be cool if it wasn't for the games being online-only + the lack of ownership of your games.

Stadia servers use Linux which means the games themselves need Linux builds

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

So it's like, a free console. Again if they can get more developers behind it this will totally kill off xbox and playstation, which would be awesome because fuck those consoles.

I'm confused. What is your reasoning for supporting Google but hating on Microsoft and Sony? You realize all of them want to screw you over, don't you?

Google has given us:

• Google search engine
• Gmail
• Youtube
• Maps
• Drive
• A full clone of microsoft office
• Google AI (assistant etc..)
• Translate
• Earth
• Hangouts

All totally free, immensely useful, usable on any OS, etc.. Android is the most open source of any mobile OS. A cheap chromecast lets you stream basically anything to anywhere.

Google gives so much great stuff. And most of it's free. Compare google to apple, microsoft, sony

 

[Nano]

Stadia servers use Linux which means the games themselves need Linux builds

Still, no thanks. The advances DXVK and others have made over the past year means playing Win32/Win64 games on Linux will eventually be very viable.

 

[iZerw]

So it's like, a free console. Again if they can get more developers behind it this will totally kill off xbox and playstation, which would be awesome because fuck those consoles.

I'm confused. What is your reasoning for supporting Google but hating on Microsoft and Sony? You realize all of them want to screw you over, don't you?

Google has given us:

• Google search engine
• Gmail
• Youtube
• Maps
• Drive
• A full clone of microsoft office
• Google AI (assistant etc..)
• Translate
• Earth
• Hangouts

All totally free, immensely useful, usable on any OS, etc.. Android is the most open source of any mobile OS. A cheap chromecast lets you stream basically anything to anywhere.

Google gives so much great stuff. And most of it's free. Compare google to apple, microsoft, sony

At the cost of you privacy. But what's that, right?

 

[†††]

Google has given us:

-plenty of useful idiots

 

[Melcar]

Goddamn Googlebots.

 

[Forest Dweller]

Wait, so it's upfront plus subscription PLUS HAVE TO PURCHASE THE GAMES? Thank god, I was worried this might actually take off.

I just realized, this is the way to eliminate used game sales that Microsoft was looking for.

 

[baud]

Games cant possibly be priced at full price on Stadia. No offline play, always on DRM, no mods, no physical copy, if they arent at a heavy discount most people wont buy... most sane people at least.

you're paying a play everywhere on any device without installation (as long as you have the Gb/s connection)

 

[Catacombs]

(as long as you have the Gb/s connection)

That's where Google Fiber will get you next.

 

[DalekFlay]

Google gives so much great stuff. And most of it's free. Compare google to apple, microsoft, sony

Even if I granted this point (which I don't, and no company is ever your friend anyway), it doesn't change the dynamics of the current situation. If my best friend who's a great guy bangs my wife, he still banged my wife. DRM already challenged the idea of ownership to a point I'm uncomfortable with, but this just throws it out the window. Add on top of that mouse control in an FPS with streaming latency, it's sort of a LOL in my head. That doesn't mean I doubt its chances though, as Netflix and whatnot have already shown the convenience and subscription format will entice people, as long as it feels playable with a controller, and there's nothing any of us can do about that. You're probably the "normal" one here, being excited about it. Oh well.

 

[unfairlight]

Stadia uses Linux therefore Stadia promotes games being made for Linux

PS4 runs on BSD therefore PS4 promotes games being made for BSD.

 

[J_C]

So it's like, a free console. Again if they can get more developers behind it this will totally kill off xbox and playstation, which would be awesome because fuck those consoles.

I'm confused. What is your reasoning for supporting Google but hating on Microsoft and Sony? You realize all of them want to screw you over, don't you?

Google has given us:

• Google search engine
• Gmail
• Youtube
• Maps
• Drive
• A full clone of microsoft office
• Google AI (assistant etc..)
• Translate
• Earth
• Hangouts

All totally free, immensely useful, usable on any OS, etc.. Android is the most open source of any mobile OS. A cheap chromecast lets you stream basically anything to anywhere.

Google gives so much great stuff. And most of it's free. Compare google to apple, microsoft, sony

Look at all the edgy idiots who rate your post retard, disagree, sheeple etc etc, while using many of these services day to day for free and they are probably satisfied with them.

 

[HansDampf]

And Microsoft has given us Windows, which 99% of us use for gaming. Heil Microsoft.

 

[J_C]

And Microsoft has given us Windows, which 99% of us use for gaming. Heil Microsoft.

You write this ironically, but it is actually true. There is nothing more hipocritical than using windows for decades without any major problems, and then painting MS as the devil himself. Oh excuse me, if you don't like Windows, you can migrate to Linux, there are plenty of games there, even if not every game.

 

[Ismaul]

In a decade at Google:

• 'Hey guys I have this great idea!'
  'We killed gaming computers and consoles and took their stuff with streaming. That's great. How about we kill computers all together?'

• 'You think they'll go for it?'

• 'We already have their gaming data, their e-mail, their browsing data, their phone data and their online documents. We already supply their browser and operating system. They'll go for it.'
  'We'll market it as liberating them from burden of buying and maintaining their computer. No more hassle! Just stream "your" computer anywhere to you, to any device!'
  'They'll give us all their personal data and feed us their computing habits, and we'll make them pay a subscription for it.'

• 'Genius'

 

[DalekFlay]

You write this ironically, but it is actually true. There is nothing more hipocritical than using windows for decades without any major problems, and then painting MS as the devil himself. Oh excuse me, if you don't like Windows, you can migrate to Linux, there are plenty of games there, even if not every game.

It's not a devil or a saint, they're just doing what they're supposed to in a capitalist system, make as much money from us as possible. Sometimes it's a fair trade, sometimes it's not, and one example being worth it (Windows, Youtube) doesn't mean all examples will be (Xbox, Stadia).The point is appreciating Google's products over there doesn't mean you can't bash the one over here. They're not neighbors you have to be nice to at the BBQ because they let you borrow the lawnmower.

 

[taxalot]

I'm really upset at Google trying very hard to display the right ad on the right screen.

This is a total breach of my constutitional rights and everyone there should be shot.

 

[The_Sloth_Sleeps]

Could this new Google internet service be used for online chess?

Trigger latency


Aiming latency

Ouch. I could not use this new Google internet service for my chess. Maybe for classical timing, but I play lots of <= 2 minute games.

 

[DalekFlay]

Just like with streaming video, they don't have to get it anywhere near perfect. Just "good enough" that Joe Sixpack won't care because of convenience.

 

[RaptorRex888]

I'm no expert, but won't this thing make a Chrome tab eat up all your CPU and memory?

 

[unfairlight]

It would eat up your CPU and memory no more than watching a Youtube video or livestream would.