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Google Stadia is reportedly shutting down

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Desless1

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If they built a console out of the stuff they put on the racks, I think they would have had a better shot at entering the market.
Especially if it was open like the Steam Deck.


If it's true, those services can be complete shit shows too.
I don't know about a console. Times are changing, whether we like it or not. As a child of the early 80s I slowly but surely also must change. But for now, I do prefer a physical box.

Also, services change over time. So curious to why they give up, if that's the case. Maybe user base is not sustainable for them.

GeForce Now and xCloud are better options in every way, imo. GFN simply gives you games you already own on Steam and others stores. You are literally just renting out a PC in the cloud. Since xCloud is streaming access to Game Pass games there is a lot less risk then Stadia as well.

Last time I tried PS Now it was horrible so can't comment much other than that.
I have a Shield, never used GeForce Now. Only as media player of my Plex server. But still, it's an option and a choice I can make. Been a Gamepass subscriber since day one, never tried xCloud yet, but there will be a migration I believe.
 

JCK75

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They should gift Steam/GOG/EGS licenses if they want to exit without people hesitating to ever sign up for anything they do going forward.
I mean I think the majority of games people got were pro freebies.. doubt many people actually paid for games as is.
 

ReBurn

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Streaming is much better suited to subscription services like PS Now or Game Pass than services where you buy games.
 
That’s unfortunate if true. The tech was pretty good, and I think it is the only place you can stream games without paying some kind of sub (except GFN free tier).
 
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Fess

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I mean I think the majority of games people got were pro freebies.. doubt many people actually paid for games as is.
Maybe not many people but some did, I did, I bought 6 games to be exact, all cheap except Darksiders Genesis but it would still feel like a con if they just delete the service and my games.
 

Lognor

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Google shuts down another service! Who saw this coming? /s

I will never trust Google for any new service or product you have to pay for because they always shut it down within a few years. Fuckers. They should just stick to search and Android. They're the only things they're good at.
 

Sosokrates

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The people who were calling the shots at stadia were bone heads.

So, Not surprised if it closes.
 

Trogdor1123

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The google brand and their pricing scheme killed it. If they had done a gamepass model where they included the hardware for a year long subscription I think they would have done good. The tech works supposedly
 

Fess

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That was never the real problem, not for me at least.
And the image quality is still the best of all streaming services I’ve tried.

The problem was the games output, and not having a library of Pro games, and having a stop gap hardware at the end of the generation that devs had to start porting games to when everybody wanted something truly next gen, and not having any games of their own, and the games you bought only worked streamed.

I eventually stopped using it and swapped to Geforce Now instead after noticing that Crew 2 ran at 60fps there and 30fps on Stadia. Played some RTX games before I had a graphics card with RTX there. Then I upgraded the PC and stopped using GFN as well. No loss of games there though since it’s just the Steam library, or parts of it.
 
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nightmare-slain

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Hopefully they will give Steam or Xbox keys to any games already purchased.

Still, what happens to the controllers, will they be unlocked to work on PC wireless?
i'd be surprised if Google does any of that.

anyway, i don't have any sympathy for anyone who bought games on Stadia and is now upset at the thought they won't have access to them. you dont own the games. you only bought a license to play it while Stadia as a platform is up and running. the same is true Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, or Steam. One day they'll be shut down and your games will be gone. The difference is if you buy a game on those platforms you can expect them to be supported for a long time. Google isn't known for sticking with products and supporting them.

if anyone bought a game on Stadia thinking "it's OK i'll be able to play this in 5, 10, 15, 20 years!" then jokes on them.

as for the controllers... i mean maybe someone will be able to hack them? but is it worth it? they will probably become paperweights or be thrown in the bin.
 

Gamezone

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GeForce Now and xCloud are better options in every way, imo. GFN simply gives you games you already own on Steam and others stores. You are literally just renting out a PC in the cloud. Since xCloud is streaming access to Game Pass games there is a lot less risk then Stadia as well.

Last time I tried PS Now it was horrible so can't comment much other than that.

Geforce NOW has a very limited library.
 

nightmare-slain

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weren't they going to take a "white label" approach? so maybe it'll not be open to consumers but they'll use the tech and sell it to other companies.
 

Fess

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The google brand and their pricing scheme killed it. If they had done a gamepass model where they included the hardware for a year long subscription I think they would have done good. The tech works supposedly
Yeah the tech is honestly way better than Xbox Cloud. But MS is light years ahead on everything else, Xbox Cloud is a nonobstructive layer on top of Gamepass now with a library of games and is usable on Xbox One to play XSX games, as a product it’s just a lot better.
 
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nightmare-slain

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Yeah the tech is honestly way better than Xbox Cloud. But MS is light years ahead on everything else, Xbox Cloud is a nonobstuctive layer on top of Gamepass now with a library of games and is usable on Xbox One to play XSX games, as a product it’s just a lot better.
I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft made a deal with Google to use the stadia technology. In fact, i wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft straight up bought it off them. Google said they were going to sell Stadia (tech) to companies to use with their own products. So someone could license it and slap their own brand on it.
 
Are we going to see for decades those boring threads about how Stadia was "great", "ahead of its time", "a beast" just like with Sega's Dreamcast?

At least they were right with Dreamcast though. Online gaming, and games loud never get anywhere else made the Dreamcast great.

Stadia, not so much. I dunno why your camparing the two.
 

nightmare-slain

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Are we going to see for decades those boring threads about how Stadia was "great", "ahead of its time", "a beast" just like with Sega's Dreamcast?
no. they weren't the first streaming service and their approach was awful. the technology behind it might be impressive/better than others but that doesn't matter.
 

Stuart360

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Did Stadia ever get that Youtube integration, you know where you could cliick on a Youtube vid and go straight into the game?.

I wonder if this is it for gaming with Google for the time being, orwill they try something different.
 

Rykan

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I think its a bit of a shame.

Failed business model aside, Stadia has by far the best game streaming tech. It works much better than both PS Now (or whatever its called now) and Xcloud, provided you were in somewhat ideal circumstances. I bought Cyberpunk 2077 for it and out of all the streaming services i've tried, this was the only one that made me think "You know, this could work". Image quality was good, input delay was minimal and you could only tell it was streaming in certain situations. The Stadia version of Cyberpunk 2077 was actually one of the best versions of the game.

That said, Stadia was just here too early. You need to live somewhat close to a hub and you need fast internet and if you have both of these things, then you probably make enough money to afford a console.
 
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