Thanks. I might hold on to that 1 free month until nearer Christmas, they may have something really special to show off then. I've started playing BL3 on Steam as it's free there, too.
Poll: Google Stadia - CLOSING DOWN on 18th Jan 2023
Thanks. I might hold on to that 1 free month until nearer Christmas, they may have something really special to show off then. I've started playing BL3 on Steam as it's free there, too.
Every Google account gets a free month... If you know what I'm saying
Oh yes. I forgot.
It turned out to be very interesting.
GOOD :
The quick set up of a new account
The instant start of the game without any downloads/patches/configuration
The game itself was fantastic - really looking out for this now
Amazing when you think it's running in a browser
BAD :
Performance - despite having excellent connection status in the overlay, the game was a stuttering mess. Whether this is due to Fenyx only being a demo or me using Microsoft Edge as the browser instead of Chrome, I don't know. But as that was my first experience of Stadia, it's not very good. I'm going to have a look and see if there is anything free I can test further with.
I liked the stamina meter (can make climbing a bit more interesting!), seems lots of places to explore, the boss fight, potion and skill upgrades. Pretty much all of it.
Do you have to give credit card details for the Pro trial?
Stadia is going to get a wake up call when Amazon Luna launches. You’ll be able to play a lot of Ubisoft games for a monthly fee rather than having to buy them outright.
Is it really? Well, that's good news as well. It'll be interesting to compare the two offerings. One using Vulkan/Linux and the other DirectX/Windows.
Who the heck is this Jade Redmond woman? She always crops up when she joins somewhere as the saviour of gaming and then is never mentioned again until she leaves, having seemingly done nothing at all.
She hasn't done anything for years now it seems. And is probably earning megabucks for it.
The only way Google will be able to compete is by adopting Microsoft's Game Pass / Netflix model - one monthly sub for unlimited access to the whole library. Because when Amazon Luna comes along, it's going to wipe the floor with Stadia.
I wasn't even thinking of that more like Amazon is going to offer packages like you get on Sky TV, so you can pick and choose different publisher packages for a small fee each month. It'll be interesting to see how exactly that works and whether it can match Game Pass. But also, they are using Windows 10 and DirectX for all the games which makes it very easy to increase their library because there is no messing about with Linux/Vulkan as on Stadia.
Going with TalkTalk?
Took Stadia for another spin today and played Fenix Rising demo. Performed very well albeit at 1080p. So to play something like Far Cry 6, I'd need a Ubisoft+ subscription (£14.99) and to get 4K a Stadia Pro subscription (£8.99 but free for first month). Is that right?
Thanks for the quick reply!
Almost 4 years and it's time up for Stadia! It's been a bit of a s***-show from the beginning really. I don't think they ever upgraded their server blades even once for developers to use increased power on their games. And Ubisoft are probably feeling like idiots now after they threw a lot of resources at it.
blog.google
A message about Stadia and our long term streaming strategy
We’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.
They disappear. But Google is giving everyone who bought anything - games/DLC/hardware a full refund just after shutdown.
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Seems like it, yes. And for those sneaky devils (it did cross my mind) who were going to go and buy something now to play it and get their money back, the Stadia store is closed.
I would have thought it to be automatic providing you have a valid payment means on your account.
Yeah, I'd've been more interested if it was an all-you-can-play service like Game Pass. But as it was a brand new platform, it meant tons of games had to be ported to Linux+Vulkan so there was never going to be a big selection to start with.