Google Streaming / Console

[mestevo]

GDC starting, a chunk of Moscone West has empty hardware display kiosks and TVs teasing tomorrow's announcement.

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

GDC starting, a chunk of Moscone West has empty hardware display kiosks and TVs teasing tomorrow's announcement.

Very interested to see how big Google's going (probably really big)...Will be interesting to compare their games/offering to Xbox/PS4

[Gotmadskillzson]

Google probably going to shake up the industry like Microsoft did years ago when they got into the video game business.

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

Google probably going to shake up the industry like Microsoft did years ago when they got into the video game business.

I hope it's that big. Otherwise it'd just be kinda lame and not really impact things. Without a ton of top games and all that is it really worth anything?

Google has the money to pull something off, exactly how MS did it back in the day

[mestevo]

Announcement has started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUih5C5rOrA

[mgoblue]

Stadia - streaming, will use any controllers but offering a wifi based controller that would connect directly to game with WIFI vs. connecting to device you're watching on.

The switching from laptop to phone to pc to tv was pretty cool.

[mestevo]

cross-platform, game saves, progression.

Yessssss.

Need cross-buy/pricing.

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

cross-platform, game saves, progression. Yessssss. Need cross-buy/pricing.

Gotta admit that this sounds pretty cool.

I would worry about data usage (as I do with streaming TV), but want to know cross-buy/pricing too. If I could somehow use this in tandem with Xbox? pretty cool...Maybe MS's streaming thing will compete as well and mix in with Game Pass though