Re: Google Streaming / Console

[mestevo]

Re: Stadia / Streaming

I feel bad for those with slow internet speeds. I could see Stadia costing around $400 and maybe a $60 to $100 a year subscription fee. Google definitely have the server capacity to pull it off.

I'm not so sure there will be any significant up-front cost.

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[mgoblue]

Re: Stadia / Streaming

I'm not so sure there will be any significant up-front cost.

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I agree...Just guessing but I don't think it could be much more expensive than 15ish a month, maybe 20. My question is then are you paying full price for games, or how does all that work financially. Would kinda suck to always have to pay that price even if you're not buying anything new for a while. Stop paying and you can't play the games you own.

I don't think they could survive with some huge upfront cost though....their whole theme implied more inexpensive and available to all.

[peter42O]

Re: Google Streaming / Console

Streaming only eliminates any mild/slight interest I had in the console to begin with. For those who are interested in the console and will buy it, hope you all enjoy it.

[mestevo]

Re: Google Streaming / Console

Streaming only eliminates any mild/slight interest I had in the console to begin with. For those who are interested in the console and will buy it, hope you all enjoy it.

lol, what console?

[peter42O]

Re: Google Streaming / Console

lol, what console?

Wait...there's no console? Saw the specs so I thought those were the console specs.

[mestevo]

Re: Google Streaming / Console

Specs were of devkits and the units at data centers.

You can pick up their new controller and play a game on a monitor, then on a phone, then on a tablet then on a TV and the switching seemed to take not much longer than it did to type this.

Or use your own controller.

Content creators can send a 4k/60 stream of their gameplay to Youtube directly from their data center.

We'll see what the final product looks like at release, how it compares to things like xCloud (or works with, wouldn't that be something...). Until then the FUD is flowing.

[peter42O]

Re: Google Streaming / Console

I watched the Easy Allies live stream on youtube. Horrible presentation clearly not meant for gamers which is why they shouldn't have hyped it up. A lot of tech talk and whatnot which all sounds good and promising but it's just that - promises. That tech demo of the one game they showed had frame rate drops and lag live on their livestream so they're already coming across as liars. Doom Eternal looked bad as well and no enemies on screen or actual gameplay whatsoever. As of now, just seems to be more style than substance. We'll see what they show in the summer.

[dickey1331]

Google Streaming / Console

Specs were of devkits and the units at data centers.



You can pick up their new controller and play a game on a monitor, then on a phone, then on a tablet then on a TV and the switching seemed to take not much longer than it did to type this.



Or use your own controller.



Content creators can send a 4k/60 stream of their gameplay to Youtube directly from their data center.



We'll see what the final product looks like at release, how it compares to things like xCloud (or works with, wouldn't that be something...). Until then the FUD is flowing.

I’m not so sure it’s as seamless as they showed. When the guy was using the controllers it wasn’t matching up with the game so it was either a video for each device or the latency is pretty bad.


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[mestevo]

Re: Google Streaming / Console

We've already seen that feature demonstrated last year with Project Stream.

https://twitter.com/RonAmadeo/status/1049139357368680449

[mgoblue]

Re: Google Streaming / Console

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/20/18273991/google-stadia-microsoft-xbox-phil-spencer-response-comments

Phil Spencer had a memo that says they'll go big at E3. It'll be interesting to compare streaming options.

https://kotaku.com/google-stadia-bos...ons-1833422137

Phil Harrison not giving any new info on things we want to know (understandably so)

[mestevo]

Re: Stadia / Streaming

For a Google services announcement it was a bit of a letdown that we got the more traditional 'coming in 2019' instead of something being available sooner/now.

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[DocHolliday]

Re: Stadia / Streaming

Until most of the US has super reliable/fast internet with NO DATA CAPS, this is never going to work. You will burn through a month of data in a day.

[mestevo]

Re: Stadia / Streaming

Until most of the US has super reliable/fast internet with NO DATA CAPS, this is never going to work. You will burn through a month of data in a day.

What qualifies as 'most' of the US? Innovation is only for the lowest common denominator?

[mgoblue]

Re: Stadia / Streaming

What qualifies as 'most' of the US? Innovation is only for the lowest common denominator?

I do agree and don't think they have to code for people with horrible internet.

Until most of the US has super reliable/fast internet with NO DATA CAPS, this is never going to work. You will burn through a month of data in a day.

My concern will be data caps (as it is with the thought of cutting cable). I have a 1TB cap we don't hit now ever, but were I to cut cable or do this then it could happen. I think I can pay 30 or 40 for unlimited bandwidth, but then that's added cost towards gaming or tv.

For a Google services announcement it was a bit of a letdown that we got the more traditional 'coming in 2019' instead of something being available sooner/now.

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This is my feeling as well...at least give us a date or some pricing or something.

[DocHolliday]

Re: Stadia / Streaming

I cut the cord and only stream now. I have a 1 TB limit and have never gone over 650 gigs in any given month. We are not super heavy TV watchers, but adding this and I would assume we would fly by that in no time.

I believe I saw that 1 hour of gaming at 4k/60 would chew through like 20 gigs an hour.