Are you sitting down? Because this news is shocking, SHOCKING!, I tell
you.
Google has announced* that it is shuttering Stadia, it's video-game
streaming service.
Are you okay? Is your heart still beating? 'Cause, I know, right? Who
would have seen that coming?**
So, yeah. It's not really a surprise. The writing for Stadia was on
the wall pretty much since Google killed its game development teams a
year ago, and since then it's been a matter of "when" and not "if". Hyperbolic intro aside, this news is just a confirmation of what
everybody expected. In fact, predictions of Stadia's imminent demise
were being suggested even before the service launched and - in fact -
a primary reason many refused to join the service. Why spend money on
effort on something Google was only going to abandon two or three
years down the line?
Honestly, the biggest surprise is that it actually lasted as long as
it did; it's been almost three years since Stadia was birthed. That's
a lifetime for a lot of Google products.
Still, props to Google in that they are offering full refunds for any
and all Stadia purchases, whether that is for the games, any
associated DLC, or hardware. Then again, given how small a footprint
it made in the gaming market space, I doubt those refunds would be
more than a rounding error on Google's books.
I doubt this setback will do anything to slow 'cloud gaming' in the
long run, though;
I think it is inevitable that eventually all but the
most die-hard gamers will be streaming their games.
The advantages
(and profits!) are just too high for companies to ignore, and
technology is making the service more viable every day. It's quite
possible - ten years down the line - that Google will regret having
shut down a service that might have given then a decades-long lead
ahead of its competitors.
But I don't expect Google to learn any lessons from this. The company
has become extremely short-sighted and unfocused. Outside of its
advertising and data-collection, it's just not stable company. Its
mainstays - Search and Mail - are likely safe from cancellation, but
nothing else is, and customers are becoming increasingly wary of
investing into a Google ecosystem because of this. That Google killed
its own video-game development house less than a year after its
inception - in an era when games take multiple years to create - just
shows how undependable the company is. Google might have been able to
fight against this reputation had it stuck to its gun with Stadia, but
no. It only reinforced the stereotype.
Good job, Google. I'm sure your next new product will benefit from
this behavior.
Well, so long Stadia... I'd say you were too good for this world, but
that would be a lie. Still, you deserved better than you got from your
parent company.
On 9/30/2022 8:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I think it is inevitable that eventually all but theBOOOO!!!!
most die-hard gamers will be streaming their games.
On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 12:43:28 PM UTC-7, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 9/30/2022 8:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I think it is inevitable that eventually all but theBOOOO!!!!
most die-hard gamers will be streaming their games.
I think that includes most of us in the die hard category. But my brief trial of Prime's game streaming may have changed my mind. It
was still a bit laggy in places, but the ability to try a number of games instantly, without downloads, and without depending upon an expensive graphics card was pretty convenient and impressive. If they had a
(very) large set of games you got with your monthly fee to play as
you will, I could see doing that, or with another service that does.
Apparently Netflix is getting into game streaming too, though I
haven't looked much into it.
On 9/30/2022 3:00 PM, Justisaur wrote:
On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 12:43:28 PM UTC-7, Dimensional Traveler wrote:Game streaming may be very nice if your ISP provides you with a
On 9/30/2022 8:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
I think it is inevitable that eventually all but theBOOOO!!!!
most die-hard gamers will be streaming their games.
I think that includes most of us in the die hard category. But my brief
trial of Prime's game streaming may have changed my mind. It
was still a bit laggy in places, but the ability to try a number of games
instantly, without downloads, and without depending upon an expensive
graphics card was pretty convenient and impressive. If they had a
(very) large set of games you got with your monthly fee to play as
you will, I could see doing that, or with another service that does.
Apparently Netflix is getting into game streaming too, though I
haven't looked much into it.
fiber-optic connection but since I'm in the US and it is basically
impossible to get a fiber-optic line to one's home in the US because the >telecom companies refuse to spend the money I don't see it working for me. *---
Are you sitting down? Because this news is shocking, SHOCKING!, I tell
you.
Google has announced* that it is shuttering Stadia, it's video-game
streaming service.
Are you okay? Is your heart still beating? 'Cause, I know, right? Who
would have seen that coming?**
So, yeah. It's not really a surprise. The writing for Stadia was on
the wall pretty much since Google killed its game development teams a
year ago, and since then it's been a matter of "when" and not "if". Hyperbolic intro aside, this news is just a confirmation of what
everybody expected. In fact, predictions of Stadia's imminent demise
were being suggested even before the service launched and - in fact -
a primary reason many refused to join the service. Why spend money on
effort on something Google was only going to abandon two or three
years down the line?
Honestly, the biggest surprise is that it actually lasted as long as
it did; it's been almost three years since Stadia was birthed. That's
a lifetime for a lot of Google products.
Still, props to Google in that they are offering full refunds for any
and all Stadia purchases, whether that is for the games, any
associated DLC, or hardware. Then again, given how small a footprint
it made in the gaming market space, I doubt those refunds would be
more than a rounding error on Google's books.
I doubt this setback will do anything to slow 'cloud gaming' in the
long run, though; I think it is inevitable that eventually all but the
most die-hard gamers will be streaming their games. The advantages
(and profits!) are just too high for companies to ignore, and
technology is making the service more viable every day. It's quite
possible - ten years down the line - that Google will regret having
shut down a service that might have given then a decades-long lead
ahead of its competitors.
But I don't expect Google to learn any lessons from this. The company
has become extremely short-sighted and unfocused. Outside of its
advertising and data-collection, it's just not stable company. Its
mainstays - Search and Mail - are likely safe from cancellation, but
nothing else is, and customers are becoming increasingly wary of
investing into a Google ecosystem because of this. That Google killed
its own video-game development house less than a year after its
inception - in an era when games take multiple years to create - just
shows how undependable the company is. Google might have been able to
fight against this reputation had it stuck to its gun with Stadia, but
no. It only reinforced the stereotype.
Good job, Google. I'm sure your next new product will benefit from
this behavior.
Well, so long Stadia... I'd say you were too good for this world, but
that would be a lie. Still, you deserved better than you got from your
parent company.
On 9/30/2022 8:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Google has announced* that it is shuttering Stadia, it's video-game
streaming service.
Google has a game streaming service?
Since I didn't know (or care) that they had a game streaming service,
not me!
Naming it after a Roman unit of measure is probably what doomed it.
On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:43:24 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 9/30/2022 8:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Google has announced* that it is shuttering Stadia, it's video-game
streaming service.
Google has a game streaming service?
Since I didn't know (or care) that they had a game streaming service,
not me!
Side note: this isn't true since you've responded to several posts on
the topic in the past. ;-)
Naming it after a Roman unit of measure is probably what doomed it.
This, on the other hand, seems a completely plausible scenario to me.
;-)
I have no memory of that.
Side note: this isn't true since you've responded to several posts on
the topic in the past. 😉
Did you not know the Spalls keeps a dossier on all posters here.
On Sun, 2 Oct 2022 11:22:32 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Did you not know the Spalls keeps a dossier on all posters here.
I've told Spalls before he has a good memory. He does not need
dossiers, he keeps it all in his head.
On 02/10/2022 05:55, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
I have no memory of that.
Side note: this isn't true since you've responded to several posts on
the topic in the past. 😉
Did you not know the Spalls keeps a dossier on all posters here.
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