Stadia Founder's Edition

Post by aroman » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 8:53 PM UTC

scohesc wrote: post #175

I don't know why people aren't more concerned with the fact these giant companies are so large that they're able to take over entire markets extremely easily. I keep hearing "man, this by Google is absolutely awesome!" but it's getting more and more to the point where Google is taking over markets... It's getting concerning when silicon valley companies are getting large enough to be their own governments, with their…

Post by mattlondon » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 8:55 PM UTC

sailingparrot wrote: post #80

sourthyme wrote: post #77

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To me this seems like xCloud is in response to Stadia. Google has the infrastructure and Microsoft and Sony need to work together to compete. This would be similar to how Microsoft and Sony responded to the Nintendo Wii.

Because Microsoft does not have the infrastructure? Azure has more DC and compute power around the world than Google Cloud.

Post by owaislone » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 8:55 PM UTC

stefan_ wrote: post #146

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #58

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> Is there any tech in the controller? Yes. The controller connects directly to your game instance over WiFi. It doesn't need to go through a box first and be relayed (this can shave a significant amount of latency off controller inputs). > What "costs" $129 if there's a subscription model attached to this? For $129 you get a controller ($69), a Chromecast Ultra ($60), 3 months of Stadia Pro ($30), the full Destiny 2…

> this can shave a significant amount of latency off controller inputs How on earth would it do that? WiFi alone is a significant part of the latency here! Not to mention the huge jitter it brings. Screw in your smart cheap-ass 802.11b light bulb and watch your game feel off. No, they want this stuff to work with Chrome out of the box and so they needed to cut out the middle-man anyway, and people aren't exactly prep…

Post by Wowfunhappy » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 8:57 PM UTC

owaislone wrote: post #185

stefan_ wrote: post #146

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> this can shave a significant amount of latency off controller inputs How on earth would it do that? WiFi alone is a significant part of the latency here! Not to mention the huge jitter it brings. Screw in your smart cheap-ass 802.11b light bulb and watch your game feel off. No, they want this stuff to work with Chrome out of the box and so they needed to cut out the middle-man anyway, and people aren't exactly prep…

However much latency a wifi network has, making the controlled connect to another local box and that box to relay the signal through the same wifi would definitely by the latency of the wifi + T right? They are shaving off T.

Post by jpalomaki » Thu, Jun 06, 2019, 8:59 PM UTC

jonathanhd wrote: post #46

This is astoundingly cheap. In fact its too cheap, €10/month works out to €360 + €130 over a 3 year hardware cycle which is barely enough for a not-really-capable 4k GPU as it is, without costing all the additional services/hardware. And to put it bluntly, these games are second-rate titles from the last year. From this announcement I guess that this is mostly just another data farming play that will never generate a…