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[bitbydeath]

A lot of people liked Kinect and that had input lag up the wahzoo

 

[Breakage]

No serious gamer is gonna bother with this platform.

 

[Deleted member 738976]

No thanks

 

[spawn]

This is precisely what I expected. The internet is not ready for all-streaming consoles

 

[TeamGhobad]

i want crossplay with stadia on apex legends while im on my xbox. it would be amazing.

 

[DeepEnigma]

> It's the kind of thing that would make you reboot your console and check your TV settings
> "not ruinous"

Didn't people bitch about 30FPS DOOM on Switch? What a charitable headline for Matriarch Google.

I give up with these industry peddlers, lol.

 

[DeepEnigma]

A lot of people liked Kinect and that had input lag up the wahzoo

Where is connect n....

Oh I see what you did there.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Chiggs]

Ah, Game Informer...still exceeding our expectations when it comes to truly shitty writing.

 

[EDMIX]

So lag is noticeable and I don't own my games and must be connected online at all times just to play?

who on earth is this thing even for anyway?

 

[DeepEnigma]

So lag is noticeable and I don't own my games and must be connected online at all times just to play?

who on earth is this thing even for anyway?

The corporations.

 

[demigod]

So if I suck at shooters, this lag might be an advantage to me.

 

[DeepEnigma]

So if I suck at shooters, this lag might be an advantage to me.

Or a detriment when the enemy hits you before you realize it.

 

[Kanton]

Its all good, they are going for that "heavy feel," like in the killzone series.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

So lag is noticeable and I don't own my games and must be connected online at all times just to play?

who on earth is this thing even for anyway?

Honestly, I think there's a market for it. People love convenience, even at the cost of quality. Streaming music has supplanted CDs and downloadable formats, despite being lower quality. Same with video streaming vs. blu-ray. Games are trickier, since input lag can kill the experience in a hurry, but in a market that allowed mobile gaming to grow into what it is today, does the average consumer really care how good of an experience something is? The immediacy of "I want to play a game, and oh! there it is" is probably more compelling for a lot of people than the game actually playing to a high standard.

 

[SonGoku]

Might as well promote a 20 fps game:
"After a while you get used to it, it just works"

 

[nkarafo]

I have one rule for input lag:

If it's noticeable, then it's ruinous.

 

[SonGoku]

The thing is, after a few minutes of playing, I was still conscious of the difference, but it felt like it mattered less. It was like controlling that big gun in some shooters with the swimmy reticle that dragged behind the input. I knew what was happening and eventually my brain and my hands compensated for that difference. Was it ideal? Definitely not. Was it a way to play Doom in a stream without a console or expensive GPU? Approximately. And that will probably be enough for a lot of people.

In the battle between the perfect vs. the good, Stadia's input lag is definitely not perfect, but it seems like it can be good.

Why are journos so afraid to call it like it is? For fucks sake call a spade a spade, a polished turd still a turd.
Why do journalists have such poor work ethic? is the swag they receive from companies really worth it?

Feels like im asking origin of the universe questions here.

 

[FranXico]

Just because a person can adjust to terrible lag, that doesn't make it any less crap.

 

[Varteras]

So a service that is supposed to release this year has no pricing, nothing to show for its first-party, obvious issues with input lag, was mostly treated as an afterthought at a recent Google event, and as far as I know we have no idea when they'll talk about it next. And I'm sorry but Jade Raymond is one of the most overhyped names in the industry who has spent the last 5 years accomplishing nothing more than changing jobs and overseeing disasters. The fact that she got an award for being "a producer of games considered a turning point in the industry" is laughable when you look at the list. For a 20 year career with most spent as a producer, it's rather short and bland. When they trotted her out as the head of their first-party I rolled my eyes so hard they could have popped out.

 

[Deleted member 740922]

Voost Kain reading this thread:

 

[Agent X]

So lag is noticeable and I don't own my games and must be connected online at all times just to play?

who on earth is this thing even for anyway?

The immediacy of "I want to play a game, and oh! there it is" is probably more compelling for a lot of people than the game actually playing to a high standard.

I feel there are certain genres of games which are better suited to streaming. I say this as someone with experience with PlayStation Now for over 3 years, and with OnLive several years before that.

Anything that is not dependent on immediate inputs and fast reactions should work well. I've enjoyed several adventure games like Syberia, Broken Age, and The Wolf Among Us. Turn-based strategy and role-playing games are also a great fit.

Fast-paced games that demand quick reflexes and hair-trigger reactions are the ones that suffer the most. Shoot 'em up games and fighting games are examples of genres that would be impacted by the pitfalls of streaming technology.

Streaming game platforms would be great avenues for developers like Telltale Games and Quantic Dream to strut their stuff. Yes, I'm aware Telltale Games has disbanded, but a new developer could easily fill the void for episodic adventure gaming. You might recall that Telltale was supposedly collaborating with Netflix on games that could be delivered through the Netflix streaming service. Don't be surprised it you start seeing streaming video providers dishing out "interactive movies" that you can play with your remote control.