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[newtypepilot]

2 months for free fixes EVERYTHING!!!
internet FIXED
latency FIXED
real 4k FIXED

 

[wolywood]

Just a note: the non 4K issue is due to Stadia reducing their default bandwidth like other streaming services are temporarily doing (Netflix etc). You can still set 4K as your preferred option in the data settings on the app.

 

[Stuart360]

I think it said it all when Voost posted that article a couple of weeks ago that said Thumper was the biggest played game on Stadia at 20k downloads, and its free lol.

 

[mejin]

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Show love to the CULT!

Here here!

 

[darkinstinct]

This is really awesome. Image quality is a bit bad, but otherwise I am actually surprised by how great it works. Grid and Gylt worked flawlessly with no lag at all.

 

[epicnemesis]

Not letting me sign up without paying 120 for stuff.

 

[tassletine]

And the basic package Is free.

Conrona virus is the killer app.

 

[BadBurger]

That's nice of them, I guess. If I didn't already have Game Pass Ultimate I'd probably take them up on it. Hell I might try it just to see what it's like. Pair my spare Xbox controller with my MacBook or something.

 

[McCheese]

Destiny 2: The Collection, Grid, Gylt, SteamWorld Dig 2, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, Thumper, Serious Sam Collection, Spitlings, and Stacks On Stacks (On Stacks)

Epic Store literally gives away better stuff than this every day. I mean how long has Stadia been out now, how many big names did they hire, how much money did they spend on it, and this is their offering to entice us in? Were there really no better ways to write off tax?

 

[THE DUCK]

Took it for try both on phone and wired desktop (chrome), both with and without a controller. I am not a huge "Every millisecond counts" person typically I can tolerate some delay, but I found there to be just a smidgen too much for both. If it improves, I could see some potential.
It's nice the way it loads up.

 

[Tesseract]

those launch commercials put me off forever

 

[Krabba]

Service itself is grest, destiny 2 works very well. If you think the resolution is too low, try installing the stadia+ extension. It gets the higher quality 4k stream and downscales it to lower resolution monitors. It looks sharper for sure.

 

[wolywood]

Service itself is grest, destiny 2 works very well. If you think the resolution is too low, try installing the stadia+ extension. It gets the higher quality 4k stream and downscales it to lower resolution monitors. It looks sharper for sure.

Do this. The difference is night and day.

 

[kraspkibble]

honestly the whole idea of it is kinda cool but when i loaded a game up it kept stuttering/freezing and crashing. maybe get that sorted out....

 

[Mihos]

 

[darkinstinct]

honestly the whole idea of it is kinda cool but when i loaded a game up it kept stuttering/freezing and crashing. maybe get that sorted out....

Maybe get your internet sorted out?

 

[kraspkibble]

Maybe get your internet sorted out?

nothing wrong with my internet i can play games on GeForce Now + PS Now no issue. so stfu.

 

[metareferential]

They should pay me 99 a month, and even then I wouldn't touch it.

 

[MilkLizard]

I‘ll pass. Thanks though I guess.

 

[Vitacat]

Free? Hmm, still have no interest in it.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Just add it to the google graveyard already.

 

[Kusarigama]

Call me paranoid but why do you want my credit card info now with the cvv if you are going to bill me 2 months later. Free should not be with taking my credit card info, it should be completely free.

 

[BlackTron]

Well, maybe if they offer to pay me to use it, I'll consider it.

 

[Hendrick's]

Still overpriced.

 

[MayauMiao]

14 countries

We won't see any AAA-exclusive only Google Stadia titles anytime soon.

 

[Bryank75]

They'd have to pay me 150 euro a day minimum to play this steaming load of hog-shit. Even then, I wouldn't play much...

 

[Nero_PR]

Thank you, @Voost Kain!

I remember the guy being disheartened with how the service was treating him after the first 3 months. They gave him the middle finger, just then he saw how Google was fool of shit with Stadia.

 

[Andrew Evenstar]

damn, kinda sucks for me, i already bought a 3 year subscription... i wonder if they stack

 

[Thabass]

Still have to buy the games? That's a big nope from me dawg.

 

[Krabba]

All you haters now have the chance to try the thing you've been shitting on. Imagine how satisfying it will be to shit on it after you've tried it! You can describe how bad it is with nuances you couldn't before.

PS - You don't have to buy games to try Stadia - Destiny 2, GRID and some other games are included in the PRO subscription. The other ones are pretty shit tho. If you don't want to pay for it, just cancel it after trying it - it's not that hard.

 

[spookyfish]

 

[keraj37]

Google offers two month free trial of Stadia Pro?
That is not enough for me - I work at least for 5$/h.

 

[Blade2.0]

I signed up. Destiny 2 looked like vaseline was all over my screen...think i'll stick to non multiplayer games.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Agreed. Like I mentioned above, I really only signed on for Gylt and to just check it out in general.

Worth noting that the Destiny 2 collection includes the expansions (which aren't free) if that's something you might care about. But I 100% agree that this is a sad, sad lineup.

EDIT: this is what their storefront / pricing looks like for those interested:

(aka not exciting!)

Understatement of the century jesus that is some expensive shit.

 

[CrustyBritches]

I tried it out on GRID, Serious Sam, and Destiny. The picture quality isn't very sharp despite having it set to 4K in the mobile app. Maybe you have to play it via Chromecast to get 4K? Lag is acceptable. I don't really have a point of reference for Destiny 2 since I haven't played it. It felt a little floaty, but maybe that's how it is. Serious Sam was snappier. Here's a screenshot of what Destiny 2 looks like. Played it through the Chrome browser...

So yeah, the image quality and input latency isn't as good as something like GeForce Now, imo. The worst part I'd say is that you have to buy games in order to play them. On GeForce Now you're playing your own library, and on PSNow and xCloud you're streaming from a large selection of games. So I suppose unless you're hard up to play RDR 2 or DOOM Eternal on a streaming platform from anywhere, I don't see the purpose.

 

[Memorabilia]

Crickets

 

[BusierDonkey]

 

[D.Final]

2 months for free fixes EVERYTHING!!!
internet FIXED
latency FIXED
real 4k FIXED

Good news
I suppose