Voost Kain
Banned
Update:
So I am bumping this for an update (and for those who forgot this was a thing and keep bringing it up)
Seems that once you leave program you can never go back in, in fact Google changed everything and the rumors of the updated NDA's seem to be true as almost nothing is coming out and everything is dark on what Google is doing in the background. You can't even 'take a breaK' for an unspecified period of time, if they consider it long enough you are out, so you have to really stick with it.
I believe I talked about the NDA in the part 1 of leaving thread here: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/i-wi...rth-the-wait-and-you-shouldnt-buy-it.1521990/
I will also post this in the OP of this thread.
So basically Google has no interest in giving any info to anyone including some of their insiders (as mentioned in linked thread above and this one iirc) we have no idea about their upcoming models or even if they are still coming, have no idea what's cancelled, and have very little of what games are in the pipeline, if they are and aren't cancelled.
Also if you are a Stadia owner (I haven't in almost a year) just know you'll be waiting and outside last second announcements you will have no idea what's coming and insides can't give you hints, however many are left, and don't expect leaks due to policy.
You'll just have to hope something comes along and is announced, I'd recommend a different streaming device.
Original post below-
Previously, I had made a thread about Google's lack of transparency. I went over how they made false promises, have changed release schedules indefinitely, and noted that they no longer share updates.
As I cut myself off from Stadia more changes have been made, release schedules are now fully in house, scheduled system updates are now completely hidden from anyone outside of Google, several games that were promised are now no longer releasing on Stadia, Staff changes, not returning emails, and pages on the main website no longer existing. These changes are troublesome, and consumers are getting really pissed off that they spend their hard-earned money on something that may not even last 5 months.
But the biggest change that caught my attention was that the mainstream version of Stadia, sometimes nicknamed Stadia Basic, has had it's release date changed from 2020 to TBD. I don't know what's actually happening inside of Google nor do I really care anymore, but to me this feels like they are going to discontinue Stadia really soon. What bothers me is Google has the money, they have the infrastructure, they have the engineers, so what happened? Did they think they could put the least amount of effort possible and still gain a large audience? If I can be truthful, Google has already burned it's bridge with gamers. Even if they come back with a new product no one in the industry is going to trust them. They had one shot and not only did they blow it, but they treated their fans and insiders with disrespect.
The worst thing about this is the platform is worthless, I cant really sell it because once Stadia is discontinued what can I even do with it? Consumers who spend hundreds on games and DLC will lose everything as soon as Google cuts the cord. No refunds, no compensation.
So I am bumping this for an update (and for those who forgot this was a thing and keep bringing it up)
Seems that once you leave program you can never go back in, in fact Google changed everything and the rumors of the updated NDA's seem to be true as almost nothing is coming out and everything is dark on what Google is doing in the background. You can't even 'take a breaK' for an unspecified period of time, if they consider it long enough you are out, so you have to really stick with it.
I believe I talked about the NDA in the part 1 of leaving thread here: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/i-wi...rth-the-wait-and-you-shouldnt-buy-it.1521990/
I will also post this in the OP of this thread.
So basically Google has no interest in giving any info to anyone including some of their insiders (as mentioned in linked thread above and this one iirc) we have no idea about their upcoming models or even if they are still coming, have no idea what's cancelled, and have very little of what games are in the pipeline, if they are and aren't cancelled.
Also if you are a Stadia owner (I haven't in almost a year) just know you'll be waiting and outside last second announcements you will have no idea what's coming and insides can't give you hints, however many are left, and don't expect leaks due to policy.
You'll just have to hope something comes along and is announced, I'd recommend a different streaming device.
Original post below-
Previously, I had made a thread about Google's lack of transparency. I went over how they made false promises, have changed release schedules indefinitely, and noted that they no longer share updates.
As I cut myself off from Stadia more changes have been made, release schedules are now fully in house, scheduled system updates are now completely hidden from anyone outside of Google, several games that were promised are now no longer releasing on Stadia, Staff changes, not returning emails, and pages on the main website no longer existing. These changes are troublesome, and consumers are getting really pissed off that they spend their hard-earned money on something that may not even last 5 months.
But the biggest change that caught my attention was that the mainstream version of Stadia, sometimes nicknamed Stadia Basic, has had it's release date changed from 2020 to TBD. I don't know what's actually happening inside of Google nor do I really care anymore, but to me this feels like they are going to discontinue Stadia really soon. What bothers me is Google has the money, they have the infrastructure, they have the engineers, so what happened? Did they think they could put the least amount of effort possible and still gain a large audience? If I can be truthful, Google has already burned it's bridge with gamers. Even if they come back with a new product no one in the industry is going to trust them. They had one shot and not only did they blow it, but they treated their fans and insiders with disrespect.
The worst thing about this is the platform is worthless, I cant really sell it because once Stadia is discontinued what can I even do with it? Consumers who spend hundreds on games and DLC will lose everything as soon as Google cuts the cord. No refunds, no compensation.
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