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[twilo99]

I think they had one at launch? Some indie adventure/puzzle game or whatever.

Yeah, it sounds like it was more of an experimental project for them, they seem to do that a lot with different projects.

The tech behind it seems to be superior to anything else out there so it will be shame if it goes to waste.

 

[marquimvfs]

Can I still buy the joystick and still be refunded? Is it any good for pc gaming?

Edit: Nop! No longer available to purchase.

 

[Lasha]

Props to Google for the refunds. Losing a service that you put money into sucks. I appreciate when a company actually pays for it's mistakes.

 

[Iced Arcade]

What do you mean?

how is that confusing? only so many ways to butter a piece of bread, home slice.


Google could have snatched up bluepoint, Housemarque, Bungie (who they were really tight with and pushing with Destiny 2), Bethesda, Activision etc and it would have been a whole different story for consoles.

 

[twilo99]

Can I still buy the joystick and still be refunded? Is it any good for pc gaming?

why not just an xbox one?

 

[marquimvfs]

why not just an xbox one?

Is Microsoft refunding me after buy the thing?

 

[wolywood]

 

[TLZ]

I just checked his bio which shows all the times he's joined and left companies. No joke, every time he resigns from a company its when the company or product line has tanked to its worst. Then he resigns and joins another company to do the same 3 years later.

Dude's the Antichrist.

 

[Fat Frog]

(Segaboy here )

 

[Trazyn the Infinite]

Good riddance. Google Stadia was a cancerous mistake that should never have been made. It produced nothing of value, wasted everyone’s time and money, and failed in every sense of the word.

 

[Captain Toad]

What garbage thing are you going to shill for now Fat Frog ?

 

[Gone]

Guess it was inevitable.

Without your own library of games and a big third party support you don't stand a chance.

I heard from friends that the latency was amazing so hopefully more companies can make use of it.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

Are there going to be legends of stadia controllers buried in the desert?

 

[STARSBarry]

Sometimes it's the simple things that give me a good chuckle.

Good riddance

 

[JLB]

Absolutely off topic, but the original scene of this meme is one of the biggest wtf in TV history.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

What garbage thing are you going to shill for now Fat Frog ?

"That was the strategy since the beginning, everything was planned and everything is as intended. Stadia will come back as Aidats"

 

[Husky]

I'm delighted
Fuck streaming

 

[kubricks]

And nothing of value was lost.

WiiU will at least be remembered for the great games it produces, Stadia will always be remembered as a failure.

And don't get it wrong they don't refund the games out of good will, they did it because the damage and potential lawsuit they are going to face far exceed refunding everything.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Sounds like a tweet saying....

"Help, I'm on the firing line. Please hire me"

 

[BlvckFox]

Absolutely off topic, but the original scene of this meme is one of the biggest wtf in TV history.

Holy. Shit.

This is incredible.

 

[Chittagong]

They’ll refund the kit I sent to recycling?

based google

 

[AmuroChan]

LOL. How does Phil Harrison still have a job?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Holy. Shit.

This is incredible.

I thought soap operas are so supposed to be the lamest shows ever. But if they were this good on TV, I'd watch them!

 

[saintjules]

LOL. How does Phil Harrison still have a job?

Phil always keeps escaping

 

[Gambit2483]

Absolutely off topic, but the original scene of this meme is one of the biggest wtf in TV history.

Wow....Spanish soap operas be on some other s#!+

Wtf did I just watch?

 

[SoloKingRobert]

 

[F0rneus]

I am partially shocked.

 

[newtypepilot]

Absolutely off topic, but the original scene of this meme is one of the biggest wtf in TV history.

holy shit never thought the jaboody dubbed version is tamer

 

[Captain Toad]

And nothing of value was lost.

WiiU will at least be remembered for the great games it produces, Stadia will always be remembered as a failure.

And don't get it wrong they don't refund the games out of good will, they did it because the damage and potential lawsuit they are going to face far exceed refunding everything.

And there were so few people using the service, the cost to refund the games was minimal.

 

[Kumomeme]

funny that before lot of people including insider, developers claim that Stadia would be 'game changer'. to the point there bunch of people confidently predict Stadia will make big presence and stand tall alongside Playstation and Xbox(not counting Nintendo) even before this generation started.

there also bunch of people believe streaming particularly this services will kill traditional console. just like the claim how mobile phone will kill consoles before lmao.

there lot of bickering about this lol

such a waste of potential. they should be 'a step ahead' compared to other streaming services. but in the end..whatever the reason is, google always gonna be google.

RIP Stadia

 

[SportsFan581]

Absolutely off topic, but the original scene of this meme is one of the biggest wtf in TV history.

How they even did that with a straight face I'll never know.

 

[kubricks]

And there were so few people using the service, the cost to refund the games was minimal.

That, and they are most likely trying to protect the brand.
I have no doubt they will launch Stadia-2 or a similar service by another name once the dust settles.

 

[angrod14]

Do you guys think someday the internet connection/speed will be so advanced that there will be no quality difference (resolution, frame rate, stability, and input response) between a streamed game and one running on a console? Because if that never happens then consoles are here to stay (hopefully).

 

[Syphon Filter]

how can you gasp in spanish lol.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

We all knew this would happen from day one.

What will this guy go destroy next.

He and Bonnie Ross and Don Mattrick should start a company

 

[GhostOfTsu]

there also bunch of people believe streaming particularly this services will kill traditional console. just like the claim how mobile phone will kill consoles before.

Those people are now saying the same thing about xCloud, they think it's the last gen for consoles and their savior will make gaming possible on every screen and reach billions.

Thing is, the general public doesn't give a fuck about cloud gaming and never will. Sony tried but gave up in 2017. Stadia is now dead. Luna is going nowhere.

Cloud gaming is more niche than VR, it doesn't matter if you put it on every phone/tablet/tv or toilet.

 

[JLB]

Wow....Spanish soap operas be on some other s#!+

Wtf did I just watch?

just a standard latam family meeting

 

[JLB]

Those people are now saying the same thing about xCloud, they think it's the last gen for consoles and their savior will make gaming possible on every screen and reach billions.

Thing is, the general public doesn't give a fuck about cloud gaming and never will. Sony tried but gave up in 2017. Stadia is now dead. Luna is going nowhere.

Cloud gaming is more niche than VR, it doesn't matter if you put it on every phone/tablet/tv or toilet.

I recall many people saying the same thing about physical format not so long ago.
Streaming is the future, like it or not. Stadia and psnow failed, luna probably will fail and even xcloud could fail, but streaming still plays on another league.
If sony and microsoft want to reach a 500m userbase, a traditional physical console doesnt have the capacity to scale. Let aline on the current shortage reality.

 

[Skifi28]

Streaming is the future, like it or not

Everyone keeps saying that, but where is the actual evidence to support it? All we have is cloud services failing. Perhaps people will keep not liking cloud gaming in the future like they don't now?

 

[Three]

Those people are now saying the same thing about xCloud, they think it's the last gen for consoles and their savior will make gaming possible on every screen and reach billions.

Thing is, the general public doesn't give a fuck about cloud gaming and never will. Sony tried but gave up in 2017. Stadia is now dead. Luna is going nowhere.

Cloud gaming is more niche than VR, it doesn't matter if you put it on every phone/tablet/tv or toilet.

People complain that VR isn't going to be ready for primetime because of the inconvenience of a wire but then think people are going to be happy right now streaming their games on the train on a flaky mobile connection carrying a gamepad around. I can't even keep a steady connection on the overground trains on the most reliable network with the best coverage here.

 

[Fahdis]

Those people are now saying the same thing about xCloud, they think it's the last gen for consoles and their savior will make gaming possible on every screen and reach billions.

Thing is, the general public doesn't give a fuck about cloud gaming and never will. Sony tried but gave up in 2017. Stadia is now dead. Luna is going nowhere.

Cloud gaming is more niche than VR, it doesn't matter if you put it on every phone/tablet/tv or toilet.

What an ignorant take.

 

[Fahdis]

Do you guys think someday the internet connection/speed will be so advanced that there will be no quality difference (resolution, frame rate, stability, and input response) between a streamed game and one running on a console? Because if that never happens then consoles are here to stay (hopefully).

It'a already here on GeForce Now. Most people have shit internet connections as seen above.

 

[PhoenixTank]

Absolutely off topic, but the original scene of this meme is one of the biggest wtf in TV history.

Stadia lived and died so that this video could enrich the lives of more people. Truly the best console.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

 

[Mabdia]

Who would have thought? Right? Right?

But it lasted way more than what I've been expecting.

 

[Three]

I can only guess some higher up at Google killed it and the people in the Stadia department are as shocked as they are.

 

[Rykan]

Can I still buy the joystick and still be refunded? Is it any good for pc gaming?

Edit: Nop! No longer available to purchase.

Controller! It's a controller!

I'm just messing with you. I own it and the controller is decent. It's better than it looks, but not as good as alternatives.

In my opinion tierlist is as follows:
Xbox Series controller/PS5 Dual Sense -> Dualshock 4/Xbone -> Stadia controller.

 

[marquimvfs]

Controller! It's a controller!

I'm just messing with you. I own it and the controller is decent. It's better than it looks, but not as good as alternatives.

In my opinion tierlist is as follows:
Xbox Series controller/PS5 Dual Sense -> Dualshock 4/Xbone -> Stadia controller

Good to know. I was just looking to a new "free" controller, but it's no possible anymore.

 

[Lasha]

Absolutely off topic, but the original scene of this meme is one of the biggest wtf in TV history.

The death of stadia was a small price to pay for exposure to that work of art. Thank you.

 

[njean777]

After Onlive it's mad Google thought it could still work.

It is good as an option like MS and Sony do, but not full blown cloud. It's one of those things that is nice to have the option, but if I can download the game instead, I would always pick that option.