Google Stadia Premiere Edition - White

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The controller - feels lovely and works really well. I've been able to use the controller with my phone and my laptop also. I've tested with other platforms on the PC and it work as long as it's connected via the wire.

Expanding all categories of games content - not just more games overall, but new types of games that we’ve heard players ask for, including genres like online action games, open world titles, plus free games, trials and demos. Google’s disruptive gaming platform, Stadia, aims to dethrone even the best cloud gaming services. Rather than approaching the cloud gaming problem with a handful of servers and a Steam installation, Google has opted to create an entire ecosystem for Stadia that can go toe-to-toe with consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Even if you're not a streamer, what Stadia did offer right out of the box is screen capture, a useful feature in the social media age, and a Friends List, which is nice if you want to party up with friends to play Destiny.Stadia in a Chrome window is also very good. On both a gaming laptop and a much more modest office-issued laptop, Destiny 2 and Mortal Kombat 11 play very well. I had no issues with sluggish controls when shooting or performing combos. The games don't look quite as sharp in Chrome as they do on a phone, though. Of course, a picture will naturally look sharper when you fit about the same number of pixels into a much smaller space, like a six-inch phone screen instead of a 27-inch computer monitor. The Stadia Premiere Edition will cost €129.00 in Europe, with UK, US, and CAD pricing to be announced once the Founders Edition bundle sells out in those territories. To secure yourself the bundle, you'll want to head over to the Google Store.

What’s next for Stadia? Well, we’re eager to continue working on bringing the best games and new features to our community of players so that we can help build a bright future for cloud gaming. That means: Last but not least you need a connection to the internet, something we thought would be an early nail in the platform’s coffin considering how few of us have fibre connections. That being said, Google Stadia worked on 10Mbps connections and only requires 35Mbps for full 4K HDR/60fps. There is a lot of fear and uncertainty surrounding Stadia due to its horrible launch that Google has already given up and is just biding time before dropping it completely — just like it did Daydream and countless other experiments. Hopefully, that's not the case. As for what’s in the box, that’s it. Google includes a short setup manual but no other documentation. Seeing how Stadia is a new-ish concept and likely the first introduction for most people to cloud gaming, some additional documentation on what’s supported and what isn’t would be nice. Setting Up Stadia Destiny 2 was rough, which is strange, given that it looked better than Tomb Raider. Although the movement felt responsive, the moment we fired a gun, everything fell apart. There are three factors when firing a gun in Destiny 2 with Stadia: the vibration of the controller, the on-screen animation and the sound.Finally, Stadia needs to keep pushing for more games on the platform. Getting Madden (and soon FIFA) is huge for mainstream audiences, but where is Fortnite? What about Call of Duty, or even just Warzone? Why don't we have Grand Theft Auto Online yet? Those are the kinds of games that could really shine on a platform like Stadia, especially in the case of Warzone which is now pushing nearly 200GB of space on modern game consoles. Smaller ideas for expansion and improvement are more Google Assistant integration features, the ability to view YouTube videos/streams within Stadia in the app or on Chromecast, streaming from the app or on Chromecast, and so on. Google Stadia is the name of Google's former game-streaming service, as well as the name of the storefront from which you’ll buy games. Anything you bought was yours to keep, and you'd likely have paid full price for all the games you'd find on the Stadia store. However, if you're already invested in Stadia, any existing games you own will no longer be accessible. Before getting to the hardware, let’s talk about Stadia as a service. There are two hardware bundles: Founder’s Edition and Premier Edition.

And after using Stadia for over a year, I feel even more strongly about those first eight months. Google was wrong to launch Stadia the way that it did, in the state that it did, and I think it significantly harmed the reputation of not only Stadia but cloud gaming services as a whole. On desktop you’ll have the option to find friends and add them to a party, as well as access your screenshot collection with photos of games you’ve taken. The mobile layout has a similar home screen, but also has tabs for the Stadia Store and a feed with videos, news and blog posts from the Stadia team.Since launch, Google added over 100 new titles to the library. What that tells us is that Google has the power and budget to drop a whole bunch of new games in the same way that Microsoft does with Xbox Game Pass but, also like Game Pass, the well of content will always be limited when compared to other services like Steam that are much less of a walled garden and are entirely more community-driven.