The repercussions of Google Stadia

#21

Ultimately, none of the plumbing details will matter if the execution is passable enough. As always with entertainment, exclusive killer content is what’s going drive eyeballs, not tech. You can see the exact same evolution playing out with the transition to TV streaming services.

Compared to other services, Google seems to have grasped this best for now, but they also have the biggest money bags to throw at the problem. But Apple, Microsoft, Sony & Nvidia all have a horse in that race, and we aren’t close to the finish line yet…

PS : AAA games on mobile make some sense, but i agree that your surroundings make immersion challenging with mobile gaming. Keep in mind that most of us are used to playing games on top-tier mobile devices, which once again is not where the majority of the world sits…

#22

Xbox is extremely niche and they have no real presence in mobile so it’s hard to realistically put them in a pole position for streaming content.

#23

Yes, absolutely true! …I can also tell you that in MY country there are a TON of people with low-end PCs who would love to play cool games! :slight_smile:

#24

There’s 0 people using Stadia, there’s 40+ million Xbox users, adding streaming is something that would immediately have value for the existing users.

Going on mobile isn’t a problem, they’ll just release an app on iOS/Android
Also, Stadia will have very little support on launch, as far as mobile goes it will only work on Chromecast Ultra and Google Pixel phones

#25

low-end PCs

Laptops are also low-end PCs, and there are hordes of students out there hammering away on cheap laptops: the very definition of a low-disposable income / high spare-time consumer class :wink:

Stadia will have very little support on launch, as far as mobile goes it will only work on Chromecast Ultra and Google Pixel phones

Without hard numbers, it is hard to tell what ‘business synergies’ Google is looking at : it is hard to tell if they expect Stadia to drive more profits as a differentiator for all Android devices or just Pixel.

#26

Certainly the reason it’s only on Pixel phones right now is just that they have to do more development work to get it on everything else. It could be a similar case for Microsoft, in that they could have limited mobile support when their service launches too.

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