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Old 04-09-2020, 12:08 AM   #1
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For anyone who wants to try out Google's Stadia gaming service, it's free for the next two months.

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https://www.engadget.com/google-stad...&utm_source=dl

I was pretty impressed playing Destiny 2 on my Pixel 2XL smartphone with a USB OTG controller. For some reason, it's almost unplayable via Stadia on my PC, however. It cuts out after a few minutes because my connection's not good enough.

I'm fascinated by gaming streaming services. It's certainly worth a shot for the low price of $0!
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Old 04-09-2020, 12:43 AM   #2
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Its certainly interesting tech...the idea you can play the latest games on the best settings without worrying about hardware is a great idea in theory.

Tried it on my PC and it looked like ####...stream quality just wasn't good enough and I have a 600mbps connection
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Old 04-09-2020, 07:53 AM   #3
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I don't think I will even bother trying it for free. I have too many other games I could still be playing.
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This whole thing semed to be poorly marketed. I have owned pretty much every system and I dont even care about this enough to read about it or use it for free. If I cant see myself collecting the system and components, I’m certainly not buying it new.
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You don't need to buy anything, you can try it on basically any computer it runs in your browser
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I'm reading that there are only 9 games available, is one of them Orc Must Die 3?
Also, I'm reading that it works on the PC through Chrome, I don't suppose Firefox works?
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I'm reading that there are only 9 games available, is one of them Orc Must Die 3?
Also, I'm reading that it works on the PC through Chrome, I don't suppose Firefox works?
9 "free" games included with subscription but you can purchase others at retail price. Only works in chrome as it's a Google service. You can use Xbox One/PS4 controllers which is good.

The promise was Doom Eternal ultra settings and 4k on any old device which to me would be awesome however the quality of the stream for me so far isn't very good
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9 "free" games included with subscription but you can purchase others at retail price. Only works in chrome as it's a Google service. You can use Xbox One/PS4 controllers which is good.
Do you know if one of the 9 games is Orc Must Die?
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You don't need to buy anything, you can try it on basically any computer it runs in your browser
There is a Stadia controller that I can't even bother trying to get.

There is really no reason to go out of my way to get a system where you don't own anything, and that doesn't seem to play very well.
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There is a Stadia controller that I can't even bother trying to get.

There is really no reason to go out of my way to get a system where you don't own anything, and that doesn't seem to play very well.
You can buy a special controller with a chromecast ultra but its not necessary. Any pc will work with a mouse and keyboard or xbox/ps4 controller which was news to me as of a couple days ago.

Its true though you never own the games though. For me its playing well with no noticeable lag but the actual video stream isn't looking that great on PC.

If they can figure it out with a proper 4k stream this is gonna be a game changer. Playing the latest game at the highest settings with a 10 year old netbook with HDMI out. No updates, no downloading the game, hardware issues, ect.
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Do you know if one of the 9 games is Orc Must Die?
Nope, this is what I have

Destiny 2: The Collection
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