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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by sharcerer on Friday August 02, 2019 @01:03PM (#20594553)
I think Google invests a lot. Look at CapitalG, GV etc. And now within Google itself, 2 projects which I think are aiming to become platforms: Stadia, Fuschia. Personally, I have been disappointed with Google in the AR front. Haven't heard much about investments/ acquisitions. OTOH, Apple has been acquihiring small teams, investing in microLEDs etc. Though, overall Alphabet's investments are much diverse.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by MegaButts on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:06PM (#20596137)
You think Stadia is viable considering the lag? It's obviously worthless for competitive or even serious gamers. I am skeptical it will be enticing for casual gamers.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by mrep on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:36PM (#20596412)
I played 30 hours of assassins creed on stadia during the beta and I didn't notice any lag, so yes.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by mruts on Friday August 02, 2019 @06:42PM (#20597266)
Go play some CS:GO or Overwatch and get back to me.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by mrep on Friday August 02, 2019 @11:50PM (#20598561)
No thanks, as a casual gamer, I have no interest in those games (I prefer single player ones and RPGs) and stadia sounds nice since I don't have to invest in gaming hardware while still being able to play a game every once in a while when one comes out that I like while still being able to have good graphics.

Also, I will be presumably able to play it on mobile, TV, and any laptop I have (I actually played it on a chromebook during the beta) which is super convenient.

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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by xchaotic on Friday August 02, 2019 @06:17PM (#20597078)
Single player so I assume it streams fine. With multiplayer and the other side deliberately cheating it is not going to work. Can’t beat physics
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by rpmisms on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:22PM (#20596285)
I'm going to sign up. I have a Pixel phone, I have an aging gaming laptop, and I want to continue play some new games. I'm not serious enough to be concerned by lag, and if it's awful, I'm out $129. Big deal.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by xchaotic on Friday August 02, 2019 @06:20PM (#20597108)
Why not a PS4 hardly more expensive at this point?
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by rpmisms on Monday August 05, 2019 @04:49PM (#20618764)
Because I like being portable, which is why I have a gaming laptop.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by beefalo on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:13PM (#20596189)
I think it will be really enticing for people that want to play sports games but don't want to invest in a console. Those customers are also not going to be the ones concerned about latency.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by izzydata on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:37PM (#20596424)
It has no real advantages to buying a console because you still have to buy the games individually as they explained. It is no different than financing a gaming console except you could eventually pay it off unlike Stadia.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by high_derivative on Friday August 02, 2019 @05:22PM (#20596759)
n=1 but I if were considering the two options, I would simply not want one that has me owning more electronic waste (console). I am not sensitive to the price either way, but I am sensitive to owning more electronics.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by xchaotic on Friday August 02, 2019 @06:19PM (#20597094)
There’d be almost the same amount of electronics just sitting in Google’s servers. People don’t game 24/7 but if Google want to provision for peak loads like Christmas they can’t really get away with having less?
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by cameronbrown on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:50PM (#20596533)
imo Stadia needs to switch to a Netflix style subscription-model to be financially viable (from a consumer standpoint)
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by beefalo on Friday August 02, 2019 @06:34PM (#20597198)
I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility and I see them taking the same path as Netflix currently. They are launching with big games that people know, but they need to get people hooked with new exclusive games, and a bunch of cheap stuff so they can have the "Play 10k games for $X/month" marketing tagline.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company by sharcerer on Friday August 02, 2019 @11:46PM (#20598543)
I rarely game. But after hearing about Stadia, I thought now I would like to try out some games. I am just excited to see how it turns out in the end (all if them: Microsoft, etc)
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