"Google Stadia is not a product that exists because people want it"

Re:"Google Stadia is not a product that exists because peopl... by JohnFen on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @12:03PM (#21575266)

> Stadia is the first offering that matches my needs of a Netflix for games.

Perhaps I misunderstand what Stadia is actually offering, but it doesn't look like a "Netflix for games" to me. Netflix's model is you pay a monthly fee and you get to watch anything in their catalog. With Stadia, you still have to buy each game separately, correct?

>I don't care if gamers nor teenagers want it

I am neither a gamer nor a teenager, and I don't want it. In fact, the only reason that I have any feelings about its existence at all is that if it's successful, that would mean more of the games industry will do this sort of thing, which will further reduce the amount of games available to me.

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Re:"Google Stadia is not a product that exists because peopl... by dawg- on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @12:41PM (#21575741)

I'm pretty sure the $10 a month gives you a service similar to Xbox Game Pass. You can play the games in their catalog, just like Netflix. You also have the option to purchase a game and own if even if it's rotated out of the catalog.

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Re:"Google Stadia is not a product that exists because peopl... by JohnFen on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @07:37PM (#21580005)

I couldn't find anything on Google's sites that clarify this point either way. But this is in Wikipedia's entry for Stadia (for whatever that's worth):

> Stadia is not similar to Netflix, in that it requires users to purchase games to stream via Stadia rather than pay for access to a library of games. While the base service will be free, a Pro tier monthly subscription allows users to stream at higher rates for larger resolutions, and the offer to add free games to their library.

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