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Re:When will Google shut down Stadia? by minikites on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:47PM (#21597012)
I think Stadia could be super cool for simulation games like Cities: Skylines. The lag isn't nearly as much of a problem and the ability to have an extremely powerful computer simulate many more "agents" would be fantastic.
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Re:When will Google shut down Stadia? by hyperpallium on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:03PM (#21597213)
Surprisingly, OnLive found lag was an even greater problem for applications with a cursor than for games.

Plus your suggestion can be implemented with cloud compute (a backend behind the UI) - it doesn't need to be cloud streaming.

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Re:When will Google shut down Stadia? by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:26PM (#21597524)
No problem. Just reinvent X11 and let the display server render the cursor.
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Re:When will Google shut down Stadia? by Dylan16807 on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:42PM (#21597739)
Your phrasing is dismissive but yes having a game not render its own cursor is pretty common and works quite well.
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