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Re:When will Google shut down Stadia? by deminature on Thursday November 21, 2019 @02:32PM (#21598454)
It allows instant-play on 10mbit connections, where you would need to wait 10-20hrs otherwise to play. Even on gigabit connections, you're going to wait ~1hr to play AAA games as opposed to starting immediately. Instant gratification is powerful.
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Re:When will Google shut down Stadia? by meheleventyone on Thursday November 21, 2019 @05:14PM (#21600297)
Sure but I’m highlighting the cost of that cause it’s not free. If you’re playing at 4K (which you couldn’t on 10mbit) you’ll be downloading 15Gb of data per hour. I also predict this is going to go up rather than down as we see more data packed in to help reduce felt latency.
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