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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by dontblink on Saturday December 26, 2020 @01:22PM (#25545272)
Honestly Google would probably issue refunds if that ever happened. At some point, sp games are often not replayed or come down substantially in price. I'm not worried given their history.
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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by berdario on Saturday December 26, 2020 @04:07PM (#25546468)
Microsoft did it when they suspended their ebooks service:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/2/18292177/microsoft-ebooks-...

So, there's a precedent, and this leaves me a bit hopeful. OTOH, normally you can only ask for a refund if you played a game for < 2 hours

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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by buzzerbetrayed on Saturday December 26, 2020 @02:38PM (#25545843)
Offer refunds on what? Do you actually buy games on stadia? I thought it was like Netflix where you pay to have access to stream anything.
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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by berdario on Saturday December 26, 2020 @04:05PM (#25546453)
It's a hybrid model. You don't need to have a subscription, you just need to own the game.

Some games are also available for free:

https://stadia.google.com/games/super-bomberman-r-online

https://stadia.google.com/games/destiny-2

The subscription gives you 4k streaming and games that you can claim and keep (as long as you have a subscription, even if you interrupt it and resume). Very similar to Xbox Games with Gold:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/collections/gameswithg...

I was skeptical at the beginning, but I prefer it to a Netflix style subscription (like Xbox Game Pass Cloud or Playstation Now)... since if the movie that you're interested in leaves the streaming service, it's not a big deal (or even if it's a whole season of a series), but if a videogame is leaving, that might be quite a bit more frustrating, since it might take you more than 1 month to actually complete your game. At least with Stadia I know that (as long as my Stadia account is active) I'll always be able to come back to the games that I'm playing now.

Just like on Windows and Luna, you can also make use of your Ubisoft Plus subscription, though (only available in the US, for now)

One nice thing is that a lot of modern games (like some available with Ubisoft Plus) have "cloud synced saves" or cross-progression. So you could stop playing on Stadia, and continue your savegame on another platform.

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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by city41 on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:39PM (#25546286)
Yes, you need to buy the game before you can play it on Stadia. If it was like Netflix, I think it'd be far more compelling, even with a relatively large monthly fee.
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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by drusepth on Saturday December 26, 2020 @04:50PM (#25546708)
The optional Pro subscription gives you a ton of games to stream that you can only stream whenever your subscription is active.

Alternatively, you can just buy games outright and play them whenever/wherever; no subscription required.

I have ~70 games in my library right now because I claim the Pro games each month. If I were to cancel my subscription, my library would shrink to just the ones I've actually bought (Hitman and Cyberpunk).

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