Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing business focus

Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by birdyrooster on Monday February 01, 2021 @03:41PM (#25993595)

I think they know that it’s a sub standard product that is “good enough” for today but it will never be good enough for a use case like VR. I think the future of gaming is in ultra low latency, high resolution experiences and people will look at Stadia like a silent film from the 1920s.

Also it’s clear that by getting rid of their reference developer they don’t have the appetite to dog food Stadia for themselves. There is a secondary and tertiary reason Apple and Microsoft write software for their platforms, it’s to 2) serve as a reference for other developers what is possible and 3) iron out the bugs in their SDKs.

Google doesn’t take that seriously and it shows us the Stadia is already starting to wind down.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by topkai22 on Monday February 01, 2021 @04:06PM (#25993955)

I think you are right that Google isn’t taking it seriously, but one of the futures of gaming is subscription streaming, for basically the same reasons as video. Streaming can dramatically improve user experience by making it trival to acquire or switch between games, and subscription revenue allows providers to sponsor the creation of content that doesn't make financial sense in a individual purchase model- think games that strongly appeal to a single demo or amazing, but short, experiences.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by fathermocker on Monday February 01, 2021 @03:52PM (#25993759)

Stadia already has very low latency. Maybe not enough for VR, but it's still an impressive achievement.

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