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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by m00x on Monday February 01, 2021 @05:26PM (#25994946)
It's actually way cheaper to buy the console if you're just gonna play one game. You get a PS5 for $550 these days, so that's $330 total for a AAA game ($630).

Then instead of $10/m, you have a console for 10 years ($120*10 = $1200).

Even cheaper if you go for the PS4.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by benhurmarcel on Monday February 01, 2021 @06:23PM (#25995528)
On Stadia you don’t need to pay any subscription to play your games in HD.
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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by enos_feedler on Monday February 01, 2021 @05:37PM (#25995092)
You aren't including the network service to play games online. Factor in another $60 * 10 years. That nearly squares things up. Then you have to think about intangibles. Stadia is a live platform that continuously improves. The $630 you paid for that ps5 and AAA game is frozen in time. You've bought no future value. You can also play anywhere without having to carry around a 4.5kg box that computes math.
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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by mehlmao on Monday February 01, 2021 @09:39PM (#25996880)
>Stadia is a live platform that continuously improves.

Has Stadia improved since launch? The PS5 and Xbox Series X are both more powerful than Stadia instances, not to mention modern PCs. Has Google announced any timeframe for powering up their instances to match? Will I have to pay more to access instances with the power of next-generation consoles? Will those be available for all the games I purchased, or on a title-by-title basis?

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by yyyk on Monday February 01, 2021 @10:44PM (#25997242)
>Stadia is a live platform that continuously improves.

That's the scary thing for some people. The 'continuous improvement' may just as well be taking away stuff you 'own' or spying on you.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by andoriyu on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @12:22AM (#26010858)
Well, PSN improves as well. Plus there a whole two free games every month and you not required to have great internet connection to play games.

Also, money you paid to stadia are just as "frozen" (spent? frozen money implies they can be thawn) as money for online service.

While you can carry chromecast ultra with you it's PITA to setup - you have to configure the network on it and a controller. Without wired connection it's not a good experience. Meanwhile, ps5 you just plug in a play for the most part.

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