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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by vasachi on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @03:29AM (#25998533)
How is stadia an upgrade to Switch?

Stadia is an upgrade to nothing, as in having Stadia is better than having no way to play games. But an upgrade to a dedicated games console?

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by ThatPlayer on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:48AM (#25999025)
Stadia is also an upgrade to a last-gen dedicated games console, a PS4 or an Xbox One. Just look at the recent Cyberpunk 2077 release which ran fine in Stadia, but struggled on those consoles. With the current-gen just releases, plenty of people have not yet upgraded.

Strictly console-wise Stadia is an upgrade to those last-gen consoles. But they really need to get more games on the service because that's what people are there for.

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by smt88 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:18AM (#25998850)
Playing hi-res, current-gen games on a smartphone is a technical upgrade to playing Switch games.

It's also more convenient to just use the screen in front of me (TV, phone, tablet, laptop) than to find my Switch and boot it up.

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