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Re:Stadia’s VP and head of product leaves Google by philsnow on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @12:19PM (#27039292)
At least in the united states, the majority of people are in urban centers. Additionally the market for games skews young, just like the populations of urban centers. The vast majority of people in the united states are within 2 light-milliseconds (372 miles) of some urban area, and data centers are generally located in places with good connectivity to urban areas.

I don't think latency is as big an issue for streaming gaming as you think.

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Re:Stadia’s VP and head of product leaves Google by tmpz22 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @08:25PM (#27044578)
Right but if your games only work great in urban centers, don't launch your games outside of that. Part of the problem with Stadia was the hubris they had at launch as shown through their marketing and pricing of the product. They came out like this was an A+ product when it was in fact a C product.

If Stadia had come out slowly with a few key indie games, closed beta, natural growth, and humility, they wouldn't have an ounce of the vitriol they've received.

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