So with Stadia right around the corner and the first few reviews hitting the internet I thought it is time for a Stadia Thread.
From what I gathered the reactions are mixed but mostly negative:
- Picture quality seems not to be the greatest. The compression Google uses makes the picture look much "softer" without the sharp details one can experience on the Xbox One X / PS4 Pro, at least on 4k settings.
- While Google boasted about 4k/60fps most games right now do not reach that level. The best example is one of the three Tomb Rider games which offers a Performance and a Quality Mode. Quality means: Native 4k locked at 30fps while performance mode locks the game to 1080p@60fps. RDR2 on the other hand only upscales to 4k and runs with an internal resolution of 1440p@30fps. Destiny 2 is locked at 1080p@60fps and uses upscaling to provide a 4k picture. This is, at least for me, one of the biggest letdowns of Stadia, since I was under the impression that *all* games would support 4k@60fps. Well, I won't need a new 4k TV for now I guess?
- Input lag...some say it is "barely noticeable", others are talking about Stadia beeing literally "unplayable" (0.5s+ latency). Hope for the best but prepare for the worst :/
- Load times are in fact much faster than on console / gaming PCs
Keep in mind that this is a "soft launch" - right now only people that bought the founders edition / premiere edition can play on Stadia. The public release is estimated for early 2020.
What do you think of Stadia? Do you want to give the service a chance? Or do you see no future in game streaming as a service?
I hope to get my invite code at the end of the day to do some tests on my own. I see this service as a good alternative to upgrading my PC on a regular basis, especially since I don't play that much on PC anymore, but I want to experience Cyberpunk 2077 with the best possible quality. Stadia will (hopefully) deliver that experience.
From what I gathered the reactions are mixed but mostly negative:
- Picture quality seems not to be the greatest. The compression Google uses makes the picture look much "softer" without the sharp details one can experience on the Xbox One X / PS4 Pro, at least on 4k settings.
- While Google boasted about 4k/60fps most games right now do not reach that level. The best example is one of the three Tomb Rider games which offers a Performance and a Quality Mode. Quality means: Native 4k locked at 30fps while performance mode locks the game to 1080p@60fps. RDR2 on the other hand only upscales to 4k and runs with an internal resolution of 1440p@30fps. Destiny 2 is locked at 1080p@60fps and uses upscaling to provide a 4k picture. This is, at least for me, one of the biggest letdowns of Stadia, since I was under the impression that *all* games would support 4k@60fps. Well, I won't need a new 4k TV for now I guess?
- Input lag...some say it is "barely noticeable", others are talking about Stadia beeing literally "unplayable" (0.5s+ latency). Hope for the best but prepare for the worst :/
- Load times are in fact much faster than on console / gaming PCs
Keep in mind that this is a "soft launch" - right now only people that bought the founders edition / premiere edition can play on Stadia. The public release is estimated for early 2020.
What do you think of Stadia? Do you want to give the service a chance? Or do you see no future in game streaming as a service?
I hope to get my invite code at the end of the day to do some tests on my own. I see this service as a good alternative to upgrading my PC on a regular basis, especially since I don't play that much on PC anymore, but I want to experience Cyberpunk 2077 with the best possible quality. Stadia will (hopefully) deliver that experience.
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