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bbass
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Is anybody else as disappointed with the lack of games as I am?

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As a hardcore gamer, I already own all of the games on Stadia that look fun. I actually purchased red Dead redemption 2 for the second time just so I could try playing a game that I mildly enjoy on the stadia. It seems that assassin's Creed was the game that they were really advertising with but I am so disappointed that I own every single interesting game already on PC or PS4. We're talking about Google here, literally more powerful than any other company involved with gaming in terms of their ability, technology and reach. How has this been out for a week now and we still only have this tiny batch of games? I'm already put off and I've been waiting for a very long time for this.
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Skywalker
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Yes, if you're a hardcore gamer this isn't for you I'm not going to give the PR excuse of, "it just came out", I feel that is a week answer as most of these things are designed with developers, you'll always have a first party launch game that releases with the console to exhibit the power of the console. STADIA has not done this, it also has come with zero features. I don't want this to be a industry standard, when you jump into these systems they have ecosystems and things to keep you inside. I also don't think STADIA is built for long sessions of gaming there is a big heating issue that is going to emerge soon, I promise you some STADIA are going to poop out soon.

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Ivan
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@bbass Stadia was launched on Tuesday, so it's not even a week yet.

I can understand that if you have all of the games, this might be less appealing. And you don't  feel the need to force yourself to buy a game you already own, just for the sake of playing it on Stadia. Destiny 2 and Samurai Showdown is available as part of Pro membership, so maybe try to dig into these  games first? I personally am excited on being able to run a few strikes/patrols during my lunch break at work.

You can try to think about the advantage of Stadia that you can't (easily) do with your gaming PC / console. Like, playing games from your phone, or laptop. Is there any game that you think you can enjoy playing on the go? I'm personally having a blast with Tomb Raider Definitive Edition right now, since I've never played it before, and it's only $10

I also want to check out the 40 players endurance mode on GRID that's only available on Stadia, but I've heard reports and it's very hard to get a match. Hopefully as more and more people join in it will be easier.

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Skywalker
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Yes, if you're a hardcore gamer this isn't for you I'm not going to give the PR excuse of, "it just came out", I feel that is a week answer as most of these things are designed with developers, you'll always have a first party launch game that releases with the console to exhibit the power of the console. STADIA has not done this, it also has come with zero features. I don't want this to be a industry standard, when you jump into these systems they have ecosystems and things to keep you inside. I also don't think STADIA is built for long sessions of gaming there is a big heating issue that is going to emerge soon, I promise you some STADIA are going to poop out soon.

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Razr
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No trouble with heating issues in the UK it's Baltic :-). Enjoying Stadia so far I've had no issues. Admittedly there is some way to go before it's on par with the latest gen consoles but hopefully the more names get behind the platform the better it will get. For me the best thing is being able to play anywhere without needing to cart around a console. Keep the faith people it's early days I'm confident with some tweaks this will be a real contender of a platform. 

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bbass
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On top of all of that, I own a Google Pixel 3XL, Google Wifi, Google Home, several Chromecast (now including the Chromecast ultra), two first party Stadia controllers, gigabit internet- and I can barely connect to Stadia. I just spent more time dealing with connection issues than I have actually playing games.

I just can't believe how bad they dropped the ball on this one. 

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mcnichoj
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I'm not gonna bother posting images of the thousands of games I own between PlayStation and Xbox or the 100+ games I have currently installed on my Switch but feel free to look up my Steam where I have over 4,000 games.

Only pointing that out to add some weight to when I say the Stadia launch is fine. When Xbox One and PS4 came out I played maybe five games each on them. Plenty of other consoles didn't even have that many worth while games at their launch. You're telling me you bought multiple games and have completed them all after a week?

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