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Orgin
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Kinda stuck

I'm a bit stuck in limbo, not being able to play properly with stadia. I have two choices on how to play:

1. On one of my ubuntu PC's with chrome. Which suffers from extreme input lag* making it completely unplayable.

2. On the chromecast ultra with the stadia controller. No input lag, but playing FPS type games with a controller when you're used to the precision you get from a mouse and keyboard just kills the whole experience.

 

It would be nice to be able to connect a mouse and keyboard when playing on the chromecast ultra in some manner. Or if Google could look into the ubuntu+chrome issues ...

*I've tried all the tips on making it faster and on several machines with ubuntu to no avail. (You know, trying enabling all kinds of GPU support and/or using chromium. A Geforce GTX 1060 should be able to handle the decoding one would think)

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Paxtax
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Hey, have you tried to install windows on second partition and see if works better?

 

Also, here they say that using chromium works better:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/e2ef4t/stadia_on_linux_even_with_vaapi_chromium_is_not/

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BinaryJay
Gold Stadia Guide
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For what it's worth it seemed okay on the latest version of Ubuntu desktop for me when I tested it out using a Live USB.  That being said, maybe give a few other Live distros a try since you don't have to commit.

Which version of Ubuntu are you using?  There have been various reports of Ubuntu chrome introducing lag like you've described, it may be something hardware specific.  Windows is a safe bet if you can get a license.

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Orgin
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Tried every trick on the net to no avail. It still lags.

 

Setting "Limited data usage" to bring it down to 720p makes if fully playable. So I guess I'm stuck on low res on my desktops until google gets chrome for linux in order.

 

Still, it would be nice with a mouse+keyboard setup for the chromecast ultra.

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ThOR27
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I mostly like playing with gamepad + TV, but I also played with my Ubuntu and google-chrome downloaded from web (totally software rendered) and it works fine. Maybe because My screen is just Full HD, and Stadia optimizes it and don't stream 4k? Anyway, my PC is connected to my router with a gigabit cable, and it's a Core i5 third generation (don't remember exactly the model) with a GTX 680 + 16GB DDR3. My router is an ASUS RT AC66U.

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