this a huge misconception and I guess terrible marketing from google since so much people thought STADIA was netflix for gaming, so I don't really blame you as I thought the same exact thing before looking more into it.
I don't think it'll ever be the NETFLIX of gaming, what I do think is t hey will have some sort of demo or trial period to try the game for an hour or 2, if you do end up using the trial period and you end up buying the game you won't be able to return it. I say this because there is a 2 hour limit which usually determines if you can get a refund or not, I think it's a good solution from having a bunch of people buying a game then refunding it, just give them a 2 hour trial period.
that will give you a bit of the netflix vibe you want i think
I think Onlive or whatever that old streaming service was gave a couple of hours to try whatever game you want but after that you couldn't trial any other game for the month. If i remember correctly.
Yeah I still feel the same about it at the beginning, because I heard as well that Stadia is the "netflix of games", but yeah, as soon as you dig a bit deeper through the content, you'll see it's a Platform with two possibilities:
It would be nice though to have the ability of a "Stadia Pro Pro" which allows you for a specific price per month to play EVERY game possible on Stadia without additional costs. But I am not really sure, if Google would do that, because it's just easier to only provide a platform and allow developers to put their games on. Would be nice though to have that (depending on the costs of course).
PlayStation.Now is your “Netflix for Gaming” since it gives you a huge library and new additions for a monthly fee. But don’t expect to see current blockbusters already included.
I hope Google will change their idea, because with the release of Project xCloud they have a competitor which have at the moment a much better offer.
Have Have Xcloud announced any pricing? The beta includes 50 games I know, but games pass is $15 and it's not clear if Xcloud will be free or have an additional cost to that.
If you like Ubisoft games there will be Uplay Plus sometime next year, maybe more subscriptions are coming who knows. In an interview with Stadiacast John Justice didn't deny a second Stadia-subscription might come in the future, I'm guessing that would (f it comes) include games from various developers. That would be similar to Xcloud then, if it comes.
Still, to conclude with my main point: We don't know that Xcloud will be included in Xbox Games Pass.