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Greenhill
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Will mobile processors replace cloud gaming, and why stadia closes?

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I've heard the ceo, of a big GPU producing company, mention something in the lines of: mobile gpu's will replace cloud gaming.

Is such a thing a possibility? Seems like a very big and bold statement for something that was mentioned so casually. As if it is almost a certain thing.

Is stadia closing for economical reasons or because of a powerful new technological precognition, such as a potential replacement candidate for cloud gaming; like mobile gpu's?

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DaBaldEagul
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Hey there.

For as far as I've read, Stadia is closing down due to low adoption rates among consumers. Though I so believe that this is a rumor, and not official information, so that's not confirmed.

As for mobile GPUs replacing cloud gaming - this could happen in the future, but we're still a ways out for that. Just look at the Steam Deck: while you can definitely play games on there, you've got to massively lower the settings, the resolution is lower than that of my old budget phone, and if you're playing heavier games the predicted battery life is roughly 2 hours.

Don't get me wrong, the Deck is very impressive, and I definitely want to get one at some point. But it's not yet powerful enough to completely replace what we could do with Stadia, which is/was a lot more powerful, without affecting the battery of the device you're playing on all that much. This means a game that runs better, being able to be played for longer than on the Deck.

But, technology is always advancing, so who knows. The possibility of this becoming reality in a couple of years is always there.

Hope this answers your question.

-- Baldy
I am no Google official. My messages and opinions are my own, and should not be used to judge Google or their products. Silver and gold Guides are independent volunteers that like to help out on the forums.

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DaBaldEagul
Silver Stadia Guide
Silver Stadia Guide

Hey there.

For as far as I've read, Stadia is closing down due to low adoption rates among consumers. Though I so believe that this is a rumor, and not official information, so that's not confirmed.

As for mobile GPUs replacing cloud gaming - this could happen in the future, but we're still a ways out for that. Just look at the Steam Deck: while you can definitely play games on there, you've got to massively lower the settings, the resolution is lower than that of my old budget phone, and if you're playing heavier games the predicted battery life is roughly 2 hours.

Don't get me wrong, the Deck is very impressive, and I definitely want to get one at some point. But it's not yet powerful enough to completely replace what we could do with Stadia, which is/was a lot more powerful, without affecting the battery of the device you're playing on all that much. This means a game that runs better, being able to be played for longer than on the Deck.

But, technology is always advancing, so who knows. The possibility of this becoming reality in a couple of years is always there.

Hope this answers your question.

-- Baldy
I am no Google official. My messages and opinions are my own, and should not be used to judge Google or their products. Silver and gold Guides are independent volunteers that like to help out on the forums.
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