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Last thought, until Google says something crazy again.  Google giving us, Pro subscribers, games for free (which they are not, we pay every month for them) is not the same as developers giving games... See more...
Last thought, until Google says something crazy again.  Google giving us, Pro subscribers, games for free (which they are not, we pay every month for them) is not the same as developers giving games away for free. Google pays each developer for every download or claim to their game. The tradeoff is that Google can, in theory, pay them less per purchase because of the increased volume of 'sales'. This way devs, the platform, and the consumer all win a little bit. That's a standard streaming service strategy. There are some exceptions, but that's the general idea.  Unfortunately, Google isn't running a streaming service, they're running a long-term rental program and a game store. So the balance shifts heavily in G's favor. At this point, there really aren't any benefits to the Founder status at all, is there? $130/founder, 0 benefits, gg Google.
I really thought the point of Pro was to have a Netflix-like experience.  Just to be clear, Pro only gives you 'access' to claim a game for the month you paid for? If you dont claim the game during ... See more...
I really thought the point of Pro was to have a Netflix-like experience.  Just to be clear, Pro only gives you 'access' to claim a game for the month you paid for? If you dont claim the game during tha month you lose the opportunity? If you ever have a lapse in your subscription, you lose access to every game you 'paid' for with Pro access? Just want to make sure. There are a few things I wanted out of Stadia. One was console level gaming on my phone. (And no, I'm not one of the 3% of people who own a Pixel.) Another was enabling console level gaming for casual players. This is not casual gaming. I can't ever let my subscription lapse or I lose access to potentially years worth of content? That's a real kick in the teeth.  Sorry about the language, I've been playing too many farming sims.
Look, for everyone that's mad about the game choices, this wasn't a planned move on Google's part. They just realized that their launch of a major game platform released with 3.5 stars in their own a... See more...
Look, for everyone that's mad about the game choices, this wasn't a planned move on Google's part. They just realized that their launch of a major game platform released with 3.5 stars in their own app market, and this was heavily skewed with 5 star anticipation posts. This is a stop-gap answer to try to slow the bleed. They've had 6 months to get more titles for Pro and they haven't pulled it off yet. They definitely didn't get more during the week after their launch.  So they picked two games out of their current catalog, paid the publisher, and threw them into Pro. As it is, unless they can find a happier user base, it's just going to get harder to bring in new games.  Btw, Google, following through on your promises of high-quality games, at 4k res, on 'every device we play on' (not just google products), is how you get a better user base. Blaming developers, the media, and users won't work.