I am loving the Stadia gaming experience in general, I think Google have done wonders with the technology to give a lag free experience when playing a game on a server. However, what dents this is t...
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I am loving the Stadia gaming experience in general, I think Google have done wonders with the technology to give a lag free experience when playing a game on a server. However, what dents this is the consumer experience in terms of communications, with a very low level of updates from Google, and a lack of information in the updates we get. What we want to know is that the issues we see, and the features we want, ARE being worked on. Consumer perception is everything. Other companies tackle this using a Beta channel. This has two purposes, it gives visibility of what fixes/features are being worked on, it allows consumers to test those fixes and preview features, and it gives a great way for Google to test things in the wild without risking the stable channel. For the Chrome version of stadia this would be as simple as having a beta link at the top of the landing page, so users could easily switch between stable and beta. For the App, well the play store has beta capability built in! What I would love to have visibility on, and would love to test, or in for the first one know if google are even working on it: Fixes for the lag some people see when playing through Chrome (my Del 11 3120 chromebook is too laggy to play, I am considering getting a chromebox but I am worried I might get one that doesn't work that well with Stadia) The ability to play on my non Pixel phone The ability to use the controller in wireless mode when playing through chrome/phone 4K through Chrome Honestly, so much of the moaning I read about Stadia is about lack of updates and communication, that should be simpler to remedy than any technical problems! This is meant to be a positive post btw, I am a massive supporter of Stadia, and would love to see it executed even better!