Hi everyone, After almost 8 hours of no unlock code, I finally got mine. The simple name I wanted was already taken but oh well, my other usual gaming tags were available. I already use an existing...
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Hi everyone, After almost 8 hours of no unlock code, I finally got mine. The simple name I wanted was already taken but oh well, my other usual gaming tags were available. I already use an existing game streaming service. I'm not naming it here because I don't want to appear like I'm shilling for it. I travel a lot for work so having a traditional gaming desktop is a bit of an issue for me. I've been more focused on gaming laptops over the past several years but that gets way more expensive than traditional desktops. My wife and I play video/PC games together so its 2x the desktops/laptops, etc. I'm not the type that worries too much about extreme graphics. If its pretty, its pretty to me. I couldn't tell you the difference between 4x anti-aliasing and 8x anti-aliasing, or even what anti-aliasing actually is. Anywho, that game streaming service was a way for me to easily not have to worry about having the latest and greatest in terms of hardware while still being able to play my games easily, and more importantly, cheaply. With the current cost of the service, I would have to subscribe for a little over 4 years before the cost of the graphics card alone would be cheaper. With the addition of their mobile app versions, we could play PC games from our tablets or phones too. But when we started using it we had some major lag issues; some games were unplayable. But after reviewing all the support information I ended up having to buy a new router because my existing one at the time only supported 2.4GHz, not the recommended 5 GHz. When using any game streaming services, there's a lot of variables that could effect your connection and input lag. I know Google sent an e-mail to help ensure optimal connection and we often overlook such e-mails because of a "yeah I should be fine" mentality, but seriously please review it and make the recommended adjustments. Just because you have a fast connection doesn't mean you're "okay." I'm excited for Stadia and so far, even on a congested hotel WiFi right now with around 20 MBs/down I'm able to play Destiny 2 and FFXIV with no issues; I was honestly expecting much worse. I can't wait to get home to try it with my faster home connections. In short, I'm loving Stadia so far. We're no longer buying any gaming computers again thanks to these services.