Mad_Dog_Bravo's Posts

Umm... is that an update? 1. Reminder of the information that was posted yesterday... 2. Founders without their orders completed: Fair enough, very important because those customers must be absolutely livid by now! 3. Code delivery, once again very important and likewise if you're a founder and not received your code by now, I too would be livid. But what about updates on things like game bugs that are impacting users?  There are a couple of big howlers out there at the moment, and while CodeMasters have given some information about their bug (kudos to them), Square Enix have been giving users the run-around judging from the comments in the forum... Just a reminder of these 2 issues Final Fantasy XV Save bug - which is rendering the game unplayable for those users that have hit the bug and cannot save their progress. GRID critical crash bug - that is preventing players from progressing in their career mode Have a great Thanksgiving, and we look forward to some updates soon enough.

@Phreakshow :  The subscription to Pro gives you access currently to 2 games (Destiny 2 and Samurai Shodown) and additional titles will be available as time progresses, e.g. in December another 2 titles will be added.  Additionally, the Pro subscription also gives you the ability to stream games at a higher resolution above 1080 and enjoy 5.1 audio.  Plus, there is also the ability to save more video clips and access to some discounted prices for some games.  So, if none of this is of interest then there is absolutely no need to purchase a Pro subscription, instead you can purchase games on Stadia and play them at no more than 1080p in stereo audio. If however you were on a Pro subscription and had claimed some or all of the games that are on offer, then those games will not be available to you to play once your subscription has expired, if you want to play those games without a subscription then you would need to purchase them. Let me know if you have any additional questions or if something isn't clear.

@fourdegrees : Might be worth taking a look at: Some items that I've picked up this week include: 1. Reset Chrome flags - go to the URL chrome://flags , select "Reset all to default", restart Chrome and try again. 2. Run Chrome and use an Incognito window and see if that helps, disable any extensions that might have been added. 3. Reduce refresh rate on mouse pointer (usually a feature on some mouse drivers). 4. Access Chrome flags and enable the feature "Enables pointer lock options". 5. On Windows 8 run Chrome in Windows 7 compatibility mode.  6.   Black screen on Chrome, try: Chrome flags and set Hardware accelerated video decode to Disabled. These are some of the suggestions that I've seen that have addressed the issue for some users.  Can't hurt to give them a try and see if it resolves any of your issues.

Some items that I've picked up this week include: @Enahpets : Since you are running on a PC with Chrome, rather than on a TV with Chromecast, perhaps the following might help... 1. Reset Chrome flags - go to the URL chrome://flags , select "Reset all to default", restart Chrome and try again. 2. Run Chrome and use an Incognito window and see if that helps, disable any extensions that might have been added. 3. Reduce refresh rate on mouse pointer (usually a feature on some mouse drivers). 4. Access Chrome flags and enable the feature "Enables pointer lock options". 5. On Windows 8 run Chrome in Windows 7 compatibility mode.  6.   Black screen on Chrome, try: Chrome flags and set Hardware accelerated video decode to Disabled. These are some of the suggestions that I've seen that have addressed the issue for some users.  Can't hurt to give them a try and see if it resolves any of your issues.

@unrav3l : It might be that running Stadia in a 1080 window might be the better (temporary) solution for you...? A couple of links that I saw earlier today included: http://www.brianapps.net/sizer4/  - used to accurately resize and re position windows https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/windowed-floating-youtube/gibipneadnbflmkebnmcbgjdkngkbklb - used to keep Chrome full screen as a window It might not be to everyone's liking, but by the same token might make the issue a little more easy to manage until such time that Stadia supports a wider range of resolutions. Hope this helps.

@LegatusXCIV : Hold-off on buying an iPad, it is not a supported device currently. You're options are https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9338946?hl=en-GB : Which mobile devices (tablets and phones) will support Stadia at launch? At launch we will be supporting Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 4 phones for mobile gameplay, tablets running Chrome OS, and more devices will be made available in the future. However, purchasing games and managing your content can be done from any iOS 11+ or Android M+ device that can run the Stadia app.

@Samardh : Always worthwhile checking some other stuff before assuming it is a server issue (which I doubt that it is, but of course I can't know for sure). What does the following speedtest report: https://projectstream.google.com/speedtest 

@MuricanGamer :  I like the idea of this actually, there has been a lot of focus on social platform integration & it would actually be nice to have a calendar to see what is planned for the weeks ahead. I would recommend putting a suggestion in via the Stadia app, via the Explore and then Send feedback link.  

@Jop :  Yes, although what the technical implications (if any) would be I have no way of knowing.  But that ultimately is a feature, which may or may not have priority, once again I can't tell, as there is no publicly available feature road-map. What was discussed recently on Reddit was the following: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dvv3tv/hi_reddit_andrey_from_the_stadia_team_here_and_im/  I've included some of the points discussed below: Features availability.   Our approach to releasing features on Stadia is similar to how we run Google Search, YouTube and other Google services: gradual rollout and continuous improvement, based on your feedback. We always start with nailing the key user-journey and then proceed with releasing extra features. YouTube started with “watch video”. For Stadia it’s “Play the Game on your biggest screen”. New features will start popping as soon as one week after launch. I expect the first game with Stream Connect to launch by the end of the year. The games that support State Share and Crowd Play will be released next year. And of course there are many more cool new platform features on the roadmap. We’re aiming to release new stuff weekly after 11/19. We believe in common sense too! You can safely assume, we’ll stay competitive with other stores. So, personally speaking, I'm happy that Stadia was designed to be released on the biggest screen first.  1440, 2440 and other screen resolutions will have to come later in due course if that is the goal, but I prefer without question to play on the largest screen we have in our home, which for me is our living room television.

@NathanE : It's OK, I was just being pedantic. It might be useful to read the following extract from a Reddit post recently.  https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dvv3tv/hi_reddit_andrey_from_the_stadia_team_here_and_im/  I've included some of the points discussed below: Features availability. Our approach to releasing features on Stadia is similar to how we run Google Search, YouTube and other Google services: gradual rollout and continuous improvement, based on your feedback. We always start with nailing the key user-journey and then proceed with releasing extra features. YouTube started with “watch video”. For Stadia it’s “Play the Game on your biggest screen”. New features will start popping as soon as one week after launch. I expect the first game with Stream Connect to launch by the end of the year. The games that support State Share and Crowd Play will be released next year. And of course there are many more cool new platform features on the roadmap. We’re aiming to release new stuff weekly after 11/19. We believe in common sense too! You can safely assume, we’ll stay competitive with other stores. So, personally speaking, I'm happy that Stadia was designed to be released on the biggest screen first.  1440 and other screen resolutions will be sure to come later in due course, but I prefer without question to play on the largest screen we have in our home.