Okay, well you guys sound like you've made your minds up and like Stadia. Fair enough - But ask yourself, what do I have to lose by thinking deeply about the strengths and weaknesses of Stadia in it'...
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Okay, well you guys sound like you've made your minds up and like Stadia. Fair enough - But ask yourself, what do I have to lose by thinking deeply about the strengths and weaknesses of Stadia in it's current state? Is it likely to improve or change much for the better in future? For several years better streaming services on PC have been available, like Playstation Now, which has better performance and hundreds of games. And a 7 day trial too so you can test it out easily. All you need is a half decent Internet connection and an OK laptop / PC, or a PS4. 1 disappointing thing though is no support for tablets / mobile devices yet. Also, many games are a bit sluggish (30 fps or lower) because they are streamed from old console hardware. Xbox Live is OK, not great in my opinion. You get some free games each month, but only if you claim them during that month. This is merely a bonus to attract new customers, the main reason to buy XB Live is to play games online. Xbox Game Pass is a much better deal at the moment, just £1 for 3 months on PC and Xbox One. But it gets expensive after that. You can just keep using the this offer on different accounts though as far as I know. I mentioned xCloud because, as you probably know, it will soon be included as part of a Game Pass subscription, with apparently 50+ games at launch. Stadia has it's advantages too, like the fact you can play it on multiple platforms and in 4K. Both these features are still in development though, there's no 4K on PC (via chrome browser) and 4K only works on a couple of expensive Google mobile phones and Chromecast Ultra officially and no tablets yet. The ability to start games almost immediately is a nice timesaving feature. Stadia is so far from ready at the moment, that they obviously don't want to offer a trial service to all users. I think the most disappointing thing is that some games still have problems on 1080p resolution (my connection is 40mbps+ with good latency), this makes me wonder how well 4K will work on Chrome browsers when released in 2020.