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@Classic-Rando   I think one of biggest problems with your experience with Stadia is that you are not the target audience. Stadia is about decreasing the barriers for high quality gaming. There are t... See more...
@Classic-Rando   I think one of biggest problems with your experience with Stadia is that you are not the target audience. Stadia is about decreasing the barriers for high quality gaming. There are things that I'm sure you can or do appreciate about Stadia like its mobile experience or general interest in cloud gaming, but Stadia is probably a couple years from being something you will appreciate (assuming things go well) and that time frame would have been that way form the beginning. The only reason Stadia is on my radar is curiosity, the same for Luna, and the same for GFN. I have a high end gaming PC that Stadia (or any current console) does not match. I have a PS4 Pro and a Nintendo Switch. The only reason I didnt upgrade to an RTX3080 was its launch was both in high demand and a crap show. The only reason I did not pre-order a PS5 is because I have a stupid urge to get a new XBox too so Im going to wait and decide which one I get later (if not both and the XBox being series S).  For now if you don't play games on your phone Stadia isn't going to be for you. In a few years if they develop games specifically for Stadia that take advantage of AI and other cloud services they may be able to bring special gaming experiences for people across levels of gaming budgets. Stadia overhyped their launch in my opinion and have only really started to deliver the Stadia specific features starting this summer and YouTube integrations are starting to trickle in. The game library is still relatively small, but has been making pretty good progress both with number of games and starting to bring in EA games soon for example. It has a long ways to go, but it has always worked well for me as a streaming service, it has made large improvements in game library, it is now releasing its enhanced features. Family sharing, search, and useful messaging are obviously missing, but they are putting together a pretty solid service.
@Classic-Rando I feel like Dead By Daylight easily falls into that description. It is a top 15 game viewed on Twitch and a top 20 game played on Steam. Add in Celeste and the Super Hot expansion and... See more...
@Classic-Rando I feel like Dead By Daylight easily falls into that description. It is a top 15 game viewed on Twitch and a top 20 game played on Steam. Add in Celeste and the Super Hot expansion and I think it is a pretty good lineup. I was going to buy Dead By Daylight. I almost bought it on Steam a month ago because I didnt want to wait. I can see how Pro games will have misses for many people, but almost every month there has been something that I genuinely appreciate playing.  For Playstation Plus I forget to look for the games half the time because most of them are misses for me. The last 4 games over the last two months have been Fall Guys, Street Fighter V, PUBG, and Modern Warefare 2 remastered. PUBG I have through Stadia (and have never been interested in it), Fall Guys is cool for a lot of people but not for me, Street Fighter V seems like a pretty version of an old game, and MW2 remastered literally is a pretty version of an old game. In July maybe I would have been pumped about Rise of the Tomb Raider if I didnt already have it on Stadia.  
@Classic-Rando I have to ask, what games do you think should be released free with Pro? Remember part of your $10 per month goes towards increased game streaming quality.
Ummm, yes please.
Just here to say I finally came by to link my account
@Meattie Try disabling hardware acceleration in Chrome (or enabling it if it is disabled). I was in a pretty similar state as you for a while until I disabled it. All games were giving me random conn... See more...
@Meattie Try disabling hardware acceleration in Chrome (or enabling it if it is disabled). I was in a pretty similar state as you for a while until I disabled it. All games were giving me random connection errors and I was sometimes getting kicked out. Destiny 2 had muted colors and it was sometimes a little blurry. After I disabled Hardware Acceleration on my relatively high end system I no longer get connection error messages and the visuals are objectively better. To disable hardware acceleration go to the settings of Chrome and search for Use hardware acceleration when available. Then toggle it off and restart the browser. Some people have reported that they needed to enable it if it was already off so toggle it on and restart the browser if that is the case. Stadia in the browser when from frustrating to rather good with that one setting for me. My build is a Ryzen 7 3800X with an RTX 2070 so I blew off recommendations to hardware acceleration at first. 
@WillrockI had issues with both video quality and regular alerts that I had connection issues until I disabled hardware acceleration. I have a relatively high end system so I didnt think having hardw... See more...
@WillrockI had issues with both video quality and regular alerts that I had connection issues until I disabled hardware acceleration. I have a relatively high end system so I didnt think having hardware acceleration enabled would cause a problem. I was getting the connection alerts every 2-5 minutes, colors were muted, and random things were fuzzy before I disabled it. Destiny 2 looks crisp now with no more connection alerts or getting kicked out of the game. Gylt had a similar improvement. To disable it go to the settings of Chrome and search for 'Use hardware acceleration when available" If it is toggled on , then switch it off and restart your browser. Some people have reported doing the opposite helps so if it is already disabled, turn it on and restart Chrome.
My saga had an ending today. FedEx had reported the package was left at my door. That was incorrect. I checked with the office manager Friday, but it wasnt there then. After customer support asked to ... See more...
My saga had an ending today. FedEx had reported the package was left at my door. That was incorrect. I checked with the office manager Friday, but it wasnt there then. After customer support asked to verify my shipping information this morning I asked them to ship it to a PO box I have which receives packages since I would be out of town this weekend if it was shipped again. I checked with my office again mostly to see if they would accept the package if needed when I was gone and found that the package ended up getting delivered to them sometime after Friday. I dont know if it went to another door and dropped off later or the delivery was corrected later. I just new it wasnt there Friday when I got other packages and it wasnt left at my door as indicated by FedEx. So it was a delivery problem. So I finally have my founders edition and extra controller. I still am not happy about when my order shipped and now Im frustrated with FedEx, but my main area of frustration is finally over. I contacted Google Shipping support as soon as I verified.
My saga continues. It was shipped and allegedly delivered by FedEx. I disagree and so does my door camera that does not show anyone delivering the package. Open an incident with Google Customer Suppor... See more...
My saga continues. It was shipped and allegedly delivered by FedEx. I disagree and so does my door camera that does not show anyone delivering the package. Open an incident with Google Customer Support on Friday and was told they would have to try to contact FedEx. Also replied to the escalated request I had earlier trying to get my order sent when it should have been sent. I got a reply from that email saying they checked the status and that my GOOGLE HOME MINI was delivered on Friday. I politely replied that it was a founders edition for Stadia and an additional controller. This morning I got an email saying that my request that I put in Friday was escalated to the shipping department to be investigated. So to me it seems like it sat for two days to get sent to someone who has 24-48 hours to respond. Now I assume that is business hours so there is a good chance I wont hear anything until after Thanksgiving. So Im a June 6th purchaser who still does not have his order. Supposedly my current drama is caused by FedEx, but Im still a little extra bitter since my order should have been sent earlier, I should of had my code earlier (which I do have), I had no options for signature required or insurance for shipping, and I dont trust that my order was sent correct considering the crap show it was to get it shipped and the reply about my Google Home Mini being shipped.
@BadgerMy code came 50 min after my order was shipped. Played some Destiny 2 and it looked pretty solid, but laggy in several places. Samurai showdown should probably have a controller to play. The d... See more...
@BadgerMy code came 50 min after my order was shipped. Played some Destiny 2 and it looked pretty solid, but laggy in several places. Samurai showdown should probably have a controller to play. The default keyboard and mouse settings are pretty garbage in my opinion. That is fine though. I will give it a chance once my controllers arrive. My name was not taken. I wasn't really surprised since I can pick it on games and systems that have been around a while still. It was just maddening to see all the orders yesterday and today after they identified the problem where orders were shipping out of order. 
New update. I finally got my shipping notice about 20 minutes ago. I had just emailed the CS person that I had been escalate to again about 10 minutes before it changed. Maybe they did something for ... See more...
New update. I finally got my shipping notice about 20 minutes ago. I had just emailed the CS person that I had been escalate to again about 10 minutes before it changed. Maybe they did something for me, maybe Google just realized my order existed after all. Now I guess I get to play the code waiting game. Fun fact, my pending charge on my card is no longer listed. It was showing an expiration for today for the 3-4 days it was pending so I dont know what to think about that.
Last year every person I know that got the Pixel 3 got it pretty quick with an accurate shipping information. My coworker who ordered the day after me temporarily had an earlier shipping date, but mi... See more...
Last year every person I know that got the Pixel 3 got it pretty quick with an accurate shipping information. My coworker who ordered the day after me temporarily had an earlier shipping date, but mine came before his.
Just wondering, whats yours shipped? 
Update...  New day, no new information. The pending charge on my card expired (it had an expiration date of today listed on it the 3-4 days it was pending). More people are posting their shipping inf... See more...
Update...  New day, no new information. The pending charge on my card expired (it had an expiration date of today listed on it the 3-4 days it was pending). More people are posting their shipping information with orders after mine which is awesome. I guess another ""small fraction" of people are shipping out of order again. Open requests to CS, I get canned answers that don't address my specific complaint. I post here and find other people in my boat or similar with no help. I tweet at Stadia because they appear to reply to some people, guess I'm not lucky enough. 
@ColeDid you order a second controller by chance?
On Reddit a lot of people are reporting later shipping dates when they also ordered an extra controller like myself. I ordered the same day and have the same delivery date. 
Im jealous, I had the same order as you Hawkeye only a day before you with nothing shipping at all.
I have contacted Google Store Support again and was told delivery starts today, blah blah blah. I asked to have it escalated after pointing out that access and shipping for Stadia clearly is not goin... See more...
I have contacted Google Store Support again and was told delivery starts today, blah blah blah. I asked to have it escalated after pointing out that access and shipping for Stadia clearly is not going out in order of Founders Edition sign up. I plan on following up regularly. I don't even have a chance of getting my code yet since mine has not shipped. Who knows how long I will have to wait after it ships to  get a code since even those are not going out in order of signup. Unfortunately this is a case where contacting Google Store Support will probably do nothing but put you in an email queue. 
Google is in charge of shipping the orders so Im not going to give them a pass. Especially with how often they said FE would be shipped by when they were ordered. I understand limiting features at la... See more...
Google is in charge of shipping the orders so Im not going to give them a pass. Especially with how often they said FE would be shipped by when they were ordered. I understand limiting features at launch. Google shipping is not brand new so there isn't an excuse for this since they have been shipping hardware for years. Right now my expectation is they will communicate what they are doing to resolve the issue. They have been made aware of the problem with no response.
I ordered FE and a wasabi controller on June 6th with a current listed delivery date of Nov 27-Dec 2. It is pretty clear at this point orders are not sending based on time of purchase. What is going ... See more...
I ordered FE and a wasabi controller on June 6th with a current listed delivery date of Nov 27-Dec 2. It is pretty clear at this point orders are not sending based on time of purchase. What is going to be done to correct this since I am not the only one having this issue as reported on the Stadia sub Reddit. Contacting Google Store Support has only  told me they will be shipped by when they are ordered which appears to be objectively wrong at this point and when it was escalated I received one response saying they would be able to get send it with the original delivery date (6 days ago the delivery date moved back a week for unknown reasons).