Re: Stadia Community Round-Up [12/20/2019]

SpaceKids — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:38:14 GMT

1) Some method to import the games you already “own.” A) Able to repurchase at a much lower price, why pay the publisher 2x? Being able to forward a retail (not used game) purchase email to customer support for a one time use discount code. (Can easily see why would not do this for game purchased from someones yard sale.) B) New games on other platforms come equipped with Stadia Pro Trial Codes + the Stadia version of the game (work with publishers to include this deal to leech some players from other platforms into trying the service).

Re: Stadia Holiday Pop-Ups Are Coming to Cities Worldwide this December

SpaceKids — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 23:46:15 GMT

The day I got my Wasabi controller, plus founder's edition, I was disappointed to see I needed a USB-C to USB-C cable; however, my local BestBuy had their brand of the cable for under $7. I brought my Stadia controllers and Pixel 2 phone with me (had also hoped to see if they had a phone mount that I could adapt, no luck). I showed the controllers to a few of the employees, a few were really interested in it, others did not know what it was. After checking out, I plugged it into the phone and got on the guest network. Destiny 2 servers were being updated, but was able to show them Samurai Showdown playing on the Pixel 2. I promised to try to make it back over sometime and show it on the big screen (had left my Chromecast Ultra at home, and had not seen if setup was going to be simple or challenging, so wanted to do that first at home). I tried going over today, but was told at store #541 that they were worried they could get a virus on their TV from the Chromecast (was an associate manager). Two seconds into her explanation, I was thinking she was clueless and not a techie with no interest, lol can you really get a virus over an HDMI connection (answer, no, google it)??? I am sure that anything is possible (but an HDMI virus is not likely), but even when I offered to bring in the pixel 2 to see what it was she had zero interest. This is a huge opportunity for an electronics store to see what it is, what their customers will be dealing with, an opportunity to learn how to best configure a network, make recommendations for Internet Service Providers, how to setup a router (proximity to where you will be using latency dependent devices), and general networking best practices (low interference shielded network cables). Any manager of an electronics store should be salivating at the opportunity to understand this hardware and passing as much info to their employees as possible. Each negative review I see on YouTube concerning latency issues, I always see as someone who is not very knowledgeable on their network setup. We already know one reviewer found out their Orbi “mesh” network was causing latency problems. Hoping their general manager gets back to me. I linked him this blog, hoping he understands how great it is having an early adopter who is willing to demo the tech.

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