Is anybody furious at Stadia shutting down?

[Mcniner]

Stadia is shutting down in January, and I'm really frustrated. My computer is pretty old, and can't run a lot of newer or larger games, so I used Stadia to play a lot of them. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, Destiny 2, and Immortals: Fenyx Rising are all great games on Stadia that I cannot play or buy once Stadia is gone. Google is refunding the money people spent on games, but they cannot refund the time invested in these, or the desire to play these games. It's just really frustrating.

 

[TheoAllen]

I don't.
3rd world internet connection sucks so I don't miss anything.
Besides, I prefer to play games offline if possible. I hate relying on the internet.

 

[Nolonar]

Considering Google's very long track record of abandoned projects, I don't understand why anyone would invest in something that has a very high chance of failing, and then get angry when it eventually does fail. It's like playing the lottery just to get angry. You're not going to lead a happy life at this rate.

But if it helps, here are a few alternatives to Stadia:

• Nvidia GeForce Now
• Sony PlayStation Now
• Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming
• Amazon Luna

 

[BK-tdm]

I don't.
3rd world internet connection sucks so I don't miss anything.
Besides, I prefer to play games offline if possible. I hate relying on the internet.

Ditto this, things like stadia never get here.

 

[Silenity]

no

 

[ATT_Turan]

No. It's bad enough that I'm forced to buy my games digitally now instead of getting my own hard copies to own.

I definitely don't want to rely on other people's hardware to be able to play it.

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

Stadia was something I knew wouldn't last. As Nolonar pointed out, Google has a history of abandoning various projects, so investing in Stadia was always gonna be a very risky move.

It's time to get a console or PC and do your gaming there.

No. It's bad enough that I'm forced to buy my games digitally now instead of getting my own hard copies to own.

How so? I mean, I suppose a lot of good sales pop up on digital storefronts, but no one is putting a gun to your head and telling you to buy digital.

 

[ATT_Turan]

How so? I mean, I suppose a lot of good sales pop up on digital storefronts, but no one is putting a gun to your head and telling you to buy digital.

No one is putting a gun to my head, but I also don't have an option. PC games are sold digitally, full stop.

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

No one is putting a gun to my head, but I also don't have an option. PC games are sold digitally, full stop.

Ah, right. Well, as a console player, I enjoy having a choice in the matter and I wish you did too.

 

[ATT_Turan]

Ah, right. Well, as a console player, I enjoy having a choice in the matter and I wish you did too.

Me, too. Although you have less every year - even back on the PS3 there were games I couldn't play without installing additonal content and patches.

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

Devs love releasing half finished games these days. Feels like day 1 buyers are essentially beta testers.

 

[HexMozart88]

Yeah, we have an Xbox Series S and it doesn't have disk drives. T_T
So I can't play any of my old games on there, which is unfortunate. I adore XCloud though, because I get to play Xbox games on my phone without haven't to touch trashy mobile games anymore.

 

[RCXGaming]

Stadia shut down? Oh well.

 

[BK-tdm]

Yeah, we have an Xbox Series S and it doesn't have disk drives. T_T
So I can't play any of my old games on there, which is unfortunate. I adore XCloud though, because I get to play Xbox games on my phone without haven't to touch trashy mobile games anymore.

Wait wait, the console has NO cd/dvd/bluray unit to put physical disks into?
By arceus i would need a week to download and patch a single game

 

[ATT_Turan]

Wait wait, the console has NO cd/dvd/bluray unit to put physical disks into?

Yup. In fact, both Sony and Microsoft were considering going all digital for the last iteration of their consoles, but the public managed to muster significant protest that they backed off.

 

[Trihan]

Wait wait, the console has NO cd/dvd/bluray unit to put physical disks into?
By arceus i would need a week to download and patch a single game

Yeah, the S is digital-only, which is why it's cheaper. The Series X is the one with the physical drive.

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

Wait wait, the console has NO cd/dvd/bluray unit to put physical disks into?
By arceus i would need a week to download and patch a single game

There's a digital only version of the PS5 as well. A bit cheaper, though I wouldn't recommend it if you own a ton of physical PS4 titles like I do

 

[Ami]

Is anybody furious at Stadia shutting down?​

i'm never using Stadia & who cares

 

[Celestrium]

I see a lot of comments on google abandoning projects, but aren't the other video game companies just as guilty? Nintendo abandoned many projects like the Virtual boy and the WiiU. The Dreamcast from Sega was a let down. It is sometimes difficult to see what will stick...I hate when certain series that depend on online components just drop that part of the service. Grand Kingdom looking at you!
I empathize with your frustration, it's difficult to deal with things like this.

 

[Sword_of_Dusk]

I see a lot of comments on google abandoning projects, but aren't the other video game companies just as guilty?

The difference is that it happens across multiple different companies. Google as a whole can't really be trusted to stick with something and are really quick to pull the plug.