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OPLIN 4Cast #673: Is Google's new Stadia gaming platform all that?
November 20th, 2019

[image: Back view of teenage gamer boy playing video games online on
computer in dark room wearing headphones with microphone and using backlit
colorful keyboard] If you're a gamer, it's likely that you've been hearing
about Google forthcoming Stadia <https://store.google.com/product/stadia>
service for a while. Stadia proposes to be to gaming what Netflix is for
many viewers: Stadia will make games available through its streaming-only
platform. There's been a good deal of hype, of course...but does it measure
up? The short answer is "yes, probably"...but, of course, the longer answer
is a much more mixed bag.

   -
   - Review: Google Stadia <https://www.wired.com/review/google-stadia/>
   [Wired] " Limited launch functionality. Lag is a major issue, especially in
   fighting and shooting games. No game ownership. Google tends to abandon
   ambitious projects very easily. Limited access until February 2020. "
   - Why Google Stadia is a 'leap forward' for gaming, according to its boss
   <https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50453387> [BBC News] " 'I don't claim
   that this innovation is going to change the world overnight,' he adds. 'But
   I think this is the direction of travel and that this will be a very strong
   future for the games industry to create these kind of streaming
   experiences. We're not the only ones thinking about this.' "
   - Stadia launch dev: Game makers are worried “Google is just going to
   cancel it”
   <https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/11/stadia-launch-dev-the-biggest-concern-with-stadia-is-that-it-might-not-exist/>
   [Ars Technica] " 'The biggest complaint most developers have with Stadia is
   the fear that Google is just going to cancel it,' Gwen Frey, developer
   of Stadia launch puzzle game *Kine,* told GamesIndustry.biz in recently
   published comments. 'Nobody ever says, 'Oh, it's not going to work,' or
   'Streaming isn't the future.' Everyone accepts that streaming is pretty
   much inevitable. The biggest concern with Stadia is that it might not
   exist.' "
   - Google Stadia is just for early adopters now, but it has so much
   promise
   <https://mashable.com/article/google-stadia-review-first-impressions/>
   [Mashable] "The streaming service that Google's been pitching since March —
   think Netflix, but for games — is meant to go toe-to-toe with the
   PlayStations and Xboxes of the world, but on the eve of its Nov. 19 launch,
   it's simply not ready. "

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Google’s play-anywhere Stadia game service gets a Founder’s Edition
   bundle, pricing, and more
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=137176379&site=ehost-live>(
   DINGMAN, H. (2019). Google’s play-anywhere Stadia game service gets a
   Founder’s Edition bundle, pricing, and more. *PCWorld*, *37*(7), 26–28. )
   - Google's Stadia service could shatter the barriers of Mac gaming (
   JOHNSON, L. (2019). Google’s Stadia service could shatter the barriers of
   Mac gaming. *Macworld - Digital Edition*, *36*(5), 16–19. )
   - Stadia, Google's Big Push Into Video Games, Could Change Everything
   About How We Play
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=135429722&site=ehost-live>
   ( Francisco, P. A. C. / S. (2019). Stadia, Google’s Big Push Into Video
   Games, Could Change Everything About How We Play. *Time.Com*, N.PAG. )

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