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Post by Whizzo on Sept 29, 2022 16:23:47 GMT
Can't say it's a massive surprise that Google would kill off Stadia after they closed all their game development but what is surprising is everything anyone bought from the Stadia store (hardware and software) will be refunded.
It'll be completely closed in January.
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Post by EMarkM on Sept 29, 2022 16:29:41 GMT
Oh my goodness.
Won’t somebody think of the children?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2022 16:30:19 GMT
5 people will be devastated.
Honestly, if they didn't charge for each game, it could've been great. They were adamant about not being video game Netflix, but that should have been their model.
Nobody wants to sub to a service AND pay for access to each individual title. Which you wouldn't even own, less than digital purchases on other services, because the service would eventually be shut off, as it will now.
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Post by Whizzo on Sept 29, 2022 16:31:07 GMT
It's Phil Harrison I'm concerned for, yet another fuck up with his name attached, maybe he'll get a job in the Truss government?
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Post by KD on Sept 29, 2022 16:33:40 GMT
My 1 game and hardware will be refunded apparently.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 29, 2022 16:43:01 GMT
The real surprise is that it lasted three entire years
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Post by Vandelay on Sept 29, 2022 16:52:14 GMT
I'm going to miss seeing that logo at the end of trailers, the only reminder that this thing exists.
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Sept 29, 2022 16:53:44 GMT
Fuck's sake. Where's Eurogamer when you need it? I could have totally pulled up a post predicting this practically to the letter when it was announced and acted like a smug cunt for like 45 seconds about it.
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Post by dfunked on Sept 29, 2022 16:54:05 GMT
Pretty surprised that they're doing full refunds. Probably speaks volumes about how popular it was...
Came close to getting one a few times (even had a pre-order in before I saw sense)
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Sept 29, 2022 16:59:30 GMT
I bought a Premiere edition on a deal purely for the Chromecast it came packed with so I would laugh my tits off if I qualified for a refund.
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Sept 29, 2022 17:03:11 GMT
Oh wait, I do, and they are writing it off to such a degree they don't even want the stuff sending back.
Laughing my tits off.
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Post by malek86 on Sept 29, 2022 17:05:03 GMT
Well that is totally surprising and unexpected.
Was the controller any good, by the way? I imagine we'll be finding quite a few of them in the secondhand market now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2022 17:05:18 GMT
Fuck's sake. Where's Eurogamer when you need it? I could have totally pulled up a post predicting this practically to the letter when it was announced and acted like a smug cunt for like 45 seconds about it. I think we all did. Everyone had the same "Google always pulls the plug on new products" take when this was announced. I don't think they've ever come out with a product and kept it long term. Their most successful product is Youtube, but that was around for years before Google bought it. And the Youtube Red/Originals shows they tried to make happen went away as quickly as they were announced. |
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Post by neilch on Sept 29, 2022 17:07:37 GMT
My 1 game and hardware will be refunded apparently. Same here :-D and like other posters I got the premiere pack when it was £20 for the chromecast. The controller is decent as well … must go and see if I can use with the Steam deck |
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Sept 29, 2022 17:14:29 GMT
Fuck's sake. Where's Eurogamer when you need it? I could have totally pulled up a post predicting this practically to the letter when it was announced and acted like a smug cunt for like 45 seconds about it. I think we all did. Everyone had the same "Google always pulls the plug on new products" take when this was announced. I don't think they've ever come out with a product and kept it long term. Their most successful product is Youtube, but that was around for years before Google bought it. And the Youtube Red/Originals shows they tried to make happen went away as quickly as they were announced. Thing is, I think the idea will be successful to the point of it being industry standard but we're probably a console gen or more likely two away from it being able to be. It was a bit Dreamcasty in being too much too soon. |
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Post by deebs on Sept 29, 2022 17:26:19 GMT
I can never get my head around Google, they make something good or bad and either way it's dead in a year or two. I'm still shocked Chromecasts are still around.
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Post by EMarkM on Sept 29, 2022 17:35:39 GMT
And I still don’t actually know what a Chromecast is.
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Post by neilch on Sept 29, 2022 17:36:29 GMT
I wonder if the few exclusives like PixelJunk Raiders will now appear on other platforms?
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Post by KD on Sept 29, 2022 17:36:30 GMT
The controller is usb only, its WiFi and not Bluetooth.
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Post by 😎 on Sept 29, 2022 17:42:42 GMT
But they had all those Super Bowl ads, I don’t understand how it could be this bad
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Post by tonyferrino on Sept 29, 2022 17:49:33 GMT
I think Ubisoft+'s streaming solution is through Stadia, I wonder what will happen to that.
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Post by neilch on Sept 29, 2022 17:51:46 GMT
I think Ubisoft+'s streaming solution is through Stadia, I wonder what will happen to that. Wasn't the plan to sell the tech as white label for other people but not run Stadia as a service themselves? |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Sept 29, 2022 17:54:22 GMT
I think we all did. Everyone had the same "Google always pulls the plug on new products" take when this was announced. You can’t help but think it’s become a self fulfilling thing. If they brought out gmail today I’d think twice about signing up. |
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Post by malek86 on Sept 29, 2022 18:01:50 GMT
I wonder if the few exclusives like PixelJunk Raiders will now appear on other platforms? I guess that could be up to the original publishers. Not that there were many exclusives in the first place. The only other one that comes to mind is Gylt, which was okay but unimpressive. We'll see if Tequila Works ports it somewhere else. Stadia being effectively a PC should make a Steam/EGS/whatever port super easy anyway. |
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Post by 😎 on Sept 29, 2022 18:04:56 GMT
Ubisoft+ is using Stadia and Luna. Pick your poison, really. I’m surprised Luna is still a thing even now.
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Post by deez on Sept 29, 2022 18:16:59 GMT
The controller is usb only, its WiFi and not Bluetooth. Even via USB, it's not PC compatible unless playing stadia is it?. They need to change that to prevent mass plastic junk. |
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Post by theguy on Sept 29, 2022 18:44:38 GMT
Shit, I was on the verge of ordering the Stadia Chromecast when it was £20 but decided against it. What a fool I was.
Was also interested in Gylt since they showed it but completely forgot about it with the game being on Stadia.
Hope they do actually port it across now
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Post by KD on Sept 29, 2022 18:54:48 GMT
It works through Steam, that's all I can remember.
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Post by richardiox on Sept 29, 2022 19:11:37 GMT
They offered me a free one two years ago, always a good sign when companies start having to give stuff away
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Post by Dougs on Sept 29, 2022 19:28:07 GMT
I have a tenner off that I never cashed in. I'd better do that quick to get the cash.
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