Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Hearthly wrote:
So it's £120 for the kit.
The kit is optional. Many people already own a Chromecast. It works with Chrome on any platform. And it works with other pads you probably already own; the Stadia controller is optional.
It says here that if you want to get in at launch you need to buy the £120 hardware bundle.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019 ... -at-launchQuote:
Those hoping to get involved on launch day this November will only be able to do so by purchasing Google's £119/$129.99 USD Founder's Edition bundle. This includes the Chromecast Ultra hardware for 4K and HDR streaming, a limited-edition Night Blue controller, a three-month subscription to Stadia Pro (which we'll get to in a moment), a three-month Stadia Pro subscription for a friend (known as a Buddy Pass), and first dibs on a Stadia name.
This looks like some sort of early access technology proving ground to me, I find it hard to believe there are loads of people who want to:
1) Pay £120 for access to a game streaming service
2) Pay again to 'buy' games to play on the service
3) Pay again via a sub to get access to the optimal version of those games
4) And will be satisfied with games 'sometimes' getting added to the paid for sub service
And this is before you even add in the abstraction of the streaming layer into the equation.
I'm not saying Stadia won't turn into something compelling over time, but at launch I just don't see it at all.