Tears of the Cows 1,233 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says that Google Stadia overpromised on its technology, and didn't seem to expand the market like it had hoped. In a talk at the Bernstein Annual Strategic Decisions Conference, Zelnick explained why the company had supported the release of streaming, and he doesn't sound positive on the platform so far. "Streaming technology is upon us," he said. "The launch of Stadia has been slow. I think there was some overpromising on what the technology could deliver and some consumer disappointment as a result." Most of his comments, though, were focused on the business aspect. Zelnick was critical on that point as well, appearing to suggest that it doesn't have immediate plans for Stadia and stressing that it wasn't the "game-changer" it was made out to be. "Anytime you broaden distribution you potentially broaden your audience, which is why we supported the release of Stadia with three titles initially and will continue to support high-quality streaming services as long as the business model makes sense. Over time I believe streaming will work... The belief that streaming was going to be transformative was based on a view that there were loads of people who really had an interest in interactive entertainment, really wanted to pay for it, but just didn't want to have a console. I'm not sure that turned out to be the case." He also emphasized that subscription models and streaming are two different things that don't necessarily connect--you can have a subscription model without streaming, as in Game Pass, or streaming without a subscription, like Stadia. In the past, Zelnick has been bullish on streaming and skeptical of subscriptions. hate to say I told ya so, actually... no I don’t. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Playstation Tablet 1,746 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 It's a product that exists to service a market that doesn't exist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,922 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Game streaming will always suck and underdeliver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teh_Diplomat 2,054 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Literally everyone: This is gonna be disaster! Ghostz: I Called it! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,717 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I actually just tried this out the other day, and the picture quality and input lag was pretty decent, but there was a stutter in the stream ever 2 seconds. I tried downloading the mobile app which you apparently need to change some settings, and you can't download it at the moment because they've disabled it for some reason lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teh_Diplomat 2,054 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Remij_ said: I actually just tried this out the other day, and the picture quality and input lag was pretty decent, but there was a stutter in the stream ever 2 seconds. I tried downloading the mobile app which you apparently need to change some settings, and you can't download it at the moment because they've disabled it for some reason lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tears of the Cows 1,233 Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Google can’t commit to shit. Everything is so half baked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
102020393023445948594 2,223 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Microsoft has been raped as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teh_Diplomat 2,054 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Bodycount N said: Microsoft has been raped as well. Always & Forever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MalaXmaS 651 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Internet speed is not there for streaming games. At least not in Shitamerica, but maybe in developed countries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tears of the Cows 1,233 Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, MalaXmaS said: Internet speed is not there for streaming games. At least not in Shitamerica, but maybe in developed countries. My internet speed is 600mps+ on WiFi. That’s over 40x what Google recommends for a “great experience”. Edited June 2, 2020 by ghostz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,986 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 They definitely overhyped it but based on the trial, I think it’s the best cloud based gaming service available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,445 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Team 2019 said: It's a product that exists to service a market that doesn't exist. this. everyone knew it, i mean even everyone on sw was on the same page about this. stadia is a waste of time at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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