![]() My average boot time for all three platforms is around five seconds. Once you buy a game you’re done you can start playing it without firmware updates or downloads. You sign up using a Google account that 99% of the population already has, choose an avatar, then pick a screen name. Signing up for Stadia is probably the simplest experience I’ve ever had with a new platform. To hammer it home, I tested Stadia on my PC (you need the Chrome browser), on a Google Chromecast Ultra (you need the Founder’s Edition Ultra “until shortly after launch” to use Stadia), and the Pixel3a. For the purposes of this review, we had access to the same $130 Founder’s Edition everyone else is getting tomorrow ( full breakdown here), as well as temporary access to a SIM card-less Pixel 3a phone for Stadia testing. MSRP: $130 for three months plus hardware (Chromecast Ultra, controller), $10 a month after, or free with à la carte purchasesīecause Google wanted us to be able to really dive into the multiple facets of Stadia streaming out of the gate, my situation is a bit different. Released: Novem(Founder’s Edition) / TBA 2020 (Stadia Base) Although Stadia is still really early (so early that several of its features aren’t ready for the November Pro launch), it’s one of the most promising experiments so far in this rollercoaster of a ride. You also have more monolithic, too-big-to-immediately fail entities entering the game, like Sony with its PlayStation Now service and Microsoft with Project xCloud and now, Google with Stadia. As folks have “pulled the plug” and moved on to ubiquitous streaming platforms, the mere mention of digital media has a softer touch. No, OnLive’s early attempts are not what most would consider modern streaming. We’ve been down the streaming road before.
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