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How many units sold of gylt9/6/2023 ![]() ![]() More impressively, all but three of those came out this year.Įvery other game can be bought for full price, just like a home console. On Sunday night, just three days before launch, it announced another 10 games would be available on release. Google must know the launch lineup is sparse. Stadia Pro is, in turn, free for three months for every buyer of the Stadia Founders’ Edition, the £119 box set that is currently the only way to buy the Stadia at all. The last two are effectively free with the Stadia, for the time being, since they’re the first games bundled with the console’s Stadia Pro subscription, an £8.99-a-month service that offers free games (well, game), and is required to stream in higher resolutions. The rest of the launch lineup is games that came out in 2013, 20, three from 2018, one from this spring, one from this summer, and four that can probably be described as new: indie puzzler Kine, dancing game Just Dance 2020, rebooted fighter Samurai Shodown, and the complete Destiny 2, including September’s Shadowkeep expansion. Stadia is launching with one solitary exclusive: the charming but uninspiring Gylt, which looks like Coraline and plays like Metal Gear Solid. Google says a software update that should enable them is coming. ![]() Neither of the features actually existed on the reviewers’ units. Instead, the notable feature of the controller, alongside the standard gameplay buttons, are a pair offering tight integration to Google’s other services: one that launches Google Assistant, and one that can be configured to instantly share a live stream to YouTube.Įxcept, not yet. It looks a bit like a fake prop knocked up for a BBC TV show that was a bit too strict about the rules for product placement, but the triggers feel nice, the buttons click and don’t stick, and it doesn’t waste resources on gimmicks such as motion sensitivity or a whopping great touchpad. So, when it comes to hardware, the Stadia is its controller. A software update is coming for the rest, Google says. In fact, you have to use the one in the box, since it’s running special firmware. The Ultra’s not new, and is a fairly solid streaming stick in its own right – which is good because you have to use it for the Stadia to stream to your TV. Only two pieces of hardware come in the box: a Chromecast Ultra, and the Stadia’s controller. Mortal Kombat was stuttering when played in handheld mode. Things are shakier, too, if you move off the Chromecast. I also don’t have a bandwidth cap on my internet, which is for the best, since you can plausibly expect to churn through at least 10GB an hour if streaming at the highest quality. Google recommends a connection of at least 10Mbps, for Switch-quality visuals – 720p with stereo output – and 35Mbps for full HDR 4K. I have a fairly good internet connection (100Mbps fibre to the home) and a fairly old TV (1080p, non-HDR, and a 5.1 set-up). But, for me, with the reflexes of a short-sighted journalist approaching 30, I couldn’t tell the difference. Doubtless, in the hands of a pro, the time lag matters. In a bold show of confidence, the reviewers’ kit for the Stadia includes not only Destiny 2, a fairly fast-paced shooter, but also Mortal Kombat 11, a fighting game that represents a genre where fans count individual frames for advantage. That not only goes for the visual quality, but also for input lag. Only once did I experience anything that looked like lag (when sending a picture message to my partner) every other time, it was perfect. For “best performance”, Google recommends wiring the Chromecast up to a LAN, but doing so felt like overkill. That means the Stadia controller connecting to Google’s servers over wifi, and a Chromecast Ultra plugged into the back of my TV doing the same. The bulk of my time on the Stadia was spent with the system in traditional TV mode. ![]() Once Stadia is up and running, the system is nearly indistinguishable from playing a game on a console sitting under your TV, except there’s no fan noise, no downloads or discs, and, well, no console. It works! For some, that’s all that matters. ![]()
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