For those who are wanting to try out Google's Stadia game streaming service, a lot more details are going to be given out soon during Stadia Connect on Thursday.
Google are trying to get ahead of the game, with their event happening before this year's big E3 event. Stadia Connect will be happening on YouTube, which you can follow and set a reminder on this video. They've only teased what they will go over which will include pricing, games, and launch details. It's going to happen at 9AM PDT/6PM CET/5PM BST/4PM UTC.
Missed the big Stadia reveal? As a reminder, it's Google's new cloud gaming service powered by Linux and Vulkan:
I'm still quite excited about the idea of it and the convenience but there's tons of issues that will come with it, I don't want to sound like a broken record on it but they need to be mentioned: zero ownership, massive bandwidth use, if Google go down you lose access to your games (like how Google had a massive outage only recently), probably no modding support and so on.
As for the price, it's pretty much guaranteed to be a subscription service. I reckon, taking into consideration prices from others it will be between £10-20 per month.
For those interested, I will be watching and doing a small write-up of the details like with the original announcement.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: Purple Library GuyLots of things in the world are a success because people aren't as smart as me. Spam, f'rinstance.
You are not advocating for a solution to spam, are you? :)
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Quoting: callciferTo the contrary. I'm saying that, like many other things, the viability of spam in the first place depends on there being a sucker born every (very small interval of time, varying with birthrate), which I do not see changing any time soon. But if nobody was dumb enough to pay attention to it, it would generate no sales or whatever and would not exist.Quoting: Purple Library GuyLots of things in the world are a success because people aren't as smart as me. Spam, f'rinstance.
You are not advocating for a solution to spam, are you? :)
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Mohandevir Jun 6, 2019
Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirPeronnally I will probably use Stadia, if the subscription plan is flexible enough, to play games I can't play on my Linux rig. I'm a big fan of the Steam Link app, on my Nvidia Shield which is, by far, the best client I ever tried (and I've tried a lot of them). I'd be really surprised if Stadia was of better quality than that (local streaming vs streaming from internet).Love my Steam Links. They pushed out an update even, not too long ago.
GeForce now is a good alternative for streaming my Steam library from Nvidia's servers, but it seems to run on Windows instances... Yuk!
Now, if Steam could offer something similar to Stadia on a "Stream your Steam library" model. It might ease a part of the 30% cut critics.
I trust Google about as much as I trust a fart not to stink. Wonder if this will just end up like the playstation plus, where you get some free games each month, but have to pay for the subscription plus whichever game you want to not actually own.
I got 2 Steam Links when they were on sale (5$). Just for the HDMI cable included it was a no-brainer. Lol!
It might be related to my personnal network setup, but I have to admit that my Nvidia Shield is giving me much better streaming performances, with the Steam Link app.
But I understand your distrust of Google. That's why I said that I would use it only if I can't play a game on my rig. It's just that my desire to support Linux gaming is stronger than my Google distrust.
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slaapliedje Jun 7, 2019
Quoting: MohandevirI got my second Link for $5, but had the first one since they were released.Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirPeronnally I will probably use Stadia, if the subscription plan is flexible enough, to play games I can't play on my Linux rig. I'm a big fan of the Steam Link app, on my Nvidia Shield which is, by far, the best client I ever tried (and I've tried a lot of them). I'd be really surprised if Stadia was of better quality than that (local streaming vs streaming from internet).Love my Steam Links. They pushed out an update even, not too long ago.
GeForce now is a good alternative for streaming my Steam library from Nvidia's servers, but it seems to run on Windows instances... Yuk!
Now, if Steam could offer something similar to Stadia on a "Stream your Steam library" model. It might ease a part of the 30% cut critics.
I trust Google about as much as I trust a fart not to stink. Wonder if this will just end up like the playstation plus, where you get some free games each month, but have to pay for the subscription plus whichever game you want to not actually own.
I got 2 Steam Links when they were on sale (5$). Just for the HDMI cable included it was a no-brainer. Lol!
It might be related to my personnal network setup, but I have to admit that my Nvidia Shield is giving me much better streaming performances, with the Steam Link app.
But I understand your distrust of Google. That's why I said that I would use it only if I can't play a game on my rig. It's just that my desire to support Linux gaming is stronger than my Google distrust.
Thought about getting an nvidia shield, but never did. Was going to try the steam link app on the raspberry pi, but haven't yet.
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Mohandevir Jun 7, 2019
Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirI got my second Link for $5, but had the first one since they were released.Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirPeronnally I will probably use Stadia, if the subscription plan is flexible enough, to play games I can't play on my Linux rig. I'm a big fan of the Steam Link app, on my Nvidia Shield which is, by far, the best client I ever tried (and I've tried a lot of them). I'd be really surprised if Stadia was of better quality than that (local streaming vs streaming from internet).Love my Steam Links. They pushed out an update even, not too long ago.
GeForce now is a good alternative for streaming my Steam library from Nvidia's servers, but it seems to run on Windows instances... Yuk!
Now, if Steam could offer something similar to Stadia on a "Stream your Steam library" model. It might ease a part of the 30% cut critics.
I trust Google about as much as I trust a fart not to stink. Wonder if this will just end up like the playstation plus, where you get some free games each month, but have to pay for the subscription plus whichever game you want to not actually own.
I got 2 Steam Links when they were on sale (5$). Just for the HDMI cable included it was a no-brainer. Lol!
It might be related to my personnal network setup, but I have to admit that my Nvidia Shield is giving me much better streaming performances, with the Steam Link app.
But I understand your distrust of Google. That's why I said that I would use it only if I can't play a game on my rig. It's just that my desire to support Linux gaming is stronger than my Google distrust.
Thought about getting an nvidia shield, but never did. Was going to try the steam link app on the raspberry pi, but haven't yet.
If you have the budget, I highly recommend the Nvidia Shield. I'm an EboxTV (Legal IPTV supplier in Canada) user and it's even better than my supplier's IPTV box in terms of image quality, performances and stability (there's an official EboxTV app for the Shield specifically). That's the first reason why I bought it and I was curious to see GeForce Now in action. Then I tried the Steam link app and I was positively surprised. To me, the Shield is "One device to rule them all". With Kodi and Libretro, it's a complete media box, I have nothing else hooked to my TV, since. That's my personnal experience though. It's always a matter of what you need. :)
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slaapliedje Jun 7, 2019
Quoting: MohandevirHa, right now I have a Steam Link, Raspberry Pi, PS4 Pro, Switch and Atari 5200 connected to my TV.Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirI got my second Link for $5, but had the first one since they were released.Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirPeronnally I will probably use Stadia, if the subscription plan is flexible enough, to play games I can't play on my Linux rig. I'm a big fan of the Steam Link app, on my Nvidia Shield which is, by far, the best client I ever tried (and I've tried a lot of them). I'd be really surprised if Stadia was of better quality than that (local streaming vs streaming from internet).Love my Steam Links. They pushed out an update even, not too long ago.
GeForce now is a good alternative for streaming my Steam library from Nvidia's servers, but it seems to run on Windows instances... Yuk!
Now, if Steam could offer something similar to Stadia on a "Stream your Steam library" model. It might ease a part of the 30% cut critics.
I trust Google about as much as I trust a fart not to stink. Wonder if this will just end up like the playstation plus, where you get some free games each month, but have to pay for the subscription plus whichever game you want to not actually own.
I got 2 Steam Links when they were on sale (5$). Just for the HDMI cable included it was a no-brainer. Lol!
It might be related to my personnal network setup, but I have to admit that my Nvidia Shield is giving me much better streaming performances, with the Steam Link app.
But I understand your distrust of Google. That's why I said that I would use it only if I can't play a game on my rig. It's just that my desire to support Linux gaming is stronger than my Google distrust.
Thought about getting an nvidia shield, but never did. Was going to try the steam link app on the raspberry pi, but haven't yet.
If you have the budget, I highly recommend the Nvidia Shield. I'm an EboxTV (Legal IPTV supplier in Canada) user and it's even better than my supplier's IPTV box in terms of image quality, performances and stability (there's an official EboxTV app for the Shield specifically). That's the first reason why I bought it and I was curious to see GeForce Now in action. Then I tried the Steam link app and I was positively surprised. To me, the Shield is "One device to rule them all". With Kodi and Libretro, it's a complete media box, I have nothing else hooked to my TV, since. That's my personnal experience though. It's always a matter of what you need. :)
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Mohandevir Jun 7, 2019
Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirHa, right now I have a Steam Link, Raspberry Pi, PS4 Pro, Switch and Atari 5200 connected to my TV.Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirI got my second Link for $5, but had the first one since they were released.Quoting: slaapliedjeQuoting: MohandevirPeronnally I will probably use Stadia, if the subscription plan is flexible enough, to play games I can't play on my Linux rig. I'm a big fan of the Steam Link app, on my Nvidia Shield which is, by far, the best client I ever tried (and I've tried a lot of them). I'd be really surprised if Stadia was of better quality than that (local streaming vs streaming from internet).Love my Steam Links. They pushed out an update even, not too long ago.
GeForce now is a good alternative for streaming my Steam library from Nvidia's servers, but it seems to run on Windows instances... Yuk!
Now, if Steam could offer something similar to Stadia on a "Stream your Steam library" model. It might ease a part of the 30% cut critics.
I trust Google about as much as I trust a fart not to stink. Wonder if this will just end up like the playstation plus, where you get some free games each month, but have to pay for the subscription plus whichever game you want to not actually own.
I got 2 Steam Links when they were on sale (5$). Just for the HDMI cable included it was a no-brainer. Lol!
It might be related to my personnal network setup, but I have to admit that my Nvidia Shield is giving me much better streaming performances, with the Steam Link app.
But I understand your distrust of Google. That's why I said that I would use it only if I can't play a game on my rig. It's just that my desire to support Linux gaming is stronger than my Google distrust.
Thought about getting an nvidia shield, but never did. Was going to try the steam link app on the raspberry pi, but haven't yet.
If you have the budget, I highly recommend the Nvidia Shield. I'm an EboxTV (Legal IPTV supplier in Canada) user and it's even better than my supplier's IPTV box in terms of image quality, performances and stability (there's an official EboxTV app for the Shield specifically). That's the first reason why I bought it and I was curious to see GeForce Now in action. Then I tried the Steam link app and I was positively surprised. To me, the Shield is "One device to rule them all". With Kodi and Libretro, it's a complete media box, I have nothing else hooked to my TV, since. That's my personnal experience though. It's always a matter of what you need. :)
Woah! Awesome! ;)
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Hate to say it, but those thinking this will bring more games to linux (destop) I feel are in for some serious disappointment!
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Mohandevir Jun 8, 2019
Quoting: pete910Hate to say it, but those thinking this will bring more games to linux (destop) I feel are in for some serious disappointment!
Let's wait and see. We will have some form of answer, when these games launch on Steam. No going to speculate on the outcome though.
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slaapliedje Jun 10, 2019
Robotron 2084 on the Atari 5200 with the joystick coupler I 3d printed is fun as hell to play, but damned hard!
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