Stadia, Google's new fancy Linux-powered game streaming service is officially set to launch on November 19, that is if you forked out for the expensive Stadia Founder's Edition.
In the blog post over on Google, written by John Justice the "Vice President of Product, Stadia", they mention that the Founder's Edition should start arriving on doorsteps on November 19. From then, you will be able to buy and play games beginning at 4PM UTC and it will work across devices right away (so you don't need to use that fancy Chromecast Ultra). As long as your Linux PC has a Chrome browser installed, it should work fine.
However, there's an important note included to say that they will be shipped out "in the same order that pre-orders were received". So if your country still had them available yesterday and you ordered, you're probably in for a wait. Justice said once your package ships, you will then get an email and sometime shortly after a code to activate it all.
As a reminder, while Stadia is a game streaming service it's not like Netflix since you do still need to buy the games just like you would on Steam or GOG. The "Pro" subscription at around £8.99 / $9.99 a month gives you 4K, surround sound, discounts and the occasional free game. The Base Stadia account is not a subscription but it's not free, since again you buy games.
We have a Stadia Founder's Edition ordered to cover here, so keep an eye out later next month to see what we think of it. Well, whenever our unit arrives anyway, we're probably way back in the queue due to when we confirmed our order.
Google also put out a quick overview video today too:
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There was a note in the video that you can only use the Stadia Controller in wireless mode with the Chromecast Ultra on a TV at launch, although wired mode and other gamepads/keyboard will work fine on PC.
Apart from the launch date and the note about shipping based on the order queue, no other info was given out. They also didn't mention if anyone can buy a Stadia Pro subscription then or if everyone else just has to wait until next year when Stadia rolls out fully.
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[email protected] Oct 16, 2019
It's not the Netflix of gaming. You don't get a catalog of games to deal with.
You still have to buy your games on Stadia. Stadia simply helps offload it off the hardware.
You still have to buy your games on Stadia. Stadia simply helps offload it off the hardware.
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Quoting: Liam DaweStill, not entirely sure who their market is exactly...
As someone who works in the company selling Gaming-PCs I can tell you, because I've done research about possible Stadia impact on our sales.
If you are interested, I can share the details with you, but to get the picture - if you look at the Stadia not as as a service on your PC, but as a hardware replacement, it's a great deal.
There is no PC, that would play all the games they will have in 4K for 10$ a month (360$ given average PC lifespan of 3 years). Even if I calculated all the extra costs like extra money per month for faster Internet and ignored price for electricity, it's still, from economic point of view, in the best-case scenario - the same. If you want to have a PC for the Internet browsing and games, you will spend less money buying cheap, entry level PC and Stadia subscription than a 4K capable machine.
And if you only want to play in FullHD - I cannot even compare the prices, because local PC will always cost something and Stadia is free so... divide by zero exception!
I say it over and over again in every Stadia discussion - look at it from the perspective of someone who wants to buy a new Gaming PC, because it's meant to replace hardware and compete with local, mainstream gaming rigs. From this perspective, their market seems pretty big to me.
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I wish them moderate success. Enough to help make Vulkan more dominant and developing on Linux more mainstream. Not enough to cripple normal PC gaming and leave us with all our games are belong to fickle megacorp.
Not that I'll be using it. Not my thing at all.
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Not that I'll be using it. Not my thing at all.
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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI wish them moderate success. Enough to help make Vulkan more dominant and developing on Linux more mainstream. Not enough to cripple normal PC gaming and leave us with all our games are belong to fickle megacorp.
Good points. :)
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Quoting: DesumOh goodie. The ultimate DRM and censorship scheme. I'm so excited this is being warmly received because the servers happen to be running on Linux.
It's not like I'm going to be a customer of this or want gaming in general to go in this direction. I'm more with Purple Library Guy here, wishing it "moderate success".
But "the servers happen to be running on Linux" doesn't sound like what they are doing: It's not like only a multiplayer server running on Linux, like it is often the case. They have to port the games to run on Debian Linux and fully work there, on Vulkan, rendering the graphics, fast... to a streaming lib, not to a local monitor. In my humble opinion, that's way more than half of what it needs to publish the game for Linux to classic download. And it will make more developers learn how to do Linux games. And engines.
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Quoting: mylkaQuoting: F.UltraQuoting: mylkaQuoting: Doc AngeloQuoting: mylkaas far as i know stadia games dont even use vulkan for windows
i hope this will change soon, or stadia is very useless for linux gaming
Stadia doesn't run Windows on the game streaming servers. They run Debian Linux.
i know, but vulkan does and games like destiny 2 use dx on windows, even if they need vulkan on stadia
Of course it does, AAA games such as this have been in development for many years before Google even announced Stadia and there is just no way that a company like Bungie would change their entire engine from DX to Vulkan in the last weeks of release. Also the XBox version is probably their main release anyway this being Bungie after all.
weeks?
stadia was announced 7 months ago and they had some games to show, so some developers already had a dev kit back then
plenty of time to use vulkan if you ask me
Which in relation to how long they have been working on the game is "weeks". There is just no way that they after several years of tuning and optimizations for DX will just throw that out in the last 7 months of the dev cycle for their most important system.
edit: and we don't even know if the stadia version is done in-house or if they simply shipped that out to some porting company.
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Quoting: SkipperroGreat post. I think (hope?) a company like yours will be OK, at least for now, because Google could go for your jugular, but really isn't... I think they don't have *complete* confidence in the technology... yet. I mean, I have a coworker who is the perfect person for Stadia. Her son needs a computer for school. She was looking at Chromebooks, but her son didn't want one since you can't game on them, and was trying to sell her on an Alienware for multiple times the cost. Add Stadia, and that Chromebook problem is solved. I don't know why Google isn't launching with, like, a $399 "gaming" Chromebook with 3 months Stadia credit or something. That would be going for your jugular. And that real-life Chromebook scenario (you can buy a $199 Chromebook and be OK with Stadia) is actually a seriously crazy great deal for parents just looking to check the school-gaming box for their kids and move on. Maybe in a year when Google has the tech nailed and is more confident they'll do that.Quoting: Liam DaweStill, not entirely sure who their market is exactly...
As someone who works in the company selling Gaming-PCs I can tell you, because I've done research about possible Stadia impact on our sales...
I say it over and over again in every Stadia discussion - look at it from the perspective of someone who wants to buy a new Gaming PC, because it's meant to replace hardware and compete with local, mainstream gaming rigs. From this perspective, their market seems pretty big to me.
Also, this streaming tech will be seriously great for people who are into certain gaming categories. I like flight sims, and there are people out there buying 8 TB drives for all the ortho scenery they purchase or generate, but even that isn't enough and the tech is getting strained. Streaming will fix that starting next year....
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I am still interested in Stadia even knowing the DRM lock, but logic asks me why since I own a 3DS, Switch, and PS4. Had the pricing model been more like Netflix or Spotify, then there would at least be something I don't already have. I think PlayStation Now makes more sense than Stadia at this point.
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Quoting: [email protected]It's not the Netflix of gaming. You don't get a catalog of games to deal with.That was my point, it wont' be the Netflix of gaming, which I think was a huge opportunity lost. As I posted above, I'm really surprised for how great the tech is that Google isn't being more aggressive with positioning this, because I think they're only, say, 85% confident in the tech status right now, not 100%. And as a long time Google fan and purchaser, they're honestly terrible at marketing and positioning their products...
You still have to buy your games on Stadia. Stadia simply helps offload it off the hardware.
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I also ordered a Founders Edition. Already on 18 June. I am curious whether I will get my order directly on November 19th or later.
It doesn't work with the classic Chromacast, by the way. Because of the required bandwidth there is the Chromecast Ultra with Ethernet interface. The Chromecast Ultra is included in the Founders Edition or the now available Premiere Edition and required for operation from a TV.
You can play on your PC or laptop with the Google Chrome Browser. I don't know if Chromium works.
Concerning the smartphones: First the Google Pixel 3 and higher devices will get a Stadia support. In the long run, more smartphones and tablets with Chrome OS will be added. But there are no time specifications for this.
By the way, I am happy that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a launch title from Stadia. From November 19th I will make the Wild West wild. :) Without Windows. :)
EDIT
I looked it up. The announcement of the Founders Edition was on 06 June. Therefore I should have already big chances with my pre-order on June 18th to be considered directly as the first.
Last edited by KuJo on 16 October 2019 at 12:33 pm UTC
It doesn't work with the classic Chromacast, by the way. Because of the required bandwidth there is the Chromecast Ultra with Ethernet interface. The Chromecast Ultra is included in the Founders Edition or the now available Premiere Edition and required for operation from a TV.
You can play on your PC or laptop with the Google Chrome Browser. I don't know if Chromium works.
Concerning the smartphones: First the Google Pixel 3 and higher devices will get a Stadia support. In the long run, more smartphones and tablets with Chrome OS will be added. But there are no time specifications for this.
By the way, I am happy that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a launch title from Stadia. From November 19th I will make the Wild West wild. :) Without Windows. :)
EDIT
I looked it up. The announcement of the Founders Edition was on 06 June. Therefore I should have already big chances with my pre-order on June 18th to be considered directly as the first.
Last edited by KuJo on 16 October 2019 at 12:33 pm UTC
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