Google Stadia is here, by which I mean the first units are starting to ship out. Will MMO Fallout have an early review? No, those are for people who probably asked for them. Me I prefer to sit in the bleachers with the crowd and heckle from a distance.
Are you ready to pay extra and monthly for early access to a system that might not be here in a couple of years? Early reviews are out for the Stadia and the impressions are pretty much in line with everyone’s level headed skepticism about Stadia. It’s not great. On the plus side, Google announced that the launch lineup would basically double last night.
- The Verge’s Sean Hollister says “I’d happily keep playing if I wasn’t already spoiled.”
- Polygon’s Chris Plante says “It lacks far too many of the basic features we’ve come to take for granted in our consoles and streaming services.”
- Alex Hern over at The Guardian says “Only once did I experience anything that looked like lag (when sending a picture message to my partner); every other time, it was perfect.”
- Wired’s Jess Grey notes “If Google has its way, PC and console gaming are about to become more accessible to millions of users, and that’s an incredible feat no matter how you slice it. But as always, there’s a catch.”
- VentureBeat’s Jeff Grub says “For me, this is a win for Google. The technology works. Or, at least, it can work, and it does so consistently for me. So I can see myself playing games like this in the future.”
- CNET’s Scott Stein says “It’s weird that the Stadia interface — clean and clear-cut like the gaming equivalent of a Netflix or Apple TV — shows titles you already own, but you have to go to the Stadia phone app to buy more.”
A couple of reviews have posted prices for Stadia games and boy are they not cheap.
MMO Fallout will have coverage of the Stadia launch probably tomorrow because I pre-ordered the founder’s edition back on day one and my unit just shipped this morning. Why? I’ll give you an explanation once I’ve justified it to myself.
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