I just now found out about this console (....how out of the loop am I O_o) when looking up the new Avengers Game and realizing that it wasn't coming to Switch, but coming to something called Stadia.
Well.... while I like the idea in theory, I have to agree with most that this will be a hard "NO" for now, but depending on how things playout..... I guess we will see?
I mean, mandatory internet connection, but that's where data caps may come in to play.
But also lots of people tend to have a spotty connections at time, depending on if they are hardwired or wireless, so that could also become an issue.
Of course Stadia also has scalable graphics/resolution based on connection speed
![](https://i.imgur.com/im1tBiM.jpg)
but since there is a version of the game that scales from 720p to 1080p.... why doesn't it exist for the Switch that has a large and rapidly growing ownership? (what are the comparative US/EU/WW unit sales numbers for Switch v PS4 v XB1 btw, I haven't really seen that in a long time.)
But the one major thing I see this has going for it is, no console needed, just an internet connected device.
No downloads, no patches, and auto saves, which means you just need to log in and start playing.
and while you can play the Stadia on a rage on "internet connected" devices, which means you can play on the go.... what happens if you take the train to work, and go through tunnels and constantly lose connection?
What if 3-5years down the road Google decides this venture didn't make enough money and the servers are too much to maintain after year 7... do they just send you a download code (for the game and platform)? or transfer your ownership to Steam or something?
If I spent $600 on games for this thing, and I want to play them randomly 10 years from now..... and I still own the Chromecast Ultra from the "pre-order" is Google going to allow me to access content I already paid for!? that's a major concern of mine.
I know Google will be around, but doesn't mean Stadia and all it's servers will be..... :/
And the controller is d-pad dominant..... I'm not sure how many "serious gamers" are going to like that over their PS4's and XB1's
I don't see this getting as much support as Google is going to hope for, unless they can make deals with the major cable providers and/or get non-competitive Gov contracts broken so they can lay their own fiber across the damn country.
and this thing comes out next month?
https://store.google.com/product/stadia$129 on pre-order for the "founders edition"