Cloud pleaser
Is Google’s Stadia game-streaming service a genuine console-killer? Matt Tate, the fragging fraggle, goes multiplayer and multi-screen for a sleepless fortnight…
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DAY 01
Google’s vision for videogame streaming sounds great. Why buy a console when you can play on your phone, PC and TV with one account, letting its data centres do the heavy lifting?
But since Google began rolling out packages, the road has been bumpy. From pricing issues (you have to buy each game at full whack) to a small and uninspiring list of titles, Sony and Microsoft shouldn’t feel too nervous just yet. All of that said, we’ve finally got our hands on a review unit… and while we have reservations about Stadia’s business model, it’s hard not to be impressed by the basic tech.