lilrabbitfoofoo t1_iu4zrns wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Reply to comment by voidsrus in Google Stadia is dead and Nvidia GeForce Now gets a price cut – what’s going on? by Hyperion1144

No. The one and only reason is...

Microsoft and Sony own this space because they have the games to play via internet streaming.

Google and GeForce Now do not have any games of their own, so why bother?

JimJalinsky t1_iu5dm7v wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Ignore the downvotes, you are right. Stadia had a limited catalogue and was streaming only. Xbox's Game Pass subscription gives you PC, Console, and streaming with a far better catalogue than Stadia ever had. Stadia never made profit, while Xbox just revealed how profitable Game Pass is. That's why Nvidia just lowered the price, they're having a hard time competing.

[deleted] t1_iu5ec2b wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:56 PM

[removed]

roboninja t1_iu55p9f wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:58 PM

That's not how Stadia or Geforce Now work. They offer plenty of games from lots of publishers. Your "one and only reason" makes little sense.

lilrabbitfoofoo t1_iu5bqm5 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:38 PM

No. You don't get it.

Stadia just had to REFUND those games and service fees to people, because the users couldn't use those games anywhere else. It was only for use...on Stadia. And the selection was piss poor. :P

Do you see the problem now?

Why would anyone buy a game to play just on their cloud service? Either you own the game or you do not. Stadia should have partnered with Steam or Xbox or PS etc.

Or included the games as part of their subscription, as Xbox Cloud Gaming does. You can then play these games on your PC or console or on the cloud. It then becomes an option, to be used based on the device you have on hand.