Neither Microsoft nor Sony, however, can match Stadia's framework today, which emphasizes extensive multiplatform support, quality-of-life features that seamlessly connect the experience across devices, and 4K, 60 FPS gameplay with HDR and Dolby 5.1 on your TV. Now Playing: Google Stadia Final Review Chat Microsoft also just expanded the available library of games from four to 50, simultaneously revealing that xCloud will become a part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription starting next year.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Microsoft's xCloud game streaming service only exists as a private beta, but our early experiences streaming to Android phones have been smooth. Sony's PlayStation Now cloud service was recently priced down to $10 a month (w/discounts for longer-term commitments), and that gets you access to hundreds of PlayStation games from multiple console generations, on a few different devices. Having finally seen what Stadia is at launch-a basic and expensive yet capable version of the product that was pitched at GDC 2019-it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the other gaming giants next to Google at the raceline: Microsoft and Sony. And if you have a data cap, the costs don't stop there. It's charging big bucks per game, sometimes as much or more than physical copies of PS4 or Xbox One copies of the same titles. Unlike its competitors, Google isn't value-propping games as subscription filler. Google needs to sell Stadia as a platform, and it's here that it struggles the most. And in many ways, Google has delivered on its streaming tech, but it's also failed in other, arguably more important areas. Taken in good faith, that's a reality worth wishing for. They can look great because of the powerful hardware in Google's servers, and they will always be up to date, cutting down on annoyances like having to periodically download game patches.
You can theoretically stream AAA console and PC games on your phone, TV, or in a browser, without much more than a bit of tech and a second thought. The promise of a game streaming service like Google Stadia is hard to reject.
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