H-Virus
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Post by H-Virus on Sept 29, 2022 16:09:59 GMT -5
I can’t believe it lasted this long. I honestly don’t think I’ve heard a word about it since… *looks up*… February 2021, the last time this thread was updated.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 29, 2022 16:24:37 GMT -5
Leave the lack of memories alone.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Sept 29, 2022 22:16:13 GMT -5
Time to get started on that remake of The Odyssey.
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Post by dreidemy on Sept 30, 2022 13:43:29 GMT -5
I'm shocked At least google is gonna offer refunds
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Post by salz4life on Sept 30, 2022 14:10:18 GMT -5
I'm shocked At least google is gonna offer refunds I'm actually kind of impressed they are doing that.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 30, 2022 14:19:37 GMT -5
This is a big reason why, when people ask if Sega would ever make another console, it isn't going to ever happen. When you develop a reputation for abandoning your products, you lose the confidence of your customers, and when you ask them to invest in something, they won't do it.
Google Stadia was going to have issues regardless, but Google's zeal for abandoning their projects was probably the biggest point of hesitation I saw from people.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Sept 30, 2022 18:07:57 GMT -5
I'm shocked At least google is gonna offer refunds I'm actually kind of impressed they are doing that. Honestly it just makes sense from an optics point of view. The thing flopped to start with, and it's Google who can comfortably afford it, so it's smarter to take the financial hit for the sake of good PR from a nice gesture than to go, "Nope, too bad, got your money for that copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 you can't play anymore, suckers!"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2022 18:18:41 GMT -5
Kind of interesting that we are going to have a whole slew of consoles that won't even really need to be emulated as things like the Ouya, Stadia, etc come and go.
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 30, 2022 18:48:23 GMT -5
Kind of interesting that we are going to have a whole slew of consoles that won't even really need to be emulated as things like the Ouya, Stadia, etc come and go. I saw a joke on reddit about a dude that already had a working Stadia Emulator. It was a script that made his video card max out at 15fps.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2022 18:58:08 GMT -5
Kind of interesting that we are going to have a whole slew of consoles that won't even really need to be emulated as things like the Ouya, Stadia, etc come and go. I saw a joke on reddit about a dude that already had a working Stadia Emulator. It was a script that made his video card max out at 15fps. dying...that's accurate, brutal, and hilarious
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Mr T L Wolf
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Sept 30, 2022 19:06:45 GMT -5
The crappy part is at least one studio was supposed to launch a game on Stadia tomorrow, and they found out that Google was shutting it down from social media. They didn't even bother telling developers for the platform that the platform was going away.
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Post by Gecko on Jan 18, 2023 8:39:26 GMT -5
One final update for this thread before it drops into the abyss.
Stadia: November 2019 - January 2023
Good on them for refunding everything though, and: "It has also unveiled plans to make its Stadia controllers capable of using Bluetooth, which would allow them to be used on PCs wirelessly to play any game, even after Stadia's closure."
So if you did have one, you kind of come out ahead in a strange way.
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