I really wish Stadia wasn't closing I understand the "not owning games" thing but the idea of cloud gaming just ...it works for people who don't have the financial means or methods to get a proper gaming PC Shadow.tech I've used in the past and I love it to death....just wish it wasn't $30 a month - ThreadSky

ringoyote.bsky.social • 98 days ago

I really wish Stadia wasn't closing

I understand the "not owning games" thing but the idea of cloud gaming just ...it works for people who don't have the financial means or methods to get a proper gaming PC

https://Shadow.tech I've used in the past and I love it to death....just wish it wasn't $30 a month

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skyethesudoer.bsky.social•98 days ago

I’m sorry but if you don’t have the means to own a proper console or PC then your internet probably isn’t good enough for Stadia. I’d say the best bang for your buck is to buy a steam deck for 200-300 dollars on Facebook marketplace and wait for steam sales/pirate games.

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

Oh, like...I can easily afford a decent PC and can get the parts...money isn't the issue for me...it's more of a space thing, I'm actually debating a MicroITX build sometime in 2025

skyethesudoer.bsky.social•98 days ago

Yeah I’m not really talking about specifically more of just a “hypothetical you”. I used to use various cloud gaming services and even my fiber internet couldn’t save them I assume you’d need gigabit to make them work well.

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

Gigabit or REEEEAAALY good 5GHz wifi....yeah

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

I also have a ROG Ally that I use every day with a Laptop USB C power dock and it's my main PC now

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

I plugged a 1080p monitor into the Ally through the laptop dock and it's my content and social media and work station

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

I own a steamdeck, I'm typing this on a steam deck

dubbayoozz.bsky.social•98 days ago

At least google refunded everyone. Other companies don’t do that stuff.

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

Yeah, that was a nice touch

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

Also as means of having a secondary PC for cloud computing or just a second PC for working, it's amazing

darnoldlegal.com•98 days ago

It's a limited market. You need very good internet access. It's not fast enough for esports. Also need someone to be savvy enough to get it set up but also not savvy enough to get a PC together, which is not that expensive or hard compared to the cost of, say, a year of a streaming service.

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

"not fast enough for eSports"

NOT EVERYONE CARES ABOUT ESPORTS....SOME OF US JUST WANNA PLAY FORTNITE TO FUCK AROUND!!!

darnoldlegal.com•97 days ago

That's fine. You can do that on a very inexpensive computer, or even a base PS4.

ringoyote.bsky.social•97 days ago

And honestly....not even cost, but like....the PS5 is a flop, most of the games are ending up on Steam anyway, and they only have 20 something exclusive games now....so....why would anyone want to buy a PS5?

ringoyote.bsky.social•97 days ago

And of those exclusives.....they are either shitty rehashes or remakes and/or flops to begin with

darnoldlegal.com•97 days ago

Try Astrobot.

darnoldlegal.com•97 days ago

PS5 is kind of the cheapest way to experience halfway decent ray tracing if that interests people.

ringoyote.bsky.social•97 days ago

That's what I'm saying!!

And I'll retract my post above.

Turns out you can build a good 1080p PC for less than $800 on used parts

darnoldlegal.com•97 days ago

Oh definitely. You can play fortnite on an AGPU. They're insanely powerful these days.

redmainframe.bsky.social•97 days ago

True on the Internet. I'm lucky to have 1gb connection for work and runs nvidia geforce now ultimate with 4080 at 120hrz. Witcher 3 NG or Cyberpunk it's just incredible

ringoyote.bsky.social•97 days ago

But be aware that while you and I have 1gb internet...not everyone does.

Yes I am aware, I live in an area where even if you go 20 miles north...you don't even have cell reception.

left4cake.bsky.social•98 days ago

The only cloud gaming ever supported was one where you were only renting the hardware and it was on you to get the software onto it.

tchalm.bsky.social•98 days ago

GeForce Now doesn't work for you?

ringoyote.bsky.social•98 days ago

It does yes,

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