Google Stadia instead of next gen console??

Google Stadia instead of next gen console??

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LimJim

2,274 posts

43 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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I think I've worked out gangzoom's angle on this


Stevil

10,662 posts

230 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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gangzoom said:
Sadly it looks like a 2013 iPad isn't quite as useful as a 2013 MacBook......Good thing xmas is around the corner!!
So you can get a proper system? hehe

I partially jest, I intend giving Stadia a go myself over the Christmas break, as if I'm going to keep dunking on it I need to gain some first hand experience.

noopets

546 posts

57 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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I’m impressed so far. Been dabbling on cyberpunk can’t fault at all (just a pity I’m totally ste at it)

Keeping a look out for some racing and sports games to add to collection when on offer

Zoon

6,710 posts

122 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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AJB88 said:
Think my Gmail has been activated already, can I activate another one then use that voucher on my primary? can you stack vouchers?
You can setup another gmail account and then add that to family sharing which enables you to use all your cheap games without switching accounts.

Zoon

6,710 posts

122 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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gangzoom said:
blueST said:
I had to do it on my iPad instead.
I got really excited about it working on iOS, as it means I can use the iPad - apparently my increased usage of the laptop during 'family time' has been noticed smile.

Sadly it looks like a 2013 iPad isn't quite as useful as a 2013 MacBook......Good thing xmas is around the corner!!

Does it work on chrome for ipad?

Doofus

25,832 posts

174 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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Zoon said:
gangzoom said:
blueST said:
I had to do it on my iPad instead.
I got really excited about it working on iOS, as it means I can use the iPad - apparently my increased usage of the laptop during 'family time' has been noticed smile.

Sadly it looks like a 2013 iPad isn't quite as useful as a 2013 MacBook......Good thing xmas is around the corner!!

Does it work on chrome for ipad?
I believe they've got a way for it to work on Safari, but Apple have effectively blocked it because it's Google.

ch37

10,642 posts

222 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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noopets said:
I’m impressed so far. Been dabbling on cyberpunk can’t fault at all (just a pity I’m totally ste at it)

Keeping a look out for some racing and sports games to add to collection when on offer
I picked up F1 2020 cheap a few weeks back and it runs beautifully. Not really much else out there in terms of sports/racing though.

blueST

4,399 posts

217 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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ch37 said:
I picked up F1 2020 cheap a few weeks back and it runs beautifully. Not really much else out there in terms of sports/racing though.
What’s Grid like?

gangzoom

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6,308 posts

216 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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blueST said:
What’s Grid like?
Not great at all, I was hoping for TOCA but nothing close.

Very odd as F12020 is so much better.

blueST

4,399 posts

217 months

Saturday 19th December 2020
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I’ll have to wait for F1 2020 to be in the sale. It’s a bit spendy for me.

Edited by blueST on Saturday 19th December 13:18

AJB88

12,453 posts

172 months

Saturday 19th December 2020
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blueST said:
I’ll have to wait for F1 2020 to be in the sale. It’s a bit speedy for me.
Yeh same here I want the MS edition, have a £10 voucher on another account will get it on that then play it as "family"

TVR_Steve

2,721 posts

166 months

Sunday 20th December 2020
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I decided to try Stadia with the Cyberpunk offer.
Ultimately didn't get on with Cyberpunk so had it refunded. Still have the Chromecast though, so tried a few of the games I claimed with Pro.

Haven't found much to interest me! Sniper Elite runs ok but has issues with the Stadia controller. Some weird shovelware titles I felt.

One gem though was Into The Breach, turn based so any lag issues are redundant. Had a great time playing through it, though it's done now.

Oakey

27,592 posts

217 months

Sunday 20th December 2020
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I've got on okay with Cyberpunk but I have had some issues with controller lag. There's been times my player has carried on firing his weapon long after I stopped pulling the trigger, not sure if this is Stadia or just Cyberpunk though.

I also noticed they lowered the quality yesterday

AJB88

12,453 posts

172 months

Sunday 20th December 2020
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I had a couple of hours on it yesterday at 6am and this morning at 6am at the start of my shift. Getting on with it a lot better now.

Cyberpunk has been running decently through the Chromecast Ultra, didn't run so well on my Dell XPS Ubuntu. Had no controller issues.

Xaero

4,060 posts

216 months

Sunday 20th December 2020
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I bought cyberpunk, but not put in too many hours yet. Decided to play Hitman 2 while I have the pro subscription, and then I'll crack on with cyberpunk once my free month ends, and presumably cyberpunk has been patched a little more. Not that I noticed anything wrong when I played.

70mb FTTC connection with BT here. Looking to upgrade to 200mb Vodafone next year (not for increased speed, but because it's a tenner cheaper a month). Be interesting if anyone has had problems with it?

hyphen

26,262 posts

91 months

Sunday 20th December 2020
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TVR_Steve said:
I decided to try Stadia with the Cyberpunk offer.
Ultimately didn't get on with Cyberpunk so had it refunded. Still have the Chromecast though, so tried a few of the games I claimed with Pro.

Haven't found much to interest me! Sniper Elite runs ok but has issues with the Stadia controller. Some weird shovelware titles I felt.

One gem though was Into The Breach, turn based so any lag issues are redundant. Had a great time playing through it, though it's done now.
If you could continue to play a minimum of 5 days, and then cancel it would be great. As that will ensure Gangzoom gets his commission.


hehe

AJB88

12,453 posts

172 months

Monday 21st December 2020
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I'm running on Vodafone 200 no issues.

Otispunkmeyer

12,606 posts

156 months

Monday 21st December 2020
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Been playing snipe elite 4. It's not bad, quite enjoying it. It's clearly not a graphical tour de force but I've found the performance via iOS on iPad with dual shock 4 surprisingly good. Like where's the lag? Good.

It does seem to falter if you're doing anything else on your WiFi though. But genuinely surprised at how well it works. Not gonna try cyberpunk till they've been through a few patches and it's about half price though.

blueST

4,399 posts

217 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2020
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There's some cheap sale prices on games at the mo. I just picked up Assassin's Creed Odyssey for £11. I think F1 2020 is about half price too.

LimJim

2,274 posts

43 months

Wednesday 23rd December 2020
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I'm guessing you can't access game subscription services such as xbox live on stadia? I much prefer the Microsoft free game list.

Anybody know about xCloud? Is it out now? Last time I had Xbox live it wasn't available.