Remember Google Stadia? That's a genuine question, by the way -- we'd almost completely forgotten about it until we saw this announcement. Google's game streaming platform was revealed back in March, and we've heard very little about it since.
Billed as the next step in gaming's evolution -- supposedly pushing dedicated consoles like the PlayStation 4 aside -- it's still hard to imagine that we'll all be streaming our video games once Stadia launches later this year. Indeed, we're of the opinion that streaming won't be the go-to method of delivering games for a while yet, but that isn't stopping Google from stepping in early.
The company has announced that it'll be hosting a 'Stadia Connect' (that sounds familiar) later this week, on the 6th June. Of course, this is happening just days before E3 kicks off, so Google's clearly trying to siphon some hype away from gaming's biggest annual event. The broadcast promises "announcements, games, and more".
With Sony not attending E3 in any way, it'll be interesting to see how all of its competitors -- Google now included -- make use of the Japanese giant's absence, particularly when it comes to media coverage.
Do you have any interest in Google Stadia? Do you think it's any immediate threat to PlayStation? Give us an honest opinion in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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yawns
I won't be streaming my games.
Looking forward to it definitely. Project Stream worked very well for me so excited to get more info about for it's going to work. Will be watching during lunch, can't wait!
No thanks, I've got far too many great games to play on my PS4/PSVR and plenty more to come then I'll have PS5, so my gaming time and needs are pretty much catered for for quite some time to come
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft should come out on an E3 stage, do The Shield fist pump and say "Google, this is OUR yard"!!
I just want to put it here 😌
https://killedbygoogle.com/
@wiiware Crazy how much stuff on that page I remember.
@wiiware Haha, I've never seen this site before. Amazing.
@get2sammyb Google map, gmail, search, chrome and translate is part of my life but I don't trust google on new service lol.
@Deadlyblack I still remember asking my friend to use google plus, hangout and allo
A streaming service will only be a threat to other streaming services. Its really a secondary distribution service. Its not a main retail distribution form and wont be for a very long time.
Well, good luck with that. They Need to show games that people actually care about this time. Or it will be a fiasco.
What's with all the negativity? I can't wait for the new Stadia!
(Everton fan, been promised a new Stadia for 20 years)
There once was a console called Stadia
When I played it it gave me chlamydia
The streaming no good
In my neighborhood
Perhaps I'll move north to Canadia
@3MonthBeef If it is the future the industry will go the way of the dodo. For every gamer like yourself who accepts it there are easily 100 people who will quit gaming altogether if it happens because they want to own their purchases, plus regardless of internet speed there will always be input lag which makes fighters, platformers, and action games impossible to play.
@3MonthBeef The biggest flaw of all is that the console would be a useless brick once servers shutdown and everytime a company goes under their games will be removed forever meaning that many of your favorite games would be forever out of reach if the company that developed or published it goes out of business...
stadia stealing hype by showing some old games streamed?
@wiiware Thanks for the chuckle. You made my day.
no thanks mate
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