"Future of Gaming is not a 'box',its a 'place' " according to the Google.Just like we built stadium for sports,google is building STADIA for Esports.
So,yesterday Google announced its latest product STADIA,a step by google towards future of gaming.At GDC Phil Harrison introduced the Stadia and demonstrated its working,But now the question arises will this project gonna stand out,can it compete with other Cloud Gaming services like PSNow and LiquidSky,And can it outperform our consoles like PS4,Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
Find in this Article below!
So,yesterday Google announced its latest product STADIA,a step by google towards future of gaming.At GDC Phil Harrison introduced the Stadia and demonstrated its working,But now the question arises will this project gonna stand out,can it compete with other Cloud Gaming services like PSNow and LiquidSky,And can it outperform our consoles like PS4,Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
Find in this Article below!
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- What Is STADIA?
- How to use it?
- Requirements for STADIA
- STADIA Controller
- Special Features
- STADIA VS Consoles
- Release Date and Pricing
- YouTube and Chrome Push
- STADIA for Developers
- Playing With Streamer:Ever wished if you could play with your favourite streamer?So STADIA can make it possible for you.
- Crossplay:Google promises a crossplay connection for players on any possible device.
- Stream Window:You playing PUBG?Ever wished if you can see what is your teammate seeing right now,so Google has an answer.
- Voice Assistant:Stuck on a level?Call the assistant and it can help!
What Is STADIA?
So,STADIA is new CloudGaming service which promises true 4K Gaming right from your browser without any powerful device,just from your chrome browser.STADIA connects you directly to the powerful servers of google which handles your game and provide you with true 4K Gaming.
It is the concept of uniting the gamers,Streamers with the audience and people around the world.
How To Use It?
At GDC Phil Harrison demonstrated its working and said it works with just a click of a button.
Like Imagine you are watching the gameplay of your favourite game which is integrated with STADIA and the video has button saying 'Play Game'.You just click the button and start playing the game right from your browser without any download,no install and no updates.
Requirements
Well there are no specific requirements, like any hardware would work with it,even a TV with chromecast can give you true gaming experience.But the only requirement is strong bandwidth because streaming Games is quite different from streaming movies on Netflix and needs high speed in the range of 25 Mbps to provide 60FPS at 1080p resolution and around 30-35 Mbps for true 4K.
Though Google promises low latency throughout the Gaming session,a strong bandwidth is recommended.
STADIA Controller
So in the event Google also introduced its controller designed specially for STADIA.
It has some cool features such as dedicated button for Google Assistant and an in-built microphone for the assistant and button for recording and sharing the gameplay either directly streaming on YouTube.
In my opinion it is a cross of an Xbox controller and a PS4 one making it easier for the gamers to switch to this controller.
However it is not necessary to switch to the controller as we can play with our keyboard-mouse or any other controller too.
Special Features
It has many unique and impressive features and some of them are as follows:
STADIA VS Consoles
To provide us with a seemless Gaming Experience,Google has partnered with AMD to build a custom GPU with power of 10.7 TeraFlops which is way more than that of PS4(4.2) and Xbox One X(6.0).
With such powerful system STADIA definitely seems to have an edge over the consoles.
Google promises to provide low latency gameplay but if you do not live near a big city with google data centers established in it,you cannot get low latency.
And its obviously gonna need a strong bandwidth connection which isn't available all around the globe.
So Google has to overcome these obstacles and can have some problems
Release Date And Pricing
In the event,Google didn't reaveal any information about its pricing but all we know is it is gonna launch sometime in 2019 maybe in the end of the year.
Google has promised to reveal more information in the summers of 2019.
STADIA is going to launch initially in UK,Europe,US and Canada.
Though we don't have any information about its pricing it can be predicted that it might work on a monthly subscription plans like Netflix,and prices are going to be low in comparison to its competitors.
YouTube and Chrome Push
YouTube and Chrome being big can initially push STADIA to great heights and increase its discoverability.
Google has integrated its new product with its old product which is quite impressive marketing technique.
One can directly play directly through YouTube on Google Chrome using STADIA.Isn't that awesome?
STADIA For Developers
It isn't only for consumers but also a revolutionary concept for developers.
Developers can create for every device available in the market and can reach a vast audience.
Developers can use advanced facilities of unity and unreal engine at once and can create an awesome game for the audience.
Even an existing unity game can also be transferred to the STADIA.
Google has managed to get 'DOOM Eternal' on the board even before the release and is planning to get more STADIA exclusive titles in the near future.So Gamers be excited!
What do you guys think about it?Do you think it can stand out?What are your thoughts about STADIA,its pricing and its future,do let me know in the comments.