It’s hard to do an A/B comparison given the variables at play, but the Stadia version’s lighting seemed flatter, and the otherworldly fog effects that left me slack-jawed on PC were undercut by omnipresent compression artifacts. Unshackled by local hardware constraints, could Google Stadia run Red Dead better than a high-end PC? And the answer is: not really. Red Dead Redemption II given that we struggled to run it at 1080p on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. Red Dead Redemption II: I was particularly curious to try out I’ll be curious whether the population picks up, but it’s hard to imagine it ever being as vibrant as the existing console or PC versions. I spent a week running around empty planets and visiting an empty Tower and trying to complete the Haunted Forest on my own and it was very weird. And indeed, that’s how our review period has gone. It’s no wonder Google gave away free copies of Destiny 2 to everyone who pre-ordered the Founder’s and Premiere Editions, because if they didn’t there would be nobody playing. In other words, you can bring your existing Destiny 2 characters over to Google Stadia but it’s a sandboxed version of the game that only exists for Stadia players.

What I haven’t gotten around to discussing yet is that it’s cross-save compatible, but not cross-play. Those are worthwhile, but $10 a month worthwhile? Meh.Īnyway, we had access to about a half-dozen games during our test period and I have a few thoughts that haven’t already been covered elsewhere.ĭestiny 2 is surprisingly playable – at least in theory. Stadia’s subscription is paltry by comparison – required at launch, but only because there is no free version yet, and then at some point it’ll be the only way to get 4K streaming and 5.1 surround sound. That’s 100-plus games available for $15 a month. Project xCloud, is coming to Xbox Game Pass (which includes PCs) next year. Microsoft’s already said its competing streaming service, I remain incredulous that Google took this approach. You are buying a version that is locked to Google’s servers, and could conceivably disappear entirely if Stadia shuts down. Many games, like Red Dead Redemption II, are the same price (or more) on Stadia as they are elsewhere.

It does not get you an Xbox Game Pass-style lineup though.

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