Stanley Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 A case of being in the right place at the right time during the PS1/PS2 era, I’ve never really understood what his role was he always just seemed to talk absolute bollocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighthours Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 hours ago, AK Bell said: It's like Premier League Football managers doing the rounds. Same faces failing at different places. But they have experience. Ha, I was just about to mention the likes of Sam Allardyce before I read your post! The manager merry-go-round, particularly in the Championship, is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 If you were in a senior role at a streaming video game platform that failed, you would have some pretty good insight into what went wrong and how to make a successful one. I can see how Phil Harrison might be able to make a compelling case for being able to run Stadia by combining his experience at Sony and Microsoft with what he learned from Gaikai. You can learn a lot from failure. That said, when you’ve presided over the number of failures that Phil Harrison has, you would also have to make the case for why none of them were your fault, but I assume he’s gotten pretty good at that now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Grossman Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/google-stadia-premiere-edition-with-controller-and-chromecast-ultra-for-ps5399-delivered-next-day-at-google-store-3686418 Premiere edition is £53.99 tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Your move, Sony. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOK Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Quick update on this, I’ve been playing Destiny 2 on it for a couple of weeks now and barring one evening where I had noticeable lag (only time so far on Stadia) it’s been brilliant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hass Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Destiny 2 plays great on Stadia. The "weight" of the weapons and the way the netcode works really make it feel the same as on a local console. PUBG on the other hand doesn't translate so well though despite being a really good port. There's no obvious "lag" in the PUBG input but I think because it uses client-side hit detection you get a response disadvantage compares to local console players which doesn't happen for games with server side hit detection (Destiny 2 does this in Crucible IIRC). Given that the game is intensely sweaty these days I just found myself losing more duels compared to One X which is annoying given it's a game of fine margins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Grossman Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Anyone taking advantage of the offer today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny5 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I think they need to start chucking it in with game purchases like the Cyberpunk deal. They could have done something with Outriders which is launching on Stadia at the same time as the other formats for example. Anyway, haven't you heard? Google have shut Stadia down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOK Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I tried that Pixel Junk Raiders while there was some Destiny maintenance the other day, seems decent, not one I’d put at the top of my list though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Rex Grossman said: Anyone taking advantage of the offer today? Just doesn’t seem worth it, I’d rather spend the money on another Xbox Series pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyLee Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Rex Grossman said: Anyone taking advantage of the offer today? I've gone in. Figured the cost for a Chromecast Ultra and gamepad is justifiable, even if all I do is play that Pixeljunk thing just enough to give the world a ridiculous screenshot. Which, incidentally, is a BLOODY BRILLIANT thing that people should be making a bigger deal out of! Also, Pacman Tunnel Battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Pacman seems a bit meh sadly, but then any version of Pacman that isn't CE DX has felt a bit meh since that glorious game came out. €60 for a controller and a chromecast is a good price. In an ideal world they'd have a bundle with the new Chromecast and a controller for like €80-90 which would be even easier to recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 When they announced the new Chromecast it wasn't going to support Stadia, has that changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny5 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Dudley said: When they announced the new Chromecast it wasn't going to support Stadia, has that changed? The Stadia app has always been "coming in the first half of 2021" for the new Chromecast with Google TV. I don't understand the delay, unless it also needs testing on every other Google TV device out there as well? They also announced a Stadia app for TV's, so maybe waiting to launch it all together in one big media blitz? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fretnoise Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, Jonny5 said: They also announced a Stadia app for TV's, so maybe waiting to launch it all together in one big media blitz? I'd love that. It's remarkable how much of a barrier it is to have to unplug the Sky box and plug the CCU in. And yes, I probably should have got a TV with more than 2 HDMI ports.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1812 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Or an HDMI splitter. I still think it's ridiculous they released a new Chromecast without support. It's like even they don't believe in it. FIFA out today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnwmn Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Welcome to Google where the left foot doesn’t know the right foot exists, let alone what it’s doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 To be fair, Sony absolutely had a reputation for that early in their game involvement too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W. Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I think the relationship between Sony’s departments back then was more like Ash’s relationship with his hand in Evil Dead 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOK Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I see there’s a sale on - is Grid any good? I do fancy a racer...also the Far Cries are cheap and I’ve not played one since 3 - is 5 worth playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny5 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Grid is ok, pretty generic though and it didn't hold my attention for long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klargon Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I really like Grid, but it has very limited structure and, as I usually do with racing games, I hit a bit of a RWD wall. I play it with a wheel though, which might enhance it a fair bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fretnoise Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Grid's the one game that didn't really work for me - the admittedly small input lag was enough to see me fishtail down the straights and wave at most apexes from afar. It's fun (the kids love it) but it's frustrating to me knowing that I'd be much quicker on another platform. Talking about the sale - I've never played an Assassin's Creed game - are Odyssey or Origins any good? Which one should I get? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StumpyJohn Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 18 hours ago, fretnoise said: I'd love that. It's remarkable how much of a barrier it is to have to unplug the Sky box and plug the CCU in. And yes, I probably should have got a TV with more than 2 HDMI ports.... Never buy a TV with only 2 HDMI, schoolboy error! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOK Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Okay cheers guys, I’ve watched a video of Grid now too and it doesn’t look like my kind of thing really. I’ve got some sort of 4WD racing game in my Pro sub, I should take a look at that really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 GRID has a lot of the same failings as Dirt 5 unsurprisingly. A lack of personality through trying to have too much personality and races that are somehow too short and too long at the same time because you're either a million seconds faster or you're just going to get bashed around in a pack of 6 wide cars. Worse in GRID because it tends to then penalise you for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOK Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 4 hours ago, ZOK said: Okay cheers guys, I’ve watched a video of Grid now too and it doesn’t look like my kind of thing really. I’ve got some sort of 4WD racing game in my Pro sub, I should take a look at that really! This is a bit dull, while looking nice and being XXXTREME!!! Monster Jam Steel Titans it’s called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny5 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 28 minutes ago, ZOK said: This is a bit dull, while looking nice and being XXXTREME!!! Monster Jam Steel Titans it’s called. I spent far too long on that trying to get out of the starting open world area to actually do a race before realising I just had to park somewhere special to access a menu where I could then start the career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOK Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Yeah, it really over eggs that first section. ‘Congratulations, you learned how to accelerate! Now let’s see if you can brake.’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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