If it is successful --I mean successful enough that Google isnāt likely to can it when itās no longer flavour of the month, perhaps. Until then, Iād rather buy games on Steam or GOG. 
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Iāve pre-ordered it and I keep switching between Iām going to keep it or cancel it.
I have fast fibre optic and a free Ethernet port so not worried on that front, the controller looks really nice and ergonomic and the selection of games is growing nicely. I even keep hearing positive things about the low latency.
My biggest issue is my collection of PS4 games and Plus subscription. Do I really need another ecosystem to grow my collection on? The lack of physical on Stadia doesnāt worry me too much as Iām mainly buying digital on PS4 now anyway for the convenience.
Hmmmmā¦
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Iāve taken a look at Stadia a little closer recently, and while I think some of the benefits are great (play games on any device etc.) I canāt help but think about the whole latency issues (input lag being the main one).
With a decent connection, Iām sure this wonāt be an issue but sometimes there can be little hiccups throughout the day with internet connections, and I canāt help but think if Iām playing an FPS game, and suddenly input lag hits me at a crucial moment, that would tarnish the whole experience for me.
Donāt get me wrong, I love the idea and am definetly interested in the founders edition, but I think Iām more likely to ride it out and see actual reviews of consumers using it to see if itās as decent as they promise.
Also, the whole subscription model they have seems to be a little off? Current Ā£8.99 p/m, with that really only giving one free game a month, with the potential for discounts on other selected games? That doesnāt seem too appealing to meā¦ Xboxās Game Pass for example offers a lot more content for roughly the same price, so unless Stadia reform this model or introduce a bunch of AAA exclusives (that donāt include pay-to-win), then Iād consider this again!
Fair points, i am still getting it though and if i am not overly impressed, i will downgrade to Stadia Base which will still allow me to play any games i have purchased up to 1080p free of any monthly subscription. But from the report videos from Gamescon and PAX recently it seem latency is not that much of an issue.
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Not exactly a fair comparison as you are more renting hardware with Stadia to play the games. XBox Game Pass is a subscription service to a catalogue of games, you have to go to it with your own hardware powerful enough to run the games. Stadiaās selling point is that if it runs a chrome browser you can access Stadia to play your games.
So itās a common misunderstanding with Stadia. Itās a subscription to a hardware platform to play games, not a subscription to a catalogue of games. Google are sweetening the pot so to speak with a free game a month, though details of all that are still thin on the ground. So more renting an XBox to play games on, rather than a games rental service which you play in your own XBox.
Except the Xbox is at the other end of an internet connection and you have latency and input lag to deal with
I realise youāre essentially renting hardware but are Google doing a per month package where you can play any game they have access to as well?
That Iād be interested in as a complete package.
Very true, itās a problem they will have to overcome.
From all they have been saying I doubt it, they shy away from the ānetflix of gamingā comparisons. I think they are just wanting to nail the service.
Next year they say you can use your Ubisoft Plus subscription with their service, so you can play the games you get via that subscription, so they are doing it via 3rd parties, but not themselves. Beyond the āfree game a monthā thing they say, however that will look.
Wellā¦ Iām still here at this point. Still awaiting the Tuesday launch (access code needed), still have the Founders Edition processing. I can now access family settings for Stadia which is interesting, although I canāt confirm the settings without the all-singing, all-dancing access code.
Will it be Tuesday? 
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Fingers crossed itās Tuesday.
My card was charged today 
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Well, well, well - my card has been charged today too. Looks like weāre in thereā¦
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Another card charged over here. I noticed it says itāll be shipped by 22 Nov.
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Todayās the big day - 5pm UK time launch.
Anyoneās FE been shipped yet? Overnight mine changed from being able to cancel to āweāll let you know when your order is on itās wayā
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Nothing yet. Iād expect the sign-up code to be sent by email at 5pm (or more likely, after 5pm) today to get access to Stadia via the app - and a chosen name.
My order shows the hardware will be delivered by 21-November, so itāll probably ship tomorrow.
Oh, my FE has now shipped and should be delivered tomorrow 
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My option to cancel has disappeared so hopefully will be shipped soon! So excited 
Iāll share my username on here once activated, and we can have a little Monzo gaming group 
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Mine has been dispatched as well. Will add my name on here once claimed later.
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Im still waiting for any emails 
Ordered mine on June 8th what about you guys?
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