They might have to, I remember when stadia was first announced (not sure if it was called that as well?) they had a promotion with ubisoft that if you were selected in the early access to stream AC Odyssey as a thank you (maybe it wasn't working the greatest, not sure) you got to keep a PC version of it.
I mainly did it since at the time wasn't sure how odyssey would have ran on my PC (I bought it on my console previously) but after getting the pc copy it ran and felt more smooth then the online streaming ever was and a downside with streaming if you were using other bandwidth (like downloading steam games in the background, or watching netflix) it would hinder your game stream.
I don't think this game streaming thing will go anywhere, it will probably go the way of the dodo (onLive) and until the infrastructure is there, I don't think it is quite feasible yet.
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The model stadia is currently setup for probably will fail.
However, if you'd try streaming through GeForce Now or Xbox Live Gamepass/Cloud, that is a whole different experience. Both of those work pretty amazing. My main gripe is the picture sharpness, if you stream to your desktop the quality is visibly lower than local 1080p. With GeForce Now a local sharpness filter helps a little but can only do so much of course.
Where the combination Gamepass+XCloud really shines is trying out new games or games you are considering for purchase, or games that need more resources than you might quickly have available locally (hundreds of GB of SSD diskspace, or fast RTX card). Basically starting one of those games is as quick as launching a youtube review about it. Just plug in your controller as you browse to the webpage and you're in.
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I only subbed for Little Nightmares 2, 30€ is a bit steep for a 4 hour game
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Just got one code for the same reason ^^ Thanks for the tip!
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As long as the content justifies, I don't care how many hour a game is.
I personally prefer a short game over shitty side mission open world games.
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i love short games, just won't pay 30 euros for one.
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Then open world games with hours of mindless side quests should be 100+ euro?
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eeehm exactly the opposite? 30-60eur is fine if i won't finish the otherwise good game in an afternoon, but if i do, i don't want top pay that much. simple as that
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And that approach makes devs adds mindless side quests that makes you busy, so you can't eat the main dish directly.
Again; as long as content justifies short games can worth the money as well.
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You should actually be able to get 4 months if you get the trial first.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/mo6hg5/how_to_get_4_months_of_stadia_pro_for_free/
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did not work, won't let me get the 3 month offer after i got the 1 month trial, had to create a new account for that :/
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That's odd. Didn't try it myself, but even here someone says it worked for him.
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For me it did work.
You have to copy the code from the "claim" link and redeem the code in the stadia settings.
Next billing: 09/2021
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Can confirm this and it was actually a nice surprise, tried Resident Evil VII and Little Nightmares 2 and it was a flawless experience.
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Dude, thank you for this! I literally wanted to buy Resident Evil 7 now, you just saved me a few bucks, thank you ^^
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Apparently they are dropping code in their forum https://gaming.lenovo.com/emea/threads/159-Lenovo-announces-gaming-collaboration-with-Google-Stadia-Pro, just asked for one, thank you
This is supposed to be the list of the available games:
Ary and the Secret of Seasons
Crayta
Cthulhu Saves Christmas
Everspace
Figment
Floor Kids
Gunsport
Hitman 1
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Human: Fall Flat
Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition
Little Nightmares 2
Orcs Must Die! 3
PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle
Pikuniku
Pixel Junk Raiders
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Reigns
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard Gold Edition
Republique
SpongeBob SquarePants: BBBR
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
Steamworld Dig
Submerged: Hidden Depths
Trine 4
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
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Wait, hold on... Orcs Must Die! 3?! Looks it up. Oh, there really is a third game. Neat, wonder why this is the first time I hear about it... "released as a timed exclusive on Stadia"... ... ...Suddenly I'm happy (as opposed to not caring) that Stadia is a failing miserably. Can't imagine why. :)
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Just you wait for Stadia to fall for it to move to epic only for a year.
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I find exclusives annoying in general, but an exclusive "in the cloud" aka "in someone else's computer", that's a whole new level.IMO :/
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From what I've heard it was actually thanks to Stadia's support that Robot Entertainment could make OMD3 in the first place, so personally I'm glad Stadia exists. It came out in July so if we are lucky we might get OMD3 on Steam in 2 months. (They said it will come to Steam too but never said when. 1 year of exclusivity seems reasonable.)
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Well, it's slightly better than last month, but I still don't see a must-play game for me (other than SW Fallen Order that I finished on the EA 1$ trial).
Guess I'll hold on to my code for a better month.
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Maybe this one https://gleam.io/9tsrN/3-month-free-stadia-trial-run-2-5k
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It says that Reward has ended. Maybe just in Ukraine tho
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I am still bitter at Google about Inbox, so nah, not even for free.
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Nagyon köszi, nem is tudtam, hogy már nálunk is elérhető a Stadia! :) Egy próbát mindenképp megér.
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Thanks, had to manually enter the code from the claim link but it worked.
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Not Work
Stadia isn't available yet in your country
We can't wait to bring Stadia to more players in more countries. Sign up for updates to hear when we launch in more regions.
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It's only available in:
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
If you not from these countries don't bother to create accounts.
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Is this a legit deal? I have seen it posted other sites and it looked fishy. Has anyone gotten it to work? Can anyone actually recommend this? Also, does this apply to current or past Stadia Pro subscribers?
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Yes it's legit just copy the code from link and paste it to redeem code section it should work. I've started free trial then entered code from giveaway became 4 months for free.
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tried it for 10 min and canceled. I keep wearing good things from those who actually pay for the damn thing, but having experienced it twice now, the quality and stability still don't meet my standards.
there is still a small input delay, some artifacting, textures and shadows take time to load on sponge bob.
I would rather pay for it and play on my pc. as if you need an expensive "gamer" computer to enjoy these games anyway.
the new pac-man sucks, i realize that is more a Bandai problem than a stadia problem, but hey...its an exclusive!
I'm from Portugal and i got 100Mbps. I seriously don't know what else to do about these issues other than leaving the country. Glad streaming didn't took over, otherwise i wouldn't be playing
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I'm from PT as well, with 100Mbps connection and don't have any issues with Borderlands 3 on wifi.
Works great over here, lag is minimal.
No need to leave the country, just leave your operator ;)
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hah...Its vodafone. whatever i change to is no doubt gonna be worse. if this is an operator problem, you don't want to know what i went through with Altice
Also the texture pop in (spongebob) doesnt look like a connection issue. looks like they have problems streaming in textures.
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fwiw, that'll be a game issue then, there's no texture streaming, just a real-time video stream
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How is this a game issue?
Cloud games are being run on some dedicated hardware somewhere.
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As opposed to a Stadia-specific issue.
You'll likely get that texture popping even if you were playing the game locally on your own system.
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Have to agree with this guy. Texture pop-in issues are game issues, not Stadia issues.
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It's most likely Stadia's problem and not your internet. 100Mbps is supposed to be more than enough to handle Stadia. Their requirements say 4K 60 FPS streaming only requires 35Mbps.
This has been a common issue with Stadia since launch -- lag, input delay, visual quality, controller issues, etc. That's why Stadia suuuucks.
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yes, for 3 months you don't pay a thing, and if you subscribe and then immediately unsubscribe you can enjoy the service for 3 months for free
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Seems like it but it also doesn't seem to work on existing accounts. At least I didn't get my code to work
Edit: To clarify. I'm getting told I need to first subscribe to Pro to redeem the code...
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I created a new account, activated the free month trial and used the code to get the 3 months
(In the lenovo instruction they tell to use a link to redeem the code but it didn't work for me, I used their code in the account settings)
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Yeah, it's a promotion to get new customers or recurring Pro subscribers. I would have taken 3 free months of pro but I'm creating a second account or paying to redeem more time.
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It says you need to subscribe to Pro to redeem it, but when you click Subscribe it'll tell you it costs $0, and the next payment will happen in 3 months. If you unsubscribe right away after subscribing, you will not be charged anything (except for the $1 temporary hold that gets refunded within an hour). So there's no need to create a new account in order to use this code.
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Only if you didn't use the trial before would be my guess. If you did you have to pay for Pro
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No, I used the 30-day trial in the past and it was long expired when I activated this 3-month code.
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Sadly it doesn't work for me, but I guess it's no big loss
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Are you sure it does not work? It says that you must purchase Pro in order to activate this code, yes, then you click Purchase, select a payment method and basically do everything you normally do to buy a subscription, but before finalizing it it should show you that the next payment will happen in August, and this month it will be $0.
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Not 100% no. I don't want to risk subscribing by accident and it's not that important to me. Thank you for your patience and for trying to help though. It's appreciated
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so u need a damn credit card even if it's free? uff
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Every subscription base service has always been like that. How are you gonna subscribe without a payment method?
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yea i know but this still sucks...i would have the option to use paysafe card for example.
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ye not an option and to be honest PP is becoming to much expensive and to much restrictive with they terms and politics.
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you can also use google playstore credit
// tried and worked
found this on the stadia forums
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I had this issue and worked through several levels of tech support to finally get a resolution.
If you initially subscribed to Pro on a PC or non-android device, you can't then change to your Play Balance for the subscription. What you need to do is cancel you Pro subscription and let it lapse, then using the Stadia app on your android phone (and it apparently has to be an android phone) you subscribe again and select your Play Balance as your primary payment method in the pop-up box. (I can confirm this works in Canada as of March 1, 2021).
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link to original post
https://community.stadia.com/t5/Payments-Billing/Google-Play-Gift-Card/m-p/55153
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I read on another site that the code expires on June 8th 2022, so you have a year+ to redeem the code.
Just gotta hope that Stadia survives that long, lol ;)
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i joined the discord but gleamio doesnt recognize it... D:<
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Doesn't work in my country. This is the link from the button for the invite, maybe someone else can claim it: https://stadia.com/setup?invite_code=H0SVPX2L9GW6CA31
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it lets you play games you own without the hardware requirements
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You can't.
This is the list of games you can claim to play for free with your Stadia Pro subscription.
https://stadia.google.com/store/list/2001
For Cyberpunk and RDR, you have to buy them in the store.
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In a few clicks, you can get 3 months subscription for Stadia Pro for free.
Register to Lenovo gaming site to see the Gleam.io page, then you will only have to join a Discord server to receive the coupon code.
With the code you can subscribe to Stadia Pro for free, (payments start 3 months from now, but you can immediately cancel the sub.)
Play Little Nightmares 2, Journey to the Savage Planet, Hitman GOTY, etc..
https://gaming.lenovo.com/us/earn/b/giveaways-members-only/posts/get-3-months-of-stadia-pro-on-us-3
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