It is impressive. I have always wonders if the people who watch these youtube streams cause a dent in the sales of a game but that hardly seems to be the case. It seems these people who just watch youtube don't really have the interest / access to play games and would prefer watching them. This Stadia could be enticing for that crowd.

I think Ubisoft just screwed up here on xbox or just didn't care about latency, I would not read much into to it. Halo 5 according to eurogamer has 63ms while Spadia has 166ms tested on there chromebook.

There is simply no magic to reducing latency, you will have 2 * server ping + 10ms for audio/video compression. So I have 13ms ping when testing Geforce now which should give me about 36ms added delay (13+13+10). I have 25 ping to my nearest google server and 40 ping to nearest azure server. This is why we can expect no game streaming will be superior to another.

People just have a negative view of Playstation now because most test it on their TV. Where they using Wifi + wireless controller and the TV itself add 30-50ms, while on PC we usually play everything wired and PC monitors have between 2-7ms delay according to several reviews I checked recently at pcmonitors.info

To recap overall feedback, the following challenges exist:

1) infrastructure - existing networks, fiber optics
2) ISP - cost, bandwidth, stability
3) Stadia pricing model?
4) Competition from big 3, all with deep histories, libraries, and pockets

The winner is the consumer, because we're free to choose, and reject losers and liars.

[edit: fixed my spelling typo up there]

Agree. Stadia is high end product. If we look at the DF tests you need at least 20 mbs for 1080p 30 fps gaming. And its gonna use all the bandwitch. So when you are playing no spotify, netflix or web browsing.  If you want to get 4k  60 FPS  you need at least 200- 300 mbs.  Right now they didn't show any games running 4k. 

I want to see the faces of people with 10 mbs running a laggy 720p stream at 30 fps, and  a Wife behind you screaming that she want to watch some netflix with Kids. Good luck.

Let's be honest. People who have 100-300 mbs conection ( like me :) ) are the one playing on  PS PRO, X One X or a PC, and this stuff its for cassual ?

There is hundred millions of people that are 'youtube players'. These seems to be the main market of stadia.
For us, dedicated console gamers that care about buying consoles and look forward new exclusives and that care about input lag for competitive play, if will flop.
But the market is not only formed only by us.
Seems a blue ocean thing.

Just got hands on with Google Stadia playing Doom. Not the best maybe? Apparently it was running in a low latency mode but input lag was very noticeable. #Stadia #GDC19 pic.twitter.com/8ja0o59Nhk

— MICHAEL HIGHAM (@michaelphigham) March 19, 2019

This is why game streaming makes no sense, a TV adds extra latency and you're likely using wifi and wireless controller which will cause more hiccups. Game streaming only make some sense for maybe on PC as you probably using wired internet connection and PC monitors has much less latency than a TV has. But testing Geforce now for about 5-6 months I still recommend just getting a PC for a consistent experience. Depending on what game you play on Geforce now there will be frame-rate drops, artefacs/smudges and game freezes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZrj-0TsyaM

Look at all those game freezes on google stadia.

_WE_ most likely won't gain anything.  We, on this site, are avid gamers.  The target for now are not us, but the more casual gamer.  The ones still gaming on previous gen consoles or old PCs or are only playing mobile games.

Also UP to 4k.  Who's to say that it won't also do 1080p or 720p thus lowering the required bandwidth.  I for one will be sticking with 1080p for quite some time.  I have no intention of replacing any of my 1080p tv's for at least 5 years.

Blue Ocean that have Sony, MS and Amazon competing against them?

requirement is 25Mb to 1080p60fps and 20Mb to 1080p30fps from what was said here.

Seems reasonable.  It's a tight fit as far as demographics go that someone would rather spend money on good internet (if they even have access to it and can afford it) vs just buying a console.  Then again if the business model is there streamers could end up saving money since they don't have to buy an expensive console for one, but might save if its a subscription model or if its like a rental model or if there is some discount for 'purchases'.