Cerebralbore101 on 28 June 2019
| RolStoppable said: It mainly depends on two things: 1. How serious is Google about Stadia? If they approach the market like both Sony and Microsoft did when they entered the console market, they will buy their way into it. Google can pay for deals to get either exclusive games or have big multiplatform titles playable on their service a couple of weeks before they release on PS and Xbox. Additionally, they can buy the exclusive marketing rights which has been common practice for over a decade now. Google certainly has the money and infrastructure to be a competitive force. 2. How fast will the market embrace streaming, if at all? That's a big question and it's likely to stifle the growth of the streaming services of Google, Sony and Microsoft, so how aggressive Google will run Stadia could ultimately be moot. As for costs, $720 for six years comes in considerably lower than what Sony and Microsoft consoles do. Being generous and assuming $400 price tags... Console - $400 Mid-gen upgrade - $400 Online subscription - $360 Total - $1,160 or $800 if someone foregoes to play games online. Google's version of the mid-gen upgrade is that they update their server blades and that will come at no cost to the customer. |
You're forgetting to factor in that the original console would be sold used at $200, when picking up the mid gen upgrade. See my above post about the cost of XBL/PS+.
Console - $400
Mid-gen upgrade - $200 after selling first console.
Online subscription - $240 (comes with $360 or more worth of free games)
Total - $840 or $640 if they sell their PS4Pro/XB1X for $200 on launch day of the PS5/XB2
or....
$10 a month for 6 years to play in 4K.
$20 extra in your monthly internet bill so you can have the speeds to play in 4K, or even 1080p without input lag.
$25 for a controller
Losing games you paid for because Stadia pulled the plug on a game you "bought"? Priceless!
