1. Is it really that rare?  I know I live in a college town, but i've been logged into the same DSL session for this entire year so far.

2. Sure.  I think this is going to be a slow ramp up and internet over wireless probably need not apply.

3. Agree also to this, so again its going to be on the outside to the core.  First it will be casuals and streamers/content creators, then less casual gamers, etc.  The last to fall will be us Physical only people.

4. Of course there will be lag, but their attempt to address this is probably one of the best i've seen, far better than what SONY came up with.  Also input lag is not necessarily important for all people or all games.  <100ms input lag will be enough for many people.

5.  I agree that comparing Stadia's current performance to those aging consoles is a bit much.  However, the rumored PS5 specs seem like something Stadia would easily be able to be on par with by the time of the rumored PS5 launch (2020).

6.  This is a problem already for any person who buys digitally.  Obviously it's much less likely that SONY just goes completely dead tomorrow and all your digital stuff poofs than it is for Google to abandon Stadia in two years like some predict.  However, I think they want to be in on this for the long haul.  Even if this were only just google play game apps on all devices everywhere it would still be a profit maker.  If they can pull off Triple A games everywhere and everyone but us diehards buy into it, it will be massive.

I think they should have a standard version with lets say 100 games that cost $10-15 a month and first party games will be free on this bundle. But ehey should also have a plan to buy games that are not in the standard pack. So the prices you mentioned but also $60 to own.

Not for you or me. But for many it will be better. Alone the pick up and play with whatever device (with Chrome on it) will it make ten times better for many people who are currently non-gamers or sporadical gamers. The hardware will allow for new gaming experiences and the option for multiplayer were actually impressive. So yes, we two will stay with traditional consoles for the time being, but face it: the majority of people is not playing video games currently, but I think at least half of the people would play video games if it matched certain criterias. Stadia pushes the boundary and therefore will reach new customers.

How true is that, though? Every market has a certain limit, and customers have one too. Either time, money or interest will limit how much a single market can grow, and at that point. How much can this branch of gaming grow before diminishing returns set in? How many people are satisied with just mobile games or casual PC games, and thus have no interest in this service? Stadia aims to bring AAA experiences to every platform they can, but those offers may only interest a certain demographic, one that is already quite crowded and also is, in the eyes of many, becoming stale.

General consensus of Stadia on the Internet: Positive
General consensus of Stadia on a forum filled with fanboys: Negative

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

What's "the internet"? Youtube?

From what I've seen on the 2 gaming sites where I've read some comments, the reaction has indeed been more negative than positive.

I haven't read anywhere where the vibe is generally positive. I'm sure there's probably a new r/stadia subreddit where it's like Christmas morning and everyone is gleefully celebrating it, but in general? The vibe seems to be negative to fence-sitting for most people.

If you need to delete a game to make room for another.  Own more games than you have space for.  This is a problem for my PS3 and Steam btw.

Even physical media these days are not immune.  How about when PS3 is completely end of life-ed.  Will we still be able to download patches for games? DLC? Do I seriously want to play a game that required a 50gig day 1 patch that can no longer be patched?

What about when that console dies.  Swap hard drives into another console?

There are probably mmos that have been completely lost to the ether.

I know you can keep your games that you've already downloaded, that's a given.  But I respectfully disagree that you are immune from losing your stuff.

I agree physical ownership is the best choice.  Generally speaking ive only purchased digital copies of physical games I already own.  I just happen to own a ton of games which is why my PS3 is overloaded.

Anyway, streaming is the future just not the whole future.  I see consoles, steam, apple game apps, android game apps, streaming, etc.  All being a part of the giant game industry for long into the future.