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conclusion
Google is doing a lot of things right with Stadia, but not everything. Google argues that they want people to play games without having to buy additional hardware. In fact, you can connect a compatible controller to your old laptop, buy Assassin’s Creed Valhalla from the Stadia Store for 70 euros and get started. Fast internet and low demands on the graphics provided.
But if you want to play Valhalla in the best possible quality on TV, you need the game itself ($ 70), the Stadia Prestige Edition ($ 100), and the Stadia Pro subscription. If you assume you’ll be playing the game for six months, it is at 230 euros, not including the costs of a possibly more expensive Internet rate with more bandwidth.
Of course, that’s a lot less than buying a PS4 Pro (335 euros plus 70 euros for the game) or even a PS5 Digital Edition (400 euros + 70 euros for the game). But the graphics are better there and you have more games to choose from if you subscribe to PS Now (10 euros per month).
Stadia makes sense if you switch devices often. If the TV is blocked by kids / couples / roommates, grab the controller and play games on your mobile phone or laptop.
Another potential use case: You don’t have a TV and your computer / laptop is too weak for current games. If that game you really want to play is on the Stadia store and you want to play so much that you miss out on good graphics, Stadia is an option.
If Google wants to win customers to Stadia quickly, the prices of the games must go down (for example, through regular special offers), many more games must be offered and more triple-A games must be included in Stadia Pro. Because even if you can live with graphics reduced: in the end, everything revolves around games. And those are currently in short supply on Stadia.
