Best Buy has
Google Stadia Premiere Edition (Clearly White) on sale for
$50. Select free curbside pickup if stock permits.
Thanks community member
adit07 for sharing this deal
About this Product:
- With Stadia, you're ready to play your favorite games in seconds. No more waiting for game downloads, updates, or installs.
- You pick the screens where you play: laptops, desktops, compatible phones and tablets, and TVs with Chromecast Ultra – it's up to you.
Includes:
- Google Chromecast Ultra
- Power Adapter
- Power adapter with integrated cable
- Stadia Controller
- USB-C to A cable
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The controller itself and google stadia are kind of a neat concept but I don't use it often
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That said, Stadia is legit really good. I'd used GeForce Now previously, and while they are certainly different business models, from a pure streaming standpoint Stadia is way better. I found the graphics quality higher, the startup time much quicker, etc... Both products are good in their own ways, but I really have enjoyed gaming on Stadia and hope they actually invest in getting more games on the platform.
That said, Stadia is legit really good. I'd used GeForce Now previously, and while they are certainly different business models, from a pure streaming standpoint Stadia is way better. I found the graphics quality higher, the startup time much quicker, etc... Both products are good in their own ways, but I really have enjoyed gaming on Stadia and hope they actually invest in getting more games on the platform.
Cyberpunk had massive patches on the Xbox 1x when Stadia was already, ahead of the game. I already have Ultra Chromecast so not dissing this deal, just getting off topic as usual.
To answer a bunch of the questions:
The controller feels pretty good, it's a Playstation layout vs an Xbox layout. very rounded, buttons are nice, joysticks work well. Cannot get used to the button layout coming from PS, admittedly, I keep taking screengrabs that go...somewhere?
The Stadia gaming itself is solid, we have 1Gbps internet and it works beautifully...mostly. Celeste was just enough input lag to be not fun for me. If I'm close to the inside network hubs (mesh network) it works smoothly and with full visual fidelity. If I'm farther from the wifi, it does not work as well. Was trying to play the other day and gave up because the internet wasn't consistent enough to maintain the connection needed. Actually cancelled the service today to be honest - I like it, but there are only so many places I need to play games, and so many services that deserve $10.
The Chromecast TV with remote is awesome. I think it's less buggy than my Shield, though notably less powerful. No clue why. But we have nonstop issues w/ the Shield and none with the Chromecast. The Ultra doesn't have a tv interface, even with a remote (happy to be proven wrong, but I don't believe they made it upgradeable).
Supposedly the Stadia app is janky at this point on the chromecast tv from what I've read when sideloading, so not sure they'll hit the June 23 deadline. One can hope!
Anyway, happy to answer any questions if you're still trying to decide. But basically if you're going to game on it, get the stadia one and if you want to watch tv get the remote one.
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You also have to be a betting person to buy Stadia as the future doesn't look bright for it sadly. I seriously hope I'm wrong about this though!
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