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The worst attempt at a gaming service?

3,085 301 January 25, 2023 at 03:01 PM
Who do you think has made a worst attempt at a gaming service? Amazon Prime, Netflix, or is there another one even more horrible?
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ProfessorChaos
01-25-2023 at 03:39 PM.
01-25-2023 at 03:39 PM.
Probably better posted in the Gamer's Lounge

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SnakePlisken
01-26-2023 at 06:35 AM.
01-26-2023 at 06:35 AM.
Quote from smartt :
Who do you think has made a worst attempt at a gaming service? Amazon Prime, Netflix, or is there another one even more horrible?
Duolingo, I've been on it for 9 years & still can't get past level 1 in French.
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01-26-2023 at 06:26 PM.
01-26-2023 at 06:26 PM.
Quote from smartt :
Who do you think has made a worst attempt at a gaming service? Amazon Prime, Netflix, or is there another one even more horrible?
I've only glanced at Amazon's offerings, but know nothing about it. Never even heard of anyone using it. Is Steam considered the best site?
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Majide
01-27-2023 at 08:12 AM.
01-27-2023 at 08:12 AM.
Would Google Stadia be the worst, since it has been shut down? Is gaming service the right category for it though? Or was it considered a platform of its own?
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01-27-2023 at 09:42 AM.
01-27-2023 at 09:42 AM.
Quote from Majide :
Would Google Stadia be the worst, since it has been shut down? Is gaming service the right category for it though? Or was it considered a platform of its own?
That was the first one that came to my mind nod
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01-27-2023 at 09:44 AM.
01-27-2023 at 09:44 AM.
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I've only glanced at Amazon's offerings, but know nothing about it. Never even heard of anyone using it. Is Steam considered the best site?
Amazon gives away a number of games on a regular basis, I've redeemed some but haven't played any through them, I think. Some of them are actually codes for different platforms, like GOG or Uplay.
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01-27-2023 at 09:46 AM.
01-27-2023 at 09:46 AM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Amazon gives away a number of games on a regular basis, I've redeemed some but haven't played any through them, I think. Some of them are actually codes for different platforms, like GOG or Uplay.
How do you get those freebies? I'd like to try some. Peace
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01-27-2023 at 09:49 AM.
01-27-2023 at 09:49 AM.
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How do you get those freebies? I'd like to try some. Peace
https://gaming.amazon.com/home
They give away in-game content for games I don't care about, too, but once you're all logged in and set up, from that link you can click on "Games" to filter down to just the actual free games.
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01-27-2023 at 10:00 AM.
01-27-2023 at 10:00 AM.
Quote from Frogstar :
https://gaming.amazon.com/home
They give away in-game content for games I don't care about, too, but once you're all logged in and set up, from that link you can click on "Games" to filter down to just the actual free games.
Thank you so much! Smilie
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01-30-2023 at 06:04 AM.
01-30-2023 at 06:04 AM.
Quote from Majide :
Would Google Stadia be the worst, since it has been shut down? Is gaming service the right category for it though? Or was it considered a platform of its own?
i think it depends how you define platform. it was PC games with planned exclusives.

stadia was one of the better ones based on reviews i read. partly due to the controller being a wireless device vs connecting to a pc or tv dongle. the problem was that it just isn't profitable. and google sends like 95% of the projects they touch to the graveyard.

the experience isn't the same as local gaming. gaming as a service won't be great in the near future due to latency. there isn't bandwidth to send uncompressed video/sound and there isn't processing power to encode/decode video to near 0 latency.
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