The quality of your internet connection is a huge consideration as to how well Stadia will work, and in more reasons than it matters for Netflix. As far as we know, you can’t be logged on and streaming to two devices at the same time, so you probably shouldn’t hand out your Stadia account info willy-nilly. However, Stadia does support the Xbox One controller, Xbox Wireless Controller, and DualShock 4 gamepads. That being said, if you have a limited internet connection, a single 100GB download is much better than 30GB per hour for a game that may be an investment of 50 or so hours to complete. The only thing that looks different is that at least on my iPad Air the top status bar with the time and battery indicators is always visible when I’m playing.

I’m lucky in that I do have multiple Chromecast Ultras, and this is kind of a niche instance, but it shows how sometimes Google’s left hand doesn’t know what the right is doing. I find it inexplicable that the Chromecast with Google TV doesn’t work with Stadia, though Google promises that they will add support at some point in the first half of 2021.I’ve only used it a couple of times to test, as I haven’t really found any compelling reason to use it when I have many other Google assistant enabled devices.

More than two decades experience writing about PCs and accessories, and 15 years writing about cameras of all kinds. The controller can be paired to another Wi-Fi network, but it must be re-paired to a new network every time, which is a pain. Promotional Code of the Reward will be sent by Promoter via e-mail to Participants in Germany or France after 15 calendar days counting from purchase payment made, and to Participants in the United Kingdom after 30 calendar days counting from purchase payment made. As someone used to the highly customizable experiences of Xbox and Playstation, the fact that the Stadia system settings contain maybe five options with one (ONE!This Google Stadia Premiere Edition (US Plug) comes in Clear White with touches of orange and black buttons. The person with a modern gaming PC, Xbox Series X, or PlayStation 5 is less likely to want to invest a lot in Stadia, except for the idea of playing those games on the go.

Unlike consoles that, roughly speaking, perform exactly the same from one location to the next, there’s no guarantee when it comes to game-streaming that we will all have the same experience. For this test, we tried something that we knew would look good on a 4K HDR TV - Destiny 2 - Cast from the Stadia app on our phone to Chromecast Ultra in the living room. For our last test, we tried Stadia on a new Wi-Fi network that, according to an Ookla speed test, maxed out around 15Mbps. Now, I’ve written a lot about the service itself without actually taking at all about what it is like to play the games.When he's not writing or testing products, you can find Dylan playing lots of video games, working out, spending time with loved ones (especially his dog, Stevie), or watching reality TV. But for PC gamers with fast solid state storage, or gamers with the new Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 consoles, those platforms have significantly faster load times than games on Stadia just due to the nature of their storage.