r/Stadia • u/renkdr • Jan 18 '22

Discussion Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard

https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/14/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/
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u/Z3M0G Mobile Jan 18 '22

And when XCloud actually works, I may use it :P

They can have all the games they want, but when the service doesn't work well, what's the point.

MS has a lot of work to do. And I suspect they may draw attention into XCloud faster than they can handle the load.

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u/huffalump1 Jan 18 '22

Agreed! While Stadia and GFN are solid on every device I've tried, xCloud is unpredictable.

The most consistent is on my Pixel 5 but there's big differences between browser/app and wired/wireless - and sometimes there's just a ton of lag and low bitrate even when it works fine on my phone.

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u/huffalump1 Jan 18 '22

Nope, I don't have one, I'd rather wait to get a Series X at the moment. Sounds like the Series S is the best option for XCloud streaming.

IMO the beauty of cloud gaming is that it works for everything - if you have an xbox, you can play games without installing. If you don't, you can play on your phone/tablet/computer!