Stadia
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Risitas shares his insider info on the Google HQ meetings leading to Stadia
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| 00:00 - 00:05 | So, you know Stadia? |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | This guy Phil that had just left Microsoft came |
| 00:07 - 00:10 | and convinced us we should get into the gaming market fast! |
| 00:11 - 00:16 | He said that we should get into streaming games. |
| 00:17 - 00:21 | Then Sundar entered the room and said "but we can't data mine shit that way!" |
| 00:21 - 00:24 | Phil didn't know what to say. |
| 00:29 - 00:31 | He wanted to sell a camera!... |
| 00:31 - 00:34 | Then I said "I have an idea!" |
| 00:38 - 00:40 | Let's sell subscriptions! |
| 00:41 - 00:47 | Suckers pay per month to stream the games! |
| 00:47 - 00:50 | And then we let the publishers sell the games anyway... |
| 00:50 - 00:56 | FULL PRICE! |
| 00:58 - 00:59 | I told Phil... |
| 00:59 - 01:01 | "tell them renting the games for cheap is so last gen!" |
| 01:04 - 01:06 | Sundar said "as long we can still data mine them, I like it!" |
| 01:06 - 01:08 | Other board members had more ideas. |
| 01:13 - 01:14 | Let's add subscription tiers! |
| 01:14 - 01:16 | We sell people 4K 60fps... |
| 01:16 - 01:20 | And then send them the feed at 720p, with low settings! |
| 01:21 - 01:27 | Somebody asked "but what about the lag?" |
| 01:35 - 01:36 | Phil got up all smug and said |
| 01:36 - 01:39 | "It's not about the lag, it's about the experience!" |
| 01:41 - 01:44 | Then I started getting worried... |
| 01:44 - 01:47 | People are going to be pissed when they find out we lied! |
| 01:47 - 01:49 | Phil then gave me a tap in the back... |
| 01:50 - 01:53 | "I've been doing this shit forever!" |
| 01:54 - 01:56 | "I sold people PS3s and Xbox Ones!" |
| 01:56 - 01:58 | "The Power of the Cloud was my idea!" |
| 01:58 - 02:02 | "Don't worry, gamers are stupid!" |
| 02:05 - 02:07 | "They'll pay for shitty laggy streaming" |
| 02:10 - 02:11 | "and even buy old games at full price!" |
| 02:11 - 02:13 | ... |
| 02:15 - 02:17 | "We just need half a dozen games at launch" |
| 02:17 - 02:20 | "We used to do that at Sony" |
| 02:21 - 02:28 | Another board member raised his hand and said |
| 02:29 - 02:30 | "I have a cousin at Square Enix!" |
| 02:30 - 02:32 | Then we got excited about getting Final Fantasy on Stadia! |
| 02:36 - 02:39 | We called the guy and he told us... |
| 02:40 - 02:42 | "Fuck no! Be grateful you get Tomb Raider!" |
| 02:50 - 02:55 | Fucking Tomb Raider... |
| 02:56 - 02:58 | And of course, |
| 02:58 - 03:04 | Nobody tested anything before the Gamescom reveal |
| 03:04 - 03:09 | We just rehearsed the demo there |
| 03:09 - 03:11 | We told the guy to press the buttons very slowly |
| 03:16 - 03:20 | so that Guillemot wouldn't notice the lag |
| 03:23 - 03:26 | ... And he didn't! |
| 03:31 - 03:36 | ... |