Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.

Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months::Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.

  • ashok36@lemmy.worldEnglish
    532·
    1 year ago

    This is exactly why Stadia failed. I honestly think if it was a service like Gamepass Ultimate where the games come with the sub, it would’ve been a success. Spending $60 on a game I can only play via Google’s service though? Fuck no. Never. Not in a million years.

    • GamingChairModel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      1 year ago

      I honestly think if it was a service like Gamepass Ultimate where the games come with the sub, it would’ve been a success.

      I mean, they should’ve communicated better, because that’s essentially what the paid subscription was: subscribing would get access to a library of free games to play. I think the library could’ve been better.

      Even today, I’m using Geforce Now + XBox Game Pass, I find that the streaming quality isn’t the same as Stadia (but the game selection is much, much better).

      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        My wife’s computer had a hardware failure so I set her up on GeForce Now for a month until I could diagnose and fix the issue (i was super busy with returning to college at the time) and it was absolutely jarring how well it worked!

    • JoYo@lemmy.mlEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      I got my money back and have a billion Bluetooth controllers for my steam deck.

      • chetradley@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I lucked out with the whole situation. I got in when they were offering a free stadia bundle with cyberpunk, then not long after they killed the service. I got my money back for cyberpunk and a free Chromecast and stadia controller out of it. Now that Google has enabled Bluetooth support, it’s my go to PC controller.