google is definitely asleep at the wheel on a few fronts but stadia got me spoiled like a mf. I can't even see myself without a service like that at this pointSo I've looked into Luna a bit and I'ma keep it real they really bout to push Google's wig back something serious
I say this as someone who bought a Stadia Premier Edition and put in a good amount of time on it. I fully believe in the technology itself but the "brand" has been run pretty poorly since reveal
Luna is cheaper, has a comparable or arguably better game library already, lets you stream on 2 devices at a time, has iOS support (although no Android), and they're already looking much more aggressive out the gates with clear and concise marketing, something Google has failed miserably at with Stadia. Their commercial does a much better job of selling the idea of cloud gaming than anything Google's put out, and on top of all that, they have Twitch integration in their back pocket which will serve to promote and build brand awareness early. Google promised to do the same thing with Youtube but has yet to do so on Stadia since it launched last November. The only true advantage Stadia has right now is the ability to stream in 4K which is coming soon to Luna at a lower cost anyway
I still need to play it for myself to be sure, but knowing Amazon & Google's track records, it's much more likely that Amazon swoop in and be the first cloud-only gaming platform to really pop than Google get their heads out of their asses and start delivering on all the other features they've promised outside of the awesome streaming quality itself. They get patches for games way late, have no type of family/game sharing, and even games like Destiny 2 suffer from a lack of player base for multiplayer
I give them 3-4 months after launch and Luna will already be more relevant than Stadia. Even the Stadia reddit full of the stannliest of stans already bout to jump ship no hesitation
the only thing that could pull me away from stadia rn is if all smart tvs get the game pass app, because I'm definitely not buying 5 xboxes
