Some of Stadia's Biggest Supporters Are Beginning to Turn Against It

After months of build-up, Google Stadia was finally released yesterday, but with a wide-spread report of delayed pre-order access codes, some of the streaming service's biggest proponents are already starting against it.

Before the release of Stadia, many fans on the r / Stadia subreddit were eagerly waiting for the service to arrive. A Stadia Anticipation Megathread has launched just a few days ago, but it quickly became a sounding board for customers who already broadcast their complaints about the founding version of Stadia not receiving their hardware. Or, usually, not required to obtain the code. Activate their Stadia accounts.

Stadia Codes and Lost Names

A major reason fans are upset with the delayed code is so that unique Stadia display names can be derived on the basis of "first come, first serve", which a user claims was "Fence buyers". to lure." Because many Founder Edition shoppers are still waiting for their code to be emailed to them, others who did not pre-order and instead bought the service because they wanted it instead of the issued name and some Examples were claimed. Buyers of the founder's version thought they could meet.
During a Reddit AMA held four months ago, Stadia's product director Andrew Doronichev specifically outlined "You have a chance to grab a cool name on the new gaming platform! A good reason to pre-order... You'll get name reservations! " Email before getting your installer's version. We will send name reservation emails in the order that pre-orders were received, as previously received by dibs. "

Google initially promised customers of the Founder's Edition that June would be the "first" to be named after their Stadia during the Stadia Connect conference. Then in September, the official Stadia Twitter account promised that "the founders will have a chance to reserve their unique Stadia name when Stadia launches in November," to which users responded in the past few days by stating that their founder's edition The package was shipped, and they have not yet received the e-mail, which will help them choose their name.

Hello. When Stadia launches in November, the founders will get a chance to reserve their unique Stadia Name. We will share specific instructions on how to reserve your stadia name at a later date.

While it is clear that Google intended to roll out reservation delivery on a first-come, first-served basis, many customers are calling it a lie, with one user saying "So it was a *** ing lie. My colleague The one who placed the order. A month after me, I already got his code. Here I am several hours after launch .. No code. "

Google issued an official response to these complaints, stating that "We are sorry for the delayed responses. We have identified an issue where a small fraction of the Stadia Access Code was sent out of order." Addressed. We have continued. Roll the code in the order in which we received your pre-order. We look forward to seeing you on Stadia. "

In the midst of these issues awaiting resolutions, a user started a petition demanding that the founder's edition buyers be compensated for failed promises and returned them, "setting us an example The Stadia community need not be deceived by false promises. "

Stadia delay memes


With these pre-order delays snowballing, many users on R / Stadia have begun to pinpoint the status of the memes, calling the Stadia controllers that they had become useless without service, and joking that they were named Can't find, then had to wait. Of their choice.

Google Stadia Early Issues

Although major complaints from Stadia customers revolve around the launch delay, the streaming service is suffering other initial issues. We noted the progress in our Google Stadia review that with its user base increasing after launch, a significant decline in visual quality could be seen. Additionally, launch day games such as Shadow of Tomb Raider and Destiny 2 were loading in low-quality assets, and some IGN staffers reported mass latency, making games like Mortal Combat 11 virtually ineffective. However, as of this morning, Stadia has recovered to a great extent.

We also noted in our review that many of the promised features did not include the launch of Stadia, including wireless Stadia controller support, achievements, buddy passes, stream connect, and more. You can review our Google Stadia controller to see if its standard input device is sniffed.

Even with the issues, we have encountered, some Founder Edition customers are lucky enough to have enjoyed the experience to a great extent to get their access code, with one user saying "omg this is awesome Was. There was no noticeable latency even when I was using Bluetooth. " And other users enjoy playing games on remote devices.

Did you pre-order the Stadia Founders Edition? Have you received your code? If so, are you enjoying your time with the service? Let us know in the comments below!