42: Google Stadia

Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast

Google wants to make an on-demand game streaming service that you can access from pretty much any device. Great idea! Except... Google has a bit of a reputation for rapidly abandoning big projects at the least sign of resistance and moving on to the next thing. What could go wrong? Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND BUMBLING EXECUTIVE PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube, Kathryn Harold, nalkhan, Andy, Cori Thompson Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Music: In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/10/googles-project-stream-thats-really-a-full-assassins-creed-in-my-browser/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-google-stadia-phil-harrison-majd-bakar-interview https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-10-google-stadia-negative-latency.html https://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-so-few-games-on-google-stadia-2020-2 https://medium.com/@TheRealAKhaled/google-stadia-will-be-a-resounding-failure-b0aa73000f4f https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/google-stadia-gaming-platform-backlash/ https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/everything-about-google-stadia-seems-shockingly-bad/ https://www.thurrott.com/games/google-stadia/231198/report-tries-to-explain-google-stadia-failure