Google's Stadia Faces an Uphill Battle Against Microsoft and Apple
Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google launched its cloud gaming service Stadia on Nov. 19, and the initial reviews weren't kind.
Paul Tassi wrote on Forbes.com that it's a "technical, conceptual disaster," due to its frequent lag and "baffling" business model. The Washington Post's Gene Park called it "unplayable at times, magical in others," while The Verge's Sean Hollister lamented that the paid service was "just a beta." Ars Technica's Kyle Orland echoed that sentiment, declaring that Stadia was "too limited and too unreliable, for too little benefit."
That rough start wasn't surprising, since Stadia represents a very early step into the nascent cloud-gaming market. However, Stadia's messy launch indicates that it will likely face an uphill battle against Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the growing gaming-as-a-service market.
Source Fool.com
