40 car mode... For Google Stadia only :/

[caspinksy]

So races with 40 cars on track have been announced ahead of the Google Stadia launch, which apparently isn't possible on other hardware. Yeah some of the current gen consoles are lagging behind but how could a high end PC or an Xbox One X not handle 40 cars? Project Cars 2 manages to do 30+ with ease and I'm sure there are other games that do it too which I haven't played. Seems to me that there may be some sort of exclusivity deal between Codemasters and Google to screw everyone else 🤔

GRID has become an absolute joke of a game.

Source: https://wccftech.com/grid-has-a-40-car-mode-on-google-stadia-thats-just-not-possible-with-other-hardware/

[Petekaboo]

Blur did 32-player in... 2010.

Yep, I'm calling that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[DOS32]

its marketing guff. Paid by google. Plenty of games like the Rfactor and GTR2 had this many in multiplayer and with way more advanced physics on less hardware.

[Raffi]

The war begins or is now visible!
First it was the console, now it's the game platforms. They now set the path and all the PC players with their exclusive hardware, which was so impersonated are no longer necessary.
Want that the hardware manufacturer, I'll ask phylosophically Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Asus, MSI, Logitech, Thrustmaster, Fanatec ... and so many ..., do you want that?
You have sold us your products for a high price in recent years but we have let down because there were hardly any exclusive titles for the PC.
Should not you support the developers and motivate them to get the best out of it?
If no, please say it honestly, then I do not need to spend a lot of money in PC hardware, if an Internet connection and gamepad in the future is enough!

[VxO * Justin Sane]

Originally posted by Raffi:

The war begins or is now visible!
First it was the console, now it's the game platforms. They now set the path and all the PC players with their exclusive hardware, which was so impersonated are no longer necessary.
Want that the hardware manufacturer, I'll ask phylosophically Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Asus, MSI, Logitech, Thrustmaster, Fanatec ... and so many ..., do you want that?
You have sold us your products for a high price in recent years but we have let down because there were hardly any exclusive titles for the PC.
Should not you support the developers and motivate them to get the best out of it?
If no, please say it honestly, then I do not need to spend a lot of money in PC hardware, if an Internet connection and gamepad in the future is enough!

Valid arguements. I might actually wait before i buy a new pc if stadia is actually a thing. But sony's approach wasnt really successful either.

[caspinksy]

Originally posted by Raffi:

The war begins or is now visible!
First it was the console, now it's the game platforms. They now set the path and all the PC players with their exclusive hardware, which was so impersonated are no longer necessary.
Want that the hardware manufacturer, I'll ask phylosophically Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Asus, MSI, Logitech, Thrustmaster, Fanatec ... and so many ..., do you want that?
You have sold us your products for a high price in recent years but we have let down because there were hardly any exclusive titles for the PC.
Should not you support the developers and motivate them to get the best out of it?
If no, please say it honestly, then I do not need to spend a lot of money in PC hardware, if an Internet connection and gamepad in the future is enough!

You make some good points but personally I'd rather own the hardware I'd like to play my games as internet connections aren't always reliable. I think the Stadia will be a good competitor to consoles and PC and am interested to see how well it does, although I'm happy with my PC and all the peripherals I have for it at the moment.

As much as I like to support the developers, I just think it's unfair to lock out players from game modes and content just because their not on the right platform. Regardless of whether it's marketing or not, to say that the 40 car mode isn't possible on any other hardware apart from Stadia is just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ when there's so many other games that do it easily.

[🎃 OugaBooga 🎃]

Originally posted by Raffi:

The war begins or is now visible!
First it was the console, now it's the game platforms. They now set the path and all the PC players with their exclusive hardware, which was so impersonated are no longer necessary.
Want that the hardware manufacturer, I'll ask phylosophically Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Asus, MSI, Logitech, Thrustmaster, Fanatec ... and so many ..., do you want that?
You have sold us your products for a high price in recent years but we have let down because there were hardly any exclusive titles for the PC.
Should not you support the developers and motivate them to get the best out of it?
If no, please say it honestly, then I do not need to spend a lot of money in PC hardware, if an Internet connection and gamepad in the future is enough!

Nice , i sort of like..................good job !

[[ft]IDDQD]

Nobody can tell me that this and even more would not be easily possible on the PC. For the consoles with their small CPUs, it is believable, at least.

Google Stadia is the next Epic Games Store. Now not only games are exclusive, but also game elements. Sad that developers are selling their souls that easy.

Here obviously a game mode was offered for sale, which is realizable also on the PC without any problems.

[caspinksy]

Originally posted by ftIDDQD:

Nobody can tell me that this and even more would not be easily possible on the PC. For the consoles with their small CPUs, it is believable, at least.

Google Stadia is the next Epic Games Store. Now not only games are exclusive, but also game elements. Sad that developers are selling their souls that easy.

Here obviously a game mode was offered for sale, which is realizable also on the PC without any problems.

What annoys me most about this is not only that it's a blatant lie that a PC can't handle it, but it's a feature everyone was asking for before release. It's effectively multi-class endurance racing, similar to the Le Mans 24h that was in the first game. It's just a sell out excuse to attempt to push the Stadia.

While I'm interested to see how the Stadia does perform, I reckon it is going to be a flop because I honestly can't see who the target market for it is. It's a platform that just makes no sense to me.

[Ben-Rogue]

Codemasters are lying to consumers to sell them a Stadia 'exclusive' feature that is one of the most requested missing features. Sick of their anti-consumer BS! I skipped DiRT Rally 2.0 over their always online nonsense, their anti-consumer monetization and recycling of content. I was holding off on buying this until I could confirm they weren't going to screw buyers again, but now they're showing us they just don't give a fuc# by making features Stadia exclusive when the game is already bare-bones!

Shove it Codemasters!

[Petekaboo]

Originally posted by ftIDDQD:

Google Stadia is the next Epic Games Store. Now not only games are exclusive, but also game elements. Sad that developers are selling their souls that easy.

Saying Stadia is the next Epic because of exclusives is giving them too much credits. I would say Stadia is like Epic is because both of them managed to launch something less than minimum viable product and rely on blind consumerism to grow.

[シェービングフォーム]

I'm glad I didn't buy the game (for a variety of reasons), but I would have felt cheated by the game and Codemasters if I had, because I would have flipped out when they lock a game mode and made it exclusive for an inferior platform, but then again the review score speaks for itself.

https://twitter.com/gridgame/status/1196427841593729025

And as expected, people are not happy about the announcement.

[☎need4naiim☎]

Lets cut to the chase:

The point is; staying clear of any portal that charges you monthly. A gaming console or PC do not want money every month (there are only a few games requiring that) and there are tons of games which do not even require internet connection to enjoy them.

Some of those very big companies that exist in technology market (i won't give a name) want millions of gamers to be "dependent" on their servers and want them to pay cash monthly. This does not sound like a bad thing at first sight BUT, when you take a gander at its long run practicality and ponder a little bit, it is clear that this system can make gamers as "hidden slaves" for international economy traffic. In theory, they will be called as GAMERS, but management of that system will know what they REALLY are.

Because of these above reasons, i do not have any monthly subscribed thing, not even Netflix. If i really want something, i go and BUY it. ONLY that item; a part of PC hardware, software or a game.

[Street Halo]

The game's already middling in sales and they've tied a feature to another product that's likely going to be abandoned in a couple of years.

There's a site dedicated to Google's dead projects and Xbox are doing something similar with better features/more games.

No interest in Stadia and this feature isn't that big of a deal, so nothing of value was lost.

[Acquire]

It's 100% marketing BS. Stadia is just PCs on the backend. Stadia also doesn't even run games at maximum quality or 4k. Destiny 2 renders at 1080p at like medium quality settings, then they upscale it to 4k and call it good. RDR2 is rendering at 1440p and being upscaled too. It also runs at lower quality settings and 30 fps. Both of these games literally look and run worse on Stadia than on a Xbox One X or a PS4 Pro. Stadia Pro is like PS4 base status. It's like Codemasters just wants people to not like their games anymore.

[KB74]

I know this is off-topic, but how are people getting stadia? Like is it basically a better console for $140?

I am just curious because I heard you can take it places and play on the go or even on your phone which I would really like.