Lack of Exclusives
Not having a solid launch line-up is not exactly a “missing feature” but it definitely has interfered in the overall success and critical reception that Stadia has been seeing early on.
The indie adventure-horror-puzzler, Gylt, is the only exclusive worth talking about at Stadia’s launch and that’s not ideal.
It’s not that Gylt doesn’t look like a fine video game but what does Stadia offer me that I can’t find on my PS4 or Xbox One? What makes it enticing for folks who own current-gen consoles and powerful gaming PCs? Not a whole lot especially if you run into stream quality problems like many early adopters have reported.
Unless you’re somebody who really –I mean really– wants to play video games on your smartphone or at a hotel room more conveniently, then this might be something worth getting into. But you would still have to purchase your favorite games all over again on Stadia and nobody wants to spend unnecessary amounts of money.
What do you think of Stadia so far? What is missing that you would like to see? Let us know in the comments below.
