TBH sounds more like a game than anything else (hardware, service etc.), but it's a weird name overall. Very hard to think of anything. There is certain other company with a service named *Prime but it doesn't fit any of Valve's potential products. Maybe it's just a codename, but then why file for a tm?

Actually at first I thought of a cloud platform, but "downloadable games" didn't fit, so I drifted in another direction. But sure enough, there's yet another application for the same name: https://uspto.report/TM/97625459 [External Link] with a broader set of categories, including "providing online video games; provision of on-line entertainment, namely, on-line computer games; providing on-line computer games and on-line video games; electronic games services provided by means of the Internet; providing information in the fields of computer games and entertainment via the Internet; organization of competitions relating to video games, video game education, and video game entertainment; providing information in the field of on-line computer games and on-line video games and computer games." which would actually fit very well!

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Quoting: peta77Why did they add a PSU with the dock? Especially if it's the same that comes with the deck? Should be an option. I don't need another one just lying around with no use at all. Would also make it cheaper because a hundred euro is really a lot for that thing...

Yeah, I'd definitely prefer a charger-less dock for 20-30 euro less. I'll hold off buying just in case they introduce such a version in the coming months.

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I thought I needed a dock, but at €99 I'm not so sure...
Eh, I'll probably still get it, but have to digest it a bit first.

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Despite closing the store, the free trials still work, just checked it: https://stadia.google.com/store/list/47 [External Link]
So those of you who never tried Stadia but have a google account and chrome - you can go and see what we're about to lose. You don't have to like it, but it's still good to know.

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Quoting: AsciiWolfConsidering how crappy GeForce NOW is, this is really bad news. :sad: Looking forward to Amazon Luna, but I don't have any higher hopes anymore...

Yeah, Stadia's tech was far superior to GFN. Problably because Linux vs Windows, hehe :tongue:
Anyway, all hope in Valve for the long term, as usual.

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Quoting: elmapulso what happens to exclusives like guilty?

You mean Gylt, right? I guess it's better to complete it while it still works, just in case.
I played it during a free week but didn't manage to finish.
I wonder if they will refund purchases made between today and the shutdown date. :whistle:

[edit] ok, so the store is now closed. Quite obvious really, as people would 100% exploit it if the above was the case.

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80Okay help me out here not being douchy why did you like a service where you have to pay to get the hardware pay to be a member then actually buy the game with craptastic prices

Oh wow, so many misconceptions here!

1. I didn't have to pay for the hardware, I play it in Chrome browser. Keyboard+mouse or any controller. I have also configured it on SteamDeck and it works seamlessly.

2. I didn't have to pay for the subscription. I could play all the games I purchased and then some free ones like Destiny 2. I could also subscribe to get 4k and whatnot, plus lots of free games. But since I prefer a certain set of games and don't really play on a 4k tv, it didn't appeal to me

3. If you treat it as just another platform, it's obvious that you need to buy games to play on it. That said, I mostly bought games that I did not have on other platforms and/or were not released on Steam, so I wasn't doublespending.

4. What about the prices? The games went for pennies on sales, you can check the price history here: https://stadiadb.app/ [External Link] (bad interface, but hopefully doable) and there were even deeper discounts for pro members. Anecdotally, when Stadia launched I got a free month of Pro which also gave me a $10 dollar coupon and at the same time they had Borderlands 3 Ultimate for $10,49 or something like that, so I got it basically for free. To keep.

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I got to play games like *and* get a refund afterwards? How not to love Stadia, really?
There's also a TAKEAWAY option to download your saves and (hopefully) use them in the versions purchased from steam etc. Won't always work (I don't have much hopes for Hitman 3 as it uses online sync and cross-platform is not supported), but Cyberpunk should work and many others as well. It's bittersweet as I liked Stadia but it is what it is.

PS. I've actually been using more stadia than ever recently, thanks to a free month of Ubisoft+, playing Far Cry 6. I don't know how well it runs on Linux otherwise and I'm glad I didn't have to find out, on Stadia it runs perfect, and I'll miss that.

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So basically HoMM3 in space? Sure, why not. :wink:

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