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Google Stadia's Data Cap Challenge Will Be Solved By ISPs, Says Phil Harrison

Stadia will demand a lot from your internet connection, but Google's VP believe internet service providers will make adjustments to enable people to enjoy the service.

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2pacalypsenow2517d ago

Yes because ISP's love to give consumers more freedom.

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Nitrowolf22516d ago (Edited 2516d ago )

Yeah they love charging an arm and a leg already after your first year With prices that love to fluctuate for no reason

ISPs don’t care about giving people what they want because at the end of the day they know that in the majority of areas they’re the only company available

The only way this even remotely works is if 5G kicks off and it’s as good as they say it is, then isp would really feel the pressure since consumers can move to another. But until then they know they have a majority of their customer in a tight grip. Sure they can leave, but again the alternatives are usually none or someone who may be worse

SephirothX212516d ago

In Ireland we have a multitude of ISPs. It's very competitive and each one offers no data cap already. UK is the same. I can't see how any capitalist country wouldn't have competition in this market.

Nitrowolf22516d ago (Edited 2516d ago )

@sephiroth

It’s different in the usa for a lot of parts. If you are lucky you can get two, but typically one is far worse than the other, but both like changing prices. Apartments are usually monopolize for just one provider.

I’ve been all over the country here, charter/Comcast/suddenlink/fro ntier love charging higher for no cap premiums. I do a lot of in-home Internet work As part of job

The main problem is that the infrastructure is old and dated, and cities typically only permit the current providers to be in, closing it off from competition. It’s why 5G is being pushed because they don’t need to run Ariel or tear up city blocks just to rerun new lines

rainslacker2516d ago (Edited 2516d ago )

That's what I was thinking. They'll solve the problem just fine. For a small fee of course. Either from Google due to net neutrality not existing anymore, or from their customers who pay for it. By a small fee I mean an exorbitant amount of course.

ISPs are already having strain on their networks, they aren't in a hurry to help all these new technologies have an easier time. They're here to profit off these technologies.

Oh look. Suddenly these sub services aren't quite as cheap or as beneficial as one might initially think.

KillMePrettyPlease2517d ago

they'll charge you a "gamer premium" add on

sprinterboy2516d ago

Yep virgin already did it here in the UK, extra £5 for VIP plus which allowed no downgrade between high peak times 5pm till 10pm. Safe to say it was scrapped after a month or so.
They'll do the same mark my words, so that's console prices going up nxt gen with tariff, ps plus and live price increases, ISP prices will go up and also games will again go up by £5.

Welcome to nxt gen

bloop2516d ago (Edited 2516d ago )

That's madness. I guess we don't have it so bad in Ireland when it comes to ISP's then. I don't think any providers have data caps anymore, 300mb is around the average speed with no congestion (Virgin provide that free of charge here) and prices are fair. Although we do get bent over a table for practically everything else.

supes_242516d ago

Pay attention, the tariffs have been removed or at least delayed. So stop your crying, now what are you gonna complain about since you know how everything will play out in the future?

Profchaos2515d ago

My ISP already does 10 bucks per month gets you a static IP and priority traffic for gaming services

deadfrag2517d ago

Is this guy for real?If anything what ISPs will do is charge people even more once you reach data caps...sometimes i think this guys VIP of gaming publishers dont live on the same Planet has we!

Barneyco2516d ago

The more I hear about Stadia, the more I think it will be DOA. It couldn't happen to a more deserving company.

BuildTheWall2515d ago

He smoked a bit too much crack.

XiNatsuDragnel2515d ago

Those Dragon scales that acnologia gave him were too strong

NovusTerminus2516d ago

I get the thought behind this, as everything moves to streaming ISP's will be put under more pressure from the customers (Netflix, Pandora, and now gaming are all streaming) so in theory they should start competing with the most, or unlimited data because consumers will flock to that.

IN THEORY...

In reality they are going to keep their data caps and just start cashing in on people going over because their kid was on Stadia until ,4AM streaming on their phone, most people will fight to pay the bill as opposed to switching services, I worked for one of the largest cell providers in the US for 4 years and people are willing to pay late / overage fee's every month then go through the hassle of switching providers.

rainslacker2516d ago

The networks are already strained, and they're already charging more for better services. Sometimes by quite a bit.

ISPs are probably the last companies I'd say are going to di this for cheap or free.

It seems as more competition comes they make it even more expensive. It's all just a game to have lower introductory prices, to hope people will stay on longer after that period ends. They expect people to switch often.

Even this whole 5g thing isnt going to bring us to the promised land, and is going to be overpriced for years, just like 4g was when it came around, because the phone companies are no better.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio19d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing19d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9219d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit19d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing19d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9219d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Take-Two CEO Once Again Side Steps Grand Theft Auto 6 Price Point

Strauss Zelnick says price of GTA 6 is being carefully considered and that Rockstar is focused on "making the most spectacular piece of entertainment on Earth."

Kuma20d ago

If GTA 6 abandons everything that made GTA 5 great, it will crash and burn right out of the gate. GTA 5 was funny and not at all PC. My worry is that they will cave to the PC crowd and ruin the vibes.

Eonjay20d ago

They got freaking BBLs twerking on the top of trucks for the gram, the freaking Flordia joker, and dude running down the stree in their undies and you are worried about it being 'too PC'? The internet has runied gamers. It doesn't matter how non-PC they make the game, you will all listen to the grifters telling you not to believe your lying eyes lol.

gigoran819d ago

"Rockstar Games’ co-founder and former VP of Development Jamie King said he envisions GTA 6 as a game that’s “maybe not quite as edgy or quite as funny” as its satirical predecessors."

oh yeah, totally internet grifters spreading rumors...

blacktiger19d ago

That's part of the plan, they destroyed you but they need to destroy the shareholders? Only 1 shre holder is the true elite that don't care

1nsomniac20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Meh.., if it’s above £55 I ain’t buying it.

Rockstar are genuinely not half the company they used to be. I was a die hard GTA fan I’ve purchased every game and expansion and spin off day 1.

My opinion of GTA6 is that I can take it or leave it. Not bothered. They burnt too many bridges.

DaReapa20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

So they're actually leaving the door open for an L.A. Noire sequel? Nice!

VaNdAl20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

He should just come out and say it already it's getting stupid it's going to be a 100 bucks $200 for the special edition🤡🤡; 29315;🤣♿

Storm2319d ago

I won't be getting this game until I can get it for $70. SHoot, I could wait for it to be even lower. I don't need the game that badly as my backlog is still huge and I am enjoying playing other things.

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Steam Controller (2026) review

Second time's the charm.

cl198320d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Seams like a nice controller

Reaper22_20d ago

Two analog sticks acrossvftom each other is a no go.When will everyone learn.