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The DEATH of Cloud Gaming - WAN Show February 5, 2021

1 hour 3 minutes Posted Feb 8, 2021 at 5:33 pm.

Intro with Google Stadia changing

Luke's take about Stadia

Linus's problem with what Google was doing

Talking about acquisition opportunities

Linus: The bigger problem with Stadia

One of the holy grail's of gaming: Fully destructible environments

Linus's prison escape simulator game idea

Game called "Teardown" discussion

The core idea of cloud gaming + Google lacking patience

Google's confusing mindset hypothetical example

Everyone knows games take a long time to develop (except Google)

GeForce Now has reached 6 Million members

Luke: Nvidia & Microsoft have good approaches

Xbox Series X example

Comparing to Nintendo Wii/Switch controller/accessory costs

Luke singing the song again + Linus trying to censor it live

Nvidia requiring companies to be transparent about RTX3000 specifications

Linus calling one of the writers about RTX3000 spec requirement

TDP not making much difference, but boost clocks are

Currently don't know much about the 80W vs. 150W (price, power usage, performance)

Luke enjoys Nvidia shooting themselves in the foot

What Linus thinks Nvidia needs (Intel like naming approach)

Is Linus still holding GME (Gamestop) stocks? (skip to 42:24)

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Luke tells us a story from his mom

Comparing old and current YouTube comments

Other people responding to comments for you

(Rumor) Apple VR Headset could cost $3,000

Linus worried about Apple's approach + How it might impact VR market

The Valve Index's VR problems comparison

Linus GME (Gamestop) stock update

(Floatplane chat) GPD video question

How Yvonne (wife) handled the GME stocks

Not LTT Store

LTTStore.com (New scarves)

Valve fined $4,000,000 on Steam controller

Linus: Gaming patents shouldn't last as long

NZXT Apologizes for safety issue on H1 case

Superchats

Linus's lifetime investments summary

Conclusion

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