I really don't know if that's the case. I think the latest expansion is somewhat meh, but I thought it was supposed to be a bigger DLC than full scale expansion. I know they're talking about "Loot 2.0" and stuff in Destiny, but a lot of the work seemed to be under the hood systems changes to setup future expansions. Things like the Seasonal progression system.Now I know why this latest expansion was so meh. They spent so much time working on Stadia. A lot of people are complaining of lag locally now in the game that didn't exist before. I haven't noticed it, but reddit has a ton of complaints.
As for Stadia itself, after a few hours of gaming I think I've figured out my likes and dislikes.
Likes (things I either like or am looking forward to):
- I have a very stable, solid 1Gbps Xfinity connection (new house & outside lines), with everything hardwired over Ethernet, and so the connectivity is pretty solid. Slight hitches here and there, but otherwise very impressed at how well it works.
- The 4K HDR gaming holds up pretty well. To me, it looks visually better on my TV than my Xbox One X playing Destiny 2 (haven't tried other games). It feels a bit more "PC ish" not Console ish.
- Destiny 2 has almost no load times. What used to take 2-3 minutes to sit down and get into the game, now takes maybe 15 seconds. This ALONE feels worth the price of admission.
Dislikes (things to fix):
- There is, even with TV set to "game mode" and such, just the ever present slight bit of lag. I was telling someone last night that it feels like if someone added 40ms to everything you're doing, with occasional hitches jumping up to 200ms for a quick sec. This makes Destiny 2's otherwise very polished gunplay feel slightly more average like other shooters. And it makes me feel like jumping puzzles, of which Destiny has a few, would be a nightmare (I did not test this). But even with this, it feels very playable.
- I don't like the controller. I like all the button layout and placement. But I mostly use an Xbox Elite (and now an Elite 2) and using this plasticy feeling controller feels like a step back. As gaming controllers go, it's as good as most others, but I don't like it.
- The game selection is pretty limited. Most of the games available I already own on other systems. So I have little incentive to buy any of these again.
- I haven't tried it on the PC but from what I gather, it isn't a great PC gaming experience. It uses a browser, and the controller has to be physically plugged in.
- Also, it won't work with other Chromecasts yet, so I can't use one of the main features of Stadia gaming, the ability to close out, go upstairs, and start playing immediately on another TV.
- Along with this, there's other features like watching a YouTube video of someone playing and being able to buy the game they're playing and jump right in, none of that works.