Here's how Stadia's input lag compares to native PC gaming

Stadia may look and feel responsive in ideal conditions, but how much faster is the PC, really?

[darthv72]

according to DF, stadia works but there is room for improvement.

[MasterCornholio]

Well it does work but the real question is if it works well. The problem is that it doesn't work well for alot of people. Which is why the service is criticized heavily among professional critics.

To be fair some of the issues that Stadia has can never go away like the input lag for example. It's never going to be as good as playing a game natively on a PC or a console. Whether or not it's good enough depends on if you accept the lag or not.

[darthv72]

input lag may be a tough one to truly overcome but interestingly enough in the (df) video they did talk about the performance differences between using the chromecast and PC browser and a phone. I find it interesting the browser was better than the dedicated chromecast. It offered 60fps where as the chrome was limited to 30 in some games. Like i said, there is room for improvement.

[rainslacker]

Not everything shown here was input lag. Part of it was lag induced through the downstream to send the video back to the user. The user will perceive it the same way of course, but worth pointing out.

[MasterCornholio]

@rainslacker

You make a very good point there. However even if that's the case it will still be a problem for many people. I agree that it can be improved however there are limits to how much it can improve. Whether or not the end result is acceptable for gaming is the real question. As it stands it currently is problematic for many users.

[MasterCornholio]

Of course there's room for improvement but will it ever be good enough is the real question.