There’s been a rash of reviews about Google Stadia but I found Android Authority one of the best video reviews. The verge have good coverage if you prefer to read.
I found data usage quite surprising…
When playing Stadia on my Windows PC through the Chrome browser at 720p, Stadia used between 12 and 20Mbps. In contrast, a Netflix stream used about the same amount, but Netflix can buffer content to stop streaming constantly. Because Stadia is always pulling data and can’t buffer, it will use a lot more data.
You could technically use Stadia connected to a mobile hotspot, but I’d strongly advise against it if you have a limited data plan. Playing Stadia at 720p used about 7GB per hour.
Don’t expect to be playing Stadia at your local coffee shop without some comments or a lot of lag. I wonder if most of the cheap routers can sustain bandwidth like that anyway?
I’m not sure what the problem is, I’ve got Hyperoptics 1000Mbps service and the router that come with it works happily day in and out with all kinds of things connected by both Ethernet and wifi.
Also, this speed means my ping is 0ms measured from my PCs.
I hear you but very few people are on a 1gig Hyperoptic connection. Especially coffee shops and cafes.