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

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Timestamps (Courtesy of MattDog_222)

0:00 Intro with Google Stadia changing

1:49 Luke's take about Stadia

3:34 Linus's problem with what Google was doing

4:56 Talking about acquisition opportunities

6:38 Linus: The bigger problem with Stadia

8:24 One of the holy grail's of gaming: Fully destructible environments

9:50 Linus's prison escape simulator game idea

11:02 Game called "Teardown" discussion

11:53 The core idea of cloud gaming + Google lacking patience

13:26 Google's confusing mindset hypothetical example

14:22 Everyone knows games take a long time to develop (except Google)

16:05 GeForce Now has reached 6 Million members

16:48 Luke: Nvidia & Microsoft have good approaches

17:45 Xbox Series X example

18:40 Comparing to Nintendo Wii/Switch controller/accessory costs

19:59 Luke singing the song again + Linus trying to censor it live

20:26 Nvidia requiring companies to be transparent about RTX3000 specifications

21:57 Linus calling one of the writers about RTX3000 spec requirement

23:02 TDP not making much difference, but boost clocks are

25:01 Currently don't know much about the 80W vs. 150W (price, power usage, performance)

26:40 Luke enjoys Nvidia shooting themselves in the foot

27:44 What Linus thinks Nvidia needs (Intel like naming approach)

28:32 Is Linus still holding GME (Gamestop) stocks? (skip to 42:24)

29:05 Sponsor: Build Redux

30:28 Sponsor: Ridge Wallet

31:13 Sponsor: Honey

31:57 Luke tells us a story from his mom

34:18 Comparing old and current YouTube comments

36:23 Other people responding to comments for you

37:33 (Rumor) Apple VR Headset could cost $3,000

39:22 Linus worried about Apple's approach + How it might impact VR market

40:27 The Valve Index's VR problems comparison

42:24 Linus GME (Gamestop) stock update

44:34 (Floatplane chat) GPD video question

44:57 How Yvonne (wife) handled the GME stocks

47:28 Not LTT Store

48:14 LTTStore.com (New scarves)

49:54 Valve fined $4,000,000 on Steam controller

52:10 Linus: Gaming patents shouldn't last as long

54:18 NZXT Apologizes for safety issue on H1 case

56:30 Superchats

59:46 Linus's lifetime investments summary

1:02:17 Conclusion

1:02:41 Outro