Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Google Stadia Recommends a 25 Megabit Internet Connection

Google Stadia, the newly-revealed games streaming service, recommends a 25 megabits per second internet connection to provide 1080p, 60 frames per second gameplay.

The requirements for the service are detailed in an interview Kotaku conducted with Google Stadia boss Phil Harrison.

“To get 1080p, 60 frames per second, required approximately 25 megabits per second,” Harrison said of the tests they conducted last October. “In fact, we use less than that, but that’s where we put our recommended limit at.”

Since those tests, Google has been able to innovate and refine their streaming and compression technology, which will allow for stronger results. “When we launch, we will be able to get to 4K but only raise that bandwidth to about 30 megabits per second,” Harrison said. He did not clarify if 4K resolution will still run at 60 frames per second with that 30mbs connection speed.

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source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/20/google-stadia-recommends-a-25-megabit-internet-connection

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