Why Stadia Will (Probably) Fail
Internet speeds aren't your friend. At least not here.
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The following sources were used in the creation of this episode of Side Quest:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d35kbj/americans-who-dont-have-internet
https://broadbandnow.com/report/2018-fcc-international-data-insights/
https://www.alternet.org/2019/04/internet-infrastructure-in-the-us-is-hopelessly-compromised-by-an-oligopolistic-telecom-industry-that-doesnt-want-your-connection-to-be-fast/
https://www.vox.com/2019/1/10/18175869/susan-crawford-fiber-book-internet-access-comcast-verizon-google-peter-kafka-media-podcast
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/upshot/why-the-us-has-fallen-behind-in-internet-speed-and-affordability.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-us-internet-services-stink-2016-1?
https://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2018/economic-case-bringing-broadband-rural-united-states.aspx
https://www.speedtest.net/global-index
https://killedbygoogle.com
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/04/we-know-how-isps-will-screw-us-over-they-did-it-before.html
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/87
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/6/18212742/5g-broadband-replacement-att-rural-connectivity
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-hands-on-with-google-stream-gdc-2019
https://www.pcgamer.com/au/google-stadia-has-game-developers-confused-excited-and-worried/
https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9338946?hl=en
https://www.inverse.com/article/56486-google-stadia-cloud-gaming-internet-speed-problem
https://www.inverse.com/article/57318-google-stadia-isps-lags-internet-5g
https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-internet-5841710
https://gizmodo.com/why-americas-internet-is-so-shitty-and-slow-1686173744
https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/19/18272856/google-stadia-gdc-2019-announcement
https://www.inverse.com/article/55688-stadia-xcloud-cloud-gaming-consoles
Additionally, the following books were cited:
"Fiber" by Susan Crawford
"Tubes" by Andrew Blum
The following videos were used, in part, in the creation of this episode of Side Quest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQNWDEHu6U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEG3bmU_WaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dVzLsdzmVs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2wgfgsDItM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx21mOYsb2k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUih5C5rOrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyYzfMOUvZU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLwGlIH2fGI
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