GeoGuessr is making its way to Steam next month after almost 12 years of sticking it out as a browser game
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Volatility of a business based on Google Maps seems to be very painful from observing GeoGuessr.
Yeah, GeoGuessr is an extreme example as Google basically did 95% of the work for them. Having to image large chunks of the world would mean a huge investment and I highly doubt GeoGuessr would even exist without Google Maps.
If Google would double their API pricing tomorrow there's very little GeoGuessr can do except maybe switch to Apple Maps (they offer an API, not sure they offer one for their "street view" data though).
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Yeah, GeoGuessr is an extreme example as Google basically did 95% of the work for them. Having to image large chunks of the world would mean a huge investment and I highly doubt GeoGuessr would even exist without Google Maps.
If Google would double their API pricing tomorrow there's very little GeoGuessr can do except maybe switch to Apple Maps (they offer an API, not sure they offer one for their "street view" data though).
I mean they do require a subscription now to play GeoGuessr, so could be they are planning
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Was good until they hiked the prices, removed free play and ruined the interface. Would highly recommend Geotastic instead.
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I mean they do require a subscription now to play GeoGuessr, so could be they are planning
From what I remember the subscription was added because Google raised the price of the API.
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Volatility of a business based on Google Maps seems to be very painful from observing GeoGuessr.
Yeah, this easy pass.
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Volatility of a business based on Google Maps seems to be very painful from observing GeoGuessr.
Haha! You're in the Gulf of Mexico!
[Depending on where you're located determines if this is a right or wrong answer]
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Amazing news! It's great to see GeoGuessr coming to Steam! 🥰 This should make playing on Steam Deck much smoother. I just hope there's a free option (even with ads). On the web, most people have switched to free alternatives like FreeGuessr. If they go with a monthly subscription on Steam, I’m not sure it will work.
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Was good until they hiked the prices, removed free play and ruined the interface. Would highly recommend Geotastic instead.
Geotastic is definitely a great alternative! If I could add another it would be FreeGuessr.com. You can turn off street names, it doesn't have Ads and you can play No Move or Blink Mode directly from the game.
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Volatility of a business based on Google Maps seems to be very painful from observing GeoGuessr.
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Haha! You're in the Gulf of Mexico!
[Depending on where you're located determines if this is a right or wrong answer]
Companies are subject to the places they operate in and not following it could have consequences. I remember Guardian having to censor stuff due to UK court order. My gripe is that they are going diving into the military contract business that they had control over but still got into due to money.
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