17 Don't sell off your Stadia controller just yet... Google might enable Bluetooth connectivity for use on other platforms after Stadia ends next year (www.forbes.com) posted 2 years ago by Nurarihyon_no_MAGA 2 years ago by Nurarihyon_no_MAGA +18 / -1 Google May Unlock Stadia Controller Google is looking into the possibility of unlocking its soon-to-be-defunct Stadia controller so that it can work as a regular Bluetooth controller 15 comments share 15 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Stadia was a failed concept since day 1. All Xbox and PlayStation had to do was incorporate game streaming into their devices which both did shortly after stadia launched.
In the end, all that's left of Stadia will be it's controller; At least it'll be a decent third party wired gamepad for the PC gamers.
Even if Google fails to add bluetooth support to it, someone else wrote a Python script to brute force it via wifi
Wasn't the controller incredibly cheap feeling?
Actually from what I heard (anecdotally) the controller was the best part of the system
Technically it was the only part of the system.
This YouTuber TechSummit made a video in 2020 comparing it to other PC controllers on the market, he considers the Stadia pad to be ideal for playing RPGs
Ironically the Stadia platform never had any RPGs
sorry I deleted my original comment about rpgs not requiring much anyway, watched the video and his reasoning was the clicky dpad
Not a high bar.
lol how would you sell it at this point?
Ebay / Craigslist
they are selling for cheap right now
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Wait, it was locked down? Fucking Google.