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They aren't just regular old Bluetooth?

by rocky1138 4y ago

lokar 4y ago
Wifi
shadowgovt 4y ago
They're WiFi, I believe.
- Hamuko 4y ago
  If I remember correctly, they do have Bluetooth hardware inside them but I think it might only be used for pairing. Not sure if someone could hack it to work via Bluetooth as well. Of course, USB remains an option. EDIT: Yup, official Google Store specs list "Bluetooth" and "Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4.2".
sphars 4y ago
They have bluetooth and wi-fi hardware but currently locked and can't be used outside of Stadia. Wired USB works as a normal controller though.
waltbosz 4y ago
A friend gave me a Amazon Luna controller he didn't want. I was pleasantly surprised that the controller synced via BT. I was able to play non-Luna FireTV games with no problems. It even worked without the Luna software installed on my FireTV Stick (I don't recommend you buy a FireTV stick, nor any FireTV product really). The concept of the Luna software is interesting: Cloud streamed HD gaming on low-end hardware. Game play was really responsive. Very little video artifacts. But like all other FireTV products, the UX was geared towards sales, not user ergonomics. I plan to uninstall the Luna app and just play the few FireTV games that I have. Sadly Alto's Adventure is too resource intense for my FireTV Stick.
0x457 4y ago
No, that how google was able to achieve better latency and allowed using it on Chromecast devices. The controller has Bluetooth used only for setting it up, from there it's Wi-Fi that used to send input directly to the cloud instead of "BT to showing the stream and then to the cloud". I wish they enable Bluetooth for it because it's an excellent controller. I use it to play Halo on xCloud via iPad...
- SV_BubbleTime 4y ago
  >I wish they enable Bluetooth for it because it's an excellent controller. I use it to play Halo on xCloud via iPad... He's too dangerous to allow to live.
  - 0x457 4y ago
    haha, I know it's very cursed setup.

They aren't just regular old Bluetooth?

lokar 4y ago

Wifi

shadowgovt 4y ago

They're WiFi, I believe.

Hamuko 4y ago
If I remember correctly, they do have Bluetooth hardware inside them but I think it might only be used for pairing. Not sure if someone could hack it to work via Bluetooth as well. Of course, USB remains an option. EDIT: Yup, official Google Store specs list "Bluetooth" and "Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4.2".

sphars 4y ago

They have bluetooth and wi-fi hardware but currently locked and can't be used outside of Stadia. Wired USB works as a normal controller though.

waltbosz 4y ago

A friend gave me a Amazon Luna controller he didn't want. I was pleasantly surprised that the controller synced via BT. I was able to play non-Luna FireTV games with no problems. It even worked without the Luna software installed on my FireTV Stick (I don't recommend you buy a FireTV stick, nor any FireTV product really). The concept of the Luna software is interesting: Cloud streamed HD gaming on low-end hardware. Game play was really responsive. Very little video artifacts. But like all other FireTV products, the UX was geared towards sales, not user ergonomics. I plan to uninstall the Luna app and just play the few FireTV games that I have. Sadly Alto's Adventure is too resource intense for my FireTV Stick.

0x457 4y ago

No, that how google was able to achieve better latency and allowed using it on Chromecast devices. The controller has Bluetooth used only for setting it up, from there it's Wi-Fi that used to send input directly to the cloud instead of "BT to showing the stream and then to the cloud". I wish they enable Bluetooth for it because it's an excellent controller. I use it to play Halo on xCloud via iPad...

SV_BubbleTime 4y ago
>I wish they enable Bluetooth for it because it's an excellent controller. I use it to play Halo on xCloud via iPad... He's too dangerous to allow to live.
- 0x457 4y ago
  haha, I know it's very cursed setup.