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The first reply to that tweet: "When you inevitably do shut down in a couple of months could you please just release Bluetooth drivers for the controller first

The first reply to that tweet: "When you inevitably do shut down in a couple of months could you please just release Bluetooth drivers for the controller first? It's a good controller and I'd like to be able to use it." - https://twitter.com/josh_ross/status/1553465786634604544 https://twitter.com/josh_ross/status/1553465786634604544

DSingularity 4y ago
Gold
bornfreddy 4y ago
I am guessing they didn't release the drivers?
- zerocrates 4y ago
  My understanding is that it uses Bluetooth just for pairing, so I'd assume that it's not so much an issue of "drivers" but more of controller firmware to get it to send inputs over Bluetooth at all.
  - ThatPlayer 4y ago
    Yes, the way it normally functions is directly connected to the Stadia server over wifi. It does show up as a controller connected over USB too. But Bluetooth is just for setting up the wifi connection. I don't even want to call it pairing because the way you pair the controller to your game session is to enter in a 5 button combination that is displayed on your TV.
    - willtemperley 4y ago
      It works nicely as a controller over USB, I’m using my stadia controller with OpenEMU
- tmpz22 4y ago
  I have empathy for their team on this topic. If they release bluetooth drivers they are committed to some minimal quality and compatibility standard and controller owners unaware of a larger OSS effort will be frustrated if it isn't actively maintained.
  - was_a_dev 4y ago
    No they aren't. Stadia shutting down means they're out of a job or moving internally to another project. A driver being released from an abandoned project comes with no warranty
    - tmpz22 4y ago
      In the announcement Google said the tech will continue to be in operation for 3rd party partners - this suggests to me many aspects of the projects will continue even though it will no longer be available to public consumers.
hn_throwaway_99 4y ago
Lol, I like his other response to someone praising his prediction abilities: > It's not hard to predict the Google future. Yet another rebranding of whatever chat product will come soon enough also.

DSingularity 4y ago

Gold

bornfreddy 4y ago

I am guessing they didn't release the drivers?

zerocrates 4y ago
My understanding is that it uses Bluetooth just for pairing, so I'd assume that it's not so much an issue of "drivers" but more of controller firmware to get it to send inputs over Bluetooth at all.
- ThatPlayer 4y ago
  Yes, the way it normally functions is directly connected to the Stadia server over wifi. It does show up as a controller connected over USB too. But Bluetooth is just for setting up the wifi connection. I don't even want to call it pairing because the way you pair the controller to your game session is to enter in a 5 button combination that is displayed on your TV.
  - willtemperley 4y ago
    It works nicely as a controller over USB, I’m using my stadia controller with OpenEMU
tmpz22 4y ago
I have empathy for their team on this topic. If they release bluetooth drivers they are committed to some minimal quality and compatibility standard and controller owners unaware of a larger OSS effort will be frustrated if it isn't actively maintained.
- was_a_dev 4y ago
  No they aren't. Stadia shutting down means they're out of a job or moving internally to another project. A driver being released from an abandoned project comes with no warranty
  - tmpz22 4y ago
    In the announcement Google said the tech will continue to be in operation for 3rd party partners - this suggests to me many aspects of the projects will continue even though it will no longer be available to public consumers.

hn_throwaway_99 4y ago

Lol, I like his other response to someone praising his prediction abilities: > It's not hard to predict the Google future. Yet another rebranding of whatever chat product will come soon enough also.