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Personally, I got an offer of a free Stadia controller from Google, took them up on it. It also included an offer for several games free. I searched through t

Personally, I got an offer of a free Stadia controller from Google, took them up on it. It also included an offer for several games free. I searched through the list of games and, honestly, couldn't tell one from the other. They all seemed to be basically the same thing, some sort of FP adventure. My Stadia controller never ended up showing up, but the games were so uninteresting that I never pursued it. My BIL ordered a free one the same time I did, he ended up getting his. He played it for a few weeks then offered to send it to me because he wasn't that into it either. He's a HUGE game fan. So, I think Stadia died for reasons other than trust of Google.

bushbaba 4y ago
Game developers lacked trust in Google, and didn't want to invest on the platform. So lack of trust also prevented Google from getting that huge game library.
- cced 4y ago
  Sounds like Google is finally reaping the benefits of all those shutdowns.
HollywoodZero 4y ago
You could also just use an Xbox controller, right? I mean, I'd rather use that than the Stadia controller.
- brirec 4y ago
  If you streamed Stadia to your web browser, sure, you could use an Xbox controller. The real feature of the Stadia controller was that it connected directly to the Stadia servers to minimize latency (and load on your computer), instead of connecting to your computer using USB or Bluetooth and having your browser relay inputs. You’d initially set the controller up using your phone and Bluetooth to bootstrap a Wi-Fi connection, and from then on it would talk to the servers over Wi-Fi and TCP/IP. As far as I understand it, Amazon Luna’s official controller does the same thing.
  - ndiddy 4y ago
    AFAIK that means that all of those Stadia controllers are ewaste now unless Google releases a firmware update that allows them to be paired as Bluetooth.
    - cmeacham98 4y ago
      You can use them as a wired controller with the existing firmware (although I agree it would be ideal if Google released an update adding bluetooth functionality as well).
    - NathanielK 4y ago
      They have USB-C ports. You can always just plug them in and use them as wired controllers.
  - dontlaugh 4y ago
    That doesn’t seem like a good idea to me. You reduce latency by removing Wi-Fi entirely. The latency between the controller and a machine sending to Google is comparatively minor. And that machine can have a wired network.
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  The stadia controller was actually the best thing of the service. It's solid, feels good in hand and it's really responsive. I really hope they make a Bluetooth update so it can be used with a PC.
  - wfh 4y ago
    I use my Stadia controller over a USB-C cable to my PC. Plays Elden Ring fine :)
  - chrisbuc 4y ago
    https://www.androidcentral.com/what-else-can-i-do-my-stadia-controller https://www.androidcentral.com/what-else-can-i-do-my-stadia-... ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33054216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33054216 )
xxs 4y ago
>but the games were so uninteresting that I never pursued it. Here - no one wants to work with google on this one. They have to port their games to linux at the least (which is amazing on its right own).

bushbaba 4y ago

Game developers lacked trust in Google, and didn't want to invest on the platform. So lack of trust also prevented Google from getting that huge game library.

cced 4y ago
Sounds like Google is finally reaping the benefits of all those shutdowns.

HollywoodZero 4y ago

You could also just use an Xbox controller, right? I mean, I'd rather use that than the Stadia controller.

brirec 4y ago
If you streamed Stadia to your web browser, sure, you could use an Xbox controller. The real feature of the Stadia controller was that it connected directly to the Stadia servers to minimize latency (and load on your computer), instead of connecting to your computer using USB or Bluetooth and having your browser relay inputs. You’d initially set the controller up using your phone and Bluetooth to bootstrap a Wi-Fi connection, and from then on it would talk to the servers over Wi-Fi and TCP/IP. As far as I understand it, Amazon Luna’s official controller does the same thing.
- ndiddy 4y ago
  AFAIK that means that all of those Stadia controllers are ewaste now unless Google releases a firmware update that allows them to be paired as Bluetooth.
  - cmeacham98 4y ago
    You can use them as a wired controller with the existing firmware (although I agree it would be ideal if Google released an update adding bluetooth functionality as well).
  - NathanielK 4y ago
    They have USB-C ports. You can always just plug them in and use them as wired controllers.
- dontlaugh 4y ago
  That doesn’t seem like a good idea to me. You reduce latency by removing Wi-Fi entirely. The latency between the controller and a machine sending to Google is comparatively minor. And that machine can have a wired network.
GekkePrutser 4y ago
The stadia controller was actually the best thing of the service. It's solid, feels good in hand and it's really responsive. I really hope they make a Bluetooth update so it can be used with a PC.
- wfh 4y ago
  I use my Stadia controller over a USB-C cable to my PC. Plays Elden Ring fine :)
- chrisbuc 4y ago
  https://www.androidcentral.com/what-else-can-i-do-my-stadia-controller https://www.androidcentral.com/what-else-can-i-do-my-stadia-... ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33054216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33054216 )

xxs 4y ago

>but the games were so uninteresting that I never pursued it. Here - no one wants to work with google on this one. They have to port their games to linux at the least (which is amazing on its right own).