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Why isn't this this a normal controller? I've never used stadia.
by closetodaway 4y ago
Why isn't this this a normal controller? I've never used stadia.
- drusepth 4y agoThe controller connected to wifi instead of the device you were playing on. That meant it could send inputs directly to the game servers in the cloud (without knowing anything about the device you were playing on) and not worry about extra hops or performance bottlenecks in trying to route through e.g. smart TVs, Chromecasts, laptops, etc. This update allows it to pair with devices like a normal controller, so input from the controller will be sent to that device instead of some cloud server.
- AceJohnny2 4y agoThe Stadia controller integrated wifi functionality to send input directly to the cloud. It wasn't meant to be used with a local device.
- closetodaway 4y agoMy router has a latency of 1ms. Why doesn't the controller send input to the PC like a regular controller, which can then send it to the cloud? That would add 2ms of latency.
- AceJohnny2 4y agoWhy deal with some unknown middlebox, and all the support problems therein, when they can send straight to the cloud it's meant to go anyhow?
- hackmiester 4y agoTo avoid adding 2ms of latency.
- sangnoir 4y agoWhat's the probability that some random 3-y.o. smart TV's BT stack would add much more latency? Stadia didn't only work on PCs