Tag Archives: Controller

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google’s Stadia Controller salvage operation will run for another year  Ars Technica Source link

Google Stadia shut down for good on Jan. 18, but that doesn’t mean the wireless Stadia controller — which came in Stadia’s premium bundles at its 2019 launch — is now useless. Of course it can still be used as a wired USB gamepad, but there’s also a process by which it can be switched to a Bluetooth controller that works with PCs and mobile devices. There are a few catches: The first is this process must be done by Dec. 31. The second is that it’s a fairly involved process,… Source link

Enlarge / Like it never even happened. Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Google Stadia is scheduled for execution this week. The service dies on January 18, and while there will be tons of spurned developers and hours of lost game progress in its wake, the shutdown of Stadia is going about as smoothly as it can go. After refunding every game purchase made on the service, Google is now responding to calls to open up… Source link

Google is giving Stadia users some consolation prizes before the game streaming service shuts down on January 18th. To start, it’s planning to release a tool that will enable Bluetooth support on the Stadia controller. You’ll have to wait until next week to download it, but this should make the device useful for just about any title that has gamepad support, so long as the platform recognizes the hardware in the first place. The company has also released a Snake clone, Worm Game, as a final… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Android’s media controller is only ‘a small example’ of moving media between devices: Google exec  Yahoo Finance Source link

Google has recently been selling a combo-package of the Stadia Controller and 2020 Chromecast as a limited-time promotion. But as spotted by 9to5Google, the company has now made the pair a permanent bundle that it’s calling the “play and watch” package. For $99.99, you get both the controller and streaming dongle. That’s a savings of $19 compared to buying both products separately. Google is also promoting the Chromecast ethernet adapter as a recommended accessory; if you want… Source link