A rising variety of Stadia homeowners are asking Google to make sure the Stadia Controller can be utilized as soon as the platform have been shut down.
Yesterday, Google introduced that Stadia will probably be laid to relaxation in January 2023. Notably, the corporate additionally defined that {hardware} purchases made by means of Google will not must be returned with the intention to declare a refund.
That means there’ll probably be a good few Stadia Controllers out within the wild as soon as the service has shut down, and that is one thing of an issue. At the time of writing, the gamepad can be utilized as a wired controller through USB-C on a variety of platforms, however has restricted wi-fi capabilities.
Although it is bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled, the system cannot presently be used wirelessly with out Stadia or a appropriate Chromecast system. Those restrictions have resulted in many house owners calling on Google to liberate the gamepad so it may be used as a wi-fi controller throughout extra platforms.
As noticed by Eurogamer, enormous swathes of individuals have taken to the Google Stadia subreddit to ask Google to replace the controller so it will not grow to be redundant as quickly because the service is axed.
A lot of options are being supplied up, with some homeowners requesting Google open supply the controller’s firmware so gamers can tackle the duty themselves. Others, nevertheless, need Google to supply an official resolution to make sure its {hardware} would not find yourself within the landfill.
Of course, it is price reiterating that even with out an replace the Stadia Controller is already pretty versatile when used as a wired gamepad. So, even when the request for common bluetooth assist goes unanswered, on the very least it is price retaining round as a backup choice — or maybe merely as a testomony to a bygone period.
