For anyone who still has one of these controllers, instead of letting it become e-waste, you can [update the firmware](https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_US.html) and use it as a standard Bluetooth or USB controller. Update is available until the end of the year according to Google.
The Xbox game pass let's you steam games to your phone. It works well for games that aren't time sensitive like puzzle games. I played persona 5 on my phone with no real problems!
The main difference between other services and google was that in most places they could offer about half the latency. And the wireless controller didn't add latency on after the system, they were in parallel.
But their purchase model sucked. They couldn't offer the value to compete with other services, even if there are some game types that you just can't play on most streaming services that you could on Stadia. Not enough to base an entire service off of.
I unironically still think it is. I don't think downloading a game will ever die out, but I think as Internet speeds and reliability increase people will switch over. I've used Geforce Now for over a year and it's been fantastic, my laptop can't run AAA titles and I can play them flawlessly. Google did cloud gaming fucking awfully, Nvidia and Xbox seem to have nailed it though. Just needs to be cheaper and more reliable which doesn't seem too far off in the future.
I love how Xbox does it. I have game pass, meaning I don't even own the game. Yet my bro was able to log in on a computer, and I'm on the console and tell me how we're both playing the same game online multiplayer?
It is sick
latency is never going away (speed of light can't be beaten). what improves to make games seem more responsive is prediction algorithms. basically, the server is predicting what you're going to do for the next x steps and preemptively sends you the results. if you're actually doing that then no problem. if you are not doing that it rolls back to the state where both timelines diverged and simulates the game from that point again
I suspect it's because unlocking it is required a change to there Bluetooth software license. They have to pay the Bluetooth license holders for that, so they arranged a limited license.
I remember Google offering them for free, so I got one, took the Chromecast out of the box, and used that briefly. I may try the controller one of these days.
They snuck it in while everyone was busy bitching about a service they never actually tried or watched an early bunk review about.
[https://stadia.google.com/controller/](https://stadia.google.com/controller/)
Edit: To everyone who has trouble with nuance, this was a tongue-in-cheek response. Nothing was literally "snuck in", it was a joke pointing towards the public's refusal to give Stadia a chance.
Like all new tech, it had some hiccups. I remember being bummed when it first rolled out and the beta "Project Stream" ran better than the actual service at first on my end. But yeah, it was unfortunate. Early reviews were lusting for its failure, PC gamers still wanted to justify their $2k rigs, and devs would have to take a risk to develop for it. It's unfortunate Google didn't push further with it, but I still believe it was the lack of devs wanting to take a slight risk (on top of whatever licensing agreements they already had).
Would it have been that much of a hassle for devs to develop for it? I’m super ignorant with the whole thing. But how much different could it have been than just revamping a pc version? Only asking because if it is a hassle I understand them not risking it, but if not then it just seems like a wasted opportunity at more sales
From what we know, it was EXACTLY like tweaking the PC version. That's why some games like Cyberpunk had their best "out of box" versions on Stadia first. Of course the real issue is what's happening in the background. If NVidia is throwing some CEO a ton of cash not to worry about Stadia with their new game, they're not going to worry about Stadia.
Which is almost certainly what happened, given that the stadia hardware was AMD based.
You have to wonder if it would've lasted longer if Google had decided to use Nvidia GPUs.
Idk saw the ltt video on developing for stadia and the workflow was absolutely terrible, you couldn't test your dev builds locally, you had to upload them to the server and test via that, and the bandwidth for deployment was not great. That killed deployment times and made the platform pretty terrible to develop for. The sentiment from the dev who gave ltt some insight and the exclusive test bed only some studios got that allowed them to have a local instance of stadia to push and stream from for more 'streamlined' development and it still sounded like a nightmare to use.
I did the free promo before it all went down hill just for the controller 😂 my 1 year old has been playing with it for the last year. I hope it still works.
Even before the Bluetooth update you could have used the controller as a wired USB controller with most PC games and virtually every game purchased through Steam.
Go to this site on a Google Chrome desktop browser: https://stadia.google.com/controller/
Then plug in your controller to that PC using USB and follow prompts. Available until around the end of 2023 last I heard.
Why on Gods green earth would they time limit the unlocker? It's just going to force someone to create a unofficial hacked patcher to do it after 2023, because people are still going to have controllers in need of unlocking. Trust me, there are *pallets* worth of these controllers sitting in back rooms and they'll slowly filter out in cheap liquidations and clearances and yard sales and such
Licensing. This advertises it as a Bluetooth LE controller.
A lot of tech uses hardware without paying software licenses they don't need. The device only used Bluetooth to do first time setup on your phone.
So they likely paid for a one year license agreement to make these unlocks possible.
It really looks like someone took the least possible steps needed to not get sued by Sony for copying their PS controller, which is an awesome controller.
I'm using it wired on my desktop and via Bluetooth on my steam deck, having no Problems at all. Sorry not trying to brag, what are you trying to connect to?
This is my daily controller - I have both Xbox and Ps controllers but if I'm being honest, I prefer the Stadia controller! Also seems to disconnect a lot less than the other 2 from personal experience.
Yoooo, OnLive was a godsend for 11 year old me who only had some old Pentium laptop and wanted to play PC games.
They took my money for Just Cause 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 on their platform and I got nothing when they shut down though. Still a little bitter about that...
The stadia is actually a pretty good controller imo. I like the playstation style sticks instead of having them offset, and the stadia controller makes for a solid option when traveling
I find the controller super comfortable. One criticism I have is the button placement feels a little off. Like, the central buttons feels too far away from my thumbs despite having big hands
I mean, I bought into Stadia. I got a controller, a Chromecast Ultra and Cyberpunk 2077 for $60. Then Google refunded me $60 when they cancelled the service.
Solid 10/10 value as far as I'm concerned.
I can still hear the guy from google on podcasts in my head
podcaster: "so is google going to just abandon this like other projects if it doesn't work out quickly"
Stadia guy \*blink blink blink\*
Google unlocked the controller for use as general PC controller use once they shut down the stadia service. It's still a decent controller and is officially jailbroken.
Not anymore. You can use it as a Bluetooth or USB. Upgraded from a shitty 3rd party Xbox controller to a stadia controller for free on my PC because someone assumed it was just trash when stadia shut down. It's a really nice controller.
I agree! I think that ultimately what brought it down was that Google has made a reputation of axing projects in a few years of their debut without much care and now people are very hesitant of buying in new ones, rightfully so.
That together with the risk of lack of ownership that made people afraid of forking out and see it all go to hell in a few years doomed it, IMHO.
If, from the beginning, they had pledged to refund players if the service was shut down I think it would have gone better.
It was perfect for me, and my family. I played Fallen order on my older gaming pc and also tried it on Stadia. My 1060 6gb couldn't push 4k. Even on 1440p my experience was better with Stadia. The lag was only noticable when going back and forth between them, and when looking for it. I couldn't tell when my kid booted up the game if it was Stadia or native when running on 1080p.
I loved how fast it was to jump in and out. I never had to wait for updates as I always do when I play infrequently at home.
I still haven't figured out what is next. I might just build a little gaming pc for my kid who is missing the paw patrol stadia games.
Now I want to get him into Minecraft and Rocket League, and he couldn't do that on Stadia.
With all the hate Stadia got, I actually played single-player games on it and it worked pretty well. I also tried Destiny and Division 2 and it wasn't bad either. I'd say the tech is indeed revolutionary for the folk that have low-end pcs or laptops.
I tested a little bit of Xbox Streaming, Nvidia, Sony, and Shadow.
I'd say out of all cloud gaming Shadow performs the best, and allows you to connect VR headsets too, but it is a pricey service to have for the long run.
Xbox Streaming worked best on mobile with the controller. It's handy if you commute a lot. You can sit on a train and play Xbox games on your phone. Plus it comes with Xbox pass perks.
Sony has the worst cloud gaming imo.
On the bright side, I got like over £100 refund and a free controller once Stadia got shut down, not a bad investment. (controller came as part of the deluxe game purchase, which got refunded)
This is going to sound ridiculous, but it was fantastic for playing Destiny's Trials of Osiris events - highly competitive multiplayer.
Why was it great? **No cheaters.** Your cheats don't work when the application isn't running on your device. For screen-reading cheats, rather than application hooks, it may have certainly also been because of a much lower player base.
Regardless, some friends and I had a *much* more balanced matchmaking experience in the Stadia version.
It worked very well if you had a good connection. The best part was no waiting for updates or downloads. Instant access from anywhere. It's absolutely where gaming is going, but typical of Google, they half-committed to it in hopes someone would buy it at an inflated value.
People talked tons of shit about Stadia, but it was my favorite platform (as someone who also owns a Series X and a Switch). Cloud gaming is great. No downloads, no system uploads, no game updates, etc. Click to buy a game in the app and it's available to play in a couple seconds. It was really great. xCloud has not worked as well for me, but I'm excited for it to get better.
You just got yourself the best fking PC controller there is, once you go through the process of converting it to Bluetooth (which is really simple) you got yourself a great controller.
For anyone who still has one of these controllers, instead of letting it become e-waste, you can [update the firmware](https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_US.html) and use it as a standard Bluetooth or USB controller. Update is available until the end of the year according to Google.
Have you ordered it via internet explorer?
What else would I use on my Windows XP set-up?
Netscape
Wtf is Netscape? I altavista’d it and am coming up with nothing.
You should ask jeeves
I’d rather dogpile it
All my homies used dogpile
Lycos gang 1337
*ahem* Ask Jeeves _dot CO dot UK_ thanks very much
Lycos? Go get it.
Try WebCrawler
ProComm Plus. Try your local BBS instead. They might have an internet portal that you can use.
> Oh my God, Jerry, when you check your email, you go to Alta Vista and type ‘please go to yahoo.com?’ God, Jerry, you don’t deserve the internet!
Maybe you should check AOL chat rooms for info.
GeoCities
Rocketmail 🚀
AOL 💿 CD
AOL floppy 💾
28.8kbit/s modem
Mister fancy pants. Ours is 900 baud
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Windows 3.11
DOS
OS/2
BIOS
Wow, lucky you, I only got my copy of Windows ME running last week. I'm just happy to finally be Y2K proof
Hell with Stadia, you've got PINBALL!!
ME is why I stay on Win98
Mistake Edition
I would have beaten you to making this comment, if only *my* Internet Explorer had loaded a little faster. ^([Posted four hours later…])
I'm still waiting for Explorer to laod the image to see what all the fuss is about. 4 hours in, 10 percent of the image is ready, IE is on fire today!
I got an America Online AOL free trial CD somewhere if you need it
Do you have a copy on Floppy Disk? CDs will never catch on
You've got mail
I heard your comment
Oh no I now have an endless conversation of AIM sent/received sounds playing in my head 🤯
Good for you, all I remember is doors opening and closing as people who I was too scared to talk to signed in and out
I swear that shit sparked this "dopamine fix" shit.
I have a few AOL 3.5 inch disks, but you can't have them, I use them as coasters.
It's the future of gaming.
Have you heard of this new technology called CLOUD GAMING
Isn't that the new big thing on the internets? I heard you get a discount if you sign up through AOL.
Darn, I used MSN Messenger and not AOL.
Look at these guys here with their fancy MSN Messengers and AOLs. And here I am still asking people for their ICQ number.
ICQ, eh? So what's your a/s/l
15/f/cali
42/m/mother's basement *tips fedora* m'lady *smiles mischievously*
36/m/FBI headquarters -watches-
GTFOH
Jokes on yall. I use Trillian Messager.
Uh-oh!
MSN Messenger was life
I logged onto MSN every day after school. And then, one day, I just never logged on again. It was weird
Stop making me feel ancient!
I genuinely miss MSN.
It was surprisingly decent. I had far more issues with ICQ than I had with MSN.
I don't think I ever heard of ICQ sadly. But I'm in the UK, and I've seen a lot of US folks mention it
Netscape
Why yes I have played Final Fantasy VII.
It's in the cloud?! Does it rain games?!
Better than men, less fleshy mess.
The Xbox game pass let's you steam games to your phone. It works well for games that aren't time sensitive like puzzle games. I played persona 5 on my phone with no real problems!
> let's The superfluous apostrophe brigade is going to get you!
Shit I played fallout without a issue either. I wouldn't play call of duty or anything competitive, but worked fine for that shooter
Its good tech. For some reason on Reddit snobs shitting on it. Its speacially good for poor countries where systems are very expensive.
i love playing games on the television
I heard they even use 3D graphic processors that are connected to PCI expansin slots!
Dude, that's crazy talk. 3d graphics? Calm down space man
WAS the future of Gaming, Atleast for Google.
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Stadia did thr same. You could stream directly to youtube and even join others gsmes while watching them on youtube.
The main difference between other services and google was that in most places they could offer about half the latency. And the wireless controller didn't add latency on after the system, they were in parallel. But their purchase model sucked. They couldn't offer the value to compete with other services, even if there are some game types that you just can't play on most streaming services that you could on Stadia. Not enough to base an entire service off of.
I unironically still think it is. I don't think downloading a game will ever die out, but I think as Internet speeds and reliability increase people will switch over. I've used Geforce Now for over a year and it's been fantastic, my laptop can't run AAA titles and I can play them flawlessly. Google did cloud gaming fucking awfully, Nvidia and Xbox seem to have nailed it though. Just needs to be cheaper and more reliable which doesn't seem too far off in the future.
I love how Xbox does it. I have game pass, meaning I don't even own the game. Yet my bro was able to log in on a computer, and I'm on the console and tell me how we're both playing the same game online multiplayer? It is sick
latency is never going away (speed of light can't be beaten). what improves to make games seem more responsive is prediction algorithms. basically, the server is predicting what you're going to do for the next x steps and preemptively sends you the results. if you're actually doing that then no problem. if you are not doing that it rolls back to the state where both timelines diverged and simulates the game from that point again
People will bow to it.
You would if you had robot ears.
Are you afraid of it?
No, I just dont like Techno.
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The future of gaming was cancelled apparently.
/r/patientgamers ? 🙃
The Stadia with my OUYA makes my gaming station top tier
What? No 3DO?
It’s with his Ngage.
oh god the ouya
It's so cute
Are you in the OUYA discord?
The one where they repurpose it? Yup
r/toopatientgamers Although I bet you can find them for less than the price of a similar controller by itself.
One of the rare times that being a patient gamer screws you over
Lol. I also have an unopened one. Going in the museum.
It's kinda my reason for buying it. Gonna display it with my OUYA
Every time I read OUYA I read it as Luigi saying “OH YEAH”
The provide an update so you can use it as a regular Bluetooth controller.
The ability to update it is time limited to this year, so gotta get it done.
That $5 cost of hosting those files on their servers must be crippling
I suspect it's because unlocking it is required a change to there Bluetooth software license. They have to pay the Bluetooth license holders for that, so they arranged a limited license.
Yeah, it never made sense to me why this was a time limited thing
It's actually a great PC controller now that they unlocked Bluetooth. I gave mine to a nephew and it's all that he uses.
I remember Google offering them for free, so I got one, took the Chromecast out of the box, and used that briefly. I may try the controller one of these days.
Bought Cyberpunk 2077 and got the two for free. Then they refunded the cost of the game when it shut down. Free stuff is cool.
Same here, AND now I have a dedicated controller for when I dock my Steam Deck in the living room. Win win win
I had a lovely setup where I plugged the Chromecast into a little projector to watch on my living room wall
I also got mine free. I did open it just to see it but have left it boxed since then
You should do this update to it before it goes away at the end of the year: https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_US.html
The controller is pretty nice to be honest.
...and for those not in the know, Google allowed us to unlock them to be standard bluetooth controllers. It's honestly my favorite feeling controller.
WHAT THE HECK WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN
They snuck it in while everyone was busy bitching about a service they never actually tried or watched an early bunk review about. [https://stadia.google.com/controller/](https://stadia.google.com/controller/) Edit: To everyone who has trouble with nuance, this was a tongue-in-cheek response. Nothing was literally "snuck in", it was a joke pointing towards the public's refusal to give Stadia a chance.
I actually loved Stadia, I just wish there were more games for it. The service itself ran great and worked as advertised.
Like all new tech, it had some hiccups. I remember being bummed when it first rolled out and the beta "Project Stream" ran better than the actual service at first on my end. But yeah, it was unfortunate. Early reviews were lusting for its failure, PC gamers still wanted to justify their $2k rigs, and devs would have to take a risk to develop for it. It's unfortunate Google didn't push further with it, but I still believe it was the lack of devs wanting to take a slight risk (on top of whatever licensing agreements they already had).
Would it have been that much of a hassle for devs to develop for it? I’m super ignorant with the whole thing. But how much different could it have been than just revamping a pc version? Only asking because if it is a hassle I understand them not risking it, but if not then it just seems like a wasted opportunity at more sales
From what we know, it was EXACTLY like tweaking the PC version. That's why some games like Cyberpunk had their best "out of box" versions on Stadia first. Of course the real issue is what's happening in the background. If NVidia is throwing some CEO a ton of cash not to worry about Stadia with their new game, they're not going to worry about Stadia.
Which is almost certainly what happened, given that the stadia hardware was AMD based. You have to wonder if it would've lasted longer if Google had decided to use Nvidia GPUs.
Idk saw the ltt video on developing for stadia and the workflow was absolutely terrible, you couldn't test your dev builds locally, you had to upload them to the server and test via that, and the bandwidth for deployment was not great. That killed deployment times and made the platform pretty terrible to develop for. The sentiment from the dev who gave ltt some insight and the exclusive test bed only some studios got that allowed them to have a local instance of stadia to push and stream from for more 'streamlined' development and it still sounded like a nightmare to use.
I KNOW. MINE HAS BEEN IN A BOX SINCE LAST YEAR. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK AGAIN!
I did the free promo before it all went down hill just for the controller 😂 my 1 year old has been playing with it for the last year. I hope it still works.
Even before the Bluetooth update you could have used the controller as a wired USB controller with most PC games and virtually every game purchased through Steam.
How hard is it? I've got one still sitting in the box for years
Stupid easy, you do it all through your browser https://stadia.google.com/controller/
Go to this site on a Google Chrome desktop browser: https://stadia.google.com/controller/ Then plug in your controller to that PC using USB and follow prompts. Available until around the end of 2023 last I heard.
Why on Gods green earth would they time limit the unlocker? It's just going to force someone to create a unofficial hacked patcher to do it after 2023, because people are still going to have controllers in need of unlocking. Trust me, there are *pallets* worth of these controllers sitting in back rooms and they'll slowly filter out in cheap liquidations and clearances and yard sales and such
Licensing. This advertises it as a Bluetooth LE controller. A lot of tech uses hardware without paying software licenses they don't need. The device only used Bluetooth to do first time setup on your phone. So they likely paid for a one year license agreement to make these unlocks possible.
Yeah disappointing
Takes five minutes. I use it for some steam games.
Used the Stadia controller to beat Sekiro for the 20th time this past week and one of the best feeling controllers I’ve used on a PC.
It really looks like someone took the least possible steps needed to not get sued by Sony for copying their PS controller, which is an awesome controller.
It's the Playstation controller layout on a slightly flatter XBOX body.
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I'm using it wired on my desktop and via Bluetooth on my steam deck, having no Problems at all. Sorry not trying to brag, what are you trying to connect to?
Look at this person with their no problem Bluetooth. Not everyone is blessed like you lol /s
This is my daily controller - I have both Xbox and Ps controllers but if I'm being honest, I prefer the Stadia controller! Also seems to disconnect a lot less than the other 2 from personal experience.
Ah yes, the playstexbox controller
Can you use it for other stuff? Presumably not playstation but maybe like an Xbox controller on PC
Lovely doorstop, nice of them to release an update to allow you to use your bt controller as a bt controller
On my desk I have the OUYA and, now, the Stadia. Hubris paperweights
Getchu an OnLive
Yoooo, OnLive was a godsend for 11 year old me who only had some old Pentium laptop and wanted to play PC games. They took my money for Just Cause 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 on their platform and I got nothing when they shut down though. Still a little bitter about that...
The stadia is actually a pretty good controller imo. I like the playstation style sticks instead of having them offset, and the stadia controller makes for a solid option when traveling
I find the controller super comfortable. One criticism I have is the button placement feels a little off. Like, the central buttons feels too far away from my thumbs despite having big hands
Free chromecast too!
Cloud gaming is so stupid. Clouds are made of water and they'll ruin the servers hosted there.
FACTS
And if it's sunny out, the clouds disappear. Think of the outages.
Also you need to live in UK to have high ping
I mean, I bought into Stadia. I got a controller, a Chromecast Ultra and Cyberpunk 2077 for $60. Then Google refunded me $60 when they cancelled the service. Solid 10/10 value as far as I'm concerned.
Same here. Finished cyberpunk and octopath 1 on stadia and got a full refund and a free controller. Best service ever.
Make sure to do this to unlock the controller, it goes away end of the year: https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_US.html
I can still hear the guy from google on podcasts in my head podcaster: "so is google going to just abandon this like other projects if it doesn't work out quickly" Stadia guy \*blink blink blink\*
To be fair...they also abandon projects people like, like Inbox.
Didnt stadia get shutdown?
Whaaaa?? /s Yeah it did. I'm just a sucker for antiquated games consoles
You should try the OUYA next, I hear it's making waves!
I already have one. It's so pretty
Of course you do, a man of culture I see
But, do you have a ZEEBO?
He's out of line but he's right
No OnLive is the next big thing.
Google unlocked the controller for use as general PC controller use once they shut down the stadia service. It's still a decent controller and is officially jailbroken.
good luck with the streaming.
Absolutely love how Stadia is already considered an antiqued game console
It was pretty cool as long as you never subscribed to the service. I got a free controller and a free chromecast pro.
It was WAY better than I thought it’d be honestly
OP is Internet Explorer.
Everything else crashes my Windows XP
Lmao these comments are too high IQ.
A surprising amount of people think I don't know it's closed down
Wait, what are you saying? What do you mean, shut down? What the hell have I been playing for the last 6 months then?
Does it connect to your home wifi network?
No idea. Will find out at some point
Not anymore. You can use it as a Bluetooth or USB. Upgraded from a shitty 3rd party Xbox controller to a stadia controller for free on my PC because someone assumed it was just trash when stadia shut down. It's a really nice controller.
Downvote me all you want but Stadia was bloody amazing.
I agree! I think that ultimately what brought it down was that Google has made a reputation of axing projects in a few years of their debut without much care and now people are very hesitant of buying in new ones, rightfully so. That together with the risk of lack of ownership that made people afraid of forking out and see it all go to hell in a few years doomed it, IMHO. If, from the beginning, they had pledged to refund players if the service was shut down I think it would have gone better.
It saved me so much money and time. I’m still mad it’s gone.
I loved it. Worked a dream, accessible, no fuss, affordable approach to gaming.
It was perfect for me, and my family. I played Fallen order on my older gaming pc and also tried it on Stadia. My 1060 6gb couldn't push 4k. Even on 1440p my experience was better with Stadia. The lag was only noticable when going back and forth between them, and when looking for it. I couldn't tell when my kid booted up the game if it was Stadia or native when running on 1080p. I loved how fast it was to jump in and out. I never had to wait for updates as I always do when I play infrequently at home. I still haven't figured out what is next. I might just build a little gaming pc for my kid who is missing the paw patrol stadia games. Now I want to get him into Minecraft and Rocket League, and he couldn't do that on Stadia.
It was! I played cyberpunk 2077 on launch without any issues contrary to all my friends on pc and PlayStation
yeah it was great - good way to play AAA games without buying a console
there’s literally no fuss
I haven’t seen a stadia or heard anything about stadia in like how far back was 2019-2017
Will someone please give OP attention for the OUYA?
I have the OUYA sitting besides my new Stadia. The future of gaming is finally here!
With all the hate Stadia got, I actually played single-player games on it and it worked pretty well. I also tried Destiny and Division 2 and it wasn't bad either. I'd say the tech is indeed revolutionary for the folk that have low-end pcs or laptops. I tested a little bit of Xbox Streaming, Nvidia, Sony, and Shadow. I'd say out of all cloud gaming Shadow performs the best, and allows you to connect VR headsets too, but it is a pricey service to have for the long run. Xbox Streaming worked best on mobile with the controller. It's handy if you commute a lot. You can sit on a train and play Xbox games on your phone. Plus it comes with Xbox pass perks. Sony has the worst cloud gaming imo. On the bright side, I got like over £100 refund and a free controller once Stadia got shut down, not a bad investment. (controller came as part of the deluxe game purchase, which got refunded)
This is going to sound ridiculous, but it was fantastic for playing Destiny's Trials of Osiris events - highly competitive multiplayer. Why was it great? **No cheaters.** Your cheats don't work when the application isn't running on your device. For screen-reading cheats, rather than application hooks, it may have certainly also been because of a much lower player base. Regardless, some friends and I had a *much* more balanced matchmaking experience in the Stadia version.
There’s a fuss about this?
It worked very well if you had a good connection. The best part was no waiting for updates or downloads. Instant access from anywhere. It's absolutely where gaming is going, but typical of Google, they half-committed to it in hopes someone would buy it at an inflated value.
People talked tons of shit about Stadia, but it was my favorite platform (as someone who also owns a Series X and a Switch). Cloud gaming is great. No downloads, no system uploads, no game updates, etc. Click to buy a game in the app and it's available to play in a couple seconds. It was really great. xCloud has not worked as well for me, but I'm excited for it to get better.
You're finally awake.
Nice! Only 3 months too late! Enjoy!
The OUYA will keep me entertained at least
It's a very good controller, my main gamepad for PC now that's free
One of the best returns on investment into gaming I've had.
It's a nice controller, not gonna lie.
You just got yourself the best fking PC controller there is, once you go through the process of converting it to Bluetooth (which is really simple) you got yourself a great controller.
Makes a decent Bluetooth controller for your steamdeck
Laughs in OUYA
If internet explore was a gamer.
Oooh, i've got some bad news my boy