Poll: Google Stadia - CLOSING DOWN on 18th Jan 2023
Are you sure your motherboard doesn't already have on board Bluetooth? A lot of them do
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Could I just buy a controller off eBay now and unlock it to Bluetooth without a Google stadia account?
Or is there steps to go through?
Or is there steps to go through?
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I just found about this yesterday. Apparently pretty easy so yes i cant see why you cant just buy a controller and unlock it. You dont have to log in or anything as far as i can tell.
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Stadia Bluetooth mode
Switch your Stadia Controller to Bluetooth mode to keep gaming wirelessly on your favourite devices and services after Stadia shuts down
I enjoyed Stadia. But I spent very little money on the platform because I always assumed Google would kill it, and that I would in turn lose access to my purchases.
And I expect that's the jist of the problem; the bulk of their target audience thought the same way. I do still wonder what could have happened if they'd moved to a subscription model. The bulk of my Stadia playtime was with Ubisoft+ titles...
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Definitely going to have a play on the deck with it tbhI just found about this yesterday. Apparently pretty easy so yes i cant see why you cant just buy a controller and unlock it. You dont have to log in or anything as far as i can tell.
Stadia Bluetooth mode
Switch your Stadia Controller to Bluetooth mode to keep gaming wirelessly on your favourite devices and services after Stadia shuts down
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If anyone has a spare controller they don't want any more I'd be happy to take it, prices in eBay seem to have risen. I'll try in a few weeks when the hype has died down
Bluetooth controllers have a bit of lag.
It's the reason wifi is used on consoles and even they have undesirable lag.
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I guess but it won't be a massive issue for games like xcom when playing on a dock
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I resemble that comment!
PlayStations have always used Bluetooth, you'd have to be extremely sensitive to input latency to notice.
My bad. I thought they'd be wifi.
If anyone has a spare couple of grand £ can you send it my way
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Managed to get a second hand controller for £17.95, it came today and is basically new and unused
I would have like one of the navy blue ones instead of white but they fetch double the price
I converted it to Bluetooth straight away and it works great and feels like a solid well made controller
Strangely you can only use Chrome or Edge browser to activate Bluetooth mode not Firefox?
I would have like one of the navy blue ones instead of white but they fetch double the price
I converted it to Bluetooth straight away and it works great and feels like a solid well made controller
Strangely you can only use Chrome or Edge browser to activate Bluetooth mode not Firefox?
Just a reminder for anyone out there with a stadia controller that you only have until the end of this month to unlock it and switch to Bluetooth mode.I just found about this yesterday. Apparently pretty easy so yes i cant see why you cant just buy a controller and unlock it. You dont have to log in or anything as far as i can tell.
Stadia Bluetooth mode
Switch your Stadia Controller to Bluetooth mode to keep gaming wirelessly on your favourite devices and services after Stadia shuts down