Google will allow you to use the Stadia console on other platforms

Google Stadia It will be permanently closed on January 18th; That is, this Wednesday. But the company has one last update to please its users before it says goodbye. And that, as confirmed by Google, the Stadia console will be updated with support for Bluetooth connections before the service is gone. This means that users who have purchased the console will be able to use it on other platforms as a regular console.

Many of you have expressed your desire to enable Bluetooth on your Stadia controller –Google Books-. We have some good news: Next week we’ll be launching a self-service tool for enabling Bluetooth connections on your Stadia console. We will be sharing details next week on how to enable this feature.”

The Stadia console was released alongside the streaming platform to reduce input latency for the service. Instead of connecting via Bluetooth, it connects to your home Wi-Fi using a pairing code with the device you were playing Stadia on. Now that Stadia is no longer around, Google will allow you to use the controller with a traditional Bluetooth connection.

While they got a full refund for both hardware and games, there is no doubt that this is one of the most anticipated news for Google Stadia fans who have been battered. It’s not clear when the Bluetooth functionality enabler will be published this week or how difficult it will be to use it, but the Stadia controller is one of the simplest and most comfortable of its generation, so many expected to be able to continue to take advantage of it either on a computer or on a mobile device.

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Además, los empleados de Stadia han publicado a modo de obsequio un último juego en la plataforma, que solo se podrá jugar unos días antes de que el servicio deje de funcionar. Se llama worm game It is a snake-like title developed internally for Stadia testing before it is released to the public. The description might make you shed a tear:

Play the game that came to Stadia before Stadia came to the world. “Worm Game” is a humble title we’ve been using to test many Stadia features, from long before our public release in 2019 and into 2022. It won’t win game of the year, but the Stadia team has had a lot of time playing it and we thought we’d share it with you. Thanks for playing and for everything.

Google Stadia was released in 2019, and it was an expensive investment for Google to delve deeper into the gaming world. The service promised AAA games right away Without consoles or luxury computers thanks to the power of cloud computing. sBut even if he succeeds, the rarity of games and users It ended up costing him his existence. Like many other services of the company.