Stadia only has a few days to live, but Google isn’t done with its cloud gaming service. The American giant offered a final gift to users of the platform, and also gave good news about the controller.
Google officially announced it last September: Stadia will close its doors on January 18, in just under a week now. The company has since reimbursed most gamers for game and hardware purchases, including controllers and Chromecasts, as it promised when the platform launched.
While Stadia’s days are numbered, Google wanted to offer one last gift to players on the platform. They can now take advantage of a small free game: Worm Game. Stadia says this is the first game that was playable on the cloud gaming service, even before it officially launched in November 2019. However, this is not the only surprise that has just been announced by the company.
The Stadia controller will become Bluetooth compatible
Since the announcement of the closure of the service, players have wondered what they could do with the Stadia controller. The latter was primarily able to connect to the platform via your Wi-Fi connection, but it was also possible to use it as a classic controller in wired mode on other devices.
The problem is that the cable severely limits the opportunities to play your favorite games, which is why gamers have long insisted that Google allow its controller to connect to other devices via Bluetooth. It finally took until January for Google to announce the good news: an update is planned.
More precisely, Google reveals a self-service tool will be released next week so you can update your controller yourself. Google promises to communicate more details regarding the activation of the feature in the coming days. Stadia was ultimately a very good deal for players, since they were reimbursed for all of their expenses, and now find themselves with a controller and a Chromecast offered by Google.
