If you haven’t enabled Bluetooth on your Stadia controller yet, you don’t need to rush. Google has extended the deadline for when its controllers will no longer work wirelessly from the end of this year to December 31st, 2024, as shown on its website (via @wario64).
Google gives Stadia controllers more time to switch to Bluetooth
Users now have until December 31st, 2024 to enable Bluetooth on their Stadia controllers.
Users now have until December 31st, 2024 to enable Bluetooth on their Stadia controllers.
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After Google announced the discontinuation of its Stadia cloud gaming service last year, the company said it would let its controllers live on as wireless Bluetooth gamepads compatible with PCs, Macs, phones, and other systems. It also rolled out a special web-based tool in January that you can use to activate Bluetooth on your Stadia controller.
Screenshot by Emma Roth / The Verge
Google previously gave users until December 31st, 2023 to complete the switch, but the extra time means people will have more of a chance to convert their controllers if they haven’t already. The controllers will only work as wired USB controllers if Bluetooth isn’t switched on by the new deadline.
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