Do you have an unlocked Stadia controller?  You still have time

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Do you have an unlocked Stadia controller? You still have time

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Google closed its games service in streaming last January 2023, leaving a trail of tears among the few fans they still had, and who had purchased accessories and played a good part of their electronic entertainment via their platform. And the game controllers, exclusive to the system, ceased to be so thanks to a release tool published by Mountain View.

This tool made it possible to convert the Stadia game controllers, which connected via Wi-Fi to Google servers, using another Bluetooth that could already be used with certain devices. Not at all, because the compatibility was not total, but at least with computers – cable better –, Smart TVs and devices with the Android operating system, the brand of the house.

December 31st is coming, what will you do?

As things currently stand, this control release tool Stadiums It was expected that it would work until a certain point where it was already Google I would lock it forever. The date chosen was December 31, 2023, so in a few weeks, in theory, all these game controllers who did not browse the pages of your website would be doomed to not being able to be used on other machines and systems.

The good news we have now is that Google You’ve thought carefully, and if you still have a Stadia control at home, without giving up, you will not have to rush to do it before December 31, 2023 because they have decided to extend this deadline by a whole year, definitively placing it on the same date but in 2024. So now you know, breathe easy you won’t. They will let you down.

Stadia gamepad.

It is true that Google surely verified that there were still many devices to be released and preferred leave the tool online for all the latecomers who are thinking about it. In short, we are not talking about a program that requires expensive support around the world that requires the physical presence of a technician and everything, but rather the operation can be carried out through a microsite which guides us step by step through the process.

A new grace period

So now you know, you still have one year ahead of you to release your Stadia gamepad But yes, keep in mind that the changes will be permanent and you can’t go back. The moment the tool releases this control command, we will not be able to return it to its original state and therefore we will not be able to use it again in case Regression steps You probably don’t care, but there are probably those who want to keep these controls when they leave the factory.

This is the case for collectors who own more than one Stadia game controller and want to keep them intact, untouched or as originally designed, keep them in a display case and tell the story of their existence after a few decades. Don’t think that because it’s called Stadiums does not deserve to be included in a small footnote in video game history.

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