A gaming console sold to a hacked service no longer has to become electronic waste.
Google launched its cloud gaming platform called Stadia at the end of 2019 with high hopes, but it did not take a year and a half for the service to show signs of decline, when the search giant backpedaled spectacularly on its original promise to deliver self-developed games in February 2021. The company finally announced the decision Stadia’s shutdown last fall, under which the platform was permanently shut down in January, and those who had purchased cloud gaming received their money back.
On the other hand, Google also sold dedicated controllers that connected via Wi-Fi to Stadia, which eventually saved it from the trash pile by making it available in a Bluetooth mode. With this, the gaming console can be used even with Windows PC, Mac and mobile devices/tablets, that is, it is no longer chained to the dead Stadia.
However, judging by the signs, the search giant can see that not everyone has taken advantage of the opportunity, as the company recently extended the deadline for the transfer, which was scheduled to end in December this year. Console owners now have another one-year grace period, so they can turn on Bluetooth mode until December 31, 2024.
For this To the dedicated Google website It is to be navigated, which guides you step-by-step through the process with a Hungarian-language guide. The solution only works on Chromium-based browsers (such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Brave), and during the process, which takes about 3 minutes, we need to connect the device to the computer via a USB cable. Meanwhile, the search giant warns that the switch is permanent, so after activating the Bluetooth mode, it is no longer possible to restore Wi-Fi operation.
