Google Stadia could finally get this much-needed new feature

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Google Stadia could finally get this much-needed new feature

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Information technology's fair to say that Google Stadia has endured a rocky starting time, but it looks like Google is removing one of the game streaming service's stumbling blocks with the latest version of the app.

9to5Google has decompiled the latest version of the Stadia app (3.fifteen) and discovered an experimental feature called "bridge way." This volition allow members to sidestep the official Stadia controller in ii means when playing on TV: either by using a telephone'southward touchscreen to control the action or by connecting another gamepad to the handset and using that.

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The site isn't articulate as to whether the latter will require a wired connection, but people looking for the best experience would be meliorate off using a cable anyhow: connecting via Bluetooth would add another layer of latency as signals bounce from pad to phone to Chromecast.

This feels like an important step. Currently, the only way to officially play Stadia on your TV is to utilise the final-generation Chromecast Ultra ($70) and official Stadia gamepad ($69) considering, bafflingly, Google hasn't yet brought back up to the latest $fifty Chromecast with Google TV.

However, this update should mean that yous can play Stadia not just on the latest iteration of the hardware, but potentially on older versions, as well. Information technology besides ways that anybody with a Chromecast Ultra lying around can give Stadia a go, without having to purchase a gamepad, which is one less barrier to entry.

 Not plenty?

That said, there's still a feeling of 'likewise little, too late' near this. There are plenty of reasons to suspect that Google'south collective heart just isn't in Stadia any more, from the lack of back up in the latest Chromecast hardware to the shuttering of its two first-party game studios earlier this year.

While Google has put a brave face on things, promising over 100 games in 2021, a disquisitional glance through the list of revealed titles doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Yes, there are exceptions — both Resident Evil Hamlet and Cyberpunk 2077 are available to Stadia members — but for the most part, it lacks the triple-A library of a dedicated console or gaming PC.

And with GeForce Now and Xbox Game Laissez passer Streaming providing serious opposition with a clear delivery to long-term support, you'd be a dauntless person to take out a Stadia subscription in 2021, even with this very welcome news.

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Freelance contributor Alan has been writing most tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are institute all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When non weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably notice him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.

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