Stadia’s final action would have been to unlock Bluetooth support for its consoles

They were in The final days of StadiaThe platform will be closing next week on January 18. Instead of quietly going out, the Stadia team decided to give users one last two-part gift before the cloud service was gone — a Bluetooth connection and a new game.

Google Stadia was launched in 2019 and the company also introduced consoles with Stadia branding. Wireless controllers are designed to reduce latency for streaming cloud games. This was achieved by connecting the controller to the device that is playing Stadia over WiFi instead of Bluetooth.

Google has been asking gamers for Bluetooth support on their Stadia controllers for years. The company seems to have finally noticed. In a blog post Stadia community pageThe Community Manager said that the team is finally fulfilling this wish.

Many of you have also expressed your desire to enable Bluetooth for your Stadia controller. We have some good news. Next week, we will be releasing a self service tool that allows you to enable Bluetooth connections on your Stadia console. Next week, we will share details on how to enable the feature.

Although the feature is still in development, Stadia console owners will be able to access the information shortly before the platform shuts off.

The community manager also announced the release of a brand new game, which appears to be a first-party Stadia Exclusive. The description suggests that the game is called worm gameIt is believed to be a project that the Stadia team originally created to test the platform’s features prior to its public launch in 2019.

Google announced that it would begin distributing its search results in November 2022. Refunds For Stadia purchases, including Stadia controllers. Google has made a clever twist by stating that users don’t need to return anything in order to receive a refund. If you’ve been keeping your console for too long, this news will give it a new lease of existence.