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The free tumulus of Google Stadia's cloud gaming service recently launched, arrogation those who didn't acquirement the Premiere Reissue to finally get in on some of the action. If you're woolgathering to try it out yourself except don't have an official Stadia Controller, you thankfully don't permeate to let that stop you.

You can, of course, buy one from Google if you pull to. As well as if you want to play wirelessly on the Chromecast Ultra, the company's Stadia Controller is currently your only option to do that. Except on PC as well as mobile, the signification works with most popular console gaming controllers, including the Xbox One controller as well as the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4 controller. Even controllers dating convey to the Xbox 360 will work.

Google's Stadia Controller is the only one that works with Chromecast Ultra

For the most part, the wired as well as wireless controller suture in Stadia is good, though not perfect. For instance, Stadia has suture for some wireless controllers, except others might permeate to be physically plugged in to assignment as intended. As well as whether it works wirelessly or not might come fuzz to which dingbat you're playing on: a Windows 10 / Linux / macOS PC running Google Chrome or one of the few trig devices running Android 10.

It's all a little complicated, except below, we try to make it easy with some succeed to get popular controllers continuous to Stadia on any dingbat that is supported.

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PS4 DualShock 4

Sony's controller for the PlayStation 4 will assignment wired or back continuous via Bluetooth with your computer running Google Chrome (version 77 or greater). This controller moreover works with phones running Android 10 software in wired or Bluetooth mode.

To physically connect it to your computer, nonbelligerent routing a Micro USB to USB-A cable as well as segment the two sources. The drivers should download automatically.

To connect it wirelessly via Bluetooth to either your computer or a phone, make sustained the dingbat that will host Stadia is in Bluetooth pairing mode. Then, on the DualShock 4, press as well as hold its "Share" puny nonbelligerent to the left of the touchpad, again hold the middle "PlayStation" puny with the logo on it. The mirrorlike bar at the top of the controller will start to blink, an indicator that it's attractive for a dingbat to pair up with. They should routing festivities other. If not, try it again.

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Sony DualShock 4 controller

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Xbox One controller

It's the exact same thrill for the Microsoft Xbox One controller. Stadia supports the controller on PC (on Chrome with version 77 or latterly installed) whether it's wired or if you're continuous via Bluetooth. Phones that can run Stadia will moreover suture the controller either wired or wire-free.

The Xbox One controller, nonbelligerent like the DualShock 4, has a Micro USB port, as well as you can connect it up to your PC with a cable. They're ratherish easy as well as cheapo to find, as well as you superficially once own one or a few.

Before trying to connect your controller via Bluetooth, first ensure that it's Bluetooth-ready to embolden with. Microsoft has made a few incommensurable models of the controller, one of which doesn't support. Thankfully, there's an easy way to tell: if your gamepad has a sleeky artificial surrounding the Xbox button, it won't assignment via Bluetooth. If it has a 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom, it's culling litotes that it will work.

To start pairing the controller, turn it on by holding fuzz the Xbox puny in the middle. Once it lights up, clink as well as hold the connect puny on the top pitter-patter of the controller until the Xbox logo blinks. This indicates that you're ready to pair. Now, nonbelligerent make sustained your target dingbat (be it a wheeze or PC) is in pairing mode.

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Xbox One controller

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Nintendo Switch Pro controller

The Switch Pro controller will assignment with Google Chrome on your PC either wired or via Bluetooth. If you want to connect it with a wire, know that, unsuitable the others, Nintendo's controller plugs in with a USB-C port.

To use it with phones running Android 10 that suture Stadia, Google doesn't litany the Switch Pro controller as fact compatible with it either as a wired or wireless controller. That said, it worked finished as a Bluetooth controller in my experience. Your familiarity may vary, except it's worth a try if you once own one.

To set it up, nonbelligerent clink it as well as hold the accompany puny near the Switch Pro controller's USB-C port. Again pair it in your device's Bluetooth settings. (Oddly, the pairing LEDs on the controller alimony running convey as well as along as if it didn't connect, except it worked with any Stadia game that I tried.)

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Nintendo Switch Pro controller

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Stadia Controller

Even Google's own Stadia Controller currently has some limitations. It's the only controller that will assignment wirelessly on a TV with a Google Chromecast Ultra hooked up to it. However, it's currently much increasingly limited than a PS4, Xbox One, or Switch Pro controller.

Whether you intend to use the Stadia Controller on your PC with Google Chrome (version 77 or later) or with a dingbat running Android 10, it'll permeate to be wired.

The Stadia Controller has a Bluetooth radio, as well as it's likely that Google will switch it on at some point via a firmware update. Except "some point" isn't seemly now. This controller, like the Switch Pro, connects via USB-C, therefrom alimony that in speculating back you're attractive for a cable.

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Other controllers

Google's suture folio lists that other controllers, like the Xbox One Glitterati controller, Xbox Adaptive Controller, as well as even the Xbox 360 controller, will assignment with Stadia. You can see the running litany of controllers here, which moreover shows their resembling of wired as well as wireless suture currently allowed by Stadia.

Google notes that its litany of vitalized controllers isn't expansile as well as that you might familiarity luck with other models. My Steam Controller worked nigh perfectly with its wireless connector plugged into my PC, as well as wired, except I couldn't get Stadia on my Pixel 3 to premonition it. On the other hand, my wired PDP Faceoff controller for Nintendo Switch didn't work. Therefrom if you aren't seeing the controller you own on this list, harmonics it a try anyway. It may work.

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