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Google is shutting down the Stadia controller conversion tool that allowed users to switch controllers to Bluetooth mode, with the service ending on December 31, 2025. Users are advised to convert their controllers now to ensure continued use, as the tool is unlikely to be available after this date.
Google's Stadia Controller Salvage operation, which converts the proprietary Stadia controllers to generic Bluetooth devices, will run for an additional year until December 31, 2024. The web-based updater allows the controllers to wirelessly connect to computers and phones, but once Google's website goes down, there will be no more controller updates. The Stadia service had lower sales than expected, resulting in a surplus of controllers. Despite the service being discontinued, the Stadia controller is still considered a solid buy, with its comfortable design and quality features, although audio features like the headphone jack and microphone won't work after the Bluetooth update.
Google has extended the deadline for Stadia controller users to enable Bluetooth, giving them until December 31, 2024, to make the switch.
Google Stadia users are reminded to convert their Stadia controllers to Bluetooth-only mode before December 31st, as the tool for conversion will expire. Additionally, users are advised to check for any new updates to their controllers on the Stadia portal before the end of the year, as firmware updates will no longer be available after December 31st. The controllers can still be used with a USB C cable for a lag-free experience.
Google is reportedly testing a new product called Playables that will allow users to play games on their mobile devices or computers via YouTube. The product is still in the testing phase and there are no immediate plans to launch it. This comes months after Google shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia, which didn't gain any traction with subscribers.
Google is reportedly testing a new product called "Playables" that would allow users to play games instantly through the YouTube app on mobile devices and desktop computers. The product is currently being tested by employees, with one of the games called Stack Bounce. This comes after Google's previous attempt at cloud gaming platform, Stadia, which was shut down in September 2021. YouTube has not made any official announcements regarding the new product.
Google is reportedly testing a new product called "Playables" that allows users to play games on mobile devices or desktop computers via YouTube. It is unclear if Playables will use the same technology as Stadia, Google's cloud-based gaming platform that was shut down due to low user traction. Playables will allow players to instantly play games via the YouTube app on mobile devices.
Phil Harrison, former Sony director and Google employee, reportedly left the company around the time Stadia was shut down in January. Neither Google nor Harrison has officially announced the departure. Harrison has had a chequered career, rising through the ranks at Sony before joining Google in 2018 as vice president and general manager. Stadia was supposed to revolutionize the way players interacted with video games but ended up being a spectacular failure.
Phil Harrison, the VP and General Manager of Google Stadia, has left the company after spending five years working on the now-defunct gaming platform. Harrison was brought in to bring gaming credibility to Google, but his reputation with gamers was already tarnished due to his previous roles overseeing the launches of Sony's Playstation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox One. With Stadia dead and the cloud pivot also killed, nothing is left of Google's once-ambitious gaming project.
Phil Harrison, former head of Google's game streaming service Stadia, has quietly left the company around the time of Stadia's official shutdown in January. Harrison joined Google in 2018 and championed Stadia as the "future of gaming," but the service failed to gain traction in a competitive gaming market. Harrison's departure from Google was confirmed by two employees familiar with the matter, and his LinkedIn profile has been updated to reflect his departure. It is currently unknown where Harrison will head next.
Phil Harrison, the former chief of Google's cloud gaming service Stadia, has reportedly left the company around the same time Stadia was shut down in January. Harrison joined Google in January 2018 and was responsible for introducing Stadia to the world. However, the service failed to gain much traction and was ultimately shut down entirely in September. Harrison's departure marks a muted end to his time at the search giant.
Phil Harrison, the head of Google Stadia, has left the company. Harrison was hired as a vice president at Google in 2018 and put in charge of Stadia through the platform’s all-too-short lifetime. He was on board during Google’s now infamous Stadia announcement at GDC 2019. As Stadia’s struggles became more clear, Harrison became incredibly quiet, rarely surfacing in the public eye or addressing the Stadia community in any capacity. It’s unclear where Phil Harrison will be headed next.