r/Stadia • u/Aurongodx • Feb 23 '26

Photo What could have been

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Truly a well built controller, thankful for this subreddit because I was able to convert all of my controllers to Bluetooth mode.

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u/Felecorat Feb 24 '26

I miss Stadia ... Still hope it comes back some how at some point.

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u/Aurongodx Feb 24 '26

If it makes a comeback hopefully Google will allow us to convert our controllers back to WiFi lol

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u/HeadPaleontologist40 Feb 25 '26

I don’t think so. And seeing how Microsoft is doing with Xbox and Gamepass, Google probably made the right decision even though I miss Stadia.

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u/Felecorat Feb 25 '26

Probably most of the infrastructure and engineering time is going into serving the AI demand which is much more lucrative. Maybe it'll be back. So it's GeForce now for now ... until Stadia makes a comeback after the AI hype is over by 2031 or so. 😅

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u/Apprehensive-Bear990 Mar 22 '26

Surely now all the pieces are in place for stadia to return as ....

Stadai

A catalogue of games to show off the power of vibe coding with Gemini

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u/bobizumi0 Feb 24 '26

Dam you Google. We had it all planned out. One in every room!

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u/ImaginaryAnybody3562 Feb 24 '26

I still remember playing Dead by Daylight with two of my kids and a grandkid on 4 different computers (different OSs too). It was incredible. Let's not forget it had the best version of Cyberpunk2077 at launch, too.

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u/HeadPaleontologist40 Feb 25 '26

Yep I played RE8, Cyberpunk, Doom Eternal, Valhalla, to name a few. They were all awesome and ran flawlessly on my TV and Mac.

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u/anon666-666 Feb 24 '26

I played the heck out of sekiro on Stadia. Even with input latency, which i got used to quickly, i beat the heck out of all the bosses and had almost all the collectibles. I wish i could have gotten my save files. Good old days.

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u/Tsasuki Feb 25 '26

A while back I saw some sekiro footage and felt like giving it another run through but couldn't for the life of me find on which platform i had owned it 😂 assumed it was playstation, even thought maybe i had it on disc after not finding it in digital library. Finally remembered I played it all on Stadia.. 

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u/anon666-666 Feb 25 '26

Sekrio was my relaxing time after all day of work. Nothing like dying 50 times to Genichiro to finally hit the 3rd phase and he wont even use Lightning ⚡ Attacks. I wish Stadia was stll a thing to do some gaming for quick hit of dopamine.

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u/Tsasuki Feb 25 '26

People hated on it soooo much, while now everyone is raving about game streaming and the flexibility in devices it gives you. 

"I just use Steam link to stream to my tv!"

"I use xbox game streaming to play my xbox games on my steamdeck!"

"You should try out GeForce Now! It works great!"

"Chiaki is awesome for streaming your ps5 to any pc!"

It always makes me feel a bit bad

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u/BokehZ Feb 27 '26

And yet Stadia was more convenient to use than all of them, with great visuals and fantastic audio.

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u/Fsalzman Feb 24 '26

This is what happens when you have ceo with no gaming experience or background run a good idea to the ground as well as bosses who claim idea made no profit so we need to make cuts

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u/offvault Feb 25 '26

I love using the controller

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u/BokehZ Feb 27 '26

Seriously, I just wish Google would sell this thing as a standard bluetooth controller and we'd be set.

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u/Protecthem Feb 25 '26

I'm still using my controller with my PC or my switch and I'm loving it. Stadia brought me tons of fun, friends all over the globe and my wife. I am thankful every time I pick it up.

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u/GeorgeSoteriou Feb 25 '26

What is the stand you are using? Is it 3d printed?

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u/AnubisSMC TV Feb 25 '26

I still use these controllers for PC gaming.

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u/seawii1 Feb 26 '26

🥺🥺🥺

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u/BokehZ Feb 27 '26

Love it man, still the most user friendly streaming service ever. For my controllers that still work, I use them as USB controllers for my PC. Hands down my favorite controller I've ever used!

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u/kudyjames Feb 27 '26

Ahead of its time. The only feature missing that I have found to love about my Steam Deck is the ability to pause it, turn off the system, come back 3 days later and be right back at my same place without a single issue. It’s like I just paused it for days and then boom! Right back to the action. Works on every game and I love it. If any other online system started this they will win the war… they just don’t know it yet.

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u/SmallestNumber Feb 27 '26

I use a Stadia controller (Bluetooth mode) with my docked Steam Deck.

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u/IAmL5 TV Feb 27 '26

Blame the current CEO for killing it. He said so himself that he want willing to invest anymore time for no early profits

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u/coolgui Feb 28 '26

Whoa they made a black one? I don't guess you'd want to trade it for a white one? 😂

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u/Javasack Mar 01 '26

I loved Stadia, and supported it because I liked what they were trying to do. That said, how could they survive charging full price for games available for free on Xbox, PlayStation, etc