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Has anyone tried the stadia controller via Bluetooth on PC? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I use a dual shock 4 via Bluetooth on my PC (Windows) and I'm tired about the workarounds required to have it working all the time. Sometimes it needs steam open, sometimes instead having steam open will confuse the game, and so on. And by default the light is off when connected so I never know if it's o, off, low battery. I have a limited amount of time to play and I don't want to waste 1/4 of it troubleshooting the controller.

I saw an e-waste recycler selling brand new stadia controllers for $15. Some of them in a nice mint green tint that I never seen before. Once flashed with the new Bluetooth mode firmware are they good to play on PC (Windows)? Or I should just use Xbox controllers if I want something that "just works"?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I tried it, found it had horrible latency, and threw it in a box.

I've been using the (wired) Gamesir T4 Kaleid on my desktop and loving it.

I've been using an XBox Elite (the one that worked, not the one I sent back because the trigger was broken) and it's been okay, but the dead zones are much, much larger than the Kaleid. I looked at Gamesir's wireless options, but wasn't impressed with the reviews, so I haven't tried any yet.