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Linux 6.6 To Support Rumble / Force Feedback On Google Stadia Controllers (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 1 year ago by petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] xrtxn@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

But... they are discontinued already lol

[–] fraydabson@weloveautomation.xyz 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of people still have a few that we converted to bluetooth so this is great news!

[–] Defaced@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have two of them, and they're great controllers. It has a really nice dpad and the joysticks never had any reputation for stick drift. The Bluetooth implementation suffers from the same problem all Bluetooth controllers have though, latency. If it weren't for the shoddy Bluetooth implementation it would be the perfect controller.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But to be fair: the Bluetooth never was intended to be used for something different than initial pairing.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Sure, but it works pretty well for me. I have BT headphones and DS4 controllers, and they work reasonably well together. I don't really notice the latency for the type of gaming I do (non-competitive SP games mostly).

[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 13 points 1 year ago

It's the primary controller I use with my SteamDeck.

I got it for free with a stadia promo, then Google unlocked the Bluetooth, and it works fine.

[–] ono@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

They're easy to find for $15-20 USD. What does it matter if they're discontinued?

[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago

Google pushed an update allowing them to be used as regular controllers

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

So is the Steam Controller, but I'll continue to use them until something better comes along.

[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Dirt cheap on eBay and will probably show up in thrift stores eventually. Making them usable by someone is better than them ending up in a landfill.

Though I still wouldn't buy one, but I'm biased since I have one already(got it for free from Google at some point 😝)

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly the Stadia controller was great. I still have it and it's my favorite. The Bluetooth implementation just isn't that great since it was never intended to be used that way anyway

[–] peetabix@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it a good controller? How does it compare to an Xbox 360 controller?

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's fine. Poorly.

[–] platysalty@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Sorry, on what controller now?