Google's giving you an extra year to convert your Stadia controller into one that works on other platforms

Google has extended its deadline to let you adapt your Stadia controller to use with other systems.

At the beginning of the year, Google confirmed it would release a “self-serve” tool that would make its proprietary Stadia controller function wirelessly on other platforms via Bluetooth.

At the time, Google said the upgrade option would be available until the end of 2023, but now the end of the year is drawing near, Google is now giving Stadia owners an additional year to make the change.

This means you can switch to Bluetooth mode, check the controller mode, and check for Bluetooth updates until 31st December 2024 now, instead of 31st December 2023.

“Once you switch your controller to Bluetooth mode, you can’t change it back to use Wi-Fi on Stadia,” Google explains, as if anyone would worry about this given Stadia was shutdown almost a year ago now. “You can still play wired with USB in Bluetooth mode.”