PSA for anyone who has a Stadia controller: if you want to prevent it from becoming e-waste, you should update it to Bluetooth mode *now*, even if you don't plan on using it yourself anymore - that way it can be used as a stand-alone controller in the future. 
This update is possible until December 31: https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_US.html
@joepie91 a few people on Reddit did it too I think, though don’t have links handy
just a shame the firmware is signed, else there are a lot of cool things that could be done with all the compute power in the controller!
@zorinlynx @eval @joepie91 Tbh this should be mandated by law. (And also users should get to choose what signing key gets installed.)
@zorinlynx @eval @joepie91 As for a technical solution, could fault injection be used to skip the secure boot check? 
@joepie91@social.pixie.town Why the fuck is there a deadline on a firmware update 
@natty I'm guessing that they'll take the firmware flashing utility offline after that? It is Google, after all, they do historically seem to have trouble keeping a webpage up beyond the lifespan of a domain renewal cycle
@Clygro I assume that's because it uses WebUSB for flashing, which I think only Chromium has
@joepie91@social.pixie.town Why in the hell are they discontinuing it and also why in the hell wasn't it just a standard bluetooth controller in the first place
@joepie91 thanks for the PSA. I have two controllers lying about that need done. 👍
@joepie91 Do you know, if I stream something like GeForce now, the stadia controller is one of the only controllers I try that does really good force feedback? Even if I have to hook it up wired for it to work, constantly surprised how nice it is over things like a switch pro controller or the weirdness of a dual shock 4/5
@joepie91 I've never tried any newer Xbox controller, maybe they are awesome also. But my stadia one is still one of the best controllers I own for streaming PC games. That Bluetooth is pretty flaky sometimes though
@savedr Can't say I've had any experience with it - most of my experience is with DualShock knockoffs, which generally weren't great. I do quite like the force feedback in my Gulikit gamepad though.
@joepie91 ...why is there a deadline
@joepie91 It’s fortunately also possible to do this offline; the update process doesn’t involve any server authentication or anything like that, and I have successfully gone to and from the Bluetooth Mode firmware from a local copy of the software and firmware downloads, even back when the updater was first released