How to use your own controllers to play Google Stadia

The free tier of Google Stadia’s cloud gaming service recently launched, allowing those who didn’t purchase the Premiere Edition to finally get in on some of the action. If you’re wanting to try it out yourself but don’t have an official Stadia Controller, you thankfully don’t need to let that stop you.

You can, of course, buy one from Google if you choose to. And if you want to play wirelessly on the Chromecast Ultra, the company’s Stadia Controller is currently your only option to do that. But on PC and mobile, the service works with most popular console gaming controllers, including the Xbox One controller and the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 controller. Even controllers dating back to the Xbox 360 will work.

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