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Google Stadia Controller

G020F · 2019–2023 · controller

Specifications

Cpu: NXP i.MX RT1061 ARM Cortex-M7 crossover MCU, plus a Broadcom BCM43458 combo Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip
Ram: max: 512 KB (fixed, soldered MCU) · base: 512 KB internal SRAM (on-chip, i.MX RT1061)
Media: No local game or media storage: connects over USB-C to a host device, or directly over Wi-Fi to Google's Stadia cloud servers for reduced-latency 'direct connect' play; all rendering happened server-side
Output: USB-C (wired play, charging), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac direct-connect, Bluetooth pairing, 3.5mm headset jack, built-in microphone for Google Assistant
Battery: 2000 mAh Li-ion, rechargeable via USB-C, not user-replaceable
Storage: base: 16 MB (128 Mbit) SPI NOR flash, firmware only · options:
Release Price: $69

Variants

Colors

Clearly White2019 launch color

Just Black2019 launch color

Wasabi2019 launch color

Midnight BlueFounder's Edition bundle exclusive, 2019

Upgrade paths

other

Custom firmware and ROM dumping via reverse-engineered debug access, after Stadia's 2023 shutdown · After Google discontinued Stadia, hobbyists reverse-engineered the controller's Bluetooth switching procedure and dumped its firmware so the hardware could be repurposed as a standard Bluetooth gamepad.

free

HARD