If you imagine yourself playing games wirelessly on Google's upcoming game streaming service, Stadia, at launch, you have to make sure you do that on a TV with a Chromecast Ultra because that's the only way you'll be able to do so. Good thing Stadia's Founder's Edition bundle, which costs $169.99, will come with these two as well as three months of the 4K/60fps-supported Stadia Pro subscription.
At Google's recent hardware event, the company revealed that Stadia is launching on November 19. The video above shows what you need to know about the service. And the note about wireless use being limited to the TV with Chromecast Ultra is seen around 1:24. It's shown just after seeing a generic laptop and phone connected to a wired Stadia controller.
This condition might be a bit of an issue for smartphone owners than laptop users. The Founder's Edition bundle only comes with a USB-A to USB-C cable, which will be okay for laptops. But Pixel 4 and Pixel 3 users will need to have an adapter to connect the controller to their phone. Google did say that this feature will only be limited "at launch," but we don't have a specific timeline when wireless play will come to the other devices.
Source: 9to5Google