Restarting the app, restarting both the phone and the controller, nothing I tried worked. I'm pretty tech savvy and have a lot of smart home and cloud-based services already, so it wasn't too big of an issue, but I wasn't able to get my controller and Stadia app to "see" each other when I first went through the set up process. Once you've done all that, everything talks to each other and syncs up without a problem, but it's quite the process. Finally, you assign your Stadia account profile to the Chromecast. Next, you sync the controller up to the tv. Then you download the Stadia mobile app, create an account (if you haven't done it on your PC yet), and use that to set up the controller with your wifi. First you have to set up the Chromecast, which requires the Google Home mobile app. While hooking up the physical bits of Stadia are straight forward, setting the whole thing up is anything but. the power cord for the Chromecast uses micro USB instead of USB-C). That said, it's worth keeping in mind that the Chromecast has been around for a while now, so much like the PlayStation VR, it's clear that new tech is being mixed with old tech in a way that isn't as clean as it should be (e.g. Packaged in the clean, minimalist style that has become the norm for most upscale electronics these days, it's not difficult to figure out how it's all supposed to be hooked up for anyone who's bought a new cell phone or tv in the past couple of years. The Stadia package includes the controller, a Chromecast Ultra, and power cords for them both. Upon initial receipt I had no complaints. After playing with Stadia for a while, I'd say some skepticism is still warranted. Only a few weeks ago did news break of more games being added to their lineup and shipping confirmations started going out to initial customers. I'd plunked down money to pre-order their "Founder's Edition" and still knew nothing more than what I'd heard in June.
But after their E3 grandstanding Google went all but silent. It's inevitable that games will some day join the likes of music and movies in some digital streaming landscape. Media is getting more and more disconnected from the material world every year. Personally, it was easy to buy into the hype, even if I was skeptical. When Google held their own press conference at E3 this year, they talked a big game, promising experiences equal to, if not better, than anything you could find on a home console.
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