Google Stadia Controller Tear-Down & Disassembly Nightmare

[@GamersNexus]

Grab our GN Modmat work surface here! store.gamersnexus.net/ This is really heavily cut down in the beginning. We spent about an hour and a half trying to carefully disassemble things, but since the device only has one screw and otherwise relies upon massive plastic clips, it's very difficult to press those clips externally while still preserving the surface finish of the controller. Google will probably just throw these in the trash when they do RMAs, as it'd be easier and it seems nearly impossible to access the inside without any cosmetic damage.

[@BeardedHardware]

Gamers Nexus don’t kill it slacker!!!

[@HalGailey]

I think you do the clips on the interior of the handles then when those pop you torque the interior edge of the handles to pull the outside clips away from the lower shell and it should pop off. EDIT: Think of it like the plastic bezels around laptop LCD screens. Pull up from the inner side to free the clips on the outer side

[@seamon9732]

How hard do you want disassembly and repair to be? Google: Yes

[@williammalenfant6150]

You should rebuild it and try it out. If for no better reason than to find out how resilient to damage those are

[@unitedfools3493]

Please upload the uncut video, this was (unintentionally I'm assuming) really funny.

[@purplepeak8575]

I never thought I'd ever see a heatgun, liquid nitrogen, a crimper, and a dremel used to disassemble a controller.

[@ReyaadGafur]

I never thought i would see a heat gun period. Forget about all of the other shit

[@xero3119]

Litteraly a Nokia gaming controller

[@Thriving_in_Exile]

And yet fucking Google found a way to make it necessary.

[@conyo985]

@@xero3119 More like an Apple gaming controller. Apple doesn't like it's devices DIY repaired. This fact disturbs me because I was just cleaning my XBOX 360 controller and all it took was a screwdriver to remove 7 screws. Just imagine you just want to clean the contacts inside the controller but you need a dremel to disassemble it? Unbelievable! I don't even think you can even put it back together.

[@BrawndoQC]

@@conyo985 Apple doesn't make gaming controllers, people use MFI (Like Steelseries), Xbox or PS4 with their devices now, and I can open the back of my Macbook in 1 minute. Also Jerryrig (Zack) dismantled the iPhone 11 Pro Max and everything inside was modular and also got a proper iFixit rating. Only thing complicated is the back but I guess you watch too much Louis Rossman.

[@storrin2300]

So Steve briefly mentions ease of assembly, and that is kind of the problem here. I work in automotive manufacturing and I can see the real problem; it was in fact designed for quick solid assembly and not much else. Working in assembly, I also sometimes pick up overtime in repair, and let me tell you, one does not equal the other. The intent here was "Push the top part down on the bottom, drive a screw, finished product" This falls apart when workers or lord forbid customers have to start jamming tools into seams to break clips. Clips exist for the assembler, screws exist for everyone after.

[@waltercomunello121]

*nodding vigorously*

[@supernoodles908]

Agreed

[@cheeseyoger]

That's actually pretty interesting to hear/think about as someone not versed in either industry.

[@kirbyis4ever]

Oh Christ on a pogo stick, they just don't want anyone to mess with it period do they?

[@--Zook--]

I watch a lot of auto assembly videos here on the tube (im weird) and yeah, everything is clip on. Its pretty amazing thinking about how the process is automated and figured out. I try to imagine how they program the robotic arms and the reason for every move and pause.

[@saphrog7008]

*Melts the goddam controller* "Too hot, gotta cool it down a little" *POURS LIQUID NITROGEN ON IT*

[@masterofthelag8414]

Overkill much? XD

[@ΒΞΔΝ]

He did all that just to sell the damn mat they make lol.

[@glassowlie]

"THAT'S ROOM TEMPERATURE"

[@satyricon86]

But that is damn good matt.

[@chrisangel1751]

@@satyricon86 g

[@wendy5256]

Ive realized gender nuetral just means it has no holes to open it with

[@toaster9922]

Scribbles37 underrated comment

[@sionantara370]

This make me laugh. Seriously, that gender-neutral claim is just the most blatant shitty marketing of the year.

[@NeoakiraIV]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christophershafer5401]

The controller is, in fact, quite genderless.

[@wheeeeeeeeeee]

It was pretty much Google pointing a disgusting finger at Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo saying "THESE GUYS CONTROLLERS ARE SO SEXIST WITH THEIR HOLES AND MULTIPLE COLORS! BUY OURS WE HAVE 3 COLORS AND NO HOLES WHATSOEVER!"

[@sectokia1909]

"the spyware is going to be located down here" nice

[@r.c.christian4633]

Don't upvote this comment or you will get marked for exterminatus as soon as they take over the world!

[@supertuesday600]

"Your controller sucks!"

[@EgorKaskader]

Let's get the spyware onto the tray then

[@Sgt_Glory]

I'm convinced the only reason Stadia was developed was as a means to collect mass data on gamer's preferences and correlate what games are preferred by, and the playing habits of people in different socio-economic brackets. A symptom of Google attempting to better pigeonhole humanity.

[@ItsJustElenore]

"Disassembling the product may cause injury to you" great.

[@deleterium]

It seems they know that people will hurt themselves...

[@ericandruszko7563]

Hey Google, is that a threat?

[@lordelliott42]

I don't see how that's true unless you puncture the battery or your hand if your tool slips.

[@hermitcard4494]

I can believe the mental breakdown and injury trying to tear it open without knowing this.

[@andrewc3730]

That expectation fits CRT televisions but small appliances?

[@Guilherme-sc2xv]

Heat gun and liquid nitrogen, balanced, as everything should be.

[@FelisSilvestrisBE]

But then, the Firenation attacked...

[@KiraSlith]

256 likes. Even the likes are perfectly balanced.

[@KiraSlith]

@Nurudin Imširović Someone just had to ruin the balance it had. :(

[@GraphicallyChallenged]

@@KiraSlith Just hit 384

[@raawesome3851]

@@GraphicallyChallenged 480

[@TubularAnde]

"Disassembling the device may cause injury to you" given that it necessitates LN2 and a heat gun and a dremel I'm not surprised lol

[@MetalLunar]

Yeah, I guess they weren't kidding!

[@nickdahl203]

No, they're just warning you that 1 in every 10 controllers is actually filled with sharp, spring loaded spikes.

[@BattlingNebula1]

@@nickdahl203 lol

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

I hope they have clear safety warnings for the claymore mine! 🤣

[@Tynian27]

Google: Good at taking your data Bad at sending you data

[@SupportOTS]

Posted on (googles) KZbin after downloading 123 TBs videos this year.

[@benharris3100]

Google I actually pretty terrible at collecting your data. You can download all the data Google has on you. I did it a few months ago. There were duplicate entries, bad labels, it was a mess.

[@todo75176]

Stadia works fine. The problems are the promises google did.

[@vodkawhisperer3923]

omg someone give this man a medal

[@93hothead]

Sending data depends on your local isp though?

[@transformalizer]

This is more than likely going to be in Crowbcat's Stadia compilation.

[@SuperZez]

Here's hoping there is one.

[@fruitloopz311]

Crowbat is fucking salivating right now with all this stadia footage

[@iamkestrel]

@@fruitloopz311 ᅠᅠ

[@user-cz9ss4yq4x]

* SNAP * shrek face

[@DarkRipper117]

We can only dream, such evil sorcery can bring him back from the death.

[@S_ousa]

Google Stadia cannot be breached. **Starts Dremel** Myth Busted.

[@fwd0120]

You're welcome.

[@jesselaw2575]

"Show less" under "Myth Busted." is so meta

[@Greitone]

Er... Gamers Nexus is the harbinger of their destruction?

[@jansenart0]

I'm honestly shocked that they're selling the controllers and not leasing them.

[@genemcgaughey4962]

Not sure who tore-down who in this video.. He looked pretty defeated in the end..

[@ZaiyeProject]

True

[@Varadiio]

"Do not attempt to repair your Stadia Controller yourself." If you listen really closely, you can hear the frustrated screams of Louis Rossmann.

[@Blackpapalink]

You hear a voice faintly whisper in your ear... "Hey everybody!"

[@FrostJaeger]

XD

[@AaronShenghao]

@@Blackpapalink And “Speaking of ...”

[@kronks4]

Eyyy. Someone else who watches him :)

[@CountlessPWNZ]

Louis is the homie

[@OmegaSaurus]

30secs in: I dont want to scratch it 8min in: *Power tools noices*

[@stinger59605]

I just got to that part while reading this.

[@AnthonyGoodley]

Louis Rossmann: Fights for 'Right To Repair' Google: Challenge Accepted

[@dave.9557]

XUÉ NEMOGA STOUT yh like wtf

[@pczb2692]

@XUÉ NEMOGA STOUT That's... an emoji. A verified channel has their name with a gray background.

[@BobofWOGGLE]

"Good luck suckers" -google

[@AnthonyGoodley]

@XUÉ NEMOGA STOUT I'm verified ✔️ thru Google's defunct Knol website over 6 years ago. No longer possible.

[@AnthonyGoodley]

@@pczb2692 No its real. Go look at my account on a computer, not a mobile device, and you will see verified when you mouse over my checkmark on my channel page. Best to learn what is real and what is fake before making accusations. There always has to be one person it seems, today that's you.

[@juansarmiento6754]

Not intended but watching you attempting to open this was comedy

[@WahlVids]

Pure comedy hour, haven't laughed this hard since the Chinese case review.

[@BlueSparkzVideos]

@Justin Martone Do you regularly repair game controllers in your line of work?

[@mrmaniac3]

Justin Martone spare yourself, never allow a customer to bring you one of these

[@mrmaniac3]

Justin Martone aren’t you able to refuse service?

[@mrmaniac3]

Justin Martone ah right...yeah didn’t think of that

[@KenS1267]

Tools needed for this tear down: 1 heat gun 1 flask LN2 1 Dremel with cutting disc. 1 Tech Jesus

[@random_n]

And 1 set of safety squints!

[@kurtkrienke2956]

Did you just call savior Steve a tool? 😄

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

random_n Maybe a vice of knowledge would help aswell!

[@MrShambles]

Don't forget the eye protection in case of flying screwdriver tips.

[@thegirthquake8574]

Are we all forgetting how he said "jif" instead of "gif"? It's tech Geesus now.

[@gtwannabe2]

At least Google will kill Stadia long before the non-replaceable battery dies.

[@rodmunch69]

I just sold off my last Google TV today... You remember Google TV? No? Google it.

[@thedivide9559]

Search “killed by google”

[@gtwannabe2]

@@rodmunch69 No, but I used SageTV for years until Google bought it and killed it to make Google TV...

[@rodmunch69]

gtwannabe2 well that’s the point - Google TV wasn’t even around for a year. Meanwhile Sony releases an entire line of TVs and Blu-Ray players built around it - and Google didn’t even wait a year before abandoning the platform. That’s what will happen here.

[@HTC-1337]

Yeah that sucks...man i played my 360 batterues dead back in the days

[@hampocampo]

I guess Google is prepared for raging "gamers" throwing their controllers across the room from dying because of lag.

[@GholaTleilaxu]

@Italo O Just Buy another one for just $$$130. It Just Works! What, you are poor? What, you poor guys don't have phones?

[@benmac7552]

@Italo O I guess they are just forcing you to buy another one

[@itIsI988]

I've snapped the joystick potentiometers in my Xbox controllers countless times. This shit just means I'd have to buy new controllers every year or so...

[@unknwn6025]

it’s not even laggy i play it fine at 1080 60 no problems

[@unknwn6025]

Cedronide 😂😂😂. I wouldn’t let google pay me to talk good about them no matter how much they pay. u probably ain’t even got one and if u do you probably have 10mbps internet 🤦🏾‍♂️.

[@SoMiSongbird]

They don’t want people to get in their controller because the D-Pad is a swastika 😂

[@316whatupz]

Google: It's the developers' fault

[@522viper]

That shit does not surprise me the least

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

That's fucking hysterical, that combined with the gender neutral controllers is REALLY interesting for Google. (I dunno if that's a normal thing for dpads though, I don't usually watch these kinds of disassemblies)

[@user-cz9ss4yq4x]

UltimaKeyMaster What the fuck are gender neutral controllers? Ah, these darn black wiimotes and their patriarchy.

[@TheSilverShadow17]

@@316whatupz So basically their fault because they made the damned controller to begin with lol

[@YTCENS0R]

There are Egyptian tombs with less seal than these pads.

[@raul0ca]

CENSOR Those tombs work for longer too. Stadia will be gone in 60 seconds

[@juliansedor7101]

Egyptian*

[@alistairmcintosh9520]

My sword is made from egyption

[@JKArcade]

*takes saw to electronics* “oh and there’s a ribbon cable be careful” 😂

[@futurepastnow]

The solution is to cut the other side next time!

[@smp1990]

"wtf was the point of that screw?!" literally had me in tears from laughter

[@hampak]

It's called the jebait-screw.

[@NotRott009]

17:53

[@smp1990]

@@NotRott009 i think they edited it out

[@Name-ek4jc]

@Adolf Hitler ok adolf

[@MrFixiit]

Thats the U Screw

[@RealGameMedia]

RMA Description: "I thought the codes were in here." LOL

[@GENKI_INU]

Even Tech Jesus himself needed to use a dremel to open the controller. We normies are screwed...

[@PhoenixClank]

In this case, you are not screwed, you are clipped.

[@undeadinside3571]

@@PALAMANE wait a minute. I thought this video was evidence you werent coming back

[@Elc22]

It's as if they never planned on ever servicing the controllers ever. This really is a dead on arrival service from Google.

[@Soup-Here]

Normal people when something you're working with gets too hot: let it sit, maybe put some water across it. Steve: [Red eyes glowing] TIME TO GET THE LN2!!!

[@krpajda]

Since the thing was still clipped together, holding the surfaces apart, letting it cool wouldn't help. The glue would just set again.

[@salsatheone]

"Disassembling the device may cause injury to you." They warned you. Also: How to Disassemble Robocop Tutorial 7:57

[@eddiebernays514]

"the google assistant thing or whatever, the spyware." we are doomed.

[@DarkRipper117]

The kinect was such a spyware tool, also our cellphones.

[@M00NM0NEY]

Paid $130 for Google Stadia that doesn't work. GN "Let's do a teardown of their controller" Uses every tool, a heat gun, liquid nitrogen, and dremel cutting disc to disassemble controller. Great video Steve! 👍

[@GamersNexus]

Thank you!

[@javierortiz82]

RIP Flathead screwdriver 2019-2019. Your sacrifice won't be forgotten.

[@JMUDoc]

Steve - "Google Stadia isn't working." Google - "Try it now..." Steve - *controller in forty pieces "...nnnnnnope..."

[@Mamiya645]

Google got the Apple "just buy another one lol" syndrome.

[@Matte0Cal0]

Apple products (except maybe computers) are fairly user-friendly tbh

[@michaelm.2736]

@@Matte0Cal0 software wise, ye. Hardware and repairability wise, a little bit less.

[@schmatzler]

@@Matte0Cal0 Yeah, I love awkwardly crawling behind an iMac just to plug in an SD card. Really userfriendly.

[@Krystalmyth]

@@Matte0Cal0 tbh I'd say Apple is pretty consumer-hostile .

[@wizzenberry]

Matteo Calogero you had a lot of vaccinations

[@MemoSparkfield]

The more one tries to prevent some one to break in, the more someone would want to break in.

[@Aikano9]

It’s durable at least. Made for gamers. Won’t disassemble itself when you inevitably throw it at the wall

[@leadpaintchips9461]

As someone else pointed out, it'll still break internally, you just won't be able to fix it.

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

Google: "we believe in right to repair" Also Google: *makes the only controller to get a negative score on repairability in iFixit history* Tech Jesus: "Hold my beer."

[@AbeDillon]

I can't find an iFixit teardown of the stadia controller

[@_Atzin]

can you post the ifixit teardown?

[@uwinvidanage2252]

there should be a easier way to do it

[@adamliggett2621]

Where is the ifixit teardown, I can't find it.

[@dragonmaster391]

@@AbeDillon All I could find was an article from Oct 15th that calls out green products need more than green energy. It calls out the controller with no visible screws as seemingly hard to repair. Also calls out their shitty products that are essentially disposable. Its def not going to get a good score at all and deserves a negative score.

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

I guess the SouljaBoy is looking pretty good right now!

[@paulrippcord506]

Matt Christie At least with the SouljaBoy you’re not renting games at $60 bucks a pop and it’s not always listening to you.

[@ryanfuller4401]

@@paulrippcord506 x cloud looks solid though

[@ihavenoson3384]

Crank that Stadia Controller! :D

[@ASZzztoluca]

RMA just to see what their response is.

[@paranoidrodent]

That would be hilarious. Reminds me of years back when I worked tech support for Compaq and we got a call from a customer asking for warranty repairs because he'd used a shotgun to try to convince his computer to do what he wanted. That call was so priceless, it got used for training purposes.

[@ShadowFox10587O]

@@paranoidrodent he should have shot the calculator first so the PC would know he's serious

[@WildkatPhoto]

Yeah if the google response was Pateron only you would totally make bank :)

[@christopherrowe7860]

I would love to hear a phone recording on that

[@kommentator1157]

@@paranoidrodent I really hope you replaced his computer just because the situation was so hilarious.

[@hycron1234]

I'm not surprised google made it that hard to take apart.

[@ToddColstrom]

"This might work, I just don't care." Think I said something like that when this product was announced.

[@Mustard_Face]

This controller is a perfect example of everything wrong with Google.

[@MrCorrectify]

Only if they abandon it right when it gets good.

[@markhaus]

Agreed, it’d be a perfect example only if they abandon it

[@xxportalxx.]

@@F-I-N-E-R granted youtube was purchased by google, and ppl have been continually battling the algorithm ever sense 🤷‍♂️

[@Mr.Foxhat]

@@F-I-N-E-R And KZbin is about to fall apart.

[@LordOfel]

At least it's gender neutral, yay !

[@EmblemParade]

Google: "Cloud is the future of gaming!" GN: *applies chainsaw to cloud*

[@messiahdyne5464]

This is a wonderful trainwreck emblematic on how to NOT release a product.

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

MessiahDyne the launch will probably be amazing. But this isn’t necessarily a true launch since this is just a beta launch, imo, since Project Stream was the alpha launch then the release that they do right will be later on when the full version is done. Glorified beta testers are what the people who buy the FE are.

[@b-rant]

@@ICCUWANSIUT The technology is there, but isnt massively available (how many people have an extra 200mb/s to spare on their connection and dont already have a normal console or pc). It's a product that nobody is really asking for and that is not good enough to be successful in the market. I don't see game streaming being big until at least 2025 and even then, it won't be any bigger than vr currently is now.

[@paranoidrodent]

@@b-rant Yep... Stadia feels like the Apple Newton. Neat idea but the tech and infrastructure just isn't there yet.

[@BleedForTheWorld]

@@ICCUWANSIUT it's going to fail spectacularly. And you know what happens to comments like mine? If it wins, it's better for everyone but it certainly won't beat the upcoming next generation consoles and PC hardware.

[@unitedfools3493]

Brought to you by the company that thought burying fibre cables 6 inches underground instead of six feet was an amazing innovation.

[@BowsettesFury]

Easiest way to save money: Don’t buy into Stadia.

[@1973Pippster]

Exactly, Google is not a company that should be trusted. Zero chance I am paying for them to get a grip on the gaming industry.

[@johncitrowske9922]

That doesn't make sense. What is it cheaper to buy a 1000$ gaming PC? 🤣 Save money and wait for the free version of Stadia next year. Even better use the free trial for Stadia and claim the free game.

[@jd2792]

@@johncitrowske9922 because that PC will last more then 10 years without a need for upgrading Stadia might not last a year just like Google other projects that they drop also stadia already lied about the 4k the in stadia don't run at true 4k also all of your games can be played offline and you don't have to worry about lag or latency.

[@johncitrowske9922]

@@jd2792 Stadia is more convenient. To get a gaming PC you have to do a lot of research trying to find which one fits your needs, buy it, hook it up, buy a game, download it etc. After that the PC will be a PC and it will wear down and need to be updated/replaced with better hardware that meets the requirements of the newest games. ^^^ none of this will exist with Stadia. All you have to do is buy the game... That's it! Now your instantly in the game playing on high settings and you will never have to worry about updating anything. That in itself is amazing but Stadia offers so much more. Ex... 1. Any screen, any time, you're not planted to your desk. 2. If you are playing a game with your friend on a TV you will both have the highest settings 3. There will NEVER be any hackers 4. If you are playing a game on the TV and are kicked off/ want to move then you can seamlessly switch to another device at the exact moment you left off. 5. You can capture a moment in a game and share that moment with other people. They can go to that exact moment in your game and play from there. 6. Game demos will be available on KZbin for people to try games for free And to think the only requirement for all this is good internet? Why is everyone complaining? Sure Stadia has had a rocky start and doesn't have everything yet, just give it a little time and some optimism.

[@darkpit1303]

@@johncitrowske9922 You forgot: 7. Never own any game you buy and lose it forever when the publisher takes it down.

[@joesterling4299]

"Com-PU-tor!" "Just use the keyboard." "Keyborrd?! How quaint!"

[@ivucica]

“Turn of the millennium technology wasn't a required course at the Academy. This is like stone knives and bearskins.”

[@seamon9732]

iFixit's review is going to be scalding.

[@maggs734]

Liam O'Brien They should make a new kit that includes the heat gun, liquid nitrogen and dremel :)

[@krpajda]

@Liam O'Brien for these mammoth clips the Jimmy tool is pretty good, as long as you know where to pry. I'm mostly used to them in much bigger things (sun microsystems keyboards to be exact), where you have a larger gap to stick the tool into, as well as a straight edge they are aligned with, instead of them just sort of hanging out a bit inboard the device. If there also is glue in the seam you are screwed tho. Short of actually heat cycling it with ln2, as long as you can't get the glued surfaces apart, not even just hitting it with the hot air will help you.

[@ihavenoson3384]

At least it does not have that rivet shit that you cannot undo without breaking. It might not be 0/10 repairability after all. Yay... :D

[@jansenart0]

I'm honestly shocked that they're selling the controllers and not leasing them.

[@sownheard]

Ok boomer

[@GameWizzard2843]

@@sownheard he has a point

[@stonedsavage7814]

@@sownheard ok Parrot how original

[@differentlyabledmuslimjewi4475]

That would just take the cake.

[@Krystalmyth]

@@sownheard This meme should die. It's worse than r/woosh. It never made any sense from the start, hell that was the point.

[@DNRailworks]

"I thought the codes were in here" ha ha ha ha ha I just died

[@DNRailworks]

@erdnuesse about 7:15

[@angeltear2145]

I didn't know google had access to nokianium.

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

Oh no, unlike a Nokia it'll break, just you won't be able to fix it. Googleanium, you can't see inside it and it'll sell your soul for a profit.

[@nitroprime9714]

thank you so much for showing me that this is a "DO NOT BUY" item.

[@unleasheth]

True, although honestly I was never ever ever intending on buying one anyhow, all due to the name on it. I want no part of it, it's bad enough they have their hand in everything internet related and phone related, I want them out of my games all I can get. They are takeover giants, and the intentions are never good. Fucking ever!

[@unleasheth]

@Kyle Storm exactly

[@nogravitas7585]

At the risk of being called a shill I'm gonna say something positive about the stadia controller it had a headphone jack.

[@Masterblack1991]

Meh... Xbox One controller have jack too and it work even on pc

[@japzone]

@@Masterblack1991 Though you have to buy the Xbox wireless adapter to use the headphone jack. It doesn't work over Bluetooth.

[@chrisd.2948]

japzone the s controller does

[@japzone]

@@chrisd.2948 The controller does, but not the headphone jack last I tried.

[@dandrawsit4915]

Too bad the new Pixel phones don't

[@pijeon4293]

We must have similar voices, everytime you said google my phone assistant activated.

[@KingseekerCamargo]

Tech Jesus talks to all electronics

[@bertjedekat]

Be smart and turn off tha5 Spyware

[@kommentator1157]

​@@bertjedekat Yeah...and also install lineageos for microg on your phone to reduce google's spying even more.

[@bologna3048]

Stadia being a struggle for Nexus just speaks volumes to how bad it is lol

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

Bobby Bologna yeah, Steve deals with things engineered well, well. Dumbed down trying to get things working stuff is more Linus way imo.

[@kevadu]

But...people keep telling me it's the future of gaming! ...what a dystopian future.

[@tin2001]

@Lücky Chärm Check the length of the Google Graveyard list.... After this terrible launch, and a general disinterest among the public, I expect that list will gain a +1 soon.

[@vgernyc]

I would like the comment but it is at 69 now

[@escape209]

The "product not working" stuff at the beginning aged wonderfully

[@heisamonster]

The passive aggressive opening brought a smile to my face

[@4.0.4]

Now I understand why there's a warning that you might get hurt by opening it.

[@flioink]

That d-pad inner structure looks like a hi-tech swastika.

[@CountlessPWNZ]

wtf, google is based suddenly

[@seeingblind2]

OH CHRIST It looks like a swastika 😂😂😂

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

I feel the internet can have some quality trolling with this.

[@dogtime7061]

I pray google never lives this down. This controller's construction is an unholy joke

[@crookim]

@SmashStomp Inc ok Google.....

[@ArchusKanzaki]

"B-But the software will make up for it! you don't even have to use it!". At this point, I'm seriously wondering who the hell is in charge of hardware design in Google. Just poach someone from either Sony or Microsoft already!

[@ciri151]

@walentaz you can still control the volume with arrow keys. You have to hover your mouse on the video. If you hover your mouse outside the video, it scrolls down.

[@happyguy5025]

@Han Lockhart Yet we are on KZbin....

[@Vienna3080]

First controller that requires a degree in nuclear physics to take apart

[@10msplits]

Opaque, unclear and anti consumer? Sounds like Google to me

[@menpee]

At least we found a great controller for the Disappointment Build 2019 edition.

[@bologna3048]

2019 - the year major tech companies dropped the ball for inexplicable reasons.

[@infinitelyexplosive4131]

But apple releases a thicker laptop with better thermals, a better keyboard, and a bigger battery. Can things get any stranger?

[@Dracossaint]

AGAIN

[@infinitelyexplosive4131]

@mister.T Jr Have you considered learning how to read _before_ responding to comments?

[@rogehmarbi]

@@infinitelyexplosive4131 sarcasm is hard to see sometimes

[@Kr33gan]

reasons = $$$

[@maxstueven1965]

So basically once that controller is together it's not coming apart.

[@Edino_Chattino]

It is - it's just not coming back together

[@rockytom5889]

@@Edino_Chattino Just like modern marriages.

[@sophiaperennis2360]

@@rockytom5889 Indeed. I've seen many marriages break apart because of a Dremel.

[@k3salieri]

@@sophiaperennis2360 Same.

[@matthewskullblood9778]

@@sophiaperennis2360 she took the kids I took the dremel to the kids now we can each get half

[@toaster9922]

8:05 *mini-buzzsaw spinning* youtube automated captions: *_M U S I C_*

[@neville1021]

Lol

[@austinbreton337]

Controller's too hot... whips out liquid nitrogen

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

I was happily surprised to find that you can buy dry ice in corner shops in Japan. 🇯🇵❄️ 😀

[@KSPilo]

Googles own way of repairing that thing: "Just throw it away and provide a new one back"...because even they can't open it properly without damaging it.

[@otm646]

For a $15 part absolutely. It's not worth the time to pay someone to even look at it.

[@johnuferbach9166]

i mean they could also build a tool to press all the proper places at once, but i guess it's not worth it for them either

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

Apple has been doing that for decades now

[@valshaped]

@SmashStomp Inc You can open a Switch controller (even a joycon) without even scratching the thing. Most keyboards and mice can be opened easily. Only shitty manufacturers make products that can't be repaired. (Hell, the cheapest Logitech mouse can be opened without even prying things apart)

[@JKArcade]

I’m a simple guy, I see Steve take something apart and hate it, I click like.

[@TheSergio1021]

"It might be easier on later models..." What do you mean *later* models? Stadia will be dead by the end of the year

[@alasdaresineaeris2772]

Somehow 'by the end of the year' sounds less distant than 'next month'. It probably is as we're already there.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Stadia wa mou shindeiru.

[@alasdaresineaeris2772]

@@DonVigaDeFierro An accurate use of the meme, well done.

[@nothin1456]

Sergio Ortiz . Unfortunately. Stadia will be dead haha

[@strohhuttv8848]

So true.

[@CoreusSymphonia]

"Maybe the codes are inside the controller" : D

[@512TheWolf512]

If a device has no screws, YOU are the one being screwed!!

[@bawitdaba1337]

"wtf was that screw doing" LMAO i'm dying laughing over here

[@seamon9732]

How hard do you want disassembly and repair to be? Google: Yes

[@Knowbody42]

They're competing with Apple here

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

Knowbody Well, their serice is just as bas a apple...

[@willies545]

Sony: hold my beer. (no screw holes in this image, the future looks sad assets.vg247.com/current//2019/11/Untitled-4-768x753-600x588.jpg )

[@Shakzor1]

doubt they'll ever attempt to repair those. They dump them and make new ones

[@kurtbohm9449]

This gem fits perfectly into Google’s recent strategy of trying to be like Apple, but even worse.

[@eval_is_evil]

I'm an android user since 2.2 but holy shit is that true

[@kasiadinero1695]

I like Google better than Apple

[@Dodgeram1500hd]

For your undying determination to show us the inside of the stadia controller and your sacrifice of $130 you have earned a permanent subscriber, thank you

[@eliasbouhout1]

15:10 "This seems kinda interesting...." Dude that's a swastika

[@mattr791]

It's a "gender neutral" swastika

[@TheKnownPersona]

The Google Stadia controller receives a Gamers Nexus repairability score of 0

[@macktheinterloper]

Wasn't interested in Stadia before watching this, even less interested now, but hot damn this was worth every second of my time.

[@UnOrigionalOne]

It seems Google recruited their engineering team from the JUICERO school of design.

[@stonedsavage7814]

Juicero was over engineered and super high quality.. Shame we could do the same job just by squeezing the packs by hand lol

[@Retro_Flutter]

You seen AvE's video tear down/review of that thing? It's just amazing to look at. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXTTXnV9hsujfrM

[@LordZordid]

This is already one of my favorite Gamer Nexus videos.

[@GreatnessRD]

By far the best thing on KZbin. I thank the heavens for Gamersnexus appearing in my recommended vids, lol

[@RoRoRoUrBoat]

Google Stadia controller: REPAIRABILITY - 0

[@RoRoRoUrBoat]

@Adrián B.V. It is 10/10 on REPLACABILITY, well, IF Google agrees to replace :D

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

I honestly think the batteries on the Stadia controllers will last longer than the Stadia itself.

[@enthusiasticgamer88]

Hotgun, liquid nitrogen then once the dremel came out I was almost on the floor laughing. Seriously though I pray this service fails miserably as the longer we can put off game streaming the better. I've troubleshot internet for 12 years for 4 different ISPs and I can assure you game streaming is a terrible fucking idea.

[@TheNiteNinja19]

It's bad enough physical copies are hard to come by, let alone streaming. Not everyone has perfect internet. Still allot of people living on DSL and satellite. At least with Steam, they can set download time windows to the times where traffic is the clearest and/or satellite bandwidth isn't recorded, in order to download their games. I've used in home streaming and it wasn't exactly a pleasant experience even over 10-gbit home network, can't imagine trying to play a game sourced hundreds of miles away, through cable internet. Game streaming will hit a certain niche, especially with parents not having to download a console, but it won't replace the current paradigm, especially on a flakey service where you still have to pay for the games, on top of the monthly fee.

[@chester5324]

I have 1 gig fiber and zero interest in this streaming crap, just built a new desktop. :)

[@Nepheos]

some people call it "hard to disassemble", I call it "sturdy product that won't break even if you rage because of the lag"

[@winstonsmith478]

"There's a wire"... LOL. What the hell was that single screw under the label for?

[@youtubasoarus]

A final middle finger to anyone who gets past the clips. They don't want anyone to repair these things seemingly. Disgusting.

[@anthonycravatta7543]

"Computer? How quaint." Scottie would be proud.

[@erikeggenbakstad]

I got that one too 👍😁

[@neurokinetik64ES]

It was supposed to be "a keyboard, how quaint", but close enough.

[@TheWereparadox]

😊

[@InternetEntity]

Jerry Rig Everything: Scratches at level 6, with deeper grooves at level 7 Gamers Nexus: Melts under heat gun, freezes under liquid nitrogen - but only scratches when dremeled open.

[@gyroninjamodder]

No, he said the screwdrivers scratched it too.

[@cosminmilitaru9920]

So basically it's a single-use piece of garbage.

[@Helveteshit]

'Environmental friendly'.

[@tophatv2902]

Imagine buying into this shitty capitalist company to trust all of your game information without you having any control.

[@photonicpizza1466]

@@tophatv2902 That's exactly what Steam is as well, though. You don't own your games on Steam. All you purchase is a license. A license they can take away at any moment, for any reason, at their sole discretion. You signed a contract agreeing to that when you registered, the terms of service. All Stadia is from an ownership standpoint is another DRM service. Still awful, but not any more awful than Steam, Origin, uPlay, what have you.

[@tophatv2902]

@@photonicpizza1466 You make a good point but I still don't like this at all. If a company cares only about money something is going to go to shit.

[@bissy97]

Can't wait til this controller ends up in the google graveyard.

[@neilcolaco]

"and the spyware is going to be located down here" hahaha

[@jasongooden917]

When I saw the Dremel at the beginning I thought It was a joke.

[@JKArcade]

Jason Gooden yeah Steve went full JayzTwoCents in a blind fit of rage here

[@CaveyMoth]

Taking apart this controller ain't no joke.

[@N7Trekkie]

even the editor is frustrated when he leave the f word in 6:41

[@TheNiteNinja19]

I was passively listening and had to rewind because I'm like "did he just say fuck?" Lol

[@ZeroB4NG]

that f-bomb was more than deserved

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

Would this Hidden apple like design improve durability though? Did you try ramming it on a wall repeatedly to produce real world benchmark results?

[@rodryguezzz]

I don't think they announced Dark Souls or Sekiro for Stadia so that doesn't seem like a realistic benchmark.

[@benmac7552]

@@rodryguezzz your not taking into account the extra rage that the inevitable lag will produce

[@RuinnTheGreat]

They legit put in more work to keep you from opening it than the amount of work they put in for the actual controller features

[@samusaran2817]

I’m here because spawnwave. Very nice video!!

[@mightylink65]

Google, you don't own our products, not even the controller!

[@kommentator1157]

@@obsidian.... Could you live without many google services? There are no really viable alternatives. And I'm not talking about just stadia, but about their services, the propietary bits of google software in android and their monopoly position in the search engine and browser field.

[@TheManiac201]

You know, its been a while but the sponsor actually showed something that tempted me, that case looks quite nice and I would want to get it, but then I remembered I have kittens and spinning fan blades in a spot that kittens can get to is a recipe for disaster

[@killtyrant]

@Peter G Because they like heat.

[@warren_r]

It's like an iFixit video with more swearing!

[@tin2001]

Have they given it a repairability rating yet? I'm thinking around 0.... 100% landfill when 1 button gets gummed up.

[@lenshibo]

@@tin2001 well its got a fair few modular parts, id give it a 1 or 1.5. still not repairable but once you sacrifice a goat to get it open its pretty much a normal controller

[@lenshibo]

@@blitzwing1 what good technician DOESN'T keep a couple sacrificial goats on hand?

[@lenshibo]

@@WDC_OSA fair, though that device was easy to get in with nothing to do once your in. This one is hard to get in but is relatively repairable once your in

[@DividedStates]

11:13 So when the pad gets a shifting joy stick, you can't fix it, without breaking the cover... wow... apple engineers will love this.

[@MatthewJamesMJ]

I got your startrek reference "Hello Computer" "Just use the keyboard" "The keyboard how quaint.."