- Anything that helps keep unusable electronics out of the dump is awesome. Shame on google for providing the unlock firmware for a only limited time. - Shame on google for providing the unlock firmware for a only limited time. - To this day I don’t understand why Google didn’t release a reference implementation of the firmware as open source Android-style. - Because that company is completely insane and gotten too big for their britches. Also, I feel a company that big unfortunately can’t be touched by right to repair… or does that movement even include stuff like bricked stadia controllers and bios locked laptops destined for the landfill? 
- I’d imagine that some of the tech the controller users is licensed from other rights holders, so Google can’t just open source it. - I’d imagine that some of the tech the controller users is licensed from other rights holders, so Google can’t just open source it. - I wrote “reference implementation”, not open source the existing firmware. 
 
 
 
- Not that I have the knowledge, experience, or tools to really tinker with this; but I do look forward to what others may do with this! 




