The Power Support Claw, as it’s officially called, is custom-designed to grip the Stadia Controller, has a space between the front prongs to let you plug headphones into the 3.5mm audio jack ...

In case you want to use that controller with, say, a Pixel phone, then you'll probably want something to keep the two pieces together in a stable way. That's where the Claw "power support" comes in.

Uh-oh. Google Stadia's official CLAW accessory phone mount can actually damage your controller if you're not careful. Someone didn't think things through.

Granted, this Claw isn't exactly a critical piece of the Stadia puzzle. It simply attaches a supported Pixel phone, which means a Pixel 2 or newer, and the one and only Stadia controller.

Microsoft describes the CLAW virtual reality controller as a device designed to “augment the typical controller functionality with force feedback and actuated. Skip to main content; ...