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Title: xbox controller?
Post by: suicidal_monkey on May 14, 2021, 04:00:53 PM
I'm thinking about getting a controller for all those games that don't really need mouse&keyboard, or which are better on a controller. I've dabbled in the past with non-xbox controllers but it always seems that games/windows supports xbox out the box (ie I don't need to fiddle with settings) but little else :rolleyes:

I keep seeing reviews referring to xbox one, xbox one s, and xbox one core controllers as seemingly different hardware but on the MS website all I see is this:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/xbox-wireless-controller/8xn59crbsqgz
...is that the one (haha) to buy?
Title: xbox controller?
Post by: RizZy on May 14, 2021, 04:05:35 PM
I just use a wired xbox 360 controller, not to worried about the wireless part of things as I'm sat in front of the pc anyway.
Title: xbox controller?
Post by: Chaosphere on May 14, 2021, 04:08:19 PM
Quote from: suicidal_monkey;445614I'm thinking about getting a controller for all those games that don't really need mouse&keyboard, or which are better on a controller. I've dabbled in the past with non-xbox controllers but it always seems that games/windows supports xbox out the box (ie I don't need to fiddle with settings) but little else :rolleyes:

I keep seeing reviews referring to xbox one, xbox one s, and xbox one core controllers as seemingly different hardware but on the MS website all I see is this:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/xbox-wireless-controller/8xn59crbsqgz
...is that the one (haha) to buy?

Yeah that will work just fine, they connect via bluetooth.

Obviously this means your PC needs to support bluetooth, but if not a cheap USB dongle will do the trick.
Title: xbox controller?
Post by: BrotherTobious on May 19, 2021, 09:39:05 AM
I use a xbox1 and the charging cable
Title: xbox controller?
Post by: albert on May 19, 2021, 09:46:15 AM
The older XBox controllers are pretty easy to find, but be aware of the physical differences between the BT version and non-BT: https://bigtechquestion.com/2020/04/24/gaming/consoles/which-xbox-one-controller-is-bluetooth/
Title: xbox controller?
Post by: JonnyAppleSeed on May 24, 2021, 04:08:52 PM
Steam supports all the ps4 controllers so that opens up ya options a bit ...
Title: xbox controller?
Post by: Sneakytiger on May 24, 2021, 08:43:02 PM
i use a wired xbox controller and a wireless one with a dongle.