xbox controller?

[suicidal_monkey]

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

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?

[RizZy]

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.

[Chaosphere]

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

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.

[BrotherTobious]

I use a xbox1 and the charging cable

[albert]

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/

[JonnyAppleSeed]

Steam supports all the ps4 controllers so that opens up ya options a bit ...

[Sneakytiger]

i use a wired xbox controller and a wireless one with a dongle.