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I installed it recently on a newly built pc specifically for gaming. I'm quite shocked at how good it works! The only thing holding me back from switching comp

by bmurphy1976 6y ago

I installed it recently on a newly built pc specifically for gaming. I'm quite shocked at how good it works! The only thing holding me back from switching completely is there's some nonsense getting the xbox controller to bind to the pc vis bluetooth. If I can get that resolved I don't think there's anything else holding me back. What an amazing accomplishment!

refracture 6y ago
It's not the same thing, but personally I find the Xbox controllers are better when used with the official USB wireless adapter and xow: https://github.com/medusalix/xow https://github.com/medusalix/xow
poisonborz 6y ago
Firstly, you need an official wireless adapter, bluetooth is much slower and also trigger buttons won't work. Even with the adapter, the pairing might be awful, but there is a little known fact that you need to plug in the controller via usb for a moment, unplug, and it will just work (for the same machine). Also install x360ce for older games. With these in place, the controllers work 100% great for any controller game.
- mrtranscendence 6y ago
  I didn't realize there was a USB adapter. There's a problem on Windows where pairing an xbox controller via bluetooth can result in reduced performance, so I've taken to using my switch pro controller in Steam. The switch controller doesn't work for games that can't be launched via Steam, though, so maybe I'll pick the adapter up (and someday move to Linux maybe? I keep thinking about it).
  - poisonborz 6y ago
    I don't think it's worth buying anything else for a PC other than an XBox controller. They are the best price/performance, and have the widest support. Anything else is gambling wether it works. But if you already have a Switch Pro, you can try x360ce - it can map the buttons to standard Xbox bindings.
    - mrtranscendence 6y ago
      Yep, I already had a Switch pro controller lying around. The nice thing about Steam is that it works pretty much 100% of the time for anything launched via Steam (exception: it doesn't work for Xbox game pass games added to and launched via Steam). Added bonus, it has gyro, so I can kinda sorta play Doom less badly. I'll take a look at x360ce, thanks!
- bmurphy1976 6y ago
  The cost of the xbox controller + the wireless adapter + the rechargeable battery is highway robbery compared to, say, a PS4 controller. :( I probably will end up going down this path though.

refracture 6y ago

It's not the same thing, but personally I find the Xbox controllers are better when used with the official USB wireless adapter and xow: https://github.com/medusalix/xow https://github.com/medusalix/xow

poisonborz 6y ago

Firstly, you need an official wireless adapter, bluetooth is much slower and also trigger buttons won't work. Even with the adapter, the pairing might be awful, but there is a little known fact that you need to plug in the controller via usb for a moment, unplug, and it will just work (for the same machine). Also install x360ce for older games. With these in place, the controllers work 100% great for any controller game.

mrtranscendence 6y ago
I didn't realize there was a USB adapter. There's a problem on Windows where pairing an xbox controller via bluetooth can result in reduced performance, so I've taken to using my switch pro controller in Steam. The switch controller doesn't work for games that can't be launched via Steam, though, so maybe I'll pick the adapter up (and someday move to Linux maybe? I keep thinking about it).
- poisonborz 6y ago
  I don't think it's worth buying anything else for a PC other than an XBox controller. They are the best price/performance, and have the widest support. Anything else is gambling wether it works. But if you already have a Switch Pro, you can try x360ce - it can map the buttons to standard Xbox bindings.
  - mrtranscendence 6y ago
    Yep, I already had a Switch pro controller lying around. The nice thing about Steam is that it works pretty much 100% of the time for anything launched via Steam (exception: it doesn't work for Xbox game pass games added to and launched via Steam). Added bonus, it has gyro, so I can kinda sorta play Doom less badly. I'll take a look at x360ce, thanks!
bmurphy1976 6y ago
The cost of the xbox controller + the wireless adapter + the rechargeable battery is highway robbery compared to, say, a PS4 controller. :( I probably will end up going down this path though.