Hdcase@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.org · 10 months agoMicrosoft has control issueswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft has control issueswww.gamesindustry.bizHdcase@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.org · 10 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
The effort to squash unlicensed controllers hurts plenty of paying customers, and might not even achieve its goals
minus-squareth_in_gs@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-210 months ago8bitdo (and the other major 3rd party controller makers) have a license. Their controllers are even advertised on Microsoft’s site - e.g. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories/mobile-gaming/sn30-pro [Edit: @ArugulaZ@kbin.social points out correctly that this controller does not with with Xbox - it’s for mobile. Oops. There are some that do though - see later replies!]
minus-squareArugulaZ@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoThat controller doesn’t actually work with an Xbox Series though, right? It’s for cloud gaming.
minus-squareth_in_gs@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoUgh, you’re right, Way to undermine my own point! There are no official third party wireless controllers. 8BitDo do make licensed controllers that work with Xbox though - for example: https://www.8bitdo.com/pro2-wired-controller-for-xbox/ and https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories/controllers/ultimate-wired-controller-for-xbox [Edit: and there are a bunch of wired third party controllers on Microsoft’s store from other manufacturers: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories?xr=shellnav]
8bitdo (and the other major 3rd party controller makers) have a license. Their controllers are even advertised on Microsoft’s site - e.g. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories/mobile-gaming/sn30-pro
[Edit: @ArugulaZ@kbin.social points out correctly that this controller does not with with Xbox - it’s for mobile. Oops. There are some that do though - see later replies!]
That controller doesn’t actually work with an Xbox Series though, right? It’s for cloud gaming.
Ugh, you’re right, Way to undermine my own point! There are no official third party wireless controllers.
8BitDo do make licensed controllers that work with Xbox though - for example: https://www.8bitdo.com/pro2-wired-controller-for-xbox/ and https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories/controllers/ultimate-wired-controller-for-xbox
[Edit: and there are a bunch of wired third party controllers on Microsoft’s store from other manufacturers: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/accessories?xr=shellnav]