I always liked the xbox controllers, but mainly because they are generally bigger and i have big hands. I paid way to much for the pro controller or whatever it’s called. It’s hot garbage. But to he honest, other than the steam controller which i liked a lot, i wouldn’t really know what to get.
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jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 day ago
To fix these issues you must connect the controller to a Windows PC and update the firmware via the Xbox Accessories App.
Well shit. I don’t have a windows PC anymore.
Never should’ve gotten an Xbox controller. Always thought they were kind of shit, but my friends insisted they were the best and most standard.
FatVegan@leminal.space 1 day ago
Lawnman23@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Have a spare computer?
Just throw Win10 on it to update the controller. It’s what I did recently for two new controllers.
PITA? Yes, but ehh.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 day ago
I wonder if you can do it in a VM, actually…
Lawnman23@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I tried passing the controller through to a VM, no dice. Windows would detect the controller, but the Xbox Accessories app itself that handles the updates could never detect it. After tinkering for a while on it, I just went the Win10 on spare machine route. Fast enough and worked fine.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 day ago
Unfortunately I don’t have a spare windows machine, and I don’t think my girlfriend’s work would be happy with me installing the Xbox app on her laptop.
Oh well. Maybe someone will find a way to update it on Linux
noride@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Just curious, did windows VM see it as a genuine Xbox controller or just a generic input device?
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I can’t speak to xbox controllers, but I have a VM on my desktop for updating my 8bitdo controllers and de-drm’ing my kobo (formerly kindle) purchases.
For the former, the qemu gui “redirect usb device” is sufficient.
dil@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I prefer the ps5 controller heavily, bought an xbox one for my pc years ago and gave it to a roommate after a month of hating it everytime I used it