Ironman273 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Use your Xbox One gamepad wirelessly with your PC this fallby Jon Fingas Microsoft didn't have just a 1TB Xbox One in store today. The company has also revealed that a wireless PC adapter for the Xbox One's controller will be available this fall, both by itself ($25) or bundled with a gamepad ($80). The add-on will give you that familiar, console-like input on any Windows 10 device with a spare USB port, including stereo audio and voice chat. That's a while to wait just to get that Xbox One feel on your computer without plugging in a cable. However, the adapter could make all the difference if you're using a laptop or tablet and want to get rid of as many cords as possible. Source: Engadget Dick Montage, Jose_49 and gameboy1977 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Devil Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I might get one of these for the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoTrunks Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'll definitely be picking one of these up. A really nice bonus would have been to also include support for wireless Xbox 360 controllers so that we could get rid of one older receiver, as I'm sure plenty of people still have those around, President Devil, Sadelwo and Jose_49 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'll wait for it to be Crisp 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Devil Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'll definitely be picking one of these up. A really nice bonus would have been to also include support for wireless Xbox 360 controllers so that we could get rid of one older receiver, as I'm sure plenty of people still have those around, Yeah, I think MS should have just made their controller lineup universal across their consoles. A simple switch and a different wireless chip could have made that possible IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Massively overpriced and massively overdue. I'd rather support Valve and their Steam Controller, as at least they don't treat PC gaming with contempt like Microsoft does. dragontology and Sikh 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Devil Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Massively overpriced and massively overdue. I'd rather support Valve and their Steam Controller, as at least they don't treat PC gaming with contempt like Microsoft does. Uhuh, yeah! So let's talk about mods being sold on Steam or the garbage that is Early Access and Greenlight, such great additions to PC gaming. Valve only cares about your money too, just like the other corporations. The Steam controller doesn't look very practical and with my previous poor experience with touchpads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'll wait to see how the drivers are. I hate the fact that i need a 3rd party app to close my 360 controller. I hope this time the drivers have a battery strength indicator and a way to close the controller. Uhuh, yeah! So let's talk about mods being sold on Steam or the garbage that is Early Access and Greenlight, such great additions to PC gaming. Valve only cares about your money too, just like the other corporations. The Steam controller doesn't look very practical and with my previous poor experience with touchpads. Well i don't want to be off topic but at least their care about our money Would like to spend money on MS games on PC but sadly it is not really possible these days ... A new Age en Empire and Flight Sim is well overdue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Massively overpriced and massively overdue. I'd rather support Valve and their Steam Controller, as at least they don't treat PC gaming with contempt like Microsoft does. L to the o to the l Showan, Jose_49 and President Devil 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Devil Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 L to the o to the l LOL indeed, like Dead Rising 3 or Ryse on PC didn't happen...anyway, let's hope these controllers work well on Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melfster Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I tried PS4 control but extremely temperamental It simple does not work as well as the 360 or xbox one controller in windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Devil Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I tried PS4 control but extremely temperamental It simple does not work as well as the 360 or xbox one controller in windows. Yeah, the DS4 is total crap on PC. It's because it doesn't have native drivers and uses a wrapper program to make it work. I tried using mine for a while and wasn't impressed by DS4Windows either, so I went back to using a 360 pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Uhuh, yeah! So let's talk about mods being sold on Steam or the garbage that is Early Access and Greenlight, such great additions to PC gaming. Valve only cares about your money too, just like the other corporations. Charging for mods was designed to reward content creators who provide content to customers. It's not a bad idea but Valve withdrew it based on community feedback. As for Greenlight, it's a method for allowing Steam users to vote for which games they'd like to see on the store. It's not perfect but it's designed with customers in mind. Neither demonstrates contempt. You can critique individual features but Steam has had an incredibly positive impact on the PC gaming industry. The Steam controller doesn't look very practical and with my previous poor experience with touchpads. The previews so far have been positive. We'll get a better idea at launch when we have more detailed reviews and user feedback. Valve has done more for PC gaming than Microsoft has since the launch of the Xbox. Taking nearly two years to release the XB1 wireless controller for PC is simply unacceptable and part of a long-standing pattern of contempt towards PC gamers. Sikh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showan Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 wow... Microsoft is on a roll... Will be picking the up when it drops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Recently reinvested in another 360 control pad and another charging dock recently. Good to know that they've finally started to stop shunning their PC gamerbase from their new most recent hardware. Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Valve has done more for PC gaming than Microsoft has since the launch of the Xbox. No question there. And it looks like Phil Spencer is trying to change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Valve has done more for PC gaming than Microsoft has since the launch of the Xbox. Taking nearly two years to release the XB1 wireless controller for PC is simply unacceptable and part of a long-standing pattern of contempt towards PC gamers. lol That's kind of like saying Apple has done more for Mac programs than Microsoft has. Well, duh. They're focused on the Xbox for gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 No question there. And it looks like Phil Spencer is trying to change that. I'd really like to believe that but we've heard similar claims before. lol That's kind of like saying Apple has done more for Mac programs than Microsoft has. Well, duh. They're focused on the Xbox for gaming. No, because Windows is a Microsoft platform. I'm not expecting Microsoft to support Linux gaming, just to support gaming on PC rather than undermining it at every opportunity. Could you please explain what legitimate reason Microsoft could have for not releasing the wireless version of the XB1 on PC for nearly two years? Sony didn't have any problem making the PS4 wireless controller compatible because it doesn't have a conflict of interest like Microsoft. Microsoft is either undermining PC gaming or incompetent. Neither is acceptable. dragontology, Sikh and Aergan 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Devil Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'd really like to believe that but we've heard similar claims before. No, because Windows is a Microsoft platform. I'm not expecting Microsoft to support Linux gaming, just to support gaming on PC rather than undermining it at every opportunity. Could you please explain what legitimate reason Microsoft could have for not releasing the wireless version of the XB1 on PC for nearly two years? Sony didn't have any problem making the PS4 wireless controller compatible because it doesn't have a conflict of interest like Microsoft. Microsoft is either undermining PC gaming or incompetent. Neither is acceptable. No, MS has played the gaming market. Only now is PC gaming becomming more profitable than console gaming and that's only in select genres. I'll agree completely with you that Valve's influence has mostly been positive for PC gaming and that MS has squandered but that doesn't mean they are undermining PC gaming or incompetent. They've been negligent (though not completely as there have been MS PC and Xbox PC games since the Xbox launched) and that's completely different but very understandable from a financial standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 No, MS has played the gaming market. Only now is PC gaming becomming more profitable than console gaming and that's only in select genres. I'll agree completely with you that Valve's influence has mostly been positive for PC gaming and that MS has squandered but that doesn't mean they are undermining PC gaming or incompetent. They've been negligent and that's completely different but very understandable from a financial standpoint. The problem is the obvious conflict of interest. Microsoft has neglected and undermined PC gaming in order to make more money on Xbox. As a PC gamer I resent that. Others can feel otherwise. dragontology, Sikh and Aergan 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The problem is the obvious conflict of interest. Microsoft has neglected and undermined PC gaming in order to make more money on Xbox. As a PC gamer I resent that. Others can feel otherwise. Couldn't agree more. Phil Spencer made some promises for Windows 10, we'll see if it comes to fruition. Many years spurned to make up for and some things that were done can't be undone (GFWL, "Ultimate Extras"). Sikh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The problem is the obvious conflict of interest. Microsoft has neglected and undermined PC gaming in order to make more money on Xbox. As a PC gamer I resent that. Others can feel otherwise. I wanted to quote all your quotes cause you are exactly right. The Steam Controller was made with PC Gaming and PC Gamers in mind. This accessory is WAY LONG overdue and not even worth the price its coming out for. I have the 360 wireless adapter for my steambox temporarily and that thing sucks. The support was garbage from microsoft. I expect the same for this adapter. Lack of software will make it useless. if your going to introduce a adapter to hook up your controller to your OS, please include an App that allows you to control the controller like it would natively on an xbox. I hate having to pull the battery pack on my xbox controller to turn it off. Hell STEAM OS integrates the controller better than windows. In steamOS the guide button DOES SOMETHING, in windows, nope. I have preordered 2 steam controllers and am looking forward to them. Ive heard nothing but great reviews. Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'm glad this is finally coming out, but does it really needs to be that big? I wonder if the bean counters made sure there is a stupid fuse inside it that will blow out, like the 360 receiver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The Steam Controller was made with PC Gaming and PC Gamers in mind. This accessory is WAY LONG overdue and not even worth the price its coming out for. I agree that the Steam Controller is currently overpriced, though it's still a lot cheaper than this. It is also beyond dispute that it has been delayed and I can understand people being annoyed at that. However, it wasn't arbitrarily delayed on one platform like the XB1 wireless controller was. The reason I'm annoyed is that I have a couple of X360 wireless controllers and was hoping to upgrade, as one of them is starting to fail (the D-pad is dodgy). I was hoping to upgrade to the XB1 controllers, as they seem ideal, but couldn't. Microsoft would have had my sales yet it's desire to protect the Xbox ecosystem at the expense of the PC means I'll probably get the Steam Controller (depending on reviews). Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Devil Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The problem is the obvious conflict of interest. Microsoft has neglected and undermined PC gaming in order to make more money on Xbox. As a PC gamer I resent that. Others can feel otherwise. Conflict of interest yes, but they haven't done anything to deliberately sabotage PC gaming as that has continued to thrive despite MS' neglect. Thus they haven't undermined anything, they've only shifted their priorities because the money wasn't there and still isn't for the majority of games. And this is coming from mostly a PC gamer mind you who now plays most multiplatform games on PC. I believe that when the Windows Store finally unifies you will see a lot more games that share their userbase with the PC and the console within the Xbox ecosystem, which is a good thing as it will unify gamers of all sorts. In the end there was nothing stopping you from using Xbox One pads with a wire for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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