PC gets unofficial support for Xbox One controller

The Xbox 360 controller is pretty much the unofficial PC controller too, but Xbox One's new gamepad is not yet supported. Microsoft has promised an update this year, but you're a PC gamer--why wait?

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The Xbox 360 controller is pretty much the unofficial PC controller too, but Xbox One's new gamepad is not yet supported. Microsoft has promised an update this year, but you're a PC gamer--why wait?

An enterprising modder, Lucas Assis, has created a driver that lets you trick your PC into thinking the Xbox One controller is an Xbox 360. It's similar to the process required to make DualShock 4 controllers work on PC.

You'll have to grab some drivers for this trick to work. A "confident" Windows user should have no trouble getting this workaround to, well, work. You can download the drivers here (via Gamespot).

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    March 13, 2014 11:30 AM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, PC gets unofficial support for Xbox One controller.

    The Xbox 360 controller is pretty much the unofficial PC controller too, but Xbox One's new gamepad is not yet supported. Microsoft has promised an update this year, but you're a PC gamer--why wait?

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      March 13, 2014 11:31 AM

      I was surprised to see this featured inside of Steam's UI.

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      March 13, 2014 12:00 PM

      Does the controller talk over bluetooth?

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      March 13, 2014 12:03 PM

      Awesome I will check this out tonight.

      Any one think it is completely unreasonable and stupid that there is not a XB1 driver for Windows yet by MS?

      I don't understand it, it makes no sense.

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        March 13, 2014 12:06 PM

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          March 13, 2014 2:17 PM

          Nice one -> "to do with manufacturing and they don't want PC gamers to buy up all the gamepads and create a barrier to selling more consoles" that sounds totally logical bet that is it. Still if you know customers X have a demand for product Z you would think they would make more but I guess MS was happy to get enough for the XB1 so that makes sense.

          Well it will be cool once it is officially support for the PC I really like the controller.

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      March 13, 2014 12:04 PM

      What is the benefit of the Xbox One controller over the 360 one that would make one want to use an unofficial release instead of wait for the official one?

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        March 13, 2014 12:09 PM

        The One controller can work via wired or wireless so to use it on the pc you just have to plug in a micro usb cable to it.

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          March 13, 2014 12:17 PM

          Ok, I can see that as a benefit. My dad won an Xbox 360 Controller with the wireless PC dongle a few years back online and game it to me. I'll just keep using that.

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          March 13, 2014 1:36 PM

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        March 14, 2014 3:35 AM

        Feels nicer, wouldn't want to go back to 360 one

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      March 13, 2014 12:12 PM

      How is the d-pad on the xone controller? I'm not a huge fan of the DS4 d-pad. Pressing the diagonal directions on accident happens too often because of the indented center.

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      March 13, 2014 1:31 PM

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      March 13, 2014 1:34 PM

      [fry]

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      March 13, 2014 1:50 PM

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        March 13, 2014 2:14 PM

        You wouldn't use it wirelessly right now. It would have to be wired just like the ds3/ds4. Plus is like I said above you just need a microusb cable and data is then sent wired.

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      March 13, 2014 2:10 PM

      should i even try getting this to work in bf4 for easier piloting

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      March 14, 2014 3:55 AM

      I bought a DS4 and Bluetooth adapter to use on my PC, I had to download the wrapper to allow it to run as an Xbox controller for games but it's been pretty nice anyway.

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