The new controller for Xbox Series X | S consoles can be used on more devices, as was the case with the Xbox One. We explain how to use it on PC.
This November 10, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the brand new Microsoft consoles, arrive in stores around the world; each one aimed at a specific type of audience so that, in one way or another, there are more possibilities for all budgets. Regardless of the model chosen, they all come with an Xbox Wireless Controller, which we can connect not only to an Xbox Series X | S, but also to an Xbox One, a Windows computer or a compatible Android device (to play Xbox Game Pass in streaming , for example).
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How to connect an Xbox Wireless Controller to a Windows computer via USB
To connect your Xbox Series X | S controller to a PC just follow these simple steps.
How to connect an Xbox Wireless Controller to a Windows computer wirelessly
How to connect an Xbox Wireless Controller to a Windows computer via Bluetooth
What’s new with the Xbox Wireless Controller for Xbox Series X | S?
Regarded as “the best controller ever” by Microsoft, the Redmond team has made minor changes to the chassis design and technology of this controller. If you have an Xbox One controller at home, you will quickly identify that the only thing that stands out is the central Share button, which allows you to share images and videos quickly (if we press once, we take a screenshot; if we press and hold, we record 30, 45 or 60 seconds, whatever we set).
But there are more news. First of all is the new D-pad, the crosshead, to understand us. It now has eight directions, like the Xbox Elite Controller, which makes this new controller much more comfortable for fighting games or two-dimensional platforms. It’s also more comfortable, as the action buttons, top buttons, and triggers are now more rounded. It is especially sensitive in the latter, which no longer have a pointed end. We liked a lot.
Finally, it should be said that it is still battery-powered, but now it uses a USB-C connection, facilitating faster charging if we use Microsoft’s Charge and Play batteries. Thanks to the new technology implemented, we are facing an Xbox Wireless Controller with lower latency: “A system of improvements that we call dynamic latency input (DLI), which includes specific technology for the console and HDMI connection for television,” they commented.
It seems to us, therefore, an evolution, not a revolution for a command that was already excellent.
