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The Xbox still interprets it as pressing the left stick, because that’s the way the Xbox is set up.
Microsoft has, for instance, built a Halo 5 preset that maps pressing the left stick to one of the paddles to sprint, but it’s not like the Steam Controller where (at its best) you’d literally map the “Sprint” command to the paddle. Just lift and pull.Įven then, it’s limited. The rear paddles are all removable too, if you’re playing a game that doesn’t need them.
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The default assigns the A/B/X/Y buttons (which, I should mention, feel identical to their stock controller counterparts) to the four paddles, though you can use Microsoft’s remapping software to change this. The main issue is that Xbox games will still be built with the original controller in mind, meaning you’re not really getting four new buttons as much as you’re just assigning standard buttons to the rear. They’re not quite as ergonomic as the Steam Controller’s, but they’re a lot quieter and there are four instead of two. Microsoft’s metal paddle controls run horizontally, fanning out along the newly-textured grips like two pairs of butterfly wings. But as someone who’s been playing games on essentially the same dual-stick layout for nearly twenty years, a bit more complexity is fine with me. I know all the arguments for why rear controls aren’t standard-gamepads are confusing enough, and there’s no way to know what you’re pressing except for memorization. I liked them on Valve’s new Steam Controller and I like them here. The rear paddle controls are great too, though. I’m not 100-percent sure because the remapping software doesn’t drop on Windows until October 27.
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The controller works on Windows 7 if you download the drivers from Microsoft’s site-there’s no automatic installation offered-but as far as I can tell you’ll be stuck with the defaults.
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You can also adjust the stick sensitivity in Microsoft’s software, but fair warning: It’s Windows 10 only. With the Xbox One Elite controller, Microsoft is saying “We recognize there’s a significant niche for this, and we hope other people will randomly buy one too.” Like buying Air Jordans even though you suck at basketball. The Xbox One Elite controller in its little carrying case.īut a first-party controller? That’s an official endorsement of high-end gaming hardware. I think it’s because everyone’s gone to a friend’s house at one point and been saddled with the cheap, off-brand controller where one of the buttons sticks and the triggers are half-broken. Third-party controllers, no matter how reputable, always seem to carry this “illicit” reputation. It’s merely the first to be labeled as a first-party accessory instead of coming from SCUF or Razer or Mad Catz or any of the companies that typically build this stuff. The Xbox One Elite controller is not the first high-end, “tournament-grade” controller. Which is why, traditionally, this type of controller has been exiled to the fringe.