Xbox Wireless Controller

For a Windows 10 PC, obviously this controller works great. That’s all I will say about that.I wanted to let people know about how well this currently works with a Mac (I'm running macOS Sierra 10.12.3 by the way). In short, it works great, as long as you are only playing emulators (OpenEmu, Dolphin, or Boxer). Its inputs are also read perfectly fine by programs like “Joystick Mapper”. Don’t even bother with Steam games though.Now for the lengthy version of that… This controller works great with OpenEmu. It reads every input without any issues, except for the guide button, but who really cares about using that button anyway (that’s the big Xbox symbol button that lights up).For Dolphin, I had the same results, however, I could not use the rumble motor in any games while using it in wireless mode; but you can still use the rumble motor in games by plugging the controller in and using the 360Controller driver that is available on GitHub, and then clicking on the “Pretend to be an Xbox 360 Controller” settings box (which is also how you can get certain Steam games to still work with it).For Boxer, this works, at least, partially. I don’t know if all of the buttons/inputs register, because that’s a bit harder to test. All I know is that I was able to play Doom 2 perfectly fine.For Steam (and other Mac Games), it’s probably best to just use another controller. In wireless mode, this controller doesn’t work at all, unless you use something like that “Joystick Mapper” program; even then, you can run into problems with some games reading the controller partially and in a strange way, which then messes up any custom mapping that you could set with a third party program. You can still get some games to work correctly with this by doing what I described in the Dolphin section (plugging the controller in via USB cable and using the 360Controller driver that is available on GitHub, and then clicking on the “Pretend to be an Xbox 360 Controller” settings box). One example of a game that works when this controller is plugged in is “Serious Sam 3”. Support for this controller is very spotty for non-emulator games though, even when you plug it in.In summary, this is a great controller (it's my personal favorite for features, layout, and quality for the money), however, you should only get this to use with your Mac if you plan on just playing emulators with it. Happy Gaming!

I play most of my games on my PC - I work in IT so building a PC is a trivial task for me - I haven't gotten a prebuilt desktop in decades. I always like to have a controller though - easier to play on the couch, some games are wonky with the keyboard, and it makes emulation easier.For the past few years I have been using a PS4 controller because I already owned one, but it's a hassle to use on Windows. You need to install third party software for Windows to recognize it, its very temperamental, and a chunk of the features don't work properly because you're using said third party software. Getting the PS4 controller connected wirelessly is an ordeal too - again, since you're using third party software the controller never wants to connect. Steam has built in PS4 controller support, but getting that to function wirelessly is an even bigger ordeal than normal. So you're generally stuck using a wire.I decided to order the Xbox one controller because my buddies were raving about it. The difference between the two controllers is like night and day.First thing is, the Xbox controller is more ergonomic. It takes a little while to get use to the button placement, but it ends up feeling better and more natural. The shape of the controller fits your hand better, and the triggers feel much better. I do miss having the touch pad sometimes, but most of the time I'm just happy I'm not hitting it by mistake. The controller feels much higher quality, and it looks nice too.But the biggest improvement was the ease of setup and reliability. All you have to do is plug it in. That's it. No third party software, no finagling with steam, nothing. It just werks™. Even the little Xbox button works - it pulls up a context sensitive menu. Heck, I can even use the controller outside games with no issue.Setting it up over bluetooth was a breeze too - i paired it one time and that was it. It turns out on it's own after a period of inactivity, and turning it back on just means pushing the Xbox button. With the PS4 controller getting it to reconnect each time watching an ordeal because of the software.One thing that excited me was the ability to plug a wired headset into the jack on the controller and still use the controller wirelessly. That meant I could use a wired headset from across the room just for discord or skype, while still having the sound for the game coming from my high end speakers. But there was a snag - you can't do that over Bluetooth. You can only do it plugged in over usb, or if using the Xbox one wireless adapter, which uses a proprietary format. Thankfully, that adapter was less than 20$ so I ordered one.But there is another snag - you either need to be using a headset with the special Xbox one headset adapter built in, or buy the adapter separately. Now this was a bummer - the adapter itself costs around 60$! So I tried plugging in a regular 3.5 headset to see if it would work anyway, but unfortunately it did not.I bought a Microsoft brand Xbox one headset today, and it works great. The quality isn't amazing, but that's the headsets fault and not the controller. I'm just using the headset for discord anyway - the quality doesn't have to be amazing because it's just for chat. It only covers one ear and is lightweight, so I'm perfectly able to hear the sound from the game itself coming from my nice speakers.Overall, this is a fantastic controller. Probably one of the best I've ever had. I highly recommend getting one, but just be aware that getting the headphone jack to function on a PC is more work than it appears and costs money.

I got this as a replacement for my Minecraft edition controller as it's starting to breakdown on me. Ive had this for a about a week now and it's great. Works as expected and was a great price. I might order more and get some custom stuff for it.