Xbox Wireless Controller
The Xbox Wireless Controller is the primary game controller for the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S home video game consoles, also the official controller for use in Windows-based PCs, and compatible with other operating systems such as macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The controller maintains the overall layout found in the Xbox 360 controller, but with various tweaks to its design, such as a revised shape, redesigned analog sticks, shoulder buttons, and triggers, along with new rumble motors within the triggers to allow for directional haptic feedback.
For the controller for the original Xbox, see Xbox controller.Developer
2013—present
- Digital D-pad
- 2 × analog triggers (LT, RT)
- 2 × shoulder buttons (LB, RB)
- 2 × clickable Analog sticks
(left stick click, right stick click) - 7 × digital buttons
(Y, B, A, X, Menu, View, Xbox) - Wireless pairing button
- Share button (third revision)
- Wireless
- Micro USB (revisions prior to Elite Series 2)
- USB-C (Elite Series 2 and third revision)
- 3.5 mm stereo audio jack (after first revision)
- Bluetooth 4.0 (second revision)
- Bluetooth LE (third revision)
2.3.2385.0
5.21.3241.0 (second and third revision)
6.02 in × 4.01 in × 2.4 in
153 mm × 102 mm × 61 mm
It has had three revisions with several changes to the controller's design and functionality. Microsoft also markets the Elite Wireless Controller, a premium version that includes interchangeable parts and programmability features. In turn, each of the aforementioned variations has been offered in various color schemes, some featuring special designs tying into specific games. The Xbox Series X and Series S introduced an updated version of the controller, with further refinements to its shape and ergonomics.
Support on other platforms[edit]
Drivers were released in June 2014 to allow Xbox One controllers to be used over a USB connection on PCs running Windows 7 or later.[69] The Xbox One Wireless Adapter for Windows is a USB dongle that allows up to eight controllers to be used at once wirelessly.[70]
Per a partnership between Microsoft and Oculus VR, the Oculus Rift CV1 virtual reality headset initially included an Xbox One controller, up until the launch of the Oculus Touch motion controllers.[71]
On Windows 10, support for the controller is built-in, including support for wireless audio when using the wireless dongle or USB cable (it is not supported over Bluetooth). The controller is also manageable via the Xbox Accessories app, whose features include button remapping (for both the regular and Elite controller), input tests, and firmware update. On Windows 7 or 8.1, drivers are required, and the aforementioned features are not available.[72]
Microsoft also supports Bluetooth-enabled Xbox One controllers on Android, specifically listing support for Minecraft: Gear VR Edition on certain Samsung Galaxy devices.[73]
On Linux, Xbox One controllers are supported by the xpad USB driver.[74] There also exists an alternative xpadneo driver, which supports some controller revisions that are not supported by the xpad driver, as well as additional features. Some of these additional features, such as driver support for the trigger rumble motors, aren't even supported on Windows 10.[75]
In June 2019, Apple announced support for Bluetooth-enabled Xbox One controllers in iOS 13, macOS Catalina and tvOS 13, which became available in the fall of 2019.[76][77]