The official March 2021 Xbox update rolled out to all users yesterday, and while this particular area wasn't mentioned in the update notes, Xbox's Jason Ronald has confirmed it also fixes "many" controller disconnect issues.
The Xbox Series X director of project management confirmed this on social media:
"Lots of Xbox news this week, but in case you missed it we released our March Xbox System Update yesterday. In addition to the new features, this release also fixes many of the controller disconnects players have reported. Keep the feedback coming."
Xbox fans have been reporting issues specifically with the new Xbox Series X controllers in which they connect and disconnect randomly, but with any luck this should now start to become a thing of the past.
Microsoft did recently confirm that it's actively working on another issue relating to "unresponsive" controllers as well, but it looks like it might be a little bit longer until we get a proper resolution for that problem.
Have you noticed any improvements to your controllers following the latest update? Tell us below.
[source twitter.com]
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I’m so happy about this. I’ve had to turn off my series X, pull the cord, and used the pair button on several occasions. This is great news, if it works.
Excellent news. I didn't see my Xbox update but will see how I get on.
This will really help. I’m so sick of the blinking nexus button.
Looks like the implemented a work around instead of an actual fix.
Especially with wireless headsets. You controller still desyncs. It just resyncs there after. So you still get screwed over if you say, turn off or your wireless headset dies in game, because you still loose controller connection.
Just not more having to unplug the ci sole to reconnect.
Legitimately embarrassing they were able to launch a console in this state.
Went to turn on my Series X this morning with the controller. Wouldn't turn on but the controller light was on. So got up and turned it on manually. The xbox light was on but no picture on the tv. Then I noticed the xbox was pretty damn hot, hotter than when I've been playing all day. Hot. So I unplugged the power cord and haven't tried it again yet. I wonder if it had anything to do with the update, because I do have it on always on.
@WCB Atleast your always on actually works. Since the launch of this gen there has not been a single game on my Xbox that I haven't had to manually update.
Instant on, drives allowed to be on as needed, auto updates enabled, etc. Even system updates aren't automatic for me.
@InterceptorAlpha can't say I've had that problem.... Until now.
I decided to turn the X on now and see if it would work. It did. Just had to resync the controller. So I checked to see if it updated overnight. It didn't, even though it checked for one at 3am. Weird, never had a problem with automatic updates before. So I started the update. Everything going well until I got an Error Code: E100 00000703 80910002 and had to restart the console. Once back on it finished the update and seems to be working fine now.
I wonder if it got stuck in some kind of update loop last night and that was why it was hot as hell this morning?
But a part from one or two hard restarts I've had to do since I got it, one having to do with the controller, this was the worst experience I've had with it so far. It has been pretty smooth sailing otherwise.
@WCB It has happened, sometimes multiple times a day, on both of our day one Series Xs.
@InterceptorAlpha ouch.
But I should say I've had to start game updates manually, when I see they have one.
The console updates are automatic.
@WCB Yea. Always have to manually update games myself. Hers works correctly there though.
Needing to manually update the system is intermittent for me though.
No because I just got my Series S. (cheers)
Yesterday evening was the second time in 4 months that my series S controller just disconnected, had to power off the console in the middle of nba 2k21 game.
@InterceptorAlpha mine updates games fine.
@Kobeandodom Unfortunately, that does not help myself or the others dealing with this issue.
@InterceptorAlpha guessing there's probably something weird with your setup. Either you have something enabled or disabled that you shouldn't, or something with your isp or router configured incorrectly etc...
@Kobeandodom
I can assure you that's not the case. I've installed networks for financial institutions. It is a known issue that myself and others are currently experiencing.
Much like the controller disconnect that everyone said was fake until Microsoft finally admitted to it.
@InterceptorAlpha not sure who said the controller issue is fake. Could be on your ISP end.
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