Xbox controller gonna need TPM sensors, a gyro, and a pice cut, if they're gonna want me to replace my 8BitDo that already does all this, for way less.
The audacity of them raising the price of their stick drift prone controllers is hilarious.
One more nail in the coffin for Xbox.
Higher prices means now, more than ever, people are going to be more restrictive with their leisure funds. Therefore a person is more likely to get the platform they can play more games on. That is to say anything except Xbox.
This is essentially Xbox's path to being a cloud gaming platform and 3rd party publisher instead of making consoles.
Glad I upgraded my PC before everything got screwed over.
Back when Microsoft cared about usability. Having everything readily accessible instead of a corporate hell scape of UI that requires jumping through menu after menu.
If a mod was ever available to inject my Series X with this, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Ever since NXE replaced blades, the UI has been going down hill.
Thankfully I can still do whatever I want on my PC for UI.
@Deshalu Well this is just untrue. PlayStation has tons of games you can play without ever connecting online. Pop cart or disc in, install what's needed off the disc, sans internet, and play.
Microsoft on the other hand is pretty threadbare on these.
Not holding my breath. Xbox controller have been absolutely abysmal this gen.
You can really tell they cheapest out, even in just how it feels in your hand. The launch Series controllers felt like flimsy Mad Katz you'd buy back in the day.
At this point. I'm just about to to buy a wireless PC controller with hall effects and gyro.
If I'm going to be away long enough for it to idle, I turn the screen off. Reduced brightness is still needlessly burning electricity and aging the screen. Especially if you have OLED.
Comments 3,170
Re: Xbox Is Officially Getting A Brand-New 'Plague Tale' Game In 2026
So judging from the name it is some kind of spin off.
Probably gonna pass on this unless it ends up being a proper sequel.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2025
Some of these look like they'll be bangers on PC.
Re: Forza On PS5 Has 'Easily' Made $100 Million For Xbox, Says Analyst
@Coletrain If PC is an Xbox, no issues at all.
I've had a PC controller with gyro for atleast 10 years.
Re: Forza On PS5 Has 'Easily' Made $100 Million For Xbox, Says Analyst
@Coletrain Nothing PC hasn't been doing for ages. And PC is an Xbox according to Microsoft.
So yea, bring it to Xbox! Lol.
Re: Report: SEGA To Announce Persona 4 Remake At Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Everything except Eternal Punishment and Innocent Sin.
Those are the only Persona remakes I want.
Re: We Played Ubisoft's Doomed FPS During Its Final Day On Xbox
I had fun for a whole 5 minutes until it showed its Ubislop ways.
Was a slap to the face getting Splinter Cell stuff in the game to boot.
Re: Xbox Quietly Releases New 4TB Expansion Card For Series X|S
$430 is absolutely insane.
Kinda sad when even hardware is cheaper on PC.
Re: Our Predictions For The 2025 Xbox Games Showcase
Xbox controller gonna need TPM sensors, a gyro, and a pice cut, if they're gonna want me to replace my 8BitDo that already does all this, for way less.
Re: Xbox Has Reportedly 'Sidelined' Plans For A 2027 First-Party Handheld
To nobody's surprise.
Nadella hates hardware. Full stop.
Re: Report: Xbox Elite Series 3 Is Real, And It's Improved 'Leaps & Bounds' Over The Elite 2
@MaccaMUFC Unfortunately it does not work on Xbox. Though there is a version that does in wired mode.
I just really needed soemthing to replace my Elite Series 2.
This one has TMT sticks, four programmable buttons, and had a gyro.
Been excellent for shooter. You just can't aim thumstick as tightly.
Re: Report: Xbox Elite Series 3 Is Real, And It's Improved 'Leaps & Bounds' Over The Elite 2
Gonna be hard pressed to replaced my 8BitDo Ultimate 2.
Re: Xbox Insiders Can Now Remove Tiles On The Dashboard, And It Looks Weird
Nice to not have to see ads on my PC. Atleast I can block all of Microsoft's BS there.
Re: Talking Point: Will You Be Buying The 2025 Xbox Handheld From ASUS?
No.
0 interested in a handheld.
Re: The Witcher 3 Special Edition Xbox Controllers Now Available To Buy
Not buying another Xbox controller until a gyroscope is added and stick drift is fixed.
Especially an expensive elite controller.
Re: Ubisoft Working On New 'AAA' Rayman Game As Studio Begins Hiring
AAAA Rayman game, made on federal grants, by a skeleton crew, because nobody is applying to Ubisoft after everything they've been doing.
Re: Xbox's New Retro Classics Collection Features A PlayStation 1 Game
Makes me glad I still have access to the PC copy. The PS1 version was awful in comparison.
3 and Pirates Moon blew the socks off the both though.
Re: One Month On, Oblivion Remastered Has A Pretty Low Completion Rate On Xbox
Who does the main quest at the beginning?
That's the last you do before putting the game away.
I've spent a dozen hours just exploring random caves alone.
Re: Opinion: If Xbox Is 'Just' A Game Pass Machine, That's Still Enough For Me
If I need "just a Gamepass machine" my PC does it, cheaper.
Hard to justify a premium price for walled garden that requires you pay to even play online.
Meanwhile my PC lets play Xbox, Playstation, PC, and VR, all in the same place.
Re: Review: 8BitDo's Retro 87 Keyboard & Retro R8 Mouse Nail The Original Xbox Vibe
I love my. Solid built. Satisfying mechanical keys. Reminds me of a Commodore 64's "keyboard".
My daily drivers now.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Still Buy An Xbox At Microsoft's 2025 Prices?
Nope. I'd save the money and stick to my PC.
Re: Xbox Is Raising The Price Of Consoles, Games And Accessories
The audacity of them raising the price of their stick drift prone controllers is hilarious.
One more nail in the coffin for Xbox.
Higher prices means now, more than ever, people are going to be more restrictive with their leisure funds. Therefore a person is more likely to get the platform they can play more games on. That is to say anything except Xbox.
This is essentially Xbox's path to being a cloud gaming platform and 3rd party publisher instead of making consoles.
Glad I upgraded my PC before everything got screwed over.
Re: EA Gives Up On WRC, Four Years After Buying Rally Game Experts Codemasters
I called this back when they bought them up. Knew they'd not renew the contract because EA.
Re: Twitch Streamer Rebuilds Xbox 360 'Blades' Dashboard From Scratch
Back when Microsoft cared about usability. Having everything readily accessible instead of a corporate hell scape of UI that requires jumping through menu after menu.
If a mod was ever available to inject my Series X with this, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Ever since NXE replaced blades, the UI has been going down hill.
Thankfully I can still do whatever I want on my PC for UI.
Re: Marathon Won't Be Free-To-Play On Xbox, But Bungie Says It'll Cost Less Than $70
@Deshalu Well this is just untrue. PlayStation has tons of games you can play without ever connecting online. Pop cart or disc in, install what's needed off the disc, sans internet, and play.
Microsoft on the other hand is pretty threadbare on these.
Just objective fact.
Re: Indiana Jones PS5 Fans Not Happy With Xbox's Physical Media Habits
@Fiddleroyolanda
Exactly. There's even a website dedicated to show all the console games that you can play without installs.
PlayStation and Nintendo are heads above Microsoft on this.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Best Game You've Played In 2025 So Far?
Cyberpunk 2077.
Re: Titanfall 3 Is Suddenly Being Rumoured Again, Said To Be 'Almost Complete'
If it is a live service extraction shooter as rumored, we can expect to see EA spool up a subsidiary with Tencent having 25% control.
Re: Switch 2 Emulation Highlights Future Challenges For Xbox Backwards Compatibility
Definitely highlights benefits of PC.
I can still play DOS games from the 90s on my Windows 11 PC. 🤣
Re: Microsoft Rewards 'Limits' Are Causing Frustration Across Xbox, PC & Mobile
They're doing as intended.
Make rewards so paltry most quit using.
And that in turn reduces the payouts they have to give, further.
Re: Amazon Adds 'Frequently Returned Item' Warning To Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller
Not holding my breath. Xbox controller have been absolutely abysmal this gen.
You can really tell they cheapest out, even in just how it feels in your hand. The launch Series controllers felt like flimsy Mad Katz you'd buy back in the day.
At this point. I'm just about to to buy a wireless PC controller with hall effects and gyro.
Re: Sony-Owned 'Patapon' Is Coming To PS5, Switch And PC, But No Sign Of Xbox
@Krzzystuff That's already a thing.
I can play Helldivers 2, God Of War, etc, through my PC, from my Xbox with the app Moonlight.
As a matter of fact my Xbox is seeing a lot of use as just mirroring my PC...
Re: Xbox Game Pass Title Atomfall Looks 'Distractingly Last-Gen', Says Tech Review
What's wild is that it runs on last gen, but is 30fps on Series S.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer On Film & TV Shows: We're Gaining Confidence, We're Going To Do More
I'm sure Halo did wonders for their confidence. 🤣
Re: Using Your Xbox Controller To Type On Windows Just Got Easier
Steam controller still beats it out because of track pad and gyro though.
Really hoping the Elite Series 3 brings these to the table as I could see it being my go to moving forward.
Re: Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds Is Off To An Absolutely Flying Start On Xbox
Really telling to see that the PC version is selling more than consoles combined.
Re: Hands On: Assassin's Creed Shadows Feels Like A Timely Refresh For The Series
Assassin's Creed lost me when they turned into a BS RPG.
This has nothing to bring me back.
Re: Xbox's New 'Adaptive Joystick' Is Officially Now Available To Buy
Looks very similar to a VR controller.
Re: Metro Fans Are 'In For Quite The Ride' As 4A Games Provides Update On Exodus Sequel
Hopefully has VR support.
After Metro Awakening, 2D Metro just feels bland.
Re: New Xbox Insider Update Aims To Help 'Free Up' Storage Space
You know what would also save space? Being able to select screenshot resolution. I don't need every one to be 4k.
Re: Report: Call Of Duty 2025 Will Go Big On Zombies As Xbox Plans Black Ops 2 Sequel
If they don't bring back 4 player split screen, I'll skip it and stick to Black Ops 4. Like I have the last few.
Re: Site News: An Update About The Pure Xbox YouTube Channel
Definitely lame to see. But it is obvious why it happened with the writing on the wall.
Best of luck and I'll be following your new channel Craig!
Re: Fortnite Players Share Mixed Reactions As Xbox Cloud Gaming Adds Limit For 'Free' Users
My nephew ran into this over the weekend.
Showed him how to play the game without using the Xbox ecosystem and he's back at it.
Good thing there are options to Microsoft's progressively worse and worse offerings.
Re: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Will Add Two-Minute Time Limit To THPS4's Career Mode
Might as well stick with 1&2 then. Guess I'll skip this.
Re: Xbox Co-Creator Calls VR 'Disappointing' As Sony Slashes Price Of PSVR2
Ironic given Xbox is kinda in the same waters.
I easily use my VR more than Xbox. Especially because I have a VR treadmill and can do cardio at the same time.
Xbox isn't giving me reasons to spend on it, or even use it TBH.
Re: GEX Brings Three Retro Games To Xbox This Summer, Here's A Look
If this releases in good order, I will be buying to day one on Steam.
I played way too much of it on the PS1
Re: Microsoft CEO: Xbox's New AI Model Is A 'Wow' Moment, But Great Games Must Be The Focus
Things like this are why my hopes for any future Xbox are in the gutter.
And that's to say nothing of the companies' IPs Microsoft has gobbled up at this point
Re: After 27 Years, 'Fantasy Life' Developer Prepares To Publish First Ever Xbox Game
Glad to see this coming to Steam.
The first was a blast on 3DS.
Re: Forza Horizon 5 Officially Announced For PS5, Drifts Over In Spring 2025
One less reason to buy Xbox I reckon.
Re: Talking Point: Capcom, It's Time To Get Dino Crisis On Xbox
GOG is the only marketplace worthing using other than Steam.
Re: Xbox Fan Shares 'Genius' Method For Putting Console In Idle Mode
I never understood idle mode.
If I'm going to be away long enough for it to idle, I turn the screen off. Reduced brightness is still needlessly burning electricity and aging the screen. Especially if you have OLED.
That said, wasn't this posted already?
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2020/04/did_you_know_you_can_manually_put_your_xbox_one_into_idle_mode