Xbox Series X Controller Support Coming to Apple Devices

[hieromonk]

I don't get it either.

One can buy a wired $18 Logitech Gamepad F310 that works fine with Macs. It's the lowest common denominator.

Buying a gamepad from a newly-released console is fine but you need to set your expectations realistically concerning support.

I bought a PS5 DualSense controller a week before the actual console was launched in November last year. I knew it wouldn't be supported by Apple for a long time. I bought it primarily for my Windows gaming PC.

As I anticipated, Steam added DualSense support to their desktop clients within one month. That's pretty good. It still requires you to fire up Big Picture Mode to access it. When it does work, it works brilliantly even without developer support for the newly added advanced haptics and adaptive triggers.

There are games on my custom Windows gaming PC that don't work well with the DualSense controller. That's fine. I switch to my ghetto Logitech (which doesn't even have rumble).

This is just poor purchase decision making/unrealistic expectations by some folks here.

I thought MacRumors reported that ps5 & amazon Luna controller are supported

 

[bwintx]

I don't get it either.

One can buy a wired $18 Logitech Gamepad F310 that works fine with Macs. It's the lowest common denominator.

Duly noted, but I had previously tried an F310 with no success. Indeed, here is a Logitech reply just this week to a customer on BestBuy’s site complaining about the supposition of Mac compatibility with the F310:

“Very sorry about the confusion you're having regarding the F310 Gaming Pad being compatible with Mac. Nowhere is Mac listed as a compatible platform either on Logitech's website (https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gamepads/f310-gamepad.940-000110.html#product-tech-specs) or on Best Buy's website (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-f310-gaming-pad-blue-black/1260591.p?skuId=1260591). If you were told that, than [sic] so sorry for that misinformation and hope that you were able to return it. Best Regards, Richard from Logitech”

 

[neoelectronaut]

I don't get it either.

One can buy a wired $18 Logitech Gamepad F310 that works fine with Macs. It's the lowest common denominator.

Buying a gamepad from a newly-released console is fine but you need to set your expectations realistically concerning support.

I bought a PS5 DualSense controller a week before the actual console was launched in November last year. I knew it wouldn't be supported by Apple for a long time. I bought it primarily for my Windows gaming PC.

As I anticipated, Steam added DualSense support to their desktop clients within one month. That's pretty good. It still requires you to fire up Big Picture Mode to access it. When it does work, it works brilliantly even without developer support for the newly added advanced haptics and adaptive triggers.

There are games on my custom Windows gaming PC that don't work well with the DualSense controller. That's fine. I switch to my ghetto Logitech (which doesn't even have rumble).

This is just poor purchase decision making/unrealistic expectations by some folks here.

To be fair, Microsoft printed on the box that it's iOS compatible.

 

[alex_lakisoff]

To be fair, Microsoft printed on the box that it's iOS compatible.

That was my mistake, I saw the mark and bought the gamepad. It pairs with iPhone 12 / iPad 2019 flawlessly but does not work with any game.

 

[pishi3g]

Gamepad Mapper from the Mac app store is able to detect the remote, but still can't properly map the buttons as a gamepad. Any workarounds?

 

[d5aqoëp]

Any update on this? Latest 14.4 beta 2 supports?

 

[pishi3g]

I got my Series X controller working on Mac this morning, so iOS support is probably coming soon!

 

[neoelectronaut]

Man this is annoying. Moved into a new place this week and I’m ready to do the Steam Link via my Apple TV.

Unfortunately with tvOS STILL not compatible with the Series X controller and with the Xbox One controller inventory having dried up at retail I don’t have my choice other than continue to wait it out.

Unless I want to drop $70 on a Steelseries Nimbus anyway...hah!

 

[neoelectronaut]

Huzzah!

 

[Quotenfrau]

I prefer to control non-gaming Apps (for example Infuse) on Apple TV with Xbox controller.

Much better than Siri Remote.

Anybody else thinks the same?