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Works On Emulators But That's About It For Mac...
By Daniel Musser on Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2017
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!
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Review for PC via Bluetooth
By Travis on Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016
I am posting this one star rating in the hopes that the issues I'm having will be resolved, and then I'll come back and change it to a 5 star rating. I bought this specifically for the Bluetooth functionality. I already have an Xbox One controller, and I wanted tk get away from using the adapter. 1st problem - The Xbox Accessories app does not recognize this controller when it is connected via Bluetooth. I plugged it in with a cable so I could update the firmware. With the latest firmware, it is still not recognized via Bluetooth. I read somewhere that you could customize the buttons and create profiles via the Xbox Accessories app similar to the way you can with the Elite controller. That doesn't work even when you plug the controller in. 2nd problem - Steam Big Picture mode appears to see this as two separate controllers at the same time... I think that's the problem. Anyway, some very odd behavior in Steam Big Picture. When you click A to select an option it seems to choose that option and launch the on screen keyboard. The B button doesn't go back, etc. I figure that Steam can build support into their app to fix this, but the real issue here is that I figure other, older games will have issues as well where it is unlikely that support for this controller will be added any time soon--especially games that recognize more than one controller at a time. Maybe In wrong. I haven't had time to do a lot of testing yet. 1st thing it does well - It works great with DOOM. 2nd thing it does well - it works with Controller Companion. I just wanted to put this out there in case anyone else was looking at this specifically for PC use via Bluetooth. So far I'm 45 minutes into setting it up and trying it out, and the transition looks like it's going to be bumpier than moving from the X360 controller to X1 via the adapter. ----- Update ----- Bumping this up from a 1 to a 3. I have tested with a 3rd Bluetooth adapter, and the inputs all work properly with Steam Big Picture. I guess 1 out of 3 isn't terrible. I have also had a chance to test the range via Bluetooth, and it is significantly better than with the X1 adapter just like basically every Bluetooth controller ever. However, whether at range or close distance I have experienced intermittent issues with latency via Bluetooth. It doesn't happen all that often and isn't a huge deal. It may have cost me 5 deaths so far. I would still prefer this controller over PS4 just for how it feels in your hands, but that is my personal preference. Since I bought this as an upgrade from the 2nd model X1 controller (the one with the 3.5mm headphone jack but no Bluetooth) I personally am not feeling that it was worth the money. Also, the rumble feels different when connected via Bluetooth. Not that it necessarily feels better or worse, but I suspect that the rumble triggers don't work via Bluetooth. Not sure. Also, the bumpers on this controller are quieter. So, in addition to the textured grips, that is another way that they have improved the basic design.
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