Hello everyone! I’m planning to purchase an original xbox controller and I don’t know which version to choose: with or without bluetooth dongle. My computer already has a bluetooth module, but while searching for information on the Internet, I came across messages with recommendations to use the original dongle instead of the built-in bluetooth module. Can you tell me about your experience of using a controller without a dongle: is it possible to connect it via bluetooth to linux and use it for games, how well it works, are there any problems, is the controller correctly recognized by games, emulators?
You must log in or register to comment.
Original (or not so much from AliExpress) dongle + xone via dkms make a better user experience. I’ve had fair amount of pairing/re-pairing issues with Bluetooth, but that was quite a while ago.
That’s still the case. This coming from someone who bought and tried 4 different “high end” Bluetooth adapters. Had problems with ALL of them eventually. Only official dongle and controller worked. I ended up settling for 8bitdo adapter + switch pro controller. No issues since then
I use an XBox One pad without dongle on Linux and Windows.
IIRC, you needed a new enough version of Bluetooth. Mine is 5.0
And you need to update the pad’s firmware on a Windows PC running the XBox Accessories app. And use an USB-C cable for this .
The controller works with that cable, too.
It can only be paired to Windows or Linux via Bluetooth at a time (which is true for all devices that can only be paired with one host, since to them the Windows and Linux Bluetooth looks like from two totally different computers).
I use an XBox One Series S Controller and i had to do the upgrade as well and i use it with the xpadneo driver. Works well
With the xone driver and a dongle it can send audio to the controller. This may be useful for you
If you get a new enough xbox one controller it should just work with bluetooth.
And seeing as you want to buy one now youd be fine with getting a controller that has bluetooth.
The newer xb1 and xseries controllers work with bluetooth. I have a xb1 and mine works completely fine with bluetooth, however I also have an 8bitdo adapter that I mostly use because I don’t feel like repairing it to the 8bitdo every time I play my switch. So while I have used it connected to bluetooth on my pc and it works just fine I mostly use my adapter for it across all my devices. If you’re going to be sitting at your desk you can also just plug it in.
Mostly using is about the same. Unless you have an Xbox One controller that came out before the S; those don’t have Bluetooth. Also newer controllers and firmwares switch to Bluetooth LE, which is not the same as Bluetooth, so make sure you have that.
Or if you want to use the headset jack, that won’t work over Bluetooth. Bluetooth audio sucks.
Or if you want to hook up 8 players, Bluetooth is limited to 7 devices.