It’s time to say farewell to the USB cable and give a warm welcome to the Xbox One PC wireless adapter for Windows. However, not every kind of Windows. The dongle will only work on Windows 10.
Every gamer understands this – wireless is way better than wired. Yes, you do lose the constant power juice, but you get to add more points in convenience and comfortable gaming sessions. It should go without mention that going wireless also makes your room look more tidy-up, and you don’t have to worry that your roommate could trip and drag cables across the room – I’m looking at you Michael.
PC gamers didn’t really have a choice to go wireless with the Microsoft Xbox One controller. It was wired or nothing at all. Microsoft is hoping gamers will take full advantage of their new Windows 10 OS. A feat previous versions of Windows can’t uphold – the ability to make the Xbox One controller wireless.
But this doesn’t come at small price. The Xbox One PC Wireless Adapter will cost $25 and it will be available for purchase starting the 20th of October. A hefty price considering that the gamepad costs $60 alone. This puts it at $85 if you plan to purchase them both at the same time. This is assuming that you plan to buy a different one for your living room or work gaming sessions. That is, if you don’t mind just walking with one controller from point A to point B.
Microsoft doesn’t seem to specify if the dongle works with other versions of Windows i.e. Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. Is there anyone out there that still uses Windows XP for uhm, anything?
We all get it that Microsoft is trying to push more units of Windows 10 – whether they are free or not; and more Xbox One exposure, but it could really be a nasty move if they don’t plan on giving some support to aforementioned Windows users.
I’m quite curious. If Microsoft does indeed limit their new dongle to work solely on Windows 10, will a community made app surface enabling the dongle to work on other Windows OSes? If that does happen, then Microsoft could face a humongous consumer backlash. You see, why not make it available for the entire Windows spectrum if the dongle is more than capable?
Yet, we at AFP suspect that Microsoft isn’t that keen to support older versions of Windows.
When the time comes, you can buy your Xbox One PC wireless adapter from the official Xbox.com store.
What are you planning to get your game on with the new Xbox One PC wireless adapter? I know that I’ll be preparing for Star Wars: Battlefront by playing some Battlefield and the likes. I’ll probably swoop into The Witcher 3 because I’m still stuck in Skellige even though I clock more than 150 hours of game time.
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