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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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The internet is in an uproar. Oculus Rift has just announced their partnership with Microsoft. More exactly, their virtual reality headset will come paired with an Xbox One controller.

Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe also announced that their Oculus Rift device will fully support Windows 10, and its users will be able to play Xbox One games directly inside their, er, heads via Xbox-to-Windows streaming.

It is unknown at the moment what other services Microsoft will provide for the Facebook-owned virtual reality device.

Microsoft’s Head of Xbox Phil Spencer sported a huge grin on his face when it was time to take to the stage and announce their unlikely partnership. But even though the internet hates it, for whatever reason, I seriously applaud their entrepreneur spirit.

It makes sense, doesn’t it? It’s a way to counter attack Sony’s Project Morpheus, and who would be better to do so than one of the most known virtual reality headsets on the planet. Oculus Rift has a super-high brand recognition – mostly because it was the first that tackled this trend, and partly because Facebook acquired it and made everyone wonder how Zuckerberg will tackle social media in the VR medium.

Oculus Rift is already built, and it’s in the polishing process – can’t say the exact same thing about Project Morpheus; we have no clue what Sony’s up to.

It’s a pure win-win situation for Microsoft. They don’t have to maintain the VR hardware, they only have to make their software compatible, and easy to use. Unlike Sony, who will most likely adopt the same thing for their VR headset. Sony needs to develop its product first, and then tackle compatibility issues that it may encounter. Or maybe Sony will shock as all, and when the time comes it will have all its problems fixed.

Whether the trend will ship towards augmented reality, or it will stay in the VR medium, Microsoft is more than prepared. The big M has enough time, and resources to focus on their HoloLens project and not worry about Oculus – which big daddy Facebook can easily take care of by opening its deep pockets. Some say that they are filled with gold, and others warn that they are drenched in tears of social media users from around the globe.

This might also be Microsoft’s chance of winning the console wars. Its Xbox, and Xbox 360 were gold, but when you talk about next gen consoles, PlayStation 4 is the reigning king.

Oculus Rift is also offering up to $10 million to help indie developers build games for their VR headset. I think they’re off to a tremendous head start, and Sony might just release their VR headset in time to barely taste the dust.

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