xbox one controller for pc, adapter or bluetooth?

GiddyCosine4817 · Apr 15, 2018

Hi

I'm going to buy a xbox one wireless controller for my pc and my question is if I need the xbox adapter for it?

Can I just buy a usb bluetooth adapter that's a lot cheaper?

:)

DazzledGnat9603 · Apr 15, 2018

Xbox ONE controller with Xbox 360

If I own an Xbox 360E and an Xbox ONE wireless controller with a wireless pc adapter can I connect the Xbox ONE controller to the Xbox 360 through the pc adapter?

Vorpal1986 · Apr 15, 2018

Xbox One Controller can't connect to PC

Please, see these two guides to solve this issue

support.xbox.com/.../connect-xbox-one-controller-to-pc

support.xbox.com/.../update-controller-for-stereo-headset-adapter

Geth · Apr 15, 2018

Both the cable and the bluetooth adapter work for PC.

I use the play and charge cable for use.

Mister Quasar · Nov 1, 2018

Hey GiddyCosine4817!

As Geth mentioned, Bluetooth connection to a Windows 10 device will work just fine for Xbox One controllers, depending on the model of the controller. Certain older Xbox One controllers do not support Bluetooth connections.

If you need help determining if your controller can connect via Bluetooth, check out the info under "Option 3" in our guide for

how to connect an Xbox One wireless controller to a Windows PC.

siguyvirus

Is this an Xbox One controller, or an Xbox 360 controller? If it's an Xbox One controller, are you connecting wirelessly to the PC via Bluetooth, or with the Xbox Wireless Adapter?

Xbox one controller with an xbox wireless adapter

WUIJIBOBO

Is this an Xbox One controller, or an Xbox 360 controller? If it's an Xbox One controller, are you connecting wirelessly to the PC via Bluetooth, or with the Xbox Wireless Adapter?

IRB

The Bluetooth controllers don't come with an adaptor, is has Bluetooth built in. The device it connects to need to have Bluetooth to work, if your PC doesn't then you need to get a Bluetooth adapter for the PC.

The wireless part of the controller works on a unique frequency only for the xbox controllers, so it won't work with WiFi, so for your PC to use the Xbox Wireless part, you would need the Xbox Wireless Adapter.

cmdirxdd

Hello,

When you say Xbox controller, you mean an XBox one? it seems to me that the first version of the XBox One controller does require an adapter to be able to connect to your PC. The newest version of the XBox One controller does support Bluetooth communication
and hence it can be paired to a PC.

its an xbox one controller and i cant do bluetooth because my pc wont allow it

s33r

The original Xbox 360 controllers do not support traditional Bluetooth and as such won't pair. To pair a Xbox 360 controller you will need to purchase an adapter that you plug into your PC. The official one, I believe, can still be ordered on Amazon.

If you want to just straight up pair a controller to a PC without the need for an adapter, recent Xbox One controllers use normal Bluetooth and would pair without issue - https://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-one-controller-on-pc/ will
tell you how to spot which ones will support this as the original Xbox One controllers don't.

xbox one controller for pc, adapter or bluetooth?