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[–] NOT_RICK 34 points 10 months ago (6 children)

There are plenty of legit uses of non-authorized controllers. Its a shame shit like xim brought them to do this

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For example, I am designing a submarine which I will control using a knock-off Xbox controller.

[–] NOT_RICK 3 points 10 months ago

To be fair, that controller wasn’t the problem

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] NOT_RICK 22 points 10 months ago

It’s a device that allows you to play mouse and keyboard on a console while making it look like a controller is connected. A lot of people use it to get a leg up in games like shooters which I find pretty wack.

[–] doink 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

And the sad thing is xim or Chronus zen devices will just find a way to bypass this anyway.

This feels like a huge middle finger from Microsoft again.

[–] NOT_RICK 2 points 10 months ago

I’m wondering if the workarounds they would devise would open the manufacturer to legal liability for circumventing the DRM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is exactly what I was thinking. Xim and Chronus users are rampant in online games especially call of duty. Now that they own it, they are looking to filter those users out finally…. Or at least make it harder.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It's why I don't really think that their main goal is to block cheating, it seems more likely they're doing it to enforce controller exclusivity to get people to pay more for licensed first or second party controllers.

Cheat devices don't care, they'll easily find ways around it, even if it involves copyright or trademark infringement.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Why is nobody thinking about disabled gamers who have carpal tunnel syndrome or other problems and special adapters?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

People fail to realize a major reason MS is doing this, money. They make more money from making people buy first party controllers, likely also from licensing as well.

Cheating tools will find ways around it, this disproportionately affects third party controllers.

Unfortunately many people likely won't speak out against this and the ones that do will be attacked and called cheaters for speaking out against these actions because unfortunately the gaming community has a nasty tendency to accept things that otherwise would be deemed hostile or anti-consumer when they otherwise shouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

These sort of dongles that let you use a controller with other devices are great.
I own an old xbox 360-era arcade stick and it has greatly extended the life and use of it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Collective punishment?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


It’s unclear if Microsoft is trying to target cheat devices, or whether the Xbox maker is trying to push its official partner program.

An error has now started appearing for some third-party Xbox controllers, alongside a warning that notes the accessory will be blocked from further use after two weeks.

This might also block third-party cheat devices like XIM, Cronus Zen, and ReaSnow S1 from working on an Xbox console.

Activision, Bungie, and Ubisoft have all been trying to block these hardware spoofing devices, with restrictions and bans in Call of Duty, Destiny 2, and Rainbow Six Siege.

Brook Gaming, which manufactures an adapter that supports PlayStation controllers on Xbox, says its device is affected by Microsoft’s block.

PowerA launched the first officially licensed third-party wireless controller for Xbox consoles earlier this year, and Windows Central speculates Microsoft’s latest ban could be related to the company working to expand approval for third-party wireless Xbox controllers.


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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Nice, so now when I get destroyed by a 13 year old on Apex I can't blame it on them using a kb/mouse.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

As soon as they got Activision they started getting shitty.

[–] schmidtster 39 points 10 months ago

They’ve been shitty for decades at this point. The colours are just getting more obvious.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Microsoft has been shitty for a long loooooong time. This is pretty gentle next to other stuff they've done.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

How's that rock you've been living under?