Items tagged with Xbox One controller
Energizer is not some fly-by-night brand that nobody has ever heard of—the company's roots date all the way back to 1896 when it was known as the American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company. But even established brands are susceptible the occasional misstep. In this case, Energizer has issued a voluntary recall for its smart battery chargers for Xbox One controllers.The chargers are actually produced for Energizer by PDP (Performance Designed Products), a company that bills itself as the number one video game accessory company in North America. That might be the case, but the Engergizer Xbox One 2X Smart Chargers it manufactures have been found to pose a burn hazard to consumers. Anybody...
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Pesky little things like a mortgage and little Billy's college fund might prevent you from plopping $150 on the fancy pants Xbox One Elite controller. Don't sweat it, your pedestrian controller is still a fine tool for gaming, and it's going to get even better when Microsoft rolls out an update that allows for remapping the button controls. Such an amenity is currently one of the perks of the pricey Xbox One Elite controller, which will be available on October 27. As a gamer pointed out to Microsoft on Twitter, it's also a feature that comes standard on the PlayStation 4, so where's the love for Xbox One owners rocking a regular controller? "It's coming for all controllers soon," Mike Ybarra,...
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Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: Microsoft has officially announced a brand new Xbox One SKU that includes a larger 1TB HDD and a new wireless controller. We already brought you news on both of these additions, but this is the first time that Microsoft has actually confirmed the new console and controller. As we previously reported the new 1TB Xbox One will also ship with a “newly designed” Xbox One Wireless Controller which features a built-in 3.5mm headphone jack. “With the updated controller, in addition to the volume and mute controls on gaming headsets, you’ll also have the option to adjust headset volume, mic monitoring, and voice and game audio balance through the Settings menu...
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Good news for PC gamers who have wanted to use the Xbox One’s controller on the PC. Microsoft has announced that it is releasing a wired Xbox One controller for the PC platform this November. Just in time for the holidays, the controller was designed for use with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 PCs. Simply connect the controller via its USB cable and it will automatically update and be ready to use. However, the wireless function is not usable for the PC platform though the controller itself can be hooked up to an Xbox One as a wireless or wired controller. It has taking Microsoft some time to finally release an Xbox One controller designed specifically for the PC. Back in May,...
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A lot of work went into designing the new controller for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One console. Though it looks similar the Xbox 360's controller, there are subtle differences that are the result of 20 research studies around the world with more than 500 participants of varying age, gender, and gaming proficiency, Microsoft says. After going through no less than 200 prototypes, Microsoft settled on a design that was "still distinctly Xbox, but refined and improved." In a blog post today, Microsoft detailed all the changes to the new controller, beginning with the impulse triggers. The controller sports four vibration motors, including small ones behind each trigger for precise haptic feedback...
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