If thereās a hill I will die on, itās this. Certain technologies mature, and simply should be left alone. Period. Just cause you make a replacement DOES NOT mean youāve made an improvement.
Which leads me to my current issue. I need a wired Xbox 360 controller to play games on my PC. All I can find is cheaply made crap that rarely works even out of the box. The āMicrosoftā version is actually made by Power A (for the xbox One), and while itās better, it lasted with light use less than a year. I had a used 360 controller that I got for free that lasted 5-6 years of fairly heavy use.
So, is there anything out there worth bothering with, or should I just stock up on the cheaper version and get used to switching them out when they die.
I use this exact Microsoft USB adapter to use my xbox 360 controllers with my PC wirelessly;
I just keep feeding them AA batteriesā¦ or you can use the wireless but plug in a USB power only adapter if you want to power your controller without batteries.
As for the 360 controllers, I keep an eye out at goodwill and value villageā¦ thrift and second hand storesā¦ always snatch them upā¦ usually for $10 each and many still work great.
Whats funny is i read that postā¦ and then i thought man it would be cool to be chipped without my knowledge. Like i know im being chipped, but i dont know what chip i get. Like an install day chip roulette.
Is it an xMagic? Maybe a blinky? Who knows? Send it.