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LeoNatan
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 Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 18:39 Post subject: Xbox One controller can haz audio device in Windows |
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TIL! If you plug headphones in the wireless controller, a new audio device pops up in Windows 10. It's not bad quality actually, and can push my HD 6XX (300 ohm) headphones pretty well. Surely well enough for late night plays when the PC is connected to the TV and I don't have the AMP & DAC there.
Very nice, and how the fuck is this the first time I am seeing anything about it? 
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 18:41 Post subject: |
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This with a dongle or bluetooth?
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 18:43 Post subject: |
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With the dongle. That's how I figured to try. I saw MS is selling a slimmer dongle that advertises stereo audio. So I figured let's try on my older one, to see if it works. It works!
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 18:45 Post subject: |
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I got the dongle with my Rift. I bought it in a time when their derptrollers were not ready, so they were including a Xcox One derptroller and a dongle.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 18:47 Post subject: |
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But things with the Xbox One controller are so much better than the 360, where almost nothing worked. I see now that the tiny keyboards that can plug into the Retardtroller, and it works like a normal keyboard in Windows! My old htpc tiny bluetooth keyboard is failing, so I will just use one of my spare Twatrollers with the "chatpad" and have full control of Windows. Pretty nice.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 18:56 Post subject: |
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I once did the "Pringles mod"  where you cut a circle from the Pringles cap, and put it under the dpad rubber. It didn't help but was funny enough. 
Yeah, buttons are loud. I have Elite and Elite 2 now, and both are loud buttons. But the sticks and triggers are so much better than normal ones and PS4 controllers. But at least they changed the Pussy4 sticks to be somewhat concave. Those Pussy3 convex ones were so terrible, especially after a long sweaty and steamy session. The PS4 are much better, but still not as grippy as the Xcox One controller.
The Switch has the worst sticks.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 19:05 Post subject: |
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Apparently the accessories only work with the dongle  but there are conflicting reports.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 19:54 Post subject: |
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do you live under a rock? thats a basic function which exists since ever
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 20:01 Post subject: |
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Honestly never heard about it. I am not active in Xbox communities. |
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 20:28 Post subject: |
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me neither, but it was even featured before the design change to a standard 3,5mm headphone jack on the controller
tbh for use at the desk not useful, but for couch gaming its perfect
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 20:40 Post subject: |
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i have the mk1 dongle thats the size of one of those pc's on a stick.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 20:42 Post subject: |
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I was tempted to get the DS4 dongle at first, for full native controller support and audio-out functionality, but then I thought "Naw, fuck that. Sony are greedy as all hell" - the prices are stupid high, unreasonably so, especially when I can get "full" functionality simply using free software like InputMapper. All I lose is audio-out oh well.
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 20:53 Post subject: |
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| gordonash wrote: | | i have the mk1 dongle thats the size of one of those pc's on a stick. |
That's the one I have, it works.
| sabin1981 wrote: | | I was tempted to get the DS4 dongle at first, for full native controller support and audio-out functionality, but then I thought "Naw, fuck that. Sony are greedy as all hell" - the prices are stupid high, unreasonably so, especially when I can get "full" functionality simply using free software like InputMapper. All I lose is audio-out oh well. |
Jesus fuck, it's 75$ on Amazong... Yeah, no. The MS one is 24 officially, and can be found for cheap. |
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| Posted: Sun, 19th Jan 2020 21:10 Post subject: |
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And no China/Ruska has created a bootleg one? How hard can it be to recreate the software and reverse-engineer the signal? There are many cheap PS-compatible controllers, so the knowledge of the wireless interface is at least somewhat known.
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I routinely use headphones on my Dualshock 4 when playing on the PS4 (so I don't disturb wifey or something 
) but the DS4 doesn't have the same functionality on PC.... UNLESS!! You buy Sony's overpriced "official DS4 dongle" >_>_>_>_>_>
