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[nkarafo]

I'm trying to buy this:

And i can't find it anywhere in my country (Greece). I can only find second hand ones and some on Amazon but i read these are fake?

No, bluetooth is not the same. This is the only thing that works properly. I already have one but i need another for my friend.

Seriously, without this thing, XBOX controllers are useless.

 

[TVexperto]

I think I still have one, i can try to find it and send it to you from Germany

 

[nkarafo]

I think I still have one, i can try to find it and send it to you from Germany

I would be thankful.

But really, why does this not exist anymore? People don't buy XBOX controllers for their PCs anymore?

 

[Three]

I would be thankful.

But really, why does this not exist anymore? People don't buy XBOX controllers for their PCs anymore?

Didn't everything become Bluetooth?

 

[TVexperto]

I would be thankful.

But really, why does this not exist anymore? People don't buy XBOX controllers for their PCs anymore?

no promises I have to dig through some stuff in basement .. I might have lost it its not in my drawer anymore

 

[nkarafo]

Didn't everything become Bluetooth?

I don't know did they?

I tried a few times to connect it via bluetooth. And it completely sucks compared to the dongle. Unstable, more input lag, random disconnects, i had to re-connect it manually after a restart, etc. I never had such issues with the dongle, maybe one random disconnect ever 2 or 3 months.

 

[Three]

I don't know did they?

I tried a few times to connect it via bluetooth. And it completely sucks compared to the dongle. Unstable, more input lag, random disconnects, i had to re-connect it manually after a restart, etc. I never had such issues with the dongle, maybe one random disconnect ever 2 or 3 months.

I think from 2016 onwards new xbox controllers got bluetooth so this device kind of became obsolete. People stopped buying it and so most places stopped selling it.

A lot of people do have bluetooth issues in general but you might be able to fix that with a reliable high gain bluetooth dongle. The xbox dongles though have sort of been discontinued and xbox doesn't officially sell them as far as I know.

 

[IAmRei]

I never use that, I'm using corded xbox before I went into bluetooth xbox controller for my pc roughly a decade ago

 

[Xyphie]

You can buy a third-party copy of it. No idea if they are any good but I used to have a non-MS 360 PC adapter which worked just fine.

 

[Shtef]

I am using this https://www.8bitdo.com/wireless-usb-adapter-2/ and it works really great for connecting xbox, ps5 and switch controllers on windows 11.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

A lot of people do have bluetooth issues in general but you might be able to fix that with a reliable high gain bluetooth dongle.

Yeah, but the concept is exactly the same as this Xbox dongle, dedicated frequency for no interference. Same goes for all the gaming headsets (I'm using wired anyway).

 

[Three]

Yeah, but the concept is exactly the same as this Xbox dongle, dedicated frequency for no interference. Same goes for all the gaming headsets (I'm using wired anyway).

Bluetooth's frequency isn't dedicated, it uses frequency-hopping to find the least interference. The proprietary xbox wireless protocol works in the exact same frequency range (2.4-2.48GHz).

 

[Team Andromeda]

I'm trying to buy this:

And i can't find it anywhere in my country (Greece). I can only find second hand ones and some on Amazon but i read these are fake?

No, bluetooth is not the same. This is the only thing that works properly. I already have one but i need another for my friend.

Seriously, without this thing, XBOX controllers are useless.

Where have you been? Since the Xbox One S, all Xbox controllers have been Bluetooth.
Maybe it time to get a better Bluetooth adaptor ?

 

[Calverz]

I still use mine as I think this has less input lag than Bluetooth. I just never bothered to set up Bluetooth

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Where have you been? Since the Xbox One S, all Xbox controllers have been Bluetooth.
Maybe it time to get a better Bluetooth adaptor ?

Not all motherboards have Bluetooth built in, My rig from 2017 didn't T_T

 

[Team Andromeda]

Not all motherboards have Bluetooth built in, My rig from 2017 didn't T_T

Yeah in 2026, one can't buy a Bluetooth adapter or a Wi-Fi card with Bluetooth built in *rollseyes*

 

[Tobimacoss]