Xbox controller replace could possibly be transformative for avid gamers

Microsoft might quickly enable house owners of some Xbox controllers to copy keyboard controls.

In a transfer typically requested by PC and console avid gamers, Microsoft has launched an alpha take a look at for the characteristic that’ll enable customers to map a keys to a controller button.

It’ll even be doable to map the the button together with a modifier key like Win, Shift, Ctrl or Alt. So Ctrl + S for instance.

Players might want to personal an Xbox Elite 2 controller, or the Adaptive Controller, designed for avid gamers with accessibility wants.

If the characteristic rolls out to all customers or not it’s an ideal use of these extra buttons on the rear of the Elite controller, and provides avid gamers of extra advanced titles a bit extra flexibility.

It might additionally make life a better and even open up some gaming experiences that beforehand felt inaccessible on the Adaptive Controller. It might imply that video games they’ve by no means been capable of take pleasure in to the max now really feel accessible.

Microsoft does level out that assist might be on a sport by sport foundation, so you might even see full assist, partial assist, or no assist.

The mapping will be achieved by way of the Xbox Equipment app, however the characteristic is barely at the moment out there for Xbox Alpha and Alpha Skip Forward members, that means its nonetheless fairly early within the course of and possibly fairly some time earlier than it reaches all avid gamers.

“For the Xbox Elite Wi-fi Controller Collection 2 and the Xbox Adaptive Controller, the Xbox Equipment app now helps mapping keyboard keys to your controller!” Microsoft says within the changelog (by way of Neowin).

“To get began, open the Xbox Equipment app > Configure > create a brand new profile or edit an present one > choose a button to map > select Major or Shift > then transfer over to the brand new Key tab.”

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