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xbox series x controller via bluetooth not recognized in games

Anonymous
2020-11-09T17:23:13+00:00

I bought an xbox series x controller (not xbox one) from someone who had an elite and don't need the new controller. I'm sure it's authentic. I can connect it to my windows 10 pc via bluetooth and it appears as an xbox wireless controller.

However in all games it is not recognized as an xbox controller but a generic bluetooth "18 (don't remember the exact number) button controller with HAT" or something. And it doesn't work in any of my games.

Is this a known issue or did I do something wrong? It feels like either the controller is so new windows doesn't know it yet, or I'm missing a driver software, or games need to specifically support it. Anyone has similar experience? Thank you!

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Edit: on 11/10/2020 MS updated its Xbox Accessories app which adds Xbox Series X/S controller bluetooth support. All you need to do is to connect the controller with a USB-C cable, open the app, go through a rather lengthy update, and now the controller connected via bluetooth is working perfectly.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-12T14:49:16+00:00

    ***SOLUTION***

    Very simple fix guys. I was having the same issue as most of you here - Xbox controller connected and recognised but not working.

    Follow the below steps;

    1. Make sure the latest Windows update has installed and isn't pending etc.
    2. Unpair your Xbox controller from your bluetooth settings
    3. Plug controller in to PC via USB cable
    4. Download and launch Xbox Accessories app
    5. You will see a message on Xbox Accessories saying that an update is required for the controller
    6. Click the the update required button
    7. One update is complete re connect your Xbox controller via bluetooth 
    8. Done

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-09T18:10:50+00:00

    The one thing I want to find out is--is this problem my own or has anyone else tried it? Given how new XSX is I suppose not many have tried.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-15T06:21:50+00:00

    My problem is, after updating the controller firmware and update windows. The controller can be detected in some newer titles, like Forza Horizon 4, Forza 7 or Assassin's Creed Valhalla. But in some older titles, like Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, Need For Speed Most Wanted and even Devil May Cry 5.

    For need for speed, the old Xbox one S controller can be recognized as an "Xbox Controller for Windows". But the Series X controller will be recognized as "Bluetooth LE Xinput Compatible Input Devices", You have to remapping all the buttons to make it work.

    For Devil May Cry 5, the button mapping is messed up, LT and RT will be recognized as RS left and RS right.

    By observing both controllers in control panel, the only difference will be the series X controller is  "Bluetooth LE Xinput Compatible Input Devices" while one S controller is "Bluetooth Xinput Compatible Input Devices" (without Low Energy).

    Hope this problem can be fixed soon.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-10T17:44:34+00:00

    Same issue here.

    Controller connects fine via bluetooth, but is not detected correctly in games. Even the "Game Controller" Utility detects it wrong. And the Xbox Accessories App does not detect it when connected via bluetooth either. When plugging in via cable I was prompted to update controller firmware, but this didn't solve my issues either.

    I think this screenshot illustrates the issue rather well.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-11-09T19:32:37+00:00

    Yeah, they can get ahead of themselves some times.

    The WIndows Central article says they made a bluetooth Series X controller but Series X doesn't even Support Bluetooth yet. So there we have it.

    If you want to report this to Microsoft use the Feedback Hub app in Start Menu where developers are tasked to process consumer feedback. They will not even see it here. This is a tech forums staffed mostly by volunteers trying to help others with your problems.

    If you want to post back a Share link from your Feedback here others who see this thread can vote it up and add to it. I will also vote up the feedback with my MVP badge and track the issue.

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