Valve’s Steam Controller offers some of the easiest mouse-based controls from a couch I’ve ever used. It’s all thanks to the ...

An Xbox controller is, of course, primarily designed for use while playing games on an Xbox entertainment console. There are various iterations from both Microsoft and third-party Xbox controller ...

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Did you recently buy a brand-new Xbox controller, only to find that it didn't come with any batteries? Microsoft has confirmed (via X) that a limited number of controllers have erroneously shipped ...

Microsoft is offering free rechargeable batteries to some Xbox Wireless Controller users. This comes after the company confirmed that a limited number of controllers shipped without AA batteries since ...

Microsoft has acknowledged that it accidentally released some Xbox controllers without included batteries. To make up for it, Microsoft is offering up compensation in the form of a free rechargeable ...

TL;DR: Microsoft mistakenly shipped some Xbox Wireless controllers without AA batteries since December 2025 but will now include batteries with all future controllers. Affected customers can claim a ...

Were you lucky enough to grab an Xbox before the price hikes? If you did, you perhaps threw in an extra controller while you were at it. Or you may have received an Xbox controller for Christmas.

Tips for connecting Microsoft's Xbox controllers via USB, wireless adapter, or Bluetooth.

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The controller is mostly gold, with black buttons. In the center of the touch pad is the 007 logo, complete with the handgun coming off the 7. The circular logo has “barrel-inspired” lines radiating ...