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Okay for some years I've been using an Xbox Elite controller on my PC. In the past few months I've been messing around with games on various devices like Steamdeck but I just want to use the one controller. I discovered that the Xbox controller has no memory for bluetooth/wireless to multiple devices even if you use the dongle to do it.

Between my Steamdeck, MacBook, and PC you have to tediously pair it each time. Rather than a seemless connection like Airpods, Logitech Mice, most modern wireless keyboards, and so on. I discovered that this was actually by design for some retarded reason.

But the Playstation DualSense controller works how I would normally expect bluetooth to work in 2025, and I guess now 2026. So I bought one and life is good again. That is real stupid though, why Microsoft gotta be like that?
 
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Okay for some years I've been using an Xbox Elite controller on my PC. In the past few months I've been messing around with games on various devices like Steamdeck but I just want to use the one controller. I discovered that the Xbox controller has no memory for bluetooth/wireless to multiple devices even if you use the dongle to do it.

Between my Steamdeck, MacBook, and PC you have to tediously pair it each time. Rather than a seemless connection like Airpods, Logitech Mice, most modern wireless keyboards, and so on. I discovered that this was actually by design for some retarded reason.

But the Playstation DualSense controller works how I would normally expect bluetooth to work in 2025, and I guess now 2026. So I bought one and life is good again. That is real stupid though, why Microsoft gotta be like that?
lol. I’m using an Xbox 360 wired controller on my Pc. I know it has a shitty dpad compared to the Elite but I like how it feels.
 
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Okay for some years I've been using an Xbox Elite controller on my PC. In the past few months I've been messing around with games on various devices like Steamdeck but I just want to use the one controller. I discovered that the Xbox controller has no memory for bluetooth/wireless to multiple devices even if you use the dongle to do it.

Between my Steamdeck, MacBook, and PC you have to tediously pair it each time. Rather than a seemless connection like Airpods, Logitech Mice, most modern wireless keyboards, and so on. I discovered that this was actually by design for some retarded reason.

But the Playstation DualSense controller works how I would normally expect bluetooth to work in 2025, and I guess now 2026. So I bought one and life is good again. That is real stupid though, why Microsoft gotta be like that?
MS is retarded about everything. BT doesn't work reliably on any of my Windows boxes, and they all have different wireless chipsets. PS5 controller connects and works great, then for no reason Windows won't connect to it at all.
 

TJT

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MS is retarded about everything. BT doesn't work reliably on any of my Windows boxes, and they all have different wireless chipsets. PS5 controller connects and works great, then for no reason Windows won't connect to it at all.
I don't even run windows at home anymore. I just have Mac and Linux. PS5 works perfectly with both of them and I don't even have to mess with it lol.