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
    2021-06-30T01:07:25+00:00

    i forgot to mention that i bought one a couple of days ago that is the same. the only thing that changes is that is 5.0 version

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-28T17:59:54+00:00

    purchased a generic "CSR 4.0" dongle. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51zSnoh1c6L.AC_SX466.jpg It's cheap. from amazon. This solves 100% the issue and tested by one of my youtube viewers.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-28T00:58:11+00:00

    june 27 of 2021. still does not work even with updating via usb with xbox accessories . i could've just buy for 4.60 bucks a 10 feet usb extension, but i had to be fancy...

    now i'm cracking my head, almost losing my mind trying to find a way to make it work. btw were anyone tried to install a xbox one driver to find if it work in that way?

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-26T16:30:27+00:00

    I use the dongle and it's still only recognized as a generic xinput compatible HID controller whereas my old XB1 controller is actually recognized as an "Xbox One" controller and works flawlessly.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-05-25T20:22:14+00:00

    Same issue here - controller recognized properly through USB-C but not through BT (generic gamepad controller). I also created an article in NBA2k subreddit, maybe someone will figure it out https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA2k/comments/nkyu86/nba\_2k21\_vs\_xbox\_series\_controller\_pc/

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