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USB controller for games
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curmudgeon
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I can confirm the 20 quid Xbox one controller by power A from Amazon works very nicely.
I also tried a cheapo Xbox 360 wired controller but the green light kept flashing on it so avoid.
I have a proper xbox360 controller and it flashes away all the time, but works perfectly.
Tried my Xbox one controller and worked a treat - managed to play some Cuphead but didn't do that well...decided to watch some Netflix for the remainder of my lunch 
Compuguide
Member
I'll save you the bother testing your Steam controller, (if you have one).
It doesn't work.
Both wired and USB dongle.
It doesn't work.
Both wired and USB dongle.
mpandrew
Member
I bought this and it works peachy including with Cuphead. Asteroids, Beach Buggy also working perfectly. Haven't tried the others.
I've tried a PS4 controller and an Xbox One controller, both wired via USB front ports (both sides) and neither have worked.
It seems something is not working on the car side. I'm running 2019.40.2.1 and it also didn't work on the previous version. Any ideas?
(For the kids sake...honest)
It seems something is not working on the car side. I'm running 2019.40.2.1 and it also didn't work on the previous version. Any ideas?
(For the kids sake...honest)
curmudgeon
Member
Do your dashcam and usb music work ok through those ports? If so then I would have thought the data connection is ok through those USB ports. If not then...
I have this and it works (although X/Y and A/B are reversed):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07GKLG3ZP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's a tad expensive, but also works with other game platforms so may prove useful.
I also have this to make it wireless:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HG4WPC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
All in all a pretty expensive solution for the very occasional use it's going to get, but I'm happy with it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07GKLG3ZP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's a tad expensive, but also works with other game platforms so may prove useful.
I also have this to make it wireless:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HG4WPC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
All in all a pretty expensive solution for the very occasional use it's going to get, but I'm happy with it.
Yes dash cam works fine so I don’t think it’s a fault with the USB connectors. I will try a soft reboot but I’m seeing very mixed responses on the forums about what works & what doesn’t which suggests there’s another factor at play.
i3m3Andrew
Member
Thanks for the advice.
All new to me too, apart from a Wii, this is the first console in the family!
Did you ever find a fix for this? I went to show this feature off with a friend and it wouldn’t work. If tried both Xbox and playstation controllers with multiple cables, soft rebooted etc...nothing seems to work.
Not a solution as such but a diagnosis.
There are 2 versions of the PS4 controller. V1 doesn’t work but V2 does. The easiest way to tell if you have a V2 controller is that it has a very thin strip of light that shines through on the touchpad (so you can see which colour controller you’re using without having to tilt to look at the front).
I had both types at home and had only tried the V1 controller. I saw a YouTube video that mentioned the compatibility in passing so I tried a V2 controller and it worked first time.
The Xbox controller I tried was an unofficial one but supposed to be compatible with Xbox One. Smyths Toys kindly let me return it after I explained it’s not compatible with my gaming system.
“What gaming system?”
“Errr...it’s a car”
I tried 2 different official gaming controllers and none of them worked. Thanks for the response though!Not a solution as such but a diagnosis.
There are 2 versions of the PS4 controller. V1 doesn’t work but V2 does. The easiest way to tell if you have a V2 controller is that it has a very thin strip of light that shines through on the touchpad (so you can see which colour controller you’re using without having to tilt to look at the front).
I had both types at home and had only tried the V1 controller. I saw a YouTube video that mentioned the compatibility in passing so I tried a V2 controller and it worked first time.
The Xbox controller I tried was an unofficial one but supposed to be compatible with Xbox One. Smyths Toys kindly let me return it after I explained it’s not compatible with my gaming system.
“What gaming system?”
“Errr...it’s a car”
The 8bitdo SN30 bluetooth controller works well and takes up much less space than the xbox-style controllers.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07GKLG3ZP
You need a bluetooth dongle for each controller (i.e. two dongles if you have two controllers)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0786JC6VW
I'm using this neat little USB hub which allows two dongles to be side-by-side beneath the USB sockets in the model 3.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FQ1H6SB
Note that these controllers have the Nintendo button labels not the Xbox labels. So
X is Y
Y is X
A is B
B is A
I simply took a sharpie and relabelled the buttons.
The controller works fine for 1 and 2 player Beach Buggy Racer and for Cuphead.
On first use, set the controller's mode to Windows (Xinput) by pressing Start+X.
You can hold Start for 8 seconds to turn off, or they do so automatically after 15 minutes of no use, there is no need to disconnect the dongle.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07GKLG3ZP
You need a bluetooth dongle for each controller (i.e. two dongles if you have two controllers)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0786JC6VW
I'm using this neat little USB hub which allows two dongles to be side-by-side beneath the USB sockets in the model 3.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FQ1H6SB
Note that these controllers have the Nintendo button labels not the Xbox labels. So
X is Y
Y is X
A is B
B is A
I simply took a sharpie and relabelled the buttons.
The controller works fine for 1 and 2 player Beach Buggy Racer and for Cuphead.
On first use, set the controller's mode to Windows (Xinput) by pressing Start+X.
You can hold Start for 8 seconds to turn off, or they do so automatically after 15 minutes of no use, there is no need to disconnect the dongle.
