Microsoft has released new firmware for the Xbox wireless controller for insiders.
By applying the latest firmware, even with the Xbox One S generation controller and Elite controller Series 2, which is also known as Elycon 2, you can quickly switch the connection between the Xbox main unit and a Bluetooth device such as a smartphone by pressing the pairing button twice. You'll be able to take advantage of features that were exclusive to the latest Xbox Series X | S generation, such as Dynamic Latency Input (DLI), which minimizes latency.
New feature additions for Xbox wireless controllers Firmware delivery is available to users who have selected Alpha / Alpha Skip Ahead among the Xbox Insiders who can pre-test updates before official distribution.
It should be delivered to the general public as part of a system update in the coming weeks.
This new farm will enable the latest generation (Xbox Series X | S generation) Xbox wireless controller only functions to be used in the old generation, targeting Xbox One generation controller with Bluetooth, Xbox Elite wireless controller Series 2, And adaptive controller.
Since the Xbox One S generation has become a general-purpose game controller that can be connected to devices such as smartphones via Bluetooth, the name of the Xbox controller has changed from "Xbox One wireless controller" to simply "Xbox wireless controller".
The latest Xbox Series X | S generation is also a little complicated because the name is "Xbox wireless controller" as it is, but this update target is "Xbox One S or X attached controller" or "Bluetooth compatible Xbox wireless controller" The target is "the generation without the Share button in the center".
The highly customizable luxury controller Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 will also benefit from this update because it's the “generation without the Share button”.
How to quickly switch between Bluetooth (smartphone) and Xbox connection with Xbox controller (Series X | S generation or later)
Although this generation of Xbox wireless controllers support Bluetooth connection, only one of the wireless connection destinations can be stored in the main unit, either Bluetooth or the Xbox main unit (or Xbox Wireless compatible PC), and if you want to reconnect, use the pairing button. There was the inconvenience of having to press and hold and operate the connected device.
After the update, you will be able to switch the connection destination between the previously connected Bluetooth device and the Xbox Wireless device by pressing the pairing button twice.
Another DLI (Dynamic Latency Input) is a function that minimizes input delay by redesigning and optimizing the process by which the controller reads buttons and sticks and sends them to the main unit.
Microsoft will also release a limited edition high-end controller, the Elite wireless controller, to coincide with the new Halo Infinite at the end of the year, but this remains Series 2, which hasn't changed since the end of the Xbox One era.
Although it is a limited model released this year, the specifications of the wireless are slightly inferior to the standard model released last year, but it will be improved equally in the new farm.
Halo Infinite Limited Edition Xbox Series X is available for pre-order on September 21st. Elite controller and Forza Horizon 5 limited edition
Of course, it's a great update for users who haven't bought the Xbox Series X | S yet and aren't using the latest generation controllers.
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Xbox Controller Firmware Update Rolling Out to Insiders Starting Today --Xbox Wire