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Microsoft starts blocking ‘unauthorized’ Xbox controllers and accessories (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 34 points 2 years ago (6 children)

There are plenty of legit uses of non-authorized controllers. Its a shame shit like xim brought them to do this

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    And the sad thing is xim or Chronus zen devices will just find a way to bypass this anyway.

    This feels like a huge middle finger from Microsoft again.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    It's why I don't really think that their main goal is to block cheating, it seems more likely they're doing it to enforce controller exclusivity to get people to pay more for licensed first or second party controllers.

    Cheat devices don't care, they'll easily find ways around it, even if it involves copyright or trademark infringement.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    People fail to realize a major reason MS is doing this, money. They make more money from making people buy first party controllers, likely also from licensing as well.

    Cheating tools will find ways around it, this disproportionately affects third party controllers.

    Unfortunately many people likely won't speak out against this and the ones that do will be attacked and called cheaters for speaking out against these actions because unfortunately the gaming community has a nasty tendency to accept things that otherwise would be deemed hostile or anti-consumer when they otherwise shouldn't.

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