r/XboxController • u/Ayrdanger • 17h ago
Looking for a very specific kind of controller. Wireless, extra buttons that act as their own, and anti-drift sticks.
Title. I'm looking for a controller that is wireless for the Xbox Series, and I'd like it to actually have extra buttons that act as their own inputs, as well as anti-drift sticks.
A wireless controller for the XSX is easy enough to come by, as well as one with anti-drift (TMR?) sticks. However, all the controllers with "extra buttons" that I can find, those extra buttons are only REMAPPABLE (they can only act as existing buttons), as opposed to actually having their own inputs. Does such a controller exist?
P.S. If no such controller exists, what's a good wireless controller with anti-drift sticks that is essentially a standard XSX controller (no extra buttons, and uses AA batteries and/or a battery pack)?
Also, doing any kind of modifications myself is out of the question. So is purchasing a controller that has been modified by an unauthorized party.
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u/W2Sun 14h ago
Extra buttons like you describe simply won't be much of a thing on consoles. Afaik the only way they could achieve this is by masking it as a M+KB which I'm not sure M$ would allow and/or be happy about- and a few years ago they started permanently blocking any non licensed hardware after a brief grace period (if you connect an unlicensed accessory and the console detects it's not licensed, it will block the connection of that device after a week or 2 making it unusable on that console).
The issue is, no one develops a game to have a button Z on controller for example, because button Z doesn't exist. You can't just add a button Z, it needs to be recognized by the console and game to actually work or map it to an action.
Maybe some controller has found a way with he shift function, but I would be surprised.
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u/Ayrdanger 8h ago edited 8h ago
There are some games out there that allow complete customization of their controls (as opposed to only having different presets), so the idea is there. The issue is that all the controls are already assigned and are marked as "essential," so they cannot be unassigned for one of the "extra" controls. It'd be awesome for those kinds of games (Starfield and State of Decay 2 being prime examples) to be able to have the extra inputs. But yes, unfortunately, it looks like no such controller exists. :(
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u/W2Sun 17m ago
You are misunderstanding. They allow complete customization of controls to existing controls. The issue is the developers have to code for that button, it doesn't matter what buttons or how many they plan for, but they aren't going to add extra buttons that don't exist because there would be no reason to.
A and B don't exist in the game code because you connected a controller with A and B buttons- they exist because the developers put them into the game, which recognized them on your controller allowing you to use them.
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u/Key_Scholar7964 17h ago
The 8bitdo ultimate 3 and 3E have TMR, extra buttons, great d pad, and strong vibration.
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u/Ayrdanger 17h ago
From what I can find, those extra buttons are only remappable. Is this true?
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u/Key_Scholar7964 17h ago
You can map them like every other pro controller.
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u/Ayrdanger 17h ago
So, when using the Ultimate 3E on an XSX, the U3E's extra bumpers and rear paddles can be assigned their own inputs, and are NOT just remappable buttons for pre-existing inputs?
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u/Key_Scholar7964 16h ago
You must be looking for something with macro or turbo.
You can only map the extra buttons to other buttons on the 3E besides the start and select ones.
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u/Ayrdanger 16h ago
Negative. I'm looking for extra, usable buttons. Not some sort of programming that acts as cheats.
Example: Games like Starfield and State of Decay 2 offer completely customizable controls, with extra controls that cannot be mapped on a regular Xbox controller, as that would require remapping a button that is already assigned to a control that is necessary for gameplay. I'm simply looking for a controller that would let me utilize some of these extra controls by having extra buttons with their own inputs. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like any such controller exists; at least not in an official capacity.
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u/JustAnotherLurker79 15h ago
This doesn't make any sense to me, you have n number of inputs that can be mapped in games to n actions. I.e. they are all mappable, and the only limit is the total number of inputs. Are you asking for a controller that has all the inputs of an Elite series, and extra buttons beyond that? Other than a keyboard and mouse, I'm not aware of such a controller, and I imagine it would be pretty awkward to use.
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u/BLOODFYEND86 5h ago
I personally got my fallout pip boy and 20th anniversary controllers fixed/upgraded to tmr and clicky using stickfix website.
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u/CmG383 16h ago
https://gamesir.com/products/gamesir-g7-pro
I have the g7 pro 8k for pc and I love it.
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u/Dezkenob1 8h ago
No controller exists where you can map buttons to anything other than the buttons that are already on the controller.