Xbox will block third-party controllers to "preserve the console experience"

Re:Xbox will block third-party controllers to "preserve the ... by TMWNN on Monday October 30, 2023 @11:47PM (#38080041)

>They are most definitely doing this to combat cheaters. I tried out Cronus + KBM on my friend's Xbox S and it was comical.

I have sold a half-dozen Cronus Zen adapters in person via Craigslist/OfferUp.

Every single buyer claimed that it was for a friend, brother, etc.

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Re:Xbox will block third-party controllers to "preserve the ... by dizzi90 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @04:54AM (#38081906)

> I have sold a half-dozen Cronus Zen adapters

Don't do that, please. Sell drugs or something, less damaging to society.

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Re:Xbox will block third-party controllers to "preserve the ... by master-lincoln on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:04AM (#38082458)

How is cheating in video games hurting society? I would assume it drives people off playing multiplayer games, but I fail to see how this would be bad for society.

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Re:Xbox will block third-party controllers to "preserve the ... by ethanbond on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:13AM (#38082991)

Cheating in anything is bad for society, mostly because it reinforces cheaters’ false perception that “everyone is cheating”

(FWIW I don’t think it’s worse than [some] drugs and I doubt GP does either)

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Re:Xbox will block third-party controllers to "preserve the ... by smcl on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:55AM (#38083388)

I think it was a joke :-)

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