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Microsoft starts blocking ‘unauthorized’ Xbox controllers and accessories
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this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2023
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There are plenty of legit uses of non-authorized controllers. Its a shame shit like xim brought them to do this
For example, I am designing a submarine which I will control using a knock-off Xbox controller.
To be fair, that controller wasn’t the problem
Xim?
It’s a device that allows you to play mouse and keyboard on a console while making it look like a controller is connected. A lot of people use it to get a leg up in games like shooters which I find pretty wack.
Why is nobody thinking about disabled gamers who have carpal tunnel syndrome or other problems and special adapters?
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.
I’m wondering if the workarounds they would devise would open the manufacturer to legal liability for circumventing the DRM.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Xim and Chronus users are rampant in online games especially call of duty. Now that they own it, they are looking to filter those users out finally…. Or at least make it harder.
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.
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.