‘Xbox Wireless’ lets gamers use Microsoft controllers on PC without the dongle

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by Sindy Cator on August 16, 2016 at 9:27 pm

Although Microsoft started adding Bluetooth support to its latest Xbox One controllers, the older controllers still proved to be a bit of a pain in the ass when it came to using them on a PC. To date, they required you to remain tethered to the PC with wires or to hack together support with USB dongles. Not anymore. Microsoft’s new ‘Xbox Wireless’ lets you connect any Xbox accessories to PCs that integrate with the platform. Currently, that’s only one PC, the Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Cube. Because of Microsoft’s proprietary wireless communication protocol, other PC makers can’t simply enable this…