Xbox One S and PS4 Controllers Currently Discounted and Now is a Great Time to Get One Ahead Upcoming iOS 13, iPadOS, and tvOS Updates - Videogames Blogs

Xbox One S and PS4 Controllers Currently Discounted and Now is a Great Time to Get One Ahead Upcoming iOS 13, iPadOS, and tvOS Updates



With Apple Arcade feeling the first time in a long time that Apple has taken gaming seriously, I went into WWDC expecting some gaming announcements. Thankfully, Apple surprised us all by announcing official support for the Xbox One S (I’ll explain why One S is important here below) and PlayStation 4 controllers on iOS 13, tvOS, and iPadOS. This essentially nullifies any need to buy a more expensive MFi controller given that there are about 150 million consoles in between PS4 and Xbox One and even more controllers out there.

Today, both Sony and Microsoft have their own promotions beginning for games, hardware, and accessories at their own stores and participating retailers which include Amazon. The PS4 sale is the 3rd annual “Days of Play" sale that features a custom console as well. The sale will go on for 11 days and see the DualShock 4 (PS4 controller) down to $39.99 from $59.99. This applies to all colours.
At WWDC and on the website for iOS 13, Apple specifies Xbox One S controller. This is important because the Xbox One S console controller and controlloers in that family that are available now support bluetooth without needing a dongle. The original Xbox One controller and the current Xbox Elite Controller (great controller btw) require a dongle for use on PC. The controllers that are compatible with Xbox One S and later and Windows 10 without needing a dongle will work on iOS 13, tvOS, and iPadOS going by the wording used by Apple. The Xbox deal...
Source: Touch Arcade
URL: http://toucharcade.com

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