Some Xbox Series X/S house owners are complaining that the brand new Xbox Wireless Controller which got here with their console is having points with a number of the face buttons being unresponsive.
Users are reporting that the Y-button particularly will drop out and be unresponsive a number of occasions in a recreation, making gameplay inconceivable.
“The unresponsive Y button is a dealbreaker,” one participant informed The LoadOut, who has been following the problem.
Players are additionally reporting that the issue is getting progressively worse, such that they’ve been pressured to modify to third get together controllers just like the Logitech F310.
Fortunately, Microsoft has acknowledged the problem is actual, and say they’re engaged on a repair.
In an announcement to The LoadOut they mentioned:
“At Microsoft, we put all of our products through rigorous quality assurance testing and are committed to providing customers with an unparalleled gaming experience. We are aware some players may be experiencing unresponsiveness with their new Xbox Wireless Controllers and our teams are actively working on a solution. For the best experience, we encourage customers to visit Xbox Support for assistance.”
At current, apart from switching to a different controller there doesn’t look like any mitigations.
The situation brings to thoughts the issues Nintendo has had with the Joycons and Sony not too long ago with controller drift.
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