

Microsoft rates battery life at up to 40 hours, and Bluetooth connectivity was absolutely fine on two PCs I've tried.

#Xbox controller elite 2 full
Sony, with my testing giving 32–35 hours on average per charge depending on the rumble settings and LED brightness, and a full charge taking ~2 hours depending on the power output of your USB port. Battery life is excellent compared to the DualShock 4 at least, but that is again more of a Microsoft vs. This means all games that support a game pad will support it natively on Windows, which is the biggest advantage of the Xbox controller for PC gaming over the DualSense.
#Xbox controller elite 2 drivers
Pairing it with a PC as a Bluetooth device is straightforward as it is natively recognized as an Xbox controller by Windows 10, and there are drivers if it does not. We don't get the onboard re-mapping as with SCUF, so you absolutely need the software to do this, but if you get past the Windows store and permission issues, it is a far more user-friendly approach than what SCUF adopted with the Prestige.Ĭustomization aspects aside, the Xbox Elite Series 2 is still at its heart an Xbox wireless controller. The various software and hardware customization options are what you are paying for, however, and those will ultimately last the test of time as this has since launch. The latter alone makes this seem far more like the Xbox One controller at a first glance. Here is a look at the replacement thumbsticks and D-pad in action.
