How To Set Up An Xbox One Elite Controller

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When I commencement unboxed the Xbox I Elite controller at Stuff HQ, I was immediately swarmed by a gaggle of crooning gamers who, after caressing its metal paddles and beautifully finished body, came out with phrases like "sexy trigger action".

It is a lovely thing, but virtually entirely useless for me every bit I more often than not play on a PS4. I'm not one to give up easily though.

After a quick trip downward Google lane, I came across a little device called the CronusMAX Plus, which allows the use of various controllers with dissimilar consoles.

Information technology takes a trivial work, but now that everything'southward upwards and running, I'm now enjoying my usual Destiny shenanigans on Sony'south console, with Microsoft's lovely controller.

Here'south how you lot too, tin can defy the laws of gaming physics:

Ingredients

Microsoft Xbox Ane Elite controller: Microsoft's controller is, simply put, the all-time console controller e'er made. Well, at least in my opinion anyway.

It fits the manus nicely and looks menacing in an all-black pigment job, only it's the build quality, customisation and rear paddles which really set up it higher up the competition (also every bit contributing to its hefty £110 price tag).

The Elite controller comes with a variety of different thumbsticks which vary in shape and length. It also comes with two different types of D-pad options, all of which are fabricated from sturdy metallic.

They're hands swapped around in an instant thanks to a magnetic locking system, which is also used to keep the rear paddles in place.

The paddles themselves let you hitting the ABXY buttons (or any buttons you lot fancy, after re-mapping), without removing your thumb from the correct thumbstick. This gives you the actress edge in shooters, as y'all're withal able to look around and aim while reloading, swapping weapons, or jumping.

Finally, both triggers can exist locked halfway, making them more sensitive, giving players the extra edge in firefights.

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CronusMAX Plus: This is the magical little stick that makes all of this possible. Once you've configured it properly, it'll let you apply anything from a keyboard and mouse to a Wii or Xbox controller with your PlayStation 4. It'll set you dorsum £45 and requires a Windows PC (or a Mac running Windows).

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4 port USB two.0 hub: Yous're also going to need a iv port USB hub – specifically with USB ii.0 ports. About of them will work without any hassle, and the one linked beneath has worked for me without any problems.

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PlayStation iv controller: If you've got a PS4 and then chances are, you'll already have a PS4 controller. Unless, of course, y'all smashed information technology against a wall afterward losing to a laggy shotgunner. Either way, you lot're going to demand ane.

While you're non really going to be using the PS4 controller itself to play games, yous'll however need it to cosign the Xbox One Elite controller. Without it, the Elite controller would lose connectedness to the PS4 every ten minutes, as it's not an officially recognised accessory. In other words, the PS4 controller basically acts as a mask which allows the Xbox controller to sneak in behind enemy lines.

As yous've probably figured out by now, the USB hub allows you to connect both controllers up to the CronusMAX Plus at in one case, and that in turn, is plugged into the PlayStation 4 panel. And yes, t his does unfortunately hateful that wireless controller back up is out of the question, for the time being at least.

Right then – at present we've got all the gear, it's time to set everything up…

Step 1 – Elite Configuration

Before yous do anything, you'll want to plug the Xbox Ane Elite controller into a Windows PC or Xbox 1 panel, and make sure you're happy with its push button layout, and thumbstick and trigger sensitivity.

The Xbox Accessories app can exist downloaded for free from the Microsoft Shop, and tweaking the Aristocracy controller is a self-explanatory process.

Pace 2 – Download Cronus Pro

The next step is to download the Cronus Pro software from here. Once it'southward installed, yous'll want to make sure information technology's upgraded to the latest firmware, and fix up to have the Xbox One Elite Controller.

While information technology'due south non complicated, the procedure is tricky to put into words, so instead of bombarding you with text, I'll let the informative, in-depth tutorial video above have you through everything you need to exercise.

Step 3 – Install the PS4 Gamepack

Once you've configured the CronusMax Plus, yous're going to want to install the PS4-specific Gamepack.

This will permit the PS4 controller's touchpad to be emulated by the Xbox One Elite controller's Alter View push button – although you can customise which button brings upwards the touchpad.

In games like Destiny, the touchpad is a crucial input, so this process is vital to ensure that you replicate the full PS4 controller functionality.

Once more, the video above will take you through everything you need to know, and overall, setup and installation shouldn't take you more than five minutes, tops.

Step 4 – Port detective

Now, for some reason, you're going to need to plug the Xbox One and PS4 controllers into ports i and 4 of the USB hub, respectively. I have no idea why, but in whatsoever instance, it's easy to detect out which port is which, using this handy piece of software.

Once that's installed, fire it up, and plug in any USB device like your phone or a memory stick into the hub'southward ports, and you'll be able to tell which number it is. It sounds disruptive, just it but takes a few seconds. Full instructions tin be found hither.

Step 5 – Game on

That's information technology, y'all're skillful to become. Plug your CronusMAX Plus into the PS4's USB port, then plug the four-port USB hub into the other end.

Plug the Xbox One controller into port one of the hub, and the PS4 controller into port four. Fire up your PS4 using its power push button, and boom – you're defying the very cloth of the universe by using an Xbox One Elite controller with a PlayStation iv. Feels naughty, doesn't information technology?

If you find that the touchpad shortcut doesn't work, just tap the button on the CronusMax Plus to switch to the right Gamepack slot.

For instance, if you installed the PS4 Gamepack – which offers touchpad support – into the showtime Gamepack slot, pressing the button once volition display a '1′ on the CronusMAX'due south brandish, and everything volition work perfectly.

I know it sounds confusing if you're reading this alee of setting it all up, but it'll make sense, I hope.

One time it'southward all sorted, everything will piece of work as normal each time you turn up the console, making the 5-ten minutes of initial setup more than worth it.

Enjoy your newly discovered level of command, and proceed on gunning for those headshots.

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