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Windows 11 now lets you easily type with an Xbox controller (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This improvement to typing with an Xbox controller is part of the many changes Microsoft is making to Windows for handheld gaming PCs. Microsoft is working on combining the best parts of Windows and Xbox together, while addressing basic needs like being able to navigate with a controller.

Microsoft has also made the Game Bar in Windows more handheld-friendly, thanks to a compact mode for smaller screens. The main Xbox app for PC was also updated with controller improvements last year to make it easier to navigate with just a controller. 

The gamepad keyboard first went into beta testing in September and is now available in the Release Preview version of Windows 11, meaning it will be available to all Windows 11 users in the coming weeks and to those who opt into the latest non-security updates in a matter of days.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

"easily", I guess console players are used to the pain.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The good old 360 days of quickly opening the message menu to flame someone ingame ,but then taking 20 years to type out all the letters

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago

I had a friend that had the keyboard controller attachment specifically for this purpose

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Kind of crazy how long it has taken them to get this feature when SteamOS and the likes have had it for at least 3 years at this point.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I find it even more strange that they couldn't get the Xbox interface onto mainline Windows to make it more controller friendly.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Microsoft is effectively incapable of doing something like this, the company is a dysfunctional black hole that eats talent and money and produces barely anything of use.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Hey, that's not fair. They added an intrusive feature that offers to "create an event" every fucking time I copy a date in Excel. I'm sure that's useful to someone. /s