Gaming on a Mac is not what Apple is historically known for. However, with Apple delving into the fledgling virtual and augmented reality space, some traditional game interfaces and not so traditional interfaces (think HTC wands or Valve's knuckle controllers) now need to be supported on macOS to reap the VR/AR benefits to their fullest.
The Xbox Console Companion App brings together your friends, games, and accomplishments across Xbox One and Windows 10 devices. Stay connected to the Xbox community, see what your friends are playing, share game clips and screenshots, and view achievements across. For software downloads for any Microsoft mouse, keyboard, webcam, headset or other Microsoft products, please visit Microsoft Accessories today. The “ Xbox Controller Driver for macOS ” is a free piece of software that allows you to interact with your Mac, using a range of Microsoft Xbox controllers. In this article, we’ll be focusing on adding support for the Xbox One controller, but it’s also worth noting that this driver supports. We present you the BolXEmu - Emulation software developed in aim to run Xbox One and Xbox 360 games on another electronic hardware platforms. The project first started with name 'Xbox One Emux' which was just desktop PC emulator for Windows And Mac OS.And later after smartphones hardware specifications became more powerful, we finally managed to make it work on Android & iOS mobile. Download and install the best free apps for Game Controllers on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android from CNET Download.com, your trusted source for the top software picks.
To ready you for some amazing VR pilot games such as Eve: Valkyrie that utilize a traditional game Xbox game controller, we're here to show you how to connect one to your Mac! In the past this method only applied to the Xbox 360 controller, but the latest version of the software you'll be using also now supports the Xbox One controller.
How to download and install the drivers
We're assuming that you already own a wired Xbox controller, but if you're needing to buy, a standard controller is about $50. You'll need to connect it to your Mac using a microUSB cable which, sadly, isn't included. If you buy a third-party wired controller you won't have to worry about this.
Next, follow these steps.
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Once you've installed the drivers, you'll now logically see that there are No devices found, since we have yet to physically connect the game controller to the Mac.
Your Xbox wired controller should now be connected!
Final thoughts
I am super stoked about developers climbing aboard the VR/AR hype train. As a mere consumer of VR, I can only hope for more and more creative minds to get on board. If you're a VR/AR developer, or even better yet, a macOS VR/AR developer, what other ways can Apple help promote virtual reality on their platform? Let us know in the comments!
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Updated April 2018: Updated to reflect that this method also now supports the Xbox One controller.
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