The latest Xbox One controllers is now coming with Bluetooth support as Microsoft announced. However, the tech giant reassures those who have older models that they will be launching a new technique to link their consoles to a PC without wires or USB dongles. Microsoft unveils their new service called Xbox Wireless. It was intended for Xbox accessories to work with PCs that incorporate the Xbox Wireless platform. Based on the reports, Lenovo's latest gaming PC IdeaCentre Y710 Cube is the first device to support this new service from the tech giant.
According to The Verge, Microsoft uses an exclusive wireless communication protocol in connecting Xbox One controllers to the gaming console. It will restrict PC makers to easily enable this with software. The company worked with Lenovo on integrating an Xbox Wireless Adapter into the framework of their new IdeaCentre Y710 Cube instead. The integrated wireless adapter will be able to support up to eight different controllers all at once.
Microsoft's next move will releasing this new Xbox's initiative to their bigwig partners: companies such as Astro, HyperX, Lenovo, Mad Catz, PDP, Plantronics, Razer, SteelSeries, and Turtle Beach. According to Tech Radar, using an external accessory on a PC always means that it will allocate at least one costly USB slot. It may come with either a Bluetooth receiver, a tangle-prone cable or some any kind of proprietary adapter.
Apparently, the tech giant is planning on enabling direct integration of the Xbox Wireless into the motherboards of the PCs of their hardware partners. This could mean that we will witness this kind of integration from Microsoft's range of Surface devices soon. With the Xbox Wireless platform integrated into your PC, it will be as easy as connecting a console. Turn it on, plug and then play.
