Play your favorite games on the PC right with the Xbox One controller

Jun 6, 2014 07:44 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft teased this moment several times in the last few months, but the launch date has finally arrived: the company just launched the official PC drivers for the Xbox One controller, which means that gamers can now play they favorite games on PCs using the new controllers.

The new drivers are available in both 32- and 64-bit versions and work on Microsoft's most recent Windows versions, including here Windows 7 and Windows 8. Both Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Update are also supported.

Just like it was the case with the recent improvements it made to some other key products, the company says that this new release is based on consumer feedback, as many users have actually called for Microsoft to release PC drivers that would allow them to play games right on the desktop computer.

“We know our fans have wanted PC compatibility, and we know they wanted to be able to use the Xbox One controller with the same games and applications they have been playing with using the Xbox 360 controller,” the company said in a statement rolled out this morning.

“We can’t wait for them to play their favorite PC games with what we consider the best controller ever made and we’re excited for fans to experience the improved D-pad, redesigned battery compartment, new comfortable design and offset analog sticks. The new PC drivers will enable the Xbox One controller to be used with any game that featured gamepad support for the Xbox 360 controller.”

Installation is not at all difficult and the only thing that you need to do is to download the drivers, connect the Xbox One controller to your PC using a micro USB cable and let the operating system automatically deploy the necessary files.

In some cases, you might have to point to the local path of the drivers, if the installer cannot automatically determine their location to extract the required files.

Keep in mind, however, that although you use these drivers, not all games are going to work with the Xbox One controller. Microsoft says that it's a must for the game to actually offer support for this particular controller, so in case it cannot detect it, it's the game that's causing the issues and not the drivers or the operating systems.

And still, there's no doubt that this is an important release for plenty of PC gamers out there, so use the download links below to get the drivers suitable for your computer.

Download the Microsoft Xbox One Controller USB Driver 32-bit

Download the Microsoft Xbox One Controller USB Driver 64-bit