The Case of the Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver

  • I'd like to be able to use my wireless Xbox 360 controllers to play games on the PC, but there is a problem that prevents me from doing so.

    Unlike the Xbox One and Xbox Series X, the Xbox 360 wireless controller cannot be connected to a PC through something convenient like Bluetooth. With Microsoft being Microsoft, you instead need to get a special adapter to be able to do that shit. If we were in the year 2010/2011, this would be no big deal. The problem is, it's been nearly a decade since the Xbox 360 was considered mainstream, and as a result the official adapter is no longer being manufactured.

    These days, you need to rely on getting either a used adapter from god knows where or a sketchy third party adapter from a place like Amazon (where the build quality is questionable at best). I do not trust these third party manufacturers, and I'd love to avoid getting scammed by some shithead from a place like eBay just for some used adapter.

    So, I would like to know the following:

    • Has anybody figured out how this thing works and built a reliable replica with it?
    • Is there a cheap way to build one yourself (even if nobody has reverse engineered the actual receiver)?
    • In general, what is the best option?

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  • It would probably be cheaper, but I have plenty of those already and I'd rather find some use for the wireless controllers I have and be able to use those when going on trips.

    Just stick to a wired then and pawn off the wireless ones (if you really have no use for them)?

    I used a wired one and it works alright and is much more convenient since i dont need to keep any batteries, nor does it disconnect.

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  • If you're buying from a reputable marketplace like Amazon, you should be able to fairly easily return/chargeback if the product isn't as advertised. I'd still personally start there rather than trying to home-brew something myself.

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