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I don't think Xbox uses Bluetooth for their gamepads. It's some proprietary protocol over 2.4Ghz as far as I'm aware.


Recent Xbox controllers support both Bluetooth and a proprietary protocol; Microsoft sells an optional dongle to use the latter on PC.

AFAIK, PlayStation wireless controllers are Bluetooth-only, but the DualSense (PS5) controllers use some proprietary extension not supported on Windows for haptic feedback over wireless that's sent via standard audio protocols over USB.




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