<story><title>Xbox will block third-party controllers to &quot;preserve the console experience&quot;</title><url>https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/xbox-will-block-third-party-controllers-to-preserve-the-console-experience-3525752</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>0x500x79</author><text>I think that this is a response to the rising usage of the Cronus and&amp;#x2F;or other controller modification tools that give players advantages (cheats).&lt;p&gt;For example one of these &amp;quot;Mods&amp;quot; for Cronus state that they are:&lt;p&gt;a dynamic, fully-automated Anti-Recoil system that transforms your in-game character into a laser-guided juggernaut we&amp;#x27;ve affectionately dubbed as [BEAM]&lt;p&gt;Battling cheaters in video games is a never-ending chase, but I appreciate that they are attempting something.&lt;p&gt;I wish that a gaming company could figure out a less invasive way to detect these cheaters.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>donatj</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t think this is even going to stop the Cronus. The Cronus already requires an OEM controller plugged into it to authenticate. If it does, a Cronus firmware update will probably figure out a way around it as it has an OEM device to work with.&lt;p&gt;For what it&amp;#x27;s worth, I own a Cronus and it&amp;#x27;s not nearly as much of an advantage as they sell it as. I bought it just to use as a fightstick adapter and it&amp;#x27;s kind of mediocre at that too.</text></comment>
<story><title>Xbox will block third-party controllers to &quot;preserve the console experience&quot;</title><url>https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/xbox-will-block-third-party-controllers-to-preserve-the-console-experience-3525752</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>0x500x79</author><text>I think that this is a response to the rising usage of the Cronus and&amp;#x2F;or other controller modification tools that give players advantages (cheats).&lt;p&gt;For example one of these &amp;quot;Mods&amp;quot; for Cronus state that they are:&lt;p&gt;a dynamic, fully-automated Anti-Recoil system that transforms your in-game character into a laser-guided juggernaut we&amp;#x27;ve affectionately dubbed as [BEAM]&lt;p&gt;Battling cheaters in video games is a never-ending chase, but I appreciate that they are attempting something.&lt;p&gt;I wish that a gaming company could figure out a less invasive way to detect these cheaters.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>harry8</author><text>They&amp;#x27;ve gone into every xbox owner&amp;#x27;s house and destroyed their property with prejudice. 3rd party controllers, all of them, including all never used to cheat become non-functional and worthless.&lt;p&gt;At that point I don&amp;#x27;t give a flying fig what excuse they are using. Neither should the law when it comes to wanton destruction of property. Property rights are a thing!</text></comment>