Claims that a PC-only gamepad from Microsoft have been debunked by the company’s own Albert Penello, who took to NeoGAF to clamp down on the rumors.
The rumor began on a little-known website called Next in Gaming, which calimed that Microsoft had plans to lock out Xbox One pad compatibility on the PC because it was developing a PC-only model for the system.
“This is 100% wrong,” Penello stated on NeoGAF “When the drivers become available, they will work with the existing controllers. There is no plan to do a new, separate controller that only works on Windows. It will be the same as it is on Xbox 360 – the Xbox One controller you have today will work.
“That’s not to say that we may not ship also PC SKU of the Xbox One controller, much like we do on Xbox 360.”
Penello added that the pads will work on PC in wired mode as standard, the same way Xbox 360 controllers currently function. “How wireless will/could work is TBD. There are some options we are looking at.
“No more updates on the timeframe beyond what’s been publicly stated – the plan is this year. When the update comes out and we have more details, I can explain the holdup.”
