One reoccurring issue since the Xbox Series X|S's launch has been the new controllers sporadically disconnecting. While the problem has been significantly reduced, it's still affecting players from time to time - us included. Luckily, another firmware update is rolling out soon to help improve the connection even further.
As revealed as part of the most recent Xbox Insider release notes, members of the programme are getting a host of new updates and fixes. One of the main fixes pertains to wireless disconnect issues with Xbox controllers:
A new version of the controller firmware is being released to improve reliability around wireless disconnect issues.
With this being part of the Xbox Insider Program for now, the rest of us will have to wait, but it's usually not too long following an Insider update that these updates roll out officially. A host of other fixes have also been made, so if you're eager to see what's coming, be sure to check out the full Alpha Skip-Ahead release notes.
Happy to see Xbox controller wireless reliability being worked on? Drop us a comment and let us know.
[source news.xbox.com]
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This has been one of my biggest problems with the Series X.
This has actually surprised me as never had an issue with both my controllers. Still get random black screens and rewards app is buggy as hell but no disconnected controllers.
Haven't had many issues. A few controller hiccups and the odd quick resume crash but that's it. Not bad for less than 9 months.
A welcome fix. Hopefully they can also address
1) Not all game updates happening in the background. John from Digital Foundry was discussing this with Jason Ronald and others on Twitter. Seems only the most recently played games auto-update. Annoying when you want to start a game and it hasn't updated and won’t let you play.
2) Multiple versions of games seemingly downloaded to internal and external storage. Still getting this.
3) the buggy rewards app
Since January, I have only played with the Xbox One once because my three controllers disconnect all the time... 😐
Even plugged in USB they disconnect 😫
Had this (I think) until I noticed my controller pushed ever so slightly on a button or trigger while in its “cradle”, a small box-like shelf on my desk setup. Since I began positioning it to lean fully against the grip I’ve been free of it. I guess it tried handshakes, got tired and disconnected itself. While gaming it’s been working great. Lesson learned though regarding its rest.
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