Gday dudes
this is really a Q for ppl who own the elite controller.
My right arm is kinda shitty with tendonitis (im a typist) so i need a controller that i can customise and shift as much to the left hand as possible. I have heard the elite controller has some remapping ability and such, but i wondered if anyone could let me know how much and whether or not there's any way to shift the right analog stick or its movements to any other place on the controller? Failing that, can all the other buttons be shifted to the left somewhere?
There are some ppl that sell one handed controllers for disabled ppl but they are insanely expensive (at least double elite price) and also kinda shoddy work so those aren't ideal, so im hoping the elite might be okay?
Thanks all
Cheers
Elite controller owner here.
It's not widely advertised but any Xbox One controller can be customised via the Xbox Accessories app (icon looks like a thumbstick). Downloadable on your console or via Windows 10 Store, firmware update may be required for your controller. This feature was released at the same time the Elite controller was released, you get less options when customising the buttons for a standard controller.
Try the app for yourself, you should be able to move X/Y/A/B over to the D-pad on a standard controller.
You can shift the RS button press on the Elite to map to another button. You can swap RS with LS but I wasn't able to shift RS movement to the D-pad.
Benefits of customising an Elite controller over a standard one:
You can store 2 customised profiles on the Elite, there's a physical switch below the Xbox button which lets you swap on-the-fly between the two profiles saved on the controller.
There's an additional 4 buttons underneath the controller available to you via removeable paddles, 2 on each side of the controller. I use my middle/ring fingers for them, pro gamers use their ring/little fingers as their index/middle are on the bumpers and triggers. Most people have a learning curve when using paddles for the first time due to frequent accidental button presses since those fingers had previously been idle and only used for gripping the controller. You can fully customise the paddles and map them to any button, if you want you can make all 4 of them a RT button.
The app lets you change the left/right thumbsticks response to one of 5 preset profiles (default, delay, aggressive, instant, smooth) which alters the way the thumbstick reacts to the amount of force you use on them. I couldn't find a way to create/change these profiles, you can only go with the app pre-defined options.
There are two rapid-fire switches underneath the controller which shortens the actuation distance for quicker LT and RT button presses, I turn it on for PvP which supposedly makes a difference in TTKs.
You can customise LT and RT buttons on the Elite controller, I wasn't able to on my standard controllers.