How to connect a gamepad from Xbox to PS or vice versa

A friend has an Xbox. In this case, you will not be able to come to visit with your joystick and chop in FIFA or Mortal Combat. Or will it succeed? British scientists have found a way to replace gamepads from two competing game consoles.

How to replace Xbox 360 controller for PS4 game.

It should be understood that although there are options for connecting a joystick from Xbox 360 to PS4, the device cannot make a full-fledged replacement. This is especially true for new generation consoles. The DualShock 4 has a touchpad feature that the Xbox One controller doesn't have. So not all video games will react calmly to such a reshuffle. But it's still worth a try, especially, for example, if you dreamed of a new XBox, but got used to Sony joysticks.

The old generation of consoles - PS3 and Xbox 360 - is bad because it is old, but at the same time it wins in the number of devices that they managed to come up with. Of course, you won’t be able to reprogram gamepads from these consoles, but you can buy an adapter, of which there are several to choose from.

This is such a simple device, which is a USB cable and a small panel with a socket. Battle Adapter works exclusively through the wire. That is, playing via Bluetooth, as it is possible on PS3, will not work. By purchasing additional accessories, this shortcoming can be corrected. Or just play with a joystick that connects via a USB flash drive. Of the advantages, one can single out the cheapness of this adapter, it costs within a thousand rubles, much cheaper than those devices that will be discussed later.

The device is already for those who are serious. "Titan" can not only connect a Sony console and an Xbox 360 gamepad, but also configure devices for normal operation. In addition, it connects various joysticks to a PC or Android. You can set various options through the computer. Titan One consists of a small flash drive that needs to be connected to the set-top box. A gamepad is connected to it, and it transmits modified signals to the system to control the console.

Titan One is sold only abroad, in Russia it will not be possible to find it in any store. Therefore, you should only look for a device on sites like Ebay or Aliexpress. The price is already much higher - 6-8 thousand rubles.

CronusMax has similar characteristics, but the creators do not position their offspring as something serious and professional. This is also a small flash drive that is inserted into the console. It not only connects the incompatible, but also performs a number of other functions that some gamers would definitely be interested in.

• Fine tune your mouse and keyboard. This is for those who like to play on the PlayStation with the help of PC tools. They don't always work the way you want them to.
• Gamepad mods. Why perform fatalities in Mortal Combat on your own when you can "bind" the buttons? This use of this feature is the most harmless, and for cheaters in online games there will be just expanse.
• Macro programming. The macro here is about the same as setting up your controller. Allows you to think through various combos on your own or just download them.

CronusMax is already available in the Russian Federation, but is also not very common. You can buy it for 3-4 thousand rubles.

New Generation

With PS4 and Xbox One, things can be a little more difficult. Still, the consoles saw the light quite recently and have not yet had time to come up with various ways to circumvent the restrictions. However, two giants in this field did not leave gamers in trouble. These are Cronus and Titan One. CronusMax Plus is a new model from Cronus. The developers were ahead of everyone. This device allows you to play on PS4 even through the Xbox One Elite controller. CronusMax Plus costs 3900 rubles.

Titan One is also not far behind. Their device supports gamepads from PS4 and Xbox, but you can only connect wirelessly with DualShock 4. Microsoft fans will have to be cabled away from the TV.

More about joysticks

In fact, with controllers it's not such a problem to look for ways from interchange. If you have a PS3, then you should not worry at all. For this console, there are a lot of gamepads from different manufacturers. Some, well, are very similar to the Xbox one, only they will cost half as much.

Developers at Microsoft are much stricter about this. Playing with a non-native joystick will not work. With the PlayStation, in general, you can play on the third console with a controller from the fourth. It is quite possible that many cheap devices from the Chinese will soon appear for the PS4. Then the average gamer will not have to spend four or even eight thousand to buy a very smart adapter to connect the joystick from Xbox to Sony.