Xbox October update brings keyboard mapping for controllers and more

The Xbox October update is now available to download across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. This update brings with it a handy keyboard remapping feature for Xbox controllers, the ability to easily import Xbox game captures to edit in Clipchamp, and an option to set your preference for sharing optional diagnostic data across your Xbox devices. The headline feature for this update is, of course, the new keyboard mapping for Xbox controllers. Microsoft says that users can now “map controller buttons for your Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 and the Xbox Adaptive Controller to your keyboard.” According to Microsoft, this feature has been a request featured among PC gaming and accessibility communities, and it helps “expand controller input capabilities in games that have many commands, have limited remapping capabilities, or do not support controllers.”Beginning this week, the Xbox Accessories app will support controller-to-keyboard input on PC and Xbox consoles. “Choose any button on your Elite Series 2 or port on your Xbox Adaptive Controller and remap it to your desired keyboard key,” Microsoft says. “For instance, Sea of Thieves can take keyboard input for something like quick select of a tool or weapon, while using a controller for most other actions.”Elsewhere, you will now be able to “easily import” your game captures from the Xbox network straight into Microsoft Clipchamp for easy editing. In Clipchamp, you will see a new ‘Xbox’ option in the import panel, and once signed in to the network, you will be able to import your game captures directly for editing. With this update, Xbox is also changing its optional diagnostic data controls to be account-based. According to Microsoft, once you’ve selected your preferences on a gaming device, such as an Xbox console or PC, you won’t need to do it on another gaming device. To view your optional diagnostic data settings at any time, press the Xbox button and then go to Settings > Account > Privacy & online safety > Data collection.Microsoft is also running an experiment with this update. For some Xbox users, Microsoft is “making it easy to see what your friends are playing and jump into a game together.” From your profile page, you’ll be able to invite your friends to a party and join a game. This feature will only be coming to a random subset of users who will be able to test it out.



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