The Xbox is always getting new updates that add features and improve performance, but this week's Alpha update included a feature that might surprise you. Now, certain Xbox users will be able to bind ...

In September last year I reported that Microsoft had started testing a virtual keyboard layout for controllers. This controller-oriented keyboard layout is now out of beta and launching in the latest ...

Why it matters: For years, Steam and various third-party tools have given users options to customize how their PCs register inputs from different game controllers. Recent alpha and beta-phase testing ...

The gamepad keyboard layout is now in beta testing for Windows Insiders. The gamepad keyboard layout is now in beta testing for Windows Insiders. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

Why it matters: If you've ever tried typing with a controller on Windows, you know how excruciatingly slow and tedious the process can be. Moving the focus across each virtual key is enough to make ...

Typing with a keyboard is second-nature to most of us at this point. Typing on a game controller, however, is not. For as long as I've played games, I've loathed having to slowly hover my on-screen ...