Jan 11, 2019 - Thread: PDP Afterglow wired controller for Xbox One & Windows. [ 19.759198] usbcore: registered new interface driver xpad. Like PDP's but you seem to have a more recent revision of the Prismatic Afterglow than I do. A part of a set of products in the Afterglow family for the Xbox One, the Afterglow Prismatic Controller for Xbox One is a fantastic complement to the Afterglow LV5+ or the Afterglow AG9 Headset, and at only $10 lower than the Microsoft Xbox One controller, it’s a steal for anyone looking for a replacement controller for their console, or something for their PC gaming needs. I recently reviewed the Afterglow LVL 5+ Headset for Xbox One from PDP. The LVL 5+ is a great, mid-range headset and an awesome gift for the holidays. Speak Freely with true wireless chat (no cord to the controller) Customizable Prismatic LED lighting on ear cups. PDP Afterglow AG 9+ Prismatic True Wireless Headset for Xbox One.
Windows PC gamers who have been waiting for official Xbox One controller drivers can finally have that access. Microsoft has now released official 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Windows drivers for the controller.
Microsoft has been promising this support for some time. Indeed, a third party programmer was clearly getting impatient with the wait and in March he released a software hack that enabled the controller to work on Windows.
However, these newly released drivers come with the full support of Microsoft. According to Xbox Live's director of programming Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb:
The new PC drivers will enable the Xbox One controller to be used with any game that featured gamepad support for the Xbox 360 controller. Simply download the drivers, connect your Xbox One controller to your computer through a micro USB cable and you'll be gaming in no time.
Xbox One Controller Driver Download
Afterglow Prismatic Controller Manual
This driver release is actually something that Microsoft is offering a bit early to hardcore PC gamers. The same software will be included in a future automatic update to Windows.
Afterglow Prismatic Xbox One Controller Driver Download
Keep in mind these Xbox One controller drivers are for the x86 versions of Windows that run on Intel and AMD processors. The drivers do not support Windows RT, which means that owners of Microsoft's Surface RT and Surface 2 are currently out of luck. There's no word when, or if, Microsoft will offer similar drivers for Windows RT. There's also no word if there will be any future support for the controller's wireless features for Windows.
Afterglow Prismatic Xbox One Controller Drivers
Source: 32-bit and 64-bit drivers via Major Nelson
Afterglow Prismatic Controller Issues
When you plug in the Microsoft Xbox 360 Afterglow controller, it used to update the drivers automatically. I recently formatted my hard drive and re-installed Windows 7 64 bit, and the drivers didn't automatically update for my controller. Not a big problem, since Microsoft usually has all of their drivers up to download for free, but it seems they took away the driver for the Afterglow controller - I can't find it anywhere. Every site I've searched up that offers download links are old, and the links are broken.
Does anyone still have the installer for this elusive driver, or know why it's not up anymore? I'm pretty annoyed that the driver was taken down from the site. I can't see any reason for it.
Xbox One Afterglow Prismatic Wired Controller
Here's what you can do to get it working.
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