

Similarly nuanced is the rubber patterned grip that adorns the back of the gamepad. There's an almost military-style, angular feel to the controller with its deliberate carved lines that run underneath the left analog stick and the face buttons it's very subtle, but it looks cool. It's hard to miss the prominent RGB light ring that surrounds the right analog stick, and there's no accounting for taste, but I think it lends an aura of interest and novelty to what would otherwise be a fairly by-the-numbers gamepad. With one obvious exception, the Nacon Revolution X Pro Controller looks very similar to the standard Xbox Wireless Controller. Be sure to download the BETA firmware tool as the regular firmware is for use with Xbox One, PS4 etc, so won’t be compatible with Xbox Series X or PS5.(Image credit: Nacon) Nacon Revolution X Pro Controller review: design The newest firmware will always have **LATEST** in the title. From there, click the link to the BETA firmware page. To find this, visit the Xim website and go the downloads page, navigate to support > downloads > xim apex downloads.

At the time of writing this, the latest version is Xim Apex Beta 20210625. The first thing you’ll need to do is update your Xim Apex with the latest Xim Beta Firmware. Now we have that out of the way, lets show you how to setup xim apex with Xbox Series X and PS5. Unlike PS3 or PS4 where a DS3 or DS4 controller could be used, the PS5 will not currently support DS5 Dualsense, DS4 or DS3 controllers when playing PS5 games.Ĭurrently the following 3 rd party controllers have been tested and are known to Wired Compact Horipad 4 FPS Horipad FPS Plus Hori Fighting Commander Hori Mini Gamepad Mad Catz SFV Arcade Fightstick Alpha Mad Catz TE2 Nacon Pro Revolution V1/2/3 Razer Raiju Vivitar LVLUP Gamingįor an up to date list of compatible 3 rd party controllers, check out the Xim website or the Xim Central Youtube channel To use Xim Apex with PS5 games you must connect a 3 rd party Playstation 4 controller for authentication. How to use Xim Apex on PS5 games?įirst let’s talk about PS5, as it’s not quite as straight forward as Xbox Series X. In this article, we’ll show you how to setup Xim Apex on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Xim Apex is now compatible with Xbox Series X/S and PS5. It won’t work right out the box, you’ll need to use BETA firmware on your Xim Apex and a BETA version of the XIM manager companion app.
