Setting up the adapter is a simple process: Just plug it in and your computer will identify it. Instead, it comes with a separate USB extender cable, so you can choose between the neatness of having the adapter plugged directly into your computer and the flexibility a cable provides. Unlike the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter, the Xbox One adapter lacks a built-in cable for placing it wherever is most convenient. It bears the Xbox logo and a small indicator light on one of its faces, and a glossy black pairing button on the side. The adapter is a black USB stick measuring 3.4 by 1.1 by 0.3 inches (HWD). It's easy to use and works well, but you need Microsoft's latest gear and software to take advantage of it -the adapter only works with Windows 10 and Xbox One wireless controllers. This $24.99 USB dongle lets you connect up to eight Xbox One ($200.00 at eBay) (Opens in a new window) controllers to your Windows PC wirelessly. That's where the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows comes in. These gamepads are wireless, though, and tethering yourself to your computer via a cable isn't exactly fun. You can easily plug an Xbox One controller (or the excellent, expensive Xbox Elite Wireless Controller ($239.49 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) ) into your Windows 10 PC with a USB cable and play most games.

Support for chat headsets is limited to four even though you can connect up to eight controllers.

Only works with Windows 10 and Xbox One gamepads.

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