{"id":95497,"date":"2025-09-12T05:29:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/apples-ios-14-5-will-support-dualsense-and-xbox-series-x-controllers\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T05:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:29:45","slug":"apples-ios-14-5-will-support-dualsense-and-xbox-series-x-controllers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/apples-ios-14-5-will-support-dualsense-and-xbox-series-x-controllers\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s iOS 14.5 Will Support DualSense And Xbox Series X Controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/apples-ios-14-5-will-support-dualsense-and-xbox-series-x-controllers.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>Apple has released iOS 14.5 for public beta testers today. Per <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/2\/1\/22260671\/ios-14-5-ps5-dualsense-xbox-series-x-controller-support?utm_campaign=theverge&#038;utm_content=chorus&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>The Verge<\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>, the most exciting feature in terms of gaming is controller support for the PlayStation 5\u2019s DualSense and the Xbox Series X controller.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>There\u2019s no confirmation on when the update will go live for everyone, but iOS 14.5 allows users to use the new-gen controllers for the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS. This is on top of the existing support of the last-gen controllers. While it might not be the most exciting news for some, having more controller options for mobile gaming (specifically for Apple Arcade) is always welcomed, not to mention getting extra mileage out of your kind-of-expensive gamepads. The new consoles have gradually found support outside of their platforms; for example,\u00a0both controllers recently\u00a0became\u00a0playable on Nvidia&#8217;s Shield TV for Android.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>iOS 14.5 will also introduce App Tracking Transparency, the ability to use FaceID while wearing a mask to unlock your phone, AirPlay 2 support with Apple Fitness+, among other features. <\/span><\/span><span><span>Apple doesn&#8217;t generally intermingle much with Microsoft and Sony, so it&#8217;s nice to see the bridges extended\u00a0like this as well as other examples, such as Apple TV\u2019s presence in both the <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/10\/22\/ps5-will-have-apple-tv-netflix-disney-youtube-twitch-and-more-available-on-launch-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>PS5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> and <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/11\/02\/apple-tv-comes-to-xbox-series-xs-at-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>Xbox<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> app stores. What do you think of the iOS update and how do you plan to use the controllers in your mobile gaming? Let us know down in the comments. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/2\/1\/22260671\/ios-14-5-ps5-dualsense-xbox-series-x-controller-support?utm_campaign=theverge&#038;utm_content=chorus&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Verge<\/em><\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/02\/01\/apples-ios-145-will-support-dualsense-and-xbox-series-x-controllers\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has released iOS 14.5 for public beta testers today. Per The Verge, the most exciting feature in terms of gaming is controller support for the PlayStation 5\u2019s DualSense and the Xbox Series X controller.\u00a0 There\u2019s no confirmation on when the update will go live for everyone, but iOS 14.5 allows users to use the new-gen controllers for the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS. This is on top of the existing support of the last-gen controllers. While it might not be the most exciting news for some, having more controller options for mobile gaming (specifically for Apple Arcade) is always welcomed, not to mention getting extra mileage out of your kind-of-expensive gamepads. The new consoles have gradually found support outside of their platforms; for&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/apples-ios-14-5-will-support-dualsense-and-xbox-series-x-controllers\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Apple&#039;s iOS 14.5 Will Support DualSense And Xbox Series X Controllers | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apple has released iOS 14.5 for public beta testers today. 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