From macOS Catalina, we can play Xbox One games natively from the Mac. Therefore, what better opportunity than to take advantage of these circumstances to use one of your Xbox One controllers with your Mac. Not only can you play those games mentioned, but you can also play the titles that exist in Apple Arcade.
Set up and pair your controller with your Mac it's easier than ever and although it had already been done for a few years, the experiments were not very satisfactory.
Pair your Xbox One controller with your Mac and start playing Microsoft games and Apple Arcade games
Let's see how we can pair the Xbox One controller with the Mac. You'll see that over time things have been simplifying and now thanks to macOS Catalina it is quite easy.
Logically we assume that you have a Mac and a console controller. If so, take both and do not separate too many.
- We turn on the remote holding down the Xbox button until it lights up.
- At the top you will see a little button, It is the one used for pairings and it is the one we will use now. We press that button for about three seconds or so.
- Now we turn to Mac bluetooth menu and with the right button on the icon, we see the devices that we can pair.
- When I find the remote just match it up.
Ready, I went easy. You already have the console control available for Apple Arcade games that are compatible, which are becoming more and more, with Microsoft's own and with others such as Fortnite.
If you have a Mac that cannot have macOS Catalina installed, you will have to use third party software for the pairing but I warn you that the experience is not so good, but it is worth it.