To use a wired USB controller you can simply plug the controller into the USB port on the back of the Fire TV. Although you can’t pair wireless PlayStation 3 controllers without rooting your device the Fire TV includes a keymap for the PlayStation 3 controller although we didn’t have a third-party wired PlayStation 3 controller on hand to test it out we’re inclined to think it would work given the presence of the keymap file for the controller. Right out of the box the Fire TV supports a variety of wired controllers including the official Xbox 360 controller and the Logitech F310 and many other Logitech controllers like the F510 and Dual Action (no longer in active production but many people own them and they’re widely available used). RELATED: How to Choose the Perfect USB Hub for Your Needs Wired ControllersĪlthough the USB port on the Fire TV is unfortunately hobbled at the moment (it doesn’t, for example, support mounting of USB media) it’s still useful for the purposes of this tutorial as you can plug in USB input peripherals including game controllers. Again, for emphasis, you cannot pair wired or wireless (2.4GHz) controllers with the Fire TV Stick you can only pair Bluetooth controllers. As such, we’ll go over what you need in each section.Īlso, if you’re here to pair a controller with your Fire TV Stick you should jump down to the last section focused on Bluetooth controllers as the lack of USB port on the Fire TV Stick precludes users from using anything but Bluetooth-based solutions. While we typically outline what you need for a tutorial first thing in the tutorial, the materials list varies based on what kind of controller(s) you’re pairing with your device. We hardly blame you if you don’t want to sink a bunch of money into buying Amazon-branded controllers when you can either reuse controllers you already have or purchase controllers that you can easily shift to a different system if you’re not particularly enamored with gaming on the Fire TV. Mobile gaming on the television set is still in its infancy (and in most instance a novelty at best if you’re limiting yourself to playing current generation Android games that have been ported to the platform you’re using as opposed to emulating older games).

Forty bucks for a game controller for your streaming media box/stick is a bit steep, especially if you’re not sure if you’re even ready to commit to turning your Fire TV/Fire TV Stick into a game machine.

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