World of Joysticks XInput Emulator Adaptive

Though primarily used on consoles for obvious reasons, controllers can be used on PC to great effect. While many users consider mouse and keyboard to be king in most games, the truth is that some genres are simply better suited to a gamepad: fighting and sports games, for example, are designed with controllers in mind.

A problem some users may run into, primarily when using a controller that isn’t from Microsoft, is that it may not work all that well for compatibility reasons. World of Joysticks XInput Emulator Adaptive is a tool that can help turn your DirectInput gamepad, controller, flight-stick, or wheel, into an XInput device.

Xbox controllers are pretty much plug and play in terms of PC compatibility, but that’s about it. You may encounter problems with using anything else, but that doesn’t mean that you should give up: thankfully, solutions such as this one work well to address this problem without overwhelming the user.

The usual way to work with the program is this: plug in your controller, and go through the Assignment Wizard to set up your inputs properly. As you may have noticed, the software tricks the computer into believing your DirectInput device is XInput, hence the Xbox gamepad input associations. It should be noted that the app also includes various controller presets for more popular devices, such as the DualSense, the Logitech Attack series, and many others, making the process all the easier to go through.

A config file will be automatically created, which the software will then use whenever you plug in your controller, so you won’t have to go through the Assignment Wizard process again.

I would suggest also looking through the Sensitivity menu to ensure that your sticks and/or triggers are working as expected. Sometimes, you may feel their sensitivity to be too high or too low, in which case, modifying their values in that menu should be enough to address your problem.

World of Joysticks XInput Emulator Adaptive is definitely worth using if you’re experiencing compatibility issues with your DirectInput devices. The developer offers this version as a just-the-essentials solution, viable for anyone who’s after a no-nonsense controller emulator.