This gadget let you use the Xbox Elite controller on PlayStation 4

The Xbox One Elite controller sold out in record time for a reason: customizable, ergonomic, and unapologetically premium, it earned its reputation as the best pad of its generation — regardless of which console you owned.

Officially, the Elite worked on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. But for players who wanted it on a PlayStation 4, a third-party accessory made the leap possible: CronusMAX PLUS, a dongle the size of a USB flash drive that pairs practically any controller with the PS4. Its firmware update added Elite support, and suddenly Microsoft’s flagship pad could run Sony’s exclusives.

The video below is the update’s presentation clip — and the end of every “the DualShock 4 made me lose” excuse when playing FIFA 16 or Mortal Kombat X at a friend’s house.

Controller-adapter gadgets come and go, and CronusMax’s original is long discontinued — the modern equivalents live in the controller adapters shelf. For the pad itself, see our take on the Elite Controller.