Controller:Nvidia SHIELD Controller

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Key points

Must be connected via USB.

Does not directly support XInput out of the box; installing GeForce Experience is required for the SHIELD Controller to work on XInput titles.

GeForce Experience driver has limitation. The wireless capability, headset jack, and microphone are not supported on Windows PCs. Additionally, the volume buttons and Android Home button are not supported.

Non-Geforce GPU users can use unofficial ShieldControllerWinDriver.

Wireless connection is working only with Nvidia SHIELD devices.

General information

SHIELD Game Controller FAQ

SHIELD Controller User Guide

Availability

Amazon

Use with PC platforms

Windows

Nvidia GeForce owners can download GeForce Experience. Once installed, GeForce Experience will automatically detect the controller and install the required drivers and firmware updates.

Can work standalone without GeForce Experience by using custom driver in 64-bits and 32-bits version which support Xinput and DirectInput.

Steam

Not capable of making full use of Steam Input. Touchpad is not supported in configuration menu and always work as mouse touchpad.

Support in games

PC games that support the XInput standard are supported. Games with generic DirectInput support are supported by custom driver.

Other information

Technical information

Controller button	Button label and axis
A	Button 1
B	Button 2
X	Button 3
Y	Button 4
LB	Button 5
RB	Button 6
LT	Z-axis positive
RT	Z-axis negative
Back	Button 7
Start	Button 8
Left stick	Button 9, X-axis, Y-axis
Right stick	Button 10, X-rotation, Z-rotation
NVIDIA button	Button 11
D-pad up	POV up
D-pad down	POV down
D-pad left	POV left
D-pad right	POV right
Trackpad	Left Mouse Button, Mouse touchpad
Volume Up	Volume Up
Volume Down	Volume Up

References