PDP Afterglow Wired Xbox One Controller Configuration App
If you are like me, you love anything that is customizable. When Jake over at Performance Design Products told me he was shipping over their new Afterglow Wired Xbox One Controller, I was pretty excited. Listen, I get excited about flashy things and let’s face it, PDP is know for quality and lots and lots of flash.
There is one downside however. As an aging individual, I might not be as sharp as I was in my teens. Without the handy book they shipped with it, my ability to program the controller was non existent. So, once I lost that little booklet, what I had it programmed for was basically what I was going to continue to use!
Forward to this month, and the anticipation for the Afterglow Configuration App finally came to a conclusion with the launch of the application on May 3rd. Now everything that I was doing by pushing buttons and moving analog sticks was being replaced with a fairly easy to use interface within the application. Kudos to PDP for launching the app. More kudos to them had it launched beside the controller, but lets not get picky. I’m extremely happy.
From PDP,
The Afterglow Configuration App offers gamers a variety of customization choices, including vibration and rumble strength, lighting and color selections, Dual Multi-Function wheel actions, and the ability to create different controller profiles. Each profile can be cloud-saved for future use.
The above statement from the press release is essentially why you will want to grab this app. No more holding the tiny book in your hands while you attempt to set up your controller. Everything is easier, everything is more convenient, and PDP is making you – the consumer – a priority with this app. Lets face it, I read a lot of reviews of the wired controller, and very few of them – mine included – hated on PDP for the somewhat ‘difficulty’ of doing any configurations. This wasn’t an answer to frequent complaints. It was a way for PDP to provide more value for their product.
In fact, this app was announced right after the controller came out. According to PDP, this application was always planned, and that this configuration does not replace manually doing so – you can still configure without the app – but gives another option to those who wish to get into a bit more detail.
With an easy to use interface, you will be able to select colors, rumble strength, map to the multi-function wheels on the back of each controller, and create specific profiles for specific games. The best part about the configurations you set up is that they are NOT locked to your system. If you can access your Gamertag on another system, you can access your configurations.
Overall, the PDP Afterglow Configuration App is an excellent tool that all owners should be downloading. It streamlines the configuration process and make it more manageable and understandable for more people. Do yourself a favor and grab the app – I don’t think you will be disappointed!
You can get all the details on the configuration application – and see why we give this a perfect 10/10 – by visiting http://www.pdp.com/
Article By Adam Roffel
Adam Roffel has only been writing about video games for a short time, but has honed his skills completing a Master's Degree. He loves Nintendo, and almost anything they have released...even Tomodachi Life.
Follow Adam Roffel on:
Twitter: @AdamRoffel