Mad Catz has added X-Input PC support for the FightPad Pro controllers in addition to the Arcade FightStick Alpha, Arcade FightStick TE2+ and Arcade FightStick TES+. You can download the required drivers with this page on the company’s official website.
Mad Catz also clarified some details in regards to the new drives via Twitter. The company first revealed that the X-Input drivers are only limited to the recently-released Street Fighter V branded fight pads and fight sticks. With that said, it looks like they have something in the works for the Mad Catz Street Fighter V Chun-Li Arcade Fight Stick Tournament Edition 2 and other regular TE2 sticks:
@Twerkah0lic @StreetFighter stay tuned for updates regarding regular TE2 FightSticks (including Chun-Li)
— MAD CATZ (@MadCatz) March 10, 2016
In terms of installation, Mad Catz revealed that you should set the “PS3/PS4” switch to “PS4” and then check the system tray icon on your PC to make sure it is set to X-Input:
@Darkhadou make sure the product is set to PS4 mode, and check that the system tray icon has it set to X-Input
— MAD CATZ (@MadCatz) March 10, 2016
Last but not least, the company clarified that the new drivers will only affect PC compatibility:
@SenpaiDisfunny to clarify, this will only affect the pc the drivers have been set up on. on console, it will be recognized as normal.
— MAD CATZ (@MadCatz) March 11, 2016
If you are looking for a fight pad and/or fight stick to play fighting games on the PC, you might want to take a look at Mad Catz’s latest offering now that the products now natively support X-Input. If you are interested, you can check out the Street Fighter V accessories with the following links on Amazon: FightPad Pro, Arcade FightStick Alpha, Arcade FightStick TE2+ and Arcade FightStick TES+.
