Drift Mania Championship 2 updated with MOGA Pro Controller support at last

MOGA Pro Controller Drift Mania Championship 2

When Microsoft and Power A appear that the MOGA Pro Controller gaming accompaniment would support Windows Phone during GDC 2022 back in March, serious gamers were understandably excited by the news. Windows Phone 8's improved Bluetooth accessory support was finally going to receive some of the accessory love that Windows Phone 7 always lacked.

To show off that support during GDC, Microsoft and its partners already had the indie game Drift Mania Championship ii up and running on the show floor. Apparently it took Ratrod Studio less than a day to integrate that back up into their game. But when the MOGA Pro Controller actually launched at the end of April, the game's controller back up was nowhere to exist found. Windows Telephone gamers who bought the controller had cipher to play information technology with.

Well, almost 2 months subsequently the MOGA Pro Controller launched (and 3 months since GDC), Drift Mania Championship two has finally received the controller compatibility update!

Connection pains

I oasis't actually received a MOGA Pro Controller for review just even so; it would have been pointless before Windows Phone software started to support information technology. Every bit such, I can't mail service my ain impressions of the connexion process. But tipster/Achievement hunter TNTJudbud has filled me in on his ain experience with the controller. On Android the device connects hands and works with a variety of games.

On Windows Telephone, however, connecting wasn't and then easy. The controller'due south printed instructions make no mention of Windows Phone, nor does the MOGA website itself (ouch). The controller has two separate Bluetooth modes: A and B. Which should it be set up to in lodge to work with Windows Phone? Well, when the switch is set to B, it connects to the phone but speedily drops the connection, so it looks like A is the way to become.

When the controller is searching for a device to connect with, its LED calorie-free blinks blueish. Once you've launched the game and tap the screen, the controller low-cal apparently turns light-green and and so goes off. That's how you'll know it's connected.

More than MOGA back up to come?

VBA8 for Windows Phone
VBA8, the GameBoy Advance emulator for Windows Telephone 8

Now the question remains whether more Windows Phone games will back up the MOGA Pro Controller in the future. Keep in mind that games accept to exist Windows Telephone viii native – not Windows Phone 7 games running on Windows Phone 8 via compatibility mode – in order for their developers to add together controller support.

We know that emulator developer M.1000 intends to support the Pro Controller in his SNES8X, VBA8, and VGBC8 emulators, but the final time we spoke with him, Power A hadn't provided him with the MOGA SDK nevertheless. Hopefully they've gotten that squared abroad and that support will shortly be forthcoming.

Getting Gameloft onboard

Modern Combat 4 Windows Phone
Modern Combat 4

The next company we'd like to toss their chapeau in with the MOGA Pro Controller is undoubtedly Gameloft. Later all, the big G already supports MOGA controllers on Android. How hard would information technology be to add that support to their Windows Phone eight games?

Unfortunately, Xbox certification complicates things. Whatever game currently undergoing certification (such equally Six Guns) tin't accept controller support added in as that would restart the certification process. And in one case a game is actually published, like say Modern Combat 4 and N.O.V.A. 3, it would need to become through the costly and time consuming certification process in order to be updated.

We already know Gameloft (like many Xbox Live developers) isn't crazy nearly updating their games. Call up, the blame for that falls on Microsoft earlier anybody else. In that location are platforms like say Android and Steam in which developers can update their games whenever they desire at no charge. Xbox platforms sadly practise accuse hefty fees and add other hurdles towards software updates. Simply Gameloft did at least set up Water ice Age Village upwardly a chip post-release, so adding controller support isn't apartment out impossible.

The all-time affair gamers can practice is tweet @gameloft and tell them yous desire MOGA support in their Windows Telephone 8 games. Also tell them in their forums. Even if nosotros don't convince Gameloft to add controller support to their existing games, it's very possible that the NEXT batch of games (unannounced) could receive the support before they go into Xbox certification.

Buy details

Drift Mania Championship 2 for Windows Phone 8

Become the MOGA Pro Controller for $49.99 from PowerA.com or online retailers like Amazon.

Drift Mania Championship two - Windows Phone 8 - $1.99 - 215 MB - Store Link

Thanks to Ahmed Jan and TNTJudbud for the tips!

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