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B00MG654FM

Release date

March 17, 2016

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1,225 ratings

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#7,274 in PlayStation 4 Games, Consoles & Accessories

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Product Dimensions

7 x 1.2 x 6 inches; 8 Ounces

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Rated

Kids to Adults

Item model number

XIM 4

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Item Weight

8 ounces

Manufacturer

Xim Technologies

Date First Available

July 28, 2014

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XIM4 provides the highest precision mouse and keyboard (and more) experience on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Unsurpassed quality, ease-of-use, and flexibility, XIM4 is the perfect companion to the even most demanding gamer. XIM4 empowers gamers with the state-of-the-art without bombarding them with unneeded complexity. Through XIM's unique Smart Translator technology, XIM4 is able to provide unparalleled 1-to-1 gaming precision that consistently performs in every game you play. It's quick and easy to set up your preferred gaming environment through it's wireless smartphone and PC configuration tool. XIM4 enables gamers to choose their preferred input devices that suit them best whether gaming at a desk or from a couch in the living room.

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Xim 4 Keyboard and Mouse Adapter for PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3

Benefits of Xim

- Next-generation console input adapter.

- Game on your Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 using your favorite PC gaming-grade hardware.

- Supports both desktop and living room gaming styles.

- Mice, Keyboards, Joysticks, and Gameboard compatibility.

- Unsurpassed in-game 1-to-1 feel thanks to advanced Smart Translator technology.

- Simple real-time smartphone and tablet-based configuration.

- Real-time feedback to guide you to your optimal settings.

- Supports your existing Xbox headsets and chatpads.

- Firmware upgradable.

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James L.

Amazing mouse and keyboard experience once fully setup. Setup is quite intuitive, however...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 28, 2015

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it was a pain to setup for the new XBox One Wireless Controller. For me, this was mainly due to misleading labels on their firmware downloads page.

Here's my experience:
I opened up the packaging and followed the quick start guide to the letter. I had my G502 Mouse, K70 Keyboard, XBox wireless controller with brand new batteries, and XBox plugged in, the Xim4 manager downloaded and updated on my tablet, and 6 profiles for the games I intended to play with mouse and keyboard properly remapped to my preference all done within 15 minutes. Ecstatic with the relatively quick and painless setup, I tried navigating the XBox menu screens with the keyboard only to find that the keyboard doesn't work. Thinking that the Xim4 would go active in game, I started Halo MCC and quick started a game to only find no response from the keyboard or mouse.

I literally facepalmed because I forgot to update the firmware as stated on the hardware compatibility page. I downloaded the "latest firmware" from the Xim4 downloads page. I followed the instructions to flash my Xim4 only to find I was already running the latest firmware...

At this point I checked the Xim4 manager on my tablet and noticed a big empty box where the controller should have been based on images from the quick start guide. I assumed that there was a battery related issue and ran to the corner store for a pack of new batteries. I replaced the batteries, but still no XBox controller recognized. At this point I'm a little annoyed. Perhaps my Xim4 was defective.

I already had the latest firmware according to the official Xim4 site, so not having the latest firmware was definitely not my problem. Perhaps my keyboard was incompatible since I had the cherry red version of the Corsair K70 where the compatibility list specifically stated Corsair K70 RGB. I ruled this out since I was able to remap my keys in the Xim4 Manager and my mouse was also not working in game. I figured I either received a defective unit or I was missing something obvious. I go online and download the full user manual. I spend about three hours reading through the manual, perusing the quick start guide, trying various fixes including trying an older firmware, and punching the wall. I figure that my controller is defective so I go out and buy a new wireless controller, a new keyboard, and a new mouse to ensure compatibility. Again, same problem with the manager not detecting the controller.

Thoroughly annoyed at this point and after spending half my day trying to get the Xim4 working with XBox, I decided to hook it up to my PS4 and have it working flawlessly withing 5-10 minutes. Since I purchased Xim4 for XBox first person shooters, I decided to return it. I repackaged the Xim4 and got it ready for shipment. Before I go to initiate the Amazon return, I googled "Xim4 XBox One Wireless Controller Not Connecting" and saw that a few people have the same issues as me.

It turned out that there is a beta version of the firmware which I was supposed to update to. I was not supposed to update to the firmware marked "(**LATEST**)".

Once working the experience is top notch. The delay/input lag is nearly indiscernible. Adding and editing profiles is extremely straightforward with a tablet. The mouse doesn't feel exactly like the experience on a PC, but it's 95% there.

I do have to warn people that do not have a tablet/smartphone compatible with the Xim4 app or a PC with bluetooth in the same room as your console, your experience remapping keys will be slightly annoying.

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TypicalRhino14

A Complete Review including the PINK/PURPLE FLASHING ERROR

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 24, 2018

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UPDATE AGAIN: For fun, I decided to try it again with Mouse and Keyboard on a couple games. My MC Widowmaker is much, much, much better as is my Soldier 76, but some of the others are worse or the same. My Hanzo is worse iwth a mouse and keyboard. I suspect it is because I am so used to playing with him. I'm now level 8 or 900.

UPDATE: I don't use it for mouse and keyboard gaming. I tried it for a while and it was simply too easy. I felt bad playing with it. It's too easy to play with, and I didn't want to have to wonder if my skill was based on it. I want to earn my victories fair and square. Now, I only use it to use my Xbox One controller on a Ps4.

First things first-- why I bought this thing, so nobody will come along and bash the heck out of me for "cheating."

I have a Playstation 4, an Xbox One S, and a gaming PC. I intend to fully switch to PC soon enough but right now I am sticking with Xbox and Playstation because most of my buddies play one or the other. The big question that everyone always throws out-- but isn't it cheating? Doesn't it make you better than everyone else?

The short answer-- no. I'm a very good player on Xbox. I've played Xbox my whole life and I usually get three to four golds in Overwatch during a competitive game. While some characters I played better on (for instance, Soldier 76), most of the others I didn't see any improvement in. The mouse is simply more stable than a controller. It doesn't make you better. I like it more to shoot off the first shot, but it's still kinda hard to follow someone while shooting. My tracer, for instance, is absolute garbage with the Xim4. My Widowmaker, the character everyone declares is the best ever with this, has not improved. I've just never been a good snniper, though my Hanzo is decent (not as good as my console Hanzo. I'm a Hanzo main).

Playstation is where I saw most of the improvement. I have owned three Ps4s in my life and sold all of them because of the Dualshock controller. I dunno why. It's just not my thing. It has a smaller frame than the X1 controller and seems more prone to break. I'm not fond of the way it's put together in general and I'm actually trash with it. I have Battlefield 4 for Ps4 and tried it with just using the Dualshock. I gave up after I was killed like six times without a kill of my own. Then I tried it with the Xim and got roughly a 1.0 KD. I wasn't glorious. I wasn't spectacular. I wasn't cheating. I didn't have a huge leg up on anyone. Time after time after time, I got killed by someone who was probably using a Dualshock. I just prefer it to using the Dualshock because I can play all three systems with one controller to make life easier.

SETTINGS
I went through all the online videos that Xim posts to set it all up first, but once I had a config down (it's really quite easy once you figure it out) I got to adjust everything and learn what controls that I liked. Mostly, I didn't change anything. All that I had to do was adjust sensitivity from I think 20 to 180. I am a person that enjoys high sensitivity. Brief warning-- some games will work better if you fire up the settings and change in-game settings to the highest sensitivity first. Some games like Overwatch will require you to change a variety of things first. Don't worry, it's very simple. Just follow the directions in the app and you'll be fine. I'm no very techy and I had it done in two minutes.

ERROR
Okay, there was a significant error that I came across. It. Didn't. Work. Whenever I plugged it in, it kept flashing pink/purple. Although I had loaded up the config and all the devices were showing that they were powered on, I couldn't get a signal to connect and work. Though they were on, every time I pushed a button on the keyboard or touched the mouse key, the Xim flashed pink or purple. I'm going to save you an eternity of trouble and tell you what the issue is: you're drawing too much power. For both Ps4 and Xbox One S (I can't speak for any other system), go to your console settings and turn off vibration on your controller. In Ps4, make sure to turn off the speaker and dim the light. If you do that, the power drawing will go down and your system will work perfectly!

Now, one annoyance-- it doesn't work with a microphone connected to the controller. We're going back to what we just talked about. There's just not enough juice to handle a mic as well, so you're going to need to get a USB mic and plug it into your console. Easy peasey. There is, as near as I can tell, no way to get around that.

So here's the big question of the hour-- buy it? Don't buy it? Well, I bought it because I have three different systems and I wanted to be able to play with one thing on all of them. It's doing a fantastic job for me. Most people, however, aren't going to be interested in this system for that. They want it to dominate their opponents and get a leg up on the competition. For those of you out there, ignoring the possible cheating aspect and that the Xim might be outlawed soon enough when they figure out how to detect it, you'll get a mild step up. You won't suddenly be a video game god and you won't be able to beat a seasoned controller user right off the bat. Battlefield 4 is where it's supposed to shine its brightest. I tried it. I barely got a 1.0 KD on a good game. For comparisons sake, in Overwatch, it's not unusual for me to 6 or 7 to 1 KD. I don't think anyone will be reporting me to cheating or this or that, but I have had plenty of people report me for cheating when I was just using a controller. People don't like to be beaten by a "skill" character like a sniper, so they'll blame it on something. I've been reported probably a couple dozen times for using aimbot or mouse and keyboard when I was just using the trusty controller.

So, who would win? If there was two of me and one person had a controller and the other had a keyboard and mouse, who would win a 1V1?

It all depends. On Overwatch, it would be a strong tossup. If I was playing Tracer, the Controller Me would win. If I was playing Soldier 76, the MC ME would win.
In Battlefield 4, if I was playing on Ps4, the keyboard version would obliterate the controller version. I'm just God-awful with the Dualshock. I haven't played on Xbox in so long that I couldn't tell you reliably which I play better with.
In Fortnite, it would be close and it certainly would be much closer than it was a week ago, but the controller version would win because of the building aspect. Aim is much easier on Fortnite but the rest of the stuff isn't too intuitive, so you're going to need to play around for a while to figure it out. I'm a decent player in it as well. I've been a John Wick (Reaper) for a while. Last night I got two solos wins in a row with my controller. When I played with MC, everything was a little bit behind. Not laggy, but I just wasn't able to think that quickly with a MC yet. You have to be able to react quickly to do anything in that game. In long expanses with long-range firefighting, the MC won out. In close-quarters battle, the controller proved better. I've given up trying to play Fortnite with a MC for now.

Beware that there are a crap ton of wires and that it's something of a pain to play with... and that I still play with it regardless. I have not seen any massive improvements in my game style in the games that I am good at already. I'm about level 600 in Overwatch and the difference is "meh." I'm a beautiful level 4 in Battlefield 4 and the difference is staggering, but that's mostly because I can't function with the Dualshocks.

The app works remarkably well. I expected it to be trash. Not so! It connects easily and works just peachy. You can make real-time adjustments, which is nice even though I have only changed the sensitivity and a few button bindings.

I didn't just use a mouse and keyboard because that wasn't the only reason I bought it. I also bought it to use my Xbox One controller on my PS4, and it works very well.

For clarification on what I am using to know if it is compatible, I'll include a link to everything I'm using for my setup. There's no lag whatsoever.

Mouse: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077BPLNZ9/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Projector: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EAPUHYY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Receiver (I think): https://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-NR676-Channel-Network-Receiver/dp/B06XTYXH9M/ref=pd_sbs_23_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06XTYXH9M&pd_rd_r=X7W2HFXTNMY06W2PWRNN&pd_rd_w=1eMpR&pd_rd_wg=whnMc&psc=1&refRID=X7W2HFXTNMY06W2PWRNN

Xbox One S: https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-One-S-500GB-Console/dp/B01MTJA6EV/ref=sr_1_3?
s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1524586449&sr=1-3&keywords=xbox+one+s

PS4: https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-4-Slim-500GB-Console/dp/B01M0RU6LY/ref=sr_1_7_sspa?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1524586492&sr=1-7-spons&keywords=ps4&psc=1

Keyboard: Some wired keyboard I found laying around

Regular HDMI cable, 7.2 surround. Drop a comment if you're more curious and I'll try to get back to you to clarify anything.

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Connor Caple

Now my favourite mouse/keyboard adapter for PS4.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 4, 2017

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I have used two other mouse/keyboard methods of playing on PS4 and this is the best I now own. In fact, we have two - one for each console.

I used the VenomX for a year until the mouse that came with it broke (I then used a Logitech mouse with it instead, but missed the extra buttons). I tried the Hori Tac4 for about 8 months too. It works with every game, basically because it is seen as a PS4 controller since it's an official product. If that's what you want, it's the easiest to use, but it's not as good as the Xim4.

The Xim lets you have a LOT of profiles loaded at once and you can change them on the fly with your free smartphone app. It's simple to change games and you change the light colours to remind yourself which profile you are on. New STs (profiles really) are released regularly and you can expect a game to be supported within a week of release. Unsupported games usually work well with one of the hundreds of existing profiles and 20 minutes of experimentation will find you one that you like.

EVERY key/button can be reassigned so you can finally make ALL your shooters use the same controller layout. I love knowing that, whatever shooter I'm playing, clicking the mouse wheel is Melee, just like I set them up on PC.

You can adjust any setting in the profile if you don't quite like the response curve (a bit like acceleration on PC) but I haven't felt the need to do that.

If you don't have a smartphone, you can link the XIM to your PC and load/change/edit profiles there. You can set profile switching hotkeys (on the F1-F12 row for example) so you can switch games without needing to use the App or the PC. Also, the controller still works at the same time so, if you jump in a chopper, just pick it up and fly using thumbsticks for what they do best.

On the whole - recommended if you can afford it, and a lot better for mouse users than wasting money of fancy controllers that still need you using thumbsticks. I now exclusively use the Xim4 with a Logitech G502 and a Razer Nostromo keypad.

15 people found this helpful

K. Mayes

Expensive, but works really well.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 7, 2017

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I really couldn't get on with using a controller for FPS games on my PS4. I guess years of playing PC shooters have tainted my ability to use the controller. I started using this with BF1, instantly there was a massive increase in my K/D ratio, and I started enjoying the game MUCH more. At last a control method where I could complete with people using controllers. Other games I use it with, COD:MW, DOOM, again both games it works a treat after a little setting up.
Setup and control via the app (via phone/tablet) is easy; tweaking it takes a bit of time but that's down to personal preference ( there are defaults for all the games). Rebinding keys is super easy, just select the control you wish to rebind in the app then tap the key you wish to bind it to on the keyboard.

Some people might think it gives an advantage, but it really doesn't. You are still limited by the turn speed (which is a lot lower) on the console versions of the games. I'd say it brings me up to be on par with an average/good player, giving me the option to use a control method I'm use to.

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Seregosa

Worth it any day

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 8, 2017

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It worked flawlessly and without any issues, the only complaint is the limits of the ps4 itself and that you can't make sudden movements in the same way as an computer but I don't believe that something like this thing can change the fundamentals of how a console with controller works. Other than that the product is great and it's finally extremely easy to snipe people in games like battlefield, although it doesn't reach the level of a real pc, it's nonetheless far better than a normal ps4 controller.

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Brainwashed_by_Google

You are wasting your time if you think this will work.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 30, 2019

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Absolute rubbish!! I have an official xbox one controller and an official xbox 360 wired controller and this XIM 4 does not recognise them when plugged in also,it is impossible to do a firmware update via PC as you have to somehow fool your PC into believing it is a USB device,and I have not managed to get my modern PC to recognise it as of yet so no way of checking for firmware updates.

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Kev poole

MUST READ THIS!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 24, 2017

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There are lots of reviews for this product but let me tell you........
If like me you have been debating over buying this then its a massive YES!
It works just like a pc for games, seriously go for it you will not be disappointed. There is only one small down side and that would be the very fine adjustment for sniper aiming because it seems a little unresponsive but still doesn't spoil the overall use of this......

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