talks to a MAX3421 USB host controller, which interfaces with an Xbox 360 wireless receiver, either genuine or third-party. The Arduino reads the data from the wireless receiver and then emulates ...

This wasn’t the case ... the controller scheme wasn’t as open. This is [Tom]’s effort of upcycling his original Xbox controller to work indistinguishably from a stock Xbox 360 controller.

The Xbox Wireless Controller keeps things simple and that works in many cases. If you just want to play FIFA with a friend or family member, there’s little need for anything more complicated than this ...