NVIDIA’s Shield TV, the company’s powerful set-top box, can now pair with the Xbox Series X and S gamepads, as well as the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller. The long-awaited feature comes as part of the Shield 8.2 software update. 2, which also includes support for Control 4 home automation systems, as well as Discovery + and Noggin streaming applications. The controller connection works as expected: Turn on the Shield’s Bluetooth discovery mode and press the pairing button on the Xbox controller or the PlayStation and Share / Clip buttons on DualSense.
It is surprising that NVIDIA took so long to add support for these new gamepads, considering that they already support PC pairing. But it is good news for those who have one of the latest generation systems and also want to participate in the NVIDIA GeForce Now streaming service. You can have better luck playing Cyberpunk 2077 via streaming in the cloud than the broken version that is currently available on consoles. In addition to the usual bug fixes, NVIDIA says the Shield update also adds the December 2020 Android security patch, as well as better IV volume support for the Shield remote control with Denon receivers.