But right now, that doesn’t matter since you’re currently panicking that you might have bricked your $80 (taxes are steep over in most metropolitan areas) controller beyond repair and steelseries is going to tell you that you’re SOL since you’re past the 14 day return period for it. The product webpage for the Nimbus+ says its firmware can be upgraded using the steelseries engine software, which runs only on Mac and Windows.

The PDF document has a QR code that gives you a link to their iOS App that hasn’t been updated to recognize the Nimbus+ controller, so the person who buys this controller simply assumes that it doesn’t need firmware updates like all of the other modern console controllers do from time to time.The webpage for the Nimbus+ controller contains no documentation other than the same one that comes in the box in PDF form.There is only scant technical support for the first generation Nimbus controller, and absolutely nothing for the Nimbus+.So, what’s the first thing you usually do when this happens? You check the website for any information about this specific problem, and here’s where the real pain begins: In fact, trying to go to the Home Screen using the Nimbus+ controller comes with a very good chance of temporarily bricking the controller, indicated by the LED lights on the controller remaining lit and not responding to any of the regular commands that would’ve made those lights do something else. So what’s the problem, you ask? Holding down the Home button on the Nimbus+ controller for five seconds is also how you manually turn the controller off or on, and… well, that feature doesn’t play nice with the Apple TV at all. Paring it to the system wasn’t a big deal, but I did notice something peculiar about the how the Apple TV interacted with it- in order for you to go back to the Home Screen after starting up an app, you have to hold down the Home Button on the controller for about 3 seconds instead of just pressing the button normally on a Siri Remote. It all started when I got myself a replacement Apple TV for the last one I lent to someone a long time ago who somehow lost the thing and paired the controller to the device. Then it becomes a real nightmare, and I’m not too sure who to blame for the lack of communication, honestly. It’s meant to be targeted towards gamers who are deep in the Apple ecosystem, which is fine and dandy, but the problem comes when the controller starts exhibiting erratic behavior that you can’t seem to fix.

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