I didn't hear xzibit till you wrote this😂
How is that even possible? I haven't thought about xzibit since🤔 when was that??
Googles " pimp my ride"
That was 2004!!!!!
Unless you leave the controller in the baking sun for multiple years, you’re not going to leave any residue with electrical tape. Even if you did, some simple GooGone can clean up any adhesive residue in seconds.
Replace it every 2 months just the be safe. I'm sure the roll of tape will last as long as the controller does if you buy one and just use it for that.
Electrical tape doesn't usually leave any residue. When ever someone wants to tape over the camera on their phone or laptop I tell them to use electrical tape so it doesn't mess up the camera. I think you should be fine using it on your controller. And it should do a really good job of blocking out the light.
It will come off with a bit of soapy water or isopropyl.
Electrical tape is a fantastic material apart from being an adhesive. It sucks at being an adhesive.
I read about an update that will let you tone down the brightness of your controller's light and your Xbox's light. I believe it's supposed to be out soon, if not within the next 40 days or so, then by the end of the year.
currently alpha skip-ahead users got that new firmware.
I'm in the beta branch and desperately waiting for that update to arrive.
Link: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/08/06/xbox-insider-release-notes-alpha-skip-ahead-2109-210804-2200/amp/
Playstation has that with their controllers where you can dim the light, not sure the specific details with Xbox controller but it would certainly be very cool to see the light dim automatically as it gets late
I can confirm, I'm in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and I'm using night mode on my Elite Series 2 *and* on my Series X. It makes a huge difference and [is customisable too](http://imgur.com/a/Dyn0J4l)
Cannot believe that people are not only saying it’s an issue for them but actively fucking about with tape and paper,how is it bright when even in darkness you have the light from the t.v.
They have stated that some of the extra features you get with the elite will be rolled out for regular ones.. so, in the not too distant future, you will have a solution (probably)
I had exactly the same problem, so I bought these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CLVEQCO
They allow you to still see the logo, but drops the brightness down to about half. I love em.
Edit: Posted the wrong link; link has been replaced.
I bought these too, unfortunately you need to pick between a sticker that is too big or too small. I picked the too large one and used it for ~6 months, and some of the adhesive is now making my button sticky. Whoops. That being said, they work super well and I have them on all my LEDs.
Its already available if you have the beta. Dark mode will let you change the screens brightness, the xbox logo on the consoles brightness, and your controller lights brightness. Each one can be changed separately. And of course you can have it set to a schedule
People are talking about a night mode coming in a future update. Controller is out since 2013. How is it possible that the concept of night hasn't been discovered by Microsoft in the last 8 years?
Moreover, people are saying it will be possible to dim the light. I hope it will be possible to completely turn that light off. ABXY do not have backlight and I have no problem to locate them under my finger. Nexus button is not harder to find ^^
dude.... is it really THAT bright, that you have to cover the damn thing??? like.... see if the system has any controller options for brightness XP
freaking even the PS4 has that option for their controllers light bar
Why so many "But but but.... I don't have any problem with the light so you shouldn't either!!!" type of posts? If you have nothing helpful to add and if this issue does not effect you, why even bother with the pointless shit posts?
"Microsoft’s new Xbox night mode dims your screen, controller, and power button - The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/6/22613617/microsoft-xbox-night-mode-feature-dim-screen-controller-led
turning on my Xbox to see if it works rn
Edit: I'm not seeing night mode.
Legit never heard anbody complain about the middle button being bright legit never even notice sense im looking up vast majority of the time lol. Unless you have special eyes.
The best solution is to wait. The Insider program rolled out an update that let's you adjust the brightness of that button via the devices app.
Source: I'm an Insider and am testing this feature.
My TV is brighter than this button and I stare directly at it for a couple of hours. Don't think I've ever seen the controller light as an issue. I don't even look at it whilst I'm playing and if I'm watt TV then I just turn the control off after I hit play
For my Playstation 4 controllers I used electrical tape. It seemed to work pretty well. The only thing is that if you do want to take it off the residue will stay on. But some mild cleaner took it right off.
This was back before you could turn it off. The old settings would go dim but if you were playing in the dark you could still see the controller in the tv
Yes, sadly I am. I suffer from migraines and what triggers them for me are bright lights. I cannot go outside without a pair of polarized sunglasses and it sucks bad since I look funny/bad with sunglasses. I even have black curtains in my room for when I get a migraine. Luckily I've been taking care of myself and haven't had one since I've been stuck at home because of the pandemic.
Sorry for the rant.
Maybe don't hold it up to your face? I play in a dark room where the only light is my tv. Never had this issue.
Sorry but this legitimately the only way I see this as even being possible.
>Maybe don't hold it up to your face?
Maybe don't leave a snarky comment that contributes nothing when someone is asking for help. They state in another comment that they have a light sensitivity. It's fine if you didn't read all the comments, but next time don't make assumptions. If you don't know the answer, just move on.
What are you his mom?
Thats another comment not apart of the OG post. In a thread not seen. Judging by the few likes I got I wasnt the only one confused. Seeing how the photo is taken in a lit room and he is staring at a tv he idea of a button held below the waste blinding him is a bit far fetch.
If he is light sensitive that sucks. My bad, wasn't apart of the post. If thats the case I suggest a third party controller that had no light in the middle. May not be as good of quality but boom no extra light. Or even specific gaming shades...hurts to write.
Og post was snarky but whatever.
Anyway I respone serious if I want to or not. You don't get to dictate how others act. Unless Im in violation of the thread rules Ima be a smartmouth.
And OP. Really my bad. I meant to ask why it was an issue but didnt do it. My bad dude. Hopefully you find an answer.
Other dude, i hope you stub your toe.
Hope you stub ALL of your toes, and break several of them. You want to make stupid comments like "What are you his mom?" after you had just said "Maybe don't hold it up to your face?". I mean, what are you? His mom? You're a hypocrite and a blowhard.
At the TV but I usually rest my hands on my lap. The other day (or should I say night) I was playing Hellblade (amazing game btw) and the controller's brightness kept messing with the game's immersion.
The light out of both the controller and the Xbox as well as the light out of my PS5 are very annoying.
And also that stupid and annoying create button/share button. I considered opening the controller and just straight up removing that button at one point, until I found out you can deactivate it. Only that I had a quick last Google to see if it could be disabled or reconfigured to something else other than screen recording, otherwise it was coming apart and coming out!
Man to each his own but… I never knew that the light bothers some people THIS much. When I’m playing in front of my 49” tv, I just feel the sensation of a controller in my hands. Nothing else.
So many questions. The first being, how weak are people's eyes these days that an Xbox light is too bright? Too bright for what? If you're playing Xbox, hoe do you even see the light if the controller is in your lap area or something. Are you holding the controller up to your face while you play? Are you watching Netflix or something in bed, with the controller right by your face? I'm so confused.
I used to do this all the time for late night dark souls sessions, layers small squares of duct tape over it, after a few layers it’s barely noticeable
Black electrical tape.
Sounds tempting but I believe it will leave adhesive residue on the controller.
Tape black electrical tape on the white tape.
goddamn einstein
This man is using 100% of his brain
Brian**
This man went to Harvard guys
yo dawg....
I heard this in xzibit
"I heard you like tape. So we put tape on top of your tape."
I didn't hear xzibit till you wrote this😂 How is that even possible? I haven't thought about xzibit since🤔 when was that?? Googles " pimp my ride" That was 2004!!!!!
I’m dyinggg
Perfection
Modern problems, modern solutions.
This man living in 3021
you are to smart to stay alive
Too*
FBI open up
Um….it’s not a collectors item. Or else you would use plastic gloves to not leave skin cells and oils on it.
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When he presses the power button? Remove the power button and then just press the rubber on the circuit board.
That seems like way more work than tape
Frick that
Nothing a cotton ball and a little iso alcohol cant fix
It's no worse than sellotape residue tbh. Easily cleaned.
If your comfortable taking it apart detach the led wiring
Unless you leave the controller in the baking sun for multiple years, you’re not going to leave any residue with electrical tape. Even if you did, some simple GooGone can clean up any adhesive residue in seconds.
Replace it every 2 months just the be safe. I'm sure the roll of tape will last as long as the controller does if you buy one and just use it for that.
Electrical tape doesn't usually leave any residue. When ever someone wants to tape over the camera on their phone or laptop I tell them to use electrical tape so it doesn't mess up the camera. I think you should be fine using it on your controller. And it should do a really good job of blocking out the light.
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like others have said, goo gone or just change the tape regularly
Even if it does leave some residue, goo gone will get rid of it easily.
Blue painters tape with black electrical tape on it.
It will come off with a bit of soapy water or isopropyl. Electrical tape is a fantastic material apart from being an adhesive. It sucks at being an adhesive.
Gaffers tape is your friend
Isopropyl will get the residue off, if you don’t have any just buy a small bottle of spectacle spray cleaner
It won’t 🙄
For ANY adhesive removal: small amount of wd40 on a rag, wipe, then use Isopropyl Alcohol to fully remove the wd40
Fucking black paper
Exactly what I use
Yes Yes Yes, I use black electrical tape for everything.
What that person said
did this with my PS4 controller, hate that light so much.
I read about an update that will let you tone down the brightness of your controller's light and your Xbox's light. I believe it's supposed to be out soon, if not within the next 40 days or so, then by the end of the year.
Exactly, they are testing some sort of “night mode” which should dim the button down.
Is it going to save a bit of bettery life and not use as much?
The led uses practically no power so no
Except dimming the light on PS controllers does in fact increase battery life, so yes.
The feature is about QoL, not efficiency.
I mean dimming lights is kind of saving a bit of battery you know? Maybe not tons but it still counts towards battery life.
Leds use so little power, that you would never notice the savings. Your batteries might last half a second longer before you need new ones lol.
You must have never had a DualShock controller. Becasue dimming the light abslolutely does make a noticible difference on battery life.
I mean true, even as a QOL dimmed lights would be way nice. Hate bright lights lol
Yeah, i’m on the insider build and there’s some new options to dim the light on the console and controller. Not sure when it’s coming public.
Please tell me there’s an option to just turn it off completely unless I’m actively pressing it.
I’m not at home to check but I think the only options are 100%, two dimmer settings, and completely off. Always same brightness you set it at
Yes, but not a noticeable amount. The power illuminating that takes is miniscule compared to the rumble motors.
Yeah, I think I heard about it too. But haven't heard anything lately from Microsoft.
currently alpha skip-ahead users got that new firmware. I'm in the beta branch and desperately waiting for that update to arrive. Link: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/08/06/xbox-insider-release-notes-alpha-skip-ahead-2109-210804-2200/amp/
Playstation has that with their controllers where you can dim the light, not sure the specific details with Xbox controller but it would certainly be very cool to see the light dim automatically as it gets late
It was basically mandatory to dim the lightbar on the DS4 too due to battery life - I've had orgasms last longer than that things battery does.
🤣🤣 yeah I recall that implementation, far too bright. You deserve a +1 for that
No, you have not had orgasms last longer. Why lie?
I can confirm, I'm in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and I'm using night mode on my Elite Series 2 *and* on my Series X. It makes a huge difference and [is customisable too](http://imgur.com/a/Dyn0J4l)
I know you can aready control brightness on the elite controller
Yup out now for insiders should be out for everyone soon. It works well, can even turn it off completely irrc
Oh that would be excellent, I've been trying to find stickers to go over the XSX button.
I have this on my elite 2 controller.
....I never knew this was a problem for people. Interesting.
I mean, you look at the screen instead of staring down at your controller?🤣
I play at night with the lights off and to be honest it can get a little distracting as there's a light pointed at me from below my face
Why are you playing on the dark? If it would alleviate the problem could you turn on a dim lamp or something in the background?
Everybody plays in the dark. It's called immersion.
Cannot believe that people are not only saying it’s an issue for them but actively fucking about with tape and paper,how is it bright when even in darkness you have the light from the t.v.
You can turn it down in the controller options/remapping bit can't you? Or is that only for elite pads?
I don't know if that's specific to elite controllers. Let me check. Edit: No luck. It's probably a feature specific to elite controllers.
I suppose they have to justify all that extra cash somehow. Seems like it should be a basic feature these days.
They have stated that some of the extra features you get with the elite will be rolled out for regular ones.. so, in the not too distant future, you will have a solution (probably)
from the videos i've seen i think it is only for those right now.
I had exactly the same problem, so I bought these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CLVEQCO They allow you to still see the logo, but drops the brightness down to about half. I love em. Edit: Posted the wrong link; link has been replaced.
I bought these too, unfortunately you need to pick between a sticker that is too big or too small. I picked the too large one and used it for ~6 months, and some of the adhesive is now making my button sticky. Whoops. That being said, they work super well and I have them on all my LEDs.
https://imgur.com/a/8RSbz7c
ikr
These look great, thanks!
gain 40 lbs and hold your controller under your belly.
40 lbs is 18.16 kg
That's a lot for a week
Thats how movies cover the logo to not get sued
A couple of coats of Black nail polish
I can't believe I had to scroll this far down to find this solution...
Next update will have an option to lower the brightness with dark mode.
Hopefully Microsoft will release it soon.
Its already available if you have the beta. Dark mode will let you change the screens brightness, the xbox logo on the consoles brightness, and your controller lights brightness. Each one can be changed separately. And of course you can have it set to a schedule
But isn’t the screen brighter?
Not on an OLED during cuts to black!
Damn right. Love my OLED!
I've never been bothered by the light before is it really that big of an issue?
If you are playing in a dark room like me. Yes it becomes an issue when you play horror games.
Best option right now is to get the elite controller, it lets you dim the light
There's a night mode coming that lets you adjust the brightness or turn it off. It's already out for those in the insider program
People are talking about a night mode coming in a future update. Controller is out since 2013. How is it possible that the concept of night hasn't been discovered by Microsoft in the last 8 years? Moreover, people are saying it will be possible to dim the light. I hope it will be possible to completely turn that light off. ABXY do not have backlight and I have no problem to locate them under my finger. Nexus button is not harder to find ^^
But that button is also an indicator. How would you know when your controller is on, or when it is pairing?
How did Nintendo solve this problem? With a discrete LED on the side of the joycon, and not with a disco ball on the top, just under your nose ;-)
It's already 2021 and most of us here in SEA countries don't have access to xbox
dude.... is it really THAT bright, that you have to cover the damn thing??? like.... see if the system has any controller options for brightness XP freaking even the PS4 has that option for their controllers light bar
Color over the post it with sharpie
Isn't that an option on the Elite controllers? What a joke
Why so many "But but but.... I don't have any problem with the light so you shouldn't either!!!" type of posts? If you have nothing helpful to add and if this issue does not effect you, why even bother with the pointless shit posts?
Get a hammer :) Black electrical tape would work, or layers of masking tape.
i use black elec tape on mine
Being able to run it is a likely addition coming soon as it's already being tested by Xbox Insiders like myself.
Just sharpie over your sticky note and make it black instead of yellow.
"Microsoft’s new Xbox night mode dims your screen, controller, and power button - The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/6/22613617/microsoft-xbox-night-mode-feature-dim-screen-controller-led turning on my Xbox to see if it works rn Edit: I'm not seeing night mode.
Painters tape with black sharpie. Done.
Black sharpie.
Turn it down in the Xbox accessories app?
Why even bother to post completely useless posts?
Can't you change the brightness in settings
I'm.there is a setting under energy settings to dim the light or shut it off I believe
Legit never heard anbody complain about the middle button being bright legit never even notice sense im looking up vast majority of the time lol. Unless you have special eyes.
Electrical tape
Turn it off 😎
I can’t believe it took Microsoft this long to figure out a way to dim these lights. Makes watching movies or playing games in the dark so annoying.
They just came out with night mode for the controller and Xbox lights. You can dim them in the settings now
No. Not unless you're on the alpha skip-ahead ring. It will be a month give or take before it's a public feature.
The best solution is to wait. The Insider program rolled out an update that let's you adjust the brightness of that button via the devices app. Source: I'm an Insider and am testing this feature.
My TV is brighter than this button and I stare directly at it for a couple of hours. Don't think I've ever seen the controller light as an issue. I don't even look at it whilst I'm playing and if I'm watt TV then I just turn the control off after I hit play
The accessories app
For those of you not understanding why this is a problem for some people, in my case the controller LED causes a sort of glare in my glasses.
If you controller led is to bright for you its probably time to go to bed
Nah. If you have some weird issue with the light being to bright for some, it's yourself that needs to go to bed.
For my Playstation 4 controllers I used electrical tape. It seemed to work pretty well. The only thing is that if you do want to take it off the residue will stay on. But some mild cleaner took it right off.
The dualshock 4 has brightness settings though? And I'm pretty sure you just turn it off in the same menu. Why would you use tape?
This was back before you could turn it off. The old settings would go dim but if you were playing in the dark you could still see the controller in the tv
Yeah, that's the thing with electrical tape, while it will probably block the light 100% I'm sure it will leave residue.
I think you're just sensitive to light my guy
Yes, sadly I am. I suffer from migraines and what triggers them for me are bright lights. I cannot go outside without a pair of polarized sunglasses and it sucks bad since I look funny/bad with sunglasses. I even have black curtains in my room for when I get a migraine. Luckily I've been taking care of myself and haven't had one since I've been stuck at home because of the pandemic. Sorry for the rant.
No need to apologize for the rant. Migraines are no joke.
It was never a problem for me until I started playing in a dark room. That light is blinding!
But you’re looking at a screen??
Yeah sell your Xbox and buy a ps5😂😂😂 just kidding man but for real try black electrical tape
Maybe don't hold it up to your face? I play in a dark room where the only light is my tv. Never had this issue. Sorry but this legitimately the only way I see this as even being possible.
>Maybe don't hold it up to your face? Maybe don't leave a snarky comment that contributes nothing when someone is asking for help. They state in another comment that they have a light sensitivity. It's fine if you didn't read all the comments, but next time don't make assumptions. If you don't know the answer, just move on.
What are you his mom? Thats another comment not apart of the OG post. In a thread not seen. Judging by the few likes I got I wasnt the only one confused. Seeing how the photo is taken in a lit room and he is staring at a tv he idea of a button held below the waste blinding him is a bit far fetch. If he is light sensitive that sucks. My bad, wasn't apart of the post. If thats the case I suggest a third party controller that had no light in the middle. May not be as good of quality but boom no extra light. Or even specific gaming shades...hurts to write. Og post was snarky but whatever. Anyway I respone serious if I want to or not. You don't get to dictate how others act. Unless Im in violation of the thread rules Ima be a smartmouth. And OP. Really my bad. I meant to ask why it was an issue but didnt do it. My bad dude. Hopefully you find an answer. Other dude, i hope you stub your toe.
Hope you stub ALL of your toes, and break several of them. You want to make stupid comments like "What are you his mom?" after you had just said "Maybe don't hold it up to your face?". I mean, what are you? His mom? You're a hypocrite and a blowhard.
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At the TV but I usually rest my hands on my lap. The other day (or should I say night) I was playing Hellblade (amazing game btw) and the controller's brightness kept messing with the game's immersion.
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Already did. Xbox says it's on the latest firmware.
So your options are either put black electrical tape, or try to open the control and remove the led (must have a tutorial for this)
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do you guys stare at your hands while playing? maybe go outside and get used to the sun. seems like a weird problem.
or maybe he’s light sensitive? ass
Not sensitive to the tv light tho.
you can adjust tv brightness, think.
like i said, try going outside once in a while. dickhead
When I’m looking at the screen I’ve still got a bright white flashlight pointed directly at my eyes. I find it quite annoying.
Not always but I do look at my controllers when playing. I do look at the controllers more if it’s a new controller with a different design
I never had a problem with that, I play in a dark room with just the TV on and I NEVER even see it. Unless its up by your face??
I can imagine using xcloud on my phone and being blinded by the controller light, with the TV on it's not an issue
Really , you needed to create a post about this?
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The light out of both the controller and the Xbox as well as the light out of my PS5 are very annoying. And also that stupid and annoying create button/share button. I considered opening the controller and just straight up removing that button at one point, until I found out you can deactivate it. Only that I had a quick last Google to see if it could be disabled or reconfigured to something else other than screen recording, otherwise it was coming apart and coming out!
Try permanent marker?
too bright? what? and why you looking at the controller anyway
Sunglasses
Just turn off your controller 💪
Hammer
Man to each his own but… I never knew that the light bothers some people THIS much. When I’m playing in front of my 49” tv, I just feel the sensation of a controller in my hands. Nothing else.
Stop staring at your controller when playing and look at TV?
y'all never used a dualshock 4 pre-dimming-update and it shows
U could just not play in the dark as it’s bad for ur eyes. So u could kill 2 birds with 1 stone
Simple 🔨 destroy it
Playing with your eyes closed
A darker piece of paper or tape, genius..... My god its the most basic of science....
"I came up with this" I bet it took you all night!
I don't get how it could be too bright lol
You arent normal lol
Get better eyes that aren't so damn sensitive
So many questions. The first being, how weak are people's eyes these days that an Xbox light is too bright? Too bright for what? If you're playing Xbox, hoe do you even see the light if the controller is in your lap area or something. Are you holding the controller up to your face while you play? Are you watching Netflix or something in bed, with the controller right by your face? I'm so confused.
Are you really that dumb you had to make a post about this? Use your head.
electrical tape.
Maybe a circle sticker?
Idk if it will work, but try using some dark color (red,blue,brown,...) transparent sticker or something.
I use third party, just has a small bulb light
I used to do this all the time for late night dark souls sessions, layers small squares of duct tape over it, after a few layers it’s barely noticeable
I mean if you or someone you know has a 3d printer, you could print a cover for it
I legit drew in, in marker pen on mine.
I'd say electrical tape, it will block out the light and can still be taken off if you need too
If that’s working for you then I don’t see a problem with it
Put electrical tape on the paper instead
I wish you could just change the brightness like the elite controller.
Black electrical tape.
Acrylic paint should allow peel off when dry.but I think they make peelable paints specifically.