By 2021, XInput had become the industry standard. Most modern games simply assumed the player was using an Xbox controller. Conversely, many older or budget third-party controllers functioned via DirectInput or generic drivers. When a user attempted to play a modern game with a generic controller, the game often failed to recognize the input, or the button mappings were incorrect (e.g., button "1" on the controller being read as something else in-game). This incompatibility is where the x360ce library becomes indispensable.
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: The "lib64" in the filename refers to the 64-bit library files (.dll) required for 64-bit games. By 2021, XInput had become the industry standard