If you already own a gaming console, you can definitely use the controller that comes with it. Nearly all wireless controllers can connect to your PC using Bluetooth. Just put them into pairing mode and open your PC's Bluetooth menu to search for connections. And if that doesn't work, just connect the controller to your computer using a USB cable. It should connect immediately. Although we don't recommend them as the best PC controller for gaming, both the official Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and PlayStation DualSense/DualShock are also solid PC gamepads. And the standard Xbox controller is specifically designed to work with both Xbox and PC. Depending on how you play your games, you might need to configure the gamepad's controls to work with your PC. Steam should automatically sense what kind of controller you have, but other platforms like Xbox Game Pass might not. The only console controllers that you can't use are old ones. If your console controller was made before the seventh console generation (in other words, before the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360), you'll need to buy a special adapter to use it with your PC. And if you're trying to connect your Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons, you'll likely have to use each Joy-Con as a separate controller.