Amazon's gamepad no longer works with newer Fire TVs

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If you were hoping to use your recent Fire TV as a game console, you might need to shop carefully. According to AFTVnews, Amazon has used an update to

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for its official Game Controller from the third-generation Fire TV, and has

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the

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, Fire TV Edition smart TVs and the

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as incompatible with the peripheral despite working properly as of this writing. You'll need a second-generation or earlier Fire TV box or Stick if you want to keep playing with first-party hardware.

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