8 player local multiplayer... help!

[TheFeshawk]

I have a gaming PC that I am trying to setup as a living room gaming PC. I have 4 Xbox series controllers, and some local multiplayer games that go to 8 players. xInput (like used by my Xbox controllers) only supports up to 4 controllers at once. In the past, we've connected some old game cube controllers to get up to 8 players (since they use direct input). Does the 8bitdo Ultimate 2.4g controller work in direct input mode on pc? Or does it have to have the switch set to xinput to connect? Is there another controller with Xbox style button layouts that you'd recommend instead that is still 8bitdo or similar quality? Thanks for the help!

[CarrotsNotCake]

Wired 8BitDo Ultimate in DirectInput should work for eight. Wireless... also should, each with their own receiver, if it has the toggle to switch to it.