Most other controllers still use DirectInput which is basically being phased out. These emulators are meant to act as a wrapper of sorts, so one's DirectInput controller is detected as using ...

In result, Xbox One controllers aren't readily compatible ... with an Xbox 360 controller – has updated his Xbox 360 controller emulator to better support the Xbox One controller.

Fan developers have recently revealed XWine1, a compatibility layer that aims to do everything you could want from an Xbox One emulator. The devs unveiled their project to the world on September 8.