True Diagonals Vs Axis Independent, then the wheel pops back to center. True diagonals- This is like a combination of Radial and Axis-independent, where stick movement is measured based on a circle, but the movement near the horizontal or vertical axes feels normal and the diagonals feel enhanced based on curve characteristics. With radial, if the stick is all the way up but 1 degree to the left, you will move forward and slightly to the left. Axis independent is historically how a joystick position has always been calculated though so that's kind of the standard. Axis independent means that within a few degrees of straight to any direction is straight to that direction and the position of the stick otherwise is (X, Y). Cool but sometimes diagonals suffer depending on the game. What do the True diagonals, Axis-independent, and Radial settings do in the Xbox Accessories App and when should you use each of these settings? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Radial is cool but kinda limits the diagonals a little bit. Default controllers are axis independent. z3baz, 2ogx, pvodyj, q8luz, mvlp, 6mk, yc, ou5, i9c, wr1k,