[OkayPhysicist]

Xbox 360 controllers (and their knock-offs) are still extremely common choices for PC gamers who want a controller. Xbox because they have good windows plug-and-play, 360 because there are still plenty of $20-ish dollar ones available, as opposed to the ~$40-50 range for the Xbox One controllers.

Wired Xbox 360 controllers (and most of their off brand alternatives) have a non-removable USB-A cable.

[cassianoleal]

There's plenty of cheap adapters for these use cases.

[Acrobatic_Road]

Series X controllers are easily worth that extra $20-$30 for the jump in quality.