360 Controller for PC games

Feehan11 · 02-16-2006, 01:47 PM

What's up with that, I like it.

**JeremyC** · 02-16-2006, 02:09 PM

If you have a 360 controller you can DL the drivers to use it as a PC game controler. its sorta like how they have teh regular xbox controllers. From what I hear its pretty awesome. Im thinking of picking one up so I can some fighting games on my pc.

**ReeKorl** · 02-17-2006, 09:28 AM

Don't get me wrong, it's an excellent controller, but not very good for PC gaming in my opinion for a few reasons:

The cord length is quite long - almost too long. Good for consoles, not so good for PC gaming
When you map buttons in games to "Button 6" and "Button 9" it's all well and good, but what are buttons 6 and 9? You have no idea until you try it out in game....
Don't bother getting the PC version of the 360 controller - the only difference is it comes with a driver/software disk (which can be downloaded for free from the MS website) and it's $5 more expensive.
Games mostly don't support the vibration feature of it, so it feels kinda dead in your hands
Want to use the wireless version? Well, you can't. Why? Because Miscrosoft say so.

Shieza_180 · 02-17-2006, 10:40 AM

i've never heard anything about the Xbox360 PC controller. it just sonds like some fib that a nerd just made up when he was bored...

ebackhus · 02-17-2006, 11:18 AM

I got an adapter to use my PS1/2 controllers on my PC and I love it! It also supports the vibration function for the DualShock series so it's more interactive.

**ReeKorl** · 02-20-2006, 08:31 AM

Shieza, you may never have heard of it yet, but Microsoft obviously have..... I'm guessing that 'a nerd' would be Bill Gates then?

XBOX 360 Controller for Windows

02-16-2006, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Feehan11 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 56 OS: XP Professional	360 Controller for PC games What's up with that, I like it.

02-16-2006, 02:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
JeremyC Resident Alchemist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,148 OS: SuSE 10.0/XP Pro	If you have a 360 controller you can DL the drivers to use it as a PC game controler. its sorta like how they have teh regular xbox controllers. From what I hear its pretty awesome. Im thinking of picking one up so I can some fighting games on my pc. __________________

02-17-2006, 09:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
ReeKorl Superhuman Computer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 6th Circle, The City of Dis, Hell Posts: 1,610 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 My System	Don't get me wrong, it's an excellent controller, but not very good for PC gaming in my opinion for a few reasons: The cord length is quite long - almost too long. Good for consoles, not so good for PC gaming When you map buttons in games to "Button 6" and "Button 9" it's all well and good, but what are buttons 6 and 9? You have no idea until you try it out in game.... Don't bother getting the PC version of the 360 controller - the only difference is it comes with a driver/software disk (which can be downloaded for free from the MS website) and it's $5 more expensive. Games mostly don't support the vibration feature of it, so it feels kinda dead in your hands Want to use the wireless version? Well, you can't. Why? Because Miscrosoft say so. __________________ "Sorry, the number you have dialled is imaginary. Please rotate dial by 90 degrees and try again."

02-17-2006, 10:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shieza_180 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 OS: apple10	Bull shhhiiit i've never heard anything about the Xbox360 PC controller. it just sonds like some fib that a nerd just made up when he was bored...

02-17-2006, 11:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,294 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	I got an adapter to use my PS1/2 controllers on my PC and I love it! It also supports the vibration function for the DualShock series so it's more interactive. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

02-20-2006, 08:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
ReeKorl Superhuman Computer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 6th Circle, The City of Dis, Hell Posts: 1,610 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 My System	Shieza, you may never have heard of it yet, but Microsoft obviously have..... I'm guessing that 'a nerd' would be Bill Gates then? XBOX 360 Controller for Windows __________________ "Sorry, the number you have dialled is imaginary. Please rotate dial by 90 degrees and try again."