I have the wireless 360 controller with the usb charger cable and I want to know if its possible to use this on the PC at all as I have a couple of games that I feel are more suited to controllers than a mouse and keyboard (raises flame shield)?
Using Xbox 360 controllers on the PC
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Yes, you can buy an official Microsoft peripheral that lets you hook them up together.
I have it and it works like a charm for my yearly Link To The Past playthrough
I have it and it works like a charm for my yearly Link To The Past playthrough
What he said.MiracleOfSound said:Yes, you can buy an official Microsoft peripheral that lets you hook them up together.
I have it and it works like a charm for my yearly Link To The Past playthrough
Personally, I don't see the point. What's wrong with using a keyboard and mouse?
I find that my thumbs rotating joysticks makes me a hell of a lot more accurate than my whole hand moving the mouse. That, and I don't really have the arm-room at my desk for the long mouse swipes that most players use for FPS games on their PCs.Super Toast said:What he said.MiracleOfSound said:Yes, you can buy an official Microsoft peripheral that lets you hook them up together.
I have it and it works like a charm for my yearly Link To The Past playthrough
Personally, I don't see the point. What's wrong with using a keyboard and mouse?
Some games have better controls with a controller on PC. For instance Star Wars: TFU has crappy controls on PC with keyboard and mouse, since it's primarily a console title. Although most FPSes are better with keyboard and mouse, many multiplatform games play much better with a controller on PC due to them being "mainly" console games.Super Toast said:What he said.MiracleOfSound said:Yes, you can buy an official Microsoft peripheral that lets you hook them up together.
I have it and it works like a charm for my yearly Link To The Past playthrough
Personally, I don't see the point. What's wrong with using a keyboard and mouse?
A lot of game genres feel awkward with the keyboard and mouse. Platformers are the worst in this regard, like Sands of Time. The acrobatics and stunts aren't designed for a bunch of keys spread out all over the place.Super Toast said:
ok, ill admit that the controller is better suited for -some- games, like fighting games, and some simulators, but FPS and RTS dam near need a mouse, for me at least, the precision of the mouse for aiming in a FPS is necessary, and the full keyboard is necessary for a RTS (on a side note, thats probably my biggest issue with halo)
-on subject- should work without any issue, and any modern windows os should find the drivers for you, may have some more advanced software u can find on their site to better customize key bindings to the controler, not sure
-on subject- should work without any issue, and any modern windows os should find the drivers for you, may have some more advanced software u can find on their site to better customize key bindings to the controler, not sure
Actually it has to do with direction. You don't have the same freedom of direction using the keys on a keyboard(4 ways) than you do using a controller(joystick)evilartist said:
The only reason i bought a Xbox was that i liked the controller, and i also think that is much more relaxing to play in the sofa. ;P
As far as I can tell the charger cable is just that, it doesn't have the capacity to transmit useful data.GodsAndFishes said:
However, I'll do some experimenting and report back.
#EDIT: I've done my experimenting and no, the charger cable does not work to connect the controller. It identifies that you have connected a USB device, but can't tell what it is you've connected.
Auto install goes round in circles from there and manually installed the 360 controller drivers don't respond to the conroller. Cabled controller or wireless adapter it is.
As far as I know, the wireless controllers cannot be used through the charging cable as a PC controller. You need something like this [http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows-Pc/dp/B000HZFCT2] to pair the controller to, which then plugs into the PC. There are some unofficial ones out there as well, which will definitely be cheaper. The annoying thing about using the wireless controller with the PC is that you have to re-pair the controller every time you want to change between the Xbox and PC.GodsAndFishes said:
I just use one of the wired controllers [http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Controller-Windows/dp/B000BT4CF4/] instead. Because it's wired, it doesn't need re-pairing, and it can work as an extra Xbox controller in a pinch.
Im in the same boat as you man.Gxas said:I find that my thumbs rotating joysticks makes me a hell of a lot more accurate than my whole hand moving the mouse. That, and I don't really have the arm-room at my desk for the long mouse swipes that most players use for FPS games on their PCs.Super Toast said:What he said.MiracleOfSound said:Yes, you can buy an official Microsoft peripheral that lets you hook them up together.
I have it and it works like a charm for my yearly Link To The Past playthrough
Personally, I don't see the point. What's wrong with using a keyboard and mouse?
Looks like this is already turning into a minor skirmish over which controls are better. Really it just comes down to the platform you were raised on, there's no definitive "best".
I would also like to know the answer to this question, as it happens. When I finally get a decent PC, I plan to play Tribes 2 and would quite like to be able to plug my 360 controller in rather than having to use WASD or the arrows (which I hate using, btw) and the mouse.
As an aside: I know next-to-nothing about PC FPS games... so how do you look up on a PC? Scroll wheel?
I would also like to know the answer to this question, as it happens. When I finally get a decent PC, I plan to play Tribes 2 and would quite like to be able to plug my 360 controller in rather than having to use WASD or the arrows (which I hate using, btw) and the mouse.
As an aside: I know next-to-nothing about PC FPS games... so how do you look up on a PC? Scroll wheel?
