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360 controllers on PC
jclast
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I have 4 wireless 360 controllers. What do I need to make them work on PC? I don't care whether they connect wirelessly or through USB. Matter of fact I prefer whichever solution is cheaper.
I remember hearing that wireless dongles were made for 360 controllers, but I can't find them on Amazon.
I remember hearing that wireless dongles were made for 360 controllers, but I can't find them on Amazon.
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http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows-Pc/dp/B000HZFCT2
And yeah Amazon has it.
The only (as far as I know) retail version of it available and in production now is packaged with another wireless Xbox 360 controller, and has a MSRP of $60. I picked up one for $45 off Ebay.
I can do everything from 'play any PC game I want' to 'Turn the controller into a computer mouse' with it.
Some games automagically work with the 360 controller, but for those that don't such software is basically required.
So yeah, a Wired Controller or a Wireless Adapter being involved are the only two options. That said, my opinion and personal experience with it is that it's a truly excellent gamepad.
So true.
If your not to embarassed to check, I know at the local Kmart they had them on clearance not to long ago. You might find some floating around there. Personally I'd drop the $20 somewhere on line to just for the fact that I am not tethered down.
The games automatically detect the controller or your have to do something? Thanks.
A wireless controller comes in handy if you hook the computer up to the HDTV with an HDMI cable and sit on the couch, like I do sometimes, and pretend you have a 1080p 60fps console.
But there's always extension cords, plus the fact that the wired controller is cheaper to begin with, plus you never have to buy batteries or a rechargeable pack for it. And you will never run out of batteries in the middle of a game.
Fortunately I already got a wireless adapter before they were discontinued. But if I didn't happen to have one, I would have no hesitation to get a wired controller just for PC gaming.
Fallout 3
Prototype
Street Fighter 4
Left 4 Dead (heh was just messing around with that one)
No setup required, they just work right away, it really isp retty awesome.
PS3 controllers work perfectly with a PC without any extra expense. Why does Microsoft make you go through extra hurdles?
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If you are doing things via VATS?
Some people, a small minority (myself included) probably, actually prefer gamepads to KBaM.
A few tips:
All 360 controllers work for PC, you don't need to specifically get one that says "for PC" on the package. There's nothing different about them, at all.
It may be easier to just get a wired controller, unless you can find a pre-owned wireless adapter in a game shop somewhere. The wireless adapter has been discontinued, and the USB charging cable 100% for sure will not work to use a wireless controller on the computer. I believe there used to be a pack with a wireless adapter and controller together, but no guarantees those are still around anywhere.
I don't really want to argue it either because nobody ever wins. I just have a harder time aiming with a mouse and can't ever find a look speed that I like. Problem seems less with a pad. I can play with a mouse though (and after playing both actually found that I preferred Gears on PC to Gears on 360).
For Fallout specifically I would think that maybe the gamepad would encourage those who typically KBaM it up for FPS to use VATS.
Most FPS I'd have to agree with you but Far Cry 2 is the first FPS game that the controls felt so weird to me that it felt like I was somehow being handicapped for using mouse look.
but, microsoft doesn't have any current SKUs in production that contain just the wireless adaptor -- the current SKU with them is $60 and includes a wireless 360 controller. if you want to just buy the adaptor by itself, you'll have to pay more than MSRP or hunt really hard to find them at $20.
I can't really find a web page where this is explicitly stated (I know it is because I bought one and saw that the receiver that came with it was labeled as an XBox 360 receiver). However, here is a Microsoft Support article on how to connect your wireless 360 controller to the headset's receiver: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936830
I had an XBox360 wireless headset for a short period once and it did work with the 360 wireless receiver. Looked like that one except in white. Too bad the mic quality was awful.
Edit: That is to say, using backwards logic, because the receiver works on my wireless controller, and it also worked with the headset, whatever packaged receiver is included with that should work with a wireless controller.
And if you already have two wireless 360 controllers, you can just get the ZX-6000 for $20 which comes with the receiver.
You'll only need one wireless adapter per PC -- so get one of the $60 controller/adapter bundles, then just get a regular Xbox 360 wireless controller for your second one. That'll probably be about $20 cheaper.
Then again, 4P single-system/splitscreen console multiplayer is an endangered breed in itself -- which sorta boggles my mind.
Also, I'm pretty sure the lego games (star wars etc) have 4 player co-op.
I think Rag Doll Kung Fu could, although it didn't work with a gamepad; you'd have to plug in 4 USB mice.