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Tell me about the Xbox 360 controller for Windows
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I'm thinking about getting the Xbox 360 controller for Windows to play games on my HTPC.
Tell me about it!
Is there any possibility of conflict with my 360, sitting right next to my HTPC? (In other words, if I sync the controller with the PC, the 360 isn't going to try to sync with it too, right?)
How hard is it to sync a controller with it? For instance, if I want to play a 2-player game on the HTPC, how hard is it to pick up one of my other 360 controllers and sync it with the HTPC? What if I want to sync that controller back with the 360?
I like the idea of having the same controllers for both devices but not if it's going to be a pain in the ass.
Tell me about it!
Is there any possibility of conflict with my 360, sitting right next to my HTPC? (In other words, if I sync the controller with the PC, the 360 isn't going to try to sync with it too, right?)
How hard is it to sync a controller with it? For instance, if I want to play a 2-player game on the HTPC, how hard is it to pick up one of my other 360 controllers and sync it with the HTPC? What if I want to sync that controller back with the 360?
I like the idea of having the same controllers for both devices but not if it's going to be a pain in the ass.
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Hate to burst your bubble, but it seems like you expected otherwise.
MS doesn't use blu tooth or the like for their wireless controllers. Sadly.
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If you get the one with the USB receiver then it's just a matter of whether or not the wireless tech in the USB receiver gets screwed up with anything else wireless.
Since you'll still have to plug the 360 controller into the USB receiver I don't think you'll have any sync issues when you sync up the 360 controller and the 360 wirelessly.
I have a wireless receiver, and all I have to do is press sync on the receiver and sync on the 360 controller. Once they're synced, the 360 controller can no longer communicate with my 360 (e.g. I can't turn on my 360 by hold down the guide button). To sync back to the 360, I just press sync on the controller and the sync button on the 360. It's pretty easy and quick. Both the receiver and the 360 will only attempt to sync if you press their corresponding sync buttons, so you shouldn't be worried about shenanigans.
I haven't tried connecting two 360 controllers to the receiver, so I'm not sure about that. If you still can't find the answer by tomorrow, I'll test it for you.
I'm not sure I understand this. With the wireless receiver, there are no wires from the controller to the receiver, so I'm not sure what you mean by "plug the 360 controller into the USB receiver."
This is perfect info.
Microsoft says it will work with up to four.
Based on what you're describing, as well as the specs, it sounds like they just took whatever wireless tech is embedded in the 360 and made a USB receiver out of it.
Awesome. Thanks, Skye!
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Yes, with Windows 7 it works flawlessly. I had to monkey with it a lot back using XP, I don't know how the XP drivers are now.
I think he meant you could not connect it to the PC using that to communicate with, it still requires the wireless receiver.
Yeah, I meant this. Sorry for the confusion. Plugging a wireless controller into your PC with the play and charge plug lets you charge your batteries, but it doesn't let you use it in Windows. Windows will actually install drivers, but those are just for charging.
Also, does anyone know how to turn off the controller while synced to the computer? The only ways I know of are disconnecting the battery pack (temporarily) and idle for a certain number of minutes, and both of these are pretty inconvenient.