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Quick 360 Controller for PC question [Solved]

starmanbrandstarmanbrand Registered User regular
edited October 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm about to head out to do some errands and was going to pick up a gamepad for my PC. I was first going to get a wireless adapter for my 360 controllers, but it was the same price as the regular wired 360 controller so I leaned that way. THEN I saw that there was a "360 Controller For Windows" that was about 8 dollars more than the other two.

Is there a difference between the one for windows and the one just for a normal 360? Its all usb, right?

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited October 2010
    The wired controller is the same. However, the wireless versions are different. The wireless 360 console pad is just the controller, but the wireless PC version comes with a usb cord wireless receiver.

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  • starmanbrandstarmanbrand Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Weird that they would charge more for it.

    Thank you!

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Worth noting, as it pops up every now and then (and even though I realise that you didn't ask this it may be useful for others): a Play and Charge USB cable does NOT make your controller work with a PC, as the cable only provides power and not data. If you want a wireless controller to work, you need the wireless receiver mentioned above.

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  • mehmehmehmehmehmeh Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I think they stopped making the wired usb controllers. Also I have heard about driver conflicts for the wireless dongle for the pc depending on what version of windows you're using so I would look into that before you buy.

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Yes, but if you use the software available here: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/productdetails.aspx?pid=090

    You won't have a whole lot of issues.

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