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Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:21 amby Puncharger
If I have a Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, and I also have the USB charger for it, can I use it on my PC to play emulators and other things of the sort?
Think it's a good idea for when Im not playing halo lol
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:35 amby ace
To be honest I don't remember, I know the wired ones work fine but I want to say that you can't use a wireless one without the extra dongle that M$ makes.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:03 amby Puncharger
if it helps, a wireless controller with a charger on it plugged into the 360 is recognized as a controller (like while its charging)
So I'm assuming it would work.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:28 amby monkeymaximus
I actually am 90% sure you can. I think you might need to find and install the drivers but thats about it.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 11:38 amby airplanes18
um.. it should Win 7 recognizes it as it a gaming controller, so use it.
if your wanting something for say.... steam games, go torrent xPadder. its great.
you cant do it wirelessly cuz it isnt bluetooth. if it was a ps3 controller you can do it like that.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 11:55 amby Puncharger
Well my PC doesnt have bluetooth so would that matter? like a ps3 cont would still connect or no?
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 1:34 pmby monkeymaximus
btw we have the windows driver for the ps3 controller in the downloads section
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:35 pmby crait
Plug & Play, boi!
I did this two nights ago with Halo 1 and a 360 controller. I think Vista and up automatically detects it.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:37 pmby ace
Ahhh maybe that was it, I believe I probably tried it with XP then? I dunno know, it's been forever since I tried.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:51 pmby airplanes18
xp wont identify
and a ps3 controller works plugged in.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:02 amby BKFraiders7
Sadly it depends on the age of the Play and Charge actually. "Play and charge" means play while charging not play by charging (if you get what I mean). Mine, a year old, wouldnt allow me to play on my laptop (Win 7). Newer ones supposedly allow you too.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:13 pmby lilybush
BKFraiders7 wrote:Sadly it depends on the age of the Play and Charge actually. "Play and charge" means play while charging not play by charging (if you get what I mean). Mine, a year old, wouldnt allow me to play on my laptop (Win 7). Newer ones supposedly allow you too.
As far as i am cencerned, it can work in win 7.
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:42 amby monkeymaximus
So...
XBox wired = works (auto on vista / 7) needs drivers on rest
XBox wireless = requires MS dongle
PS3 wired = works (driver available in download section... may Plug and play depending on OS computer)
PS3 wireless -
http://davieslim.wordpress.com/2008/09/ ... bluetooth/ (install and setup drivers)
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:47 pmby The Cookie Monster
It pisses me off...
A wireless controller is more expensive than a wired controller and you can use a wired controller without anything but you need to purchase more stuff with a wireless one. -__-
Re: Xbox controller on PC?
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Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:56 amby monkeymaximus
hehe ya. but you only need one MS wireless dongle for all your controllers. if you look on amazon you can get some weird colors pretty cheap.