what do i need to get my 360 wireless controller working with my pc games

bigjimmyauk · 27 Jul 2010 at 21:40

do i need some sort of reciever or something, do u need to DL any software etc etc

Squark · 27 Jul 2010 at 21:50

Yea, there's a wireless receiver, plugs into usb. OcUK sell the controller and receiver combined, but they can be bought separately.

I know with Win7 you just need to plug it in, no software req.

neoboy · 27 Jul 2010 at 21:51

Yeah need the receiver I believe, don't think I can link though due to competitors and that,

bigjimmyauk · 27 Jul 2010 at 21:55

okies i'll look around for them ocuk sell a bundle but obviously don't need the controller.

Is it possible to use the play and charge cable i have to use the controller

Squark · 27 Jul 2010 at 21:57

Nope, play and charge does not work, you can charge it through your pc though

BunnyKillBot · 27 Jul 2010 at 22:12

^ Indeedy, bloomin ridiculous given its a fully fledged USB cable but the play and charge cable doesnt carry any data, just power. Stupid if you ask me.

bigjimmyauk · 27 Jul 2010 at 22:26

oh well I'll have to find one of those wireless receivers.Thx for the help.

TheOtherOption · 28 Jul 2010 at 00:41

I too tried using the play and charge cable in the vein hope it might work

but just ended up getting one of the PC 360 kits off OcUK and it worked first time - Just Cause 2 didn't even need any settings changed ... it just knew

Next up is Batman: AA!

bigjimmyauk · 28 Jul 2010 at 02:24

How does this receiver know not to switch my x box on instead of playing through pc.

i can see it now sitting here playing with a 360 controller while inadvertently deleting the contents of my 360 HDD

House · 28 Jul 2010 at 02:42

You sync it to the receiver the same way you sync it to the xbox. press the button on the receiver and the button on the pad or wireless headset.

Works a treat as other have said.

bigjimmyauk · 28 Jul 2010 at 02:53

House said:
You sync it to the receiver the same way you sync it to the xbox. press the button on the receiver and the button on the pad or wireless headset.

Works a treat as other have said.

does that mean if i want to play on the 360 i have to re-sync each time with the console

dillingerdan · 28 Jul 2010 at 03:03

bigjimmyauk said:
does that mean if i want to play on the 360 i have to re-sync each time with the console

Yep! Which is why I just bought myself a wired version for my PC (or buy yourself the bundle to have the pad for the PC) to save myelf doing that every time. Would get so tedious. When I was looking around the wireless receiver was OOS everywhere and around £12-£14 and bumped up considerably by resellers on the sites that offer that, and a wired one was £17.99. No-brainer for me. Oh yeah it's worth pointing out, they sell it in a "PC" package (the wired pad this is), aswell as just for the 360, and the PC variant was lower in price by a good fiver upwards for the EXACT same pad...

GTA4, Batman and JC2 (Fallout too I believe but I have no personal knowledge of that), all accept the pad, and all switch the little icons on screen telling you what to press just by moving the mouse or the analogue stick or such, so you can use both on the fly (is good if you need precision shooting with the mouse!).