Will a 360 pad work with PC ?

Dicehunter · 8 Feb 2012 at 00:50

Just wondering but would a wired xbox 360 pad work with the PC or would it have to say "360 pad for pc" on the box ?
Any help is appreciated

davethe11 · 8 Feb 2012 at 00:53

Will work fine, the 360 pad sold for PC is a normal 360 pad. I bought a wired one a little while ago for Skyrim on PC, fed up with batteries running out on my wireless!

Dicehunter · 8 Feb 2012 at 00:54

okees thanks for the info

Confused Stu · 8 Feb 2012 at 00:55

Will work fine, just plug and play. Wired and wireless controllers are the same (whether for PC or Xbox360), the only difference is the wireless one for Windows comes with the receiver the PC needs.

EDIT - curses! So slow at typing someone else had already answered and been acknowledged before I'd pressed Submit!

davethe11 · 8 Feb 2012 at 00:57

what games are you going to play with the pad?

davethe11 · 8 Feb 2012 at 00:58

Confused Stu said:
Will work fine, just plug and play. Wired and wireless controllers are the same (whether for PC or Xbox360), the only difference is the wireless one for Windows comes with the receiver the PC needs.

EDIT - curses! So slow at typing someone else had already answered and been acknowledged before I'd pressed Submit!

your answer was better though :cool:

Dicehunter · 8 Feb 2012 at 01:07

davethe11 said:
what games are you going to play with the pad?

Mirrors edge, Rage, Space marine, skyrim, the batman games and the force unleashed series and a few more.
Its just nice to sit back and play on a big screen without being hunched over a keyboard for once ^^

davethe11 · 8 Feb 2012 at 01:17

DF1986 said:
Its just nice to sit back and play on a big screen without being hunched over a keyboard for once ^^

Yeah I totally agree.

Skyrim works with the pad without any set up whatsoever, but I don't know about other games. Windows will automatically install the drivers when you plug the pad in, I think its just down to the games after that and how they have implemented joystick support.

Murray · 8 Feb 2012 at 01:18

Mirrors Edge, Rage, Skyrim and the batman games natively support the 360 pad, not sure about the others.

davethe11 · 8 Feb 2012 at 01:21

That's cool, and not surprising considering the port culture of gaming these days

mame · 8 Feb 2012 at 01:42

Murray said:
Mirrors Edge, Rage, Skyrim and the batman games natively support the 360 pad, not sure about the others.

The last 'big' game that I can remember that didn't support it was Mass Effect 1. Ignore anyone who mentions drivers, plug it in and wait for for the standard Windows bubble to pop up saying hardware ready to use.

tommybhoy · 8 Feb 2012 at 01:51

It's an essential purchase for me!

Most games I need to be sitting right in front of the monitor with the likes of BF3 and other fps but I have a twin screen setup!

The PC resides under the stairs with monitor for main use and most gaming.

The second screen is a 37" TV behind the wall used mainly for media with the better 5.1 speakers, but with a 360 wireless, I can lay back on the couch or the recliner and have a blast at Rage, DIRT 2/3, JC2, Fifa, Wings of Prey, GTA IV, Mafia 2, or whatever else works with a controller, it doesn't happen often but it's great when it does.

Final8y · 8 Feb 2012 at 03:13

davethe11 said:
Will work fine, the 360 pad sold for PC is a normal 360 pad. I bought a wired one a little while ago for Skyrim on PC, fed up with batteries running out on my wireless!

should have bought a Play and Charge Kit for the wireless, about £12.

LeJosh · 8 Feb 2012 at 03:19

Super Meat Boy demands you use a gamepad boy.

djshauny1 · 8 Feb 2012 at 03:19

not all games, but most games do

look up before buying a game if you want to use the 360 controller with it.

Final8y · 8 Feb 2012 at 03:38

For any game that does not support pads and sticks or does not allows you to remap map, the latest Xpadder is the tool to get http://xpadder.com/.

Technical details?
- Supports Windows XP, Vista and the new Windows 7
- Works on both the 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows
- Full keyboard and mouse emulation
- Supports up to 16 controllers at the same time (multiplayer)
- Rumble force feedback and advanced fine-tuning options
- Create a layout for any controller that Windows can see
- Multiple profile management using sharable files
- Designed for gamepads, joysticks and arcade sticks
- Also works with steering wheels, dance mats, drum kits, guitars...
For more information read the full list of features

What new functions does Xpadder let you do with your controller?
- Play PC games with poor or no gamepad support
- Add gamepad support to emulated, internet browser and DOS games
- Play multiplayer games with each player using a gamepad
- Control video/music players using their shortcut keys
- Use your gamepad with any Windows program

trentlad · 8 Feb 2012 at 04:18

Trust me, I'm a KB+M kinda guy but the 360 pad is hands down the best gamepad for PC gaming.

99% of games natively support the 360 pad which is what makes all the difference. It's so nice to simply install any modern game, pick up the pad and all the buttons are assigned perfectly.

Limpnoodle · 8 Feb 2012 at 04:33

Does xbox 360 controller work with my pc?

should be a sticky tbh

davethe11 · 8 Feb 2012 at 11:16

Final8y said:
should have bought a Play and Charge Kit for the wireless, about £12.

You still need the wireless receiver for PC, and as I had to fix mine by soldering the fuse I'm not too keen on using it for prolonged periods of time.

Final8y said:
For any game that does not support pads and sticks or does not allows you to remap map, the latest Xpadder is the tool to get http://xpadder.com/.

^^ agree, xpadder is great. I think the older version doesn't work on W7 so you need to buy the new one, but works great.

Witcher1979 · 8 Feb 2012 at 11:23

Yeap as said above the play and charge kit only charges on the PC, you have to have the wireless receiver.