xbox 360 pad work on pc?

Thesnipergecko · 23 Jan 2006 at 11:45

Random thought for the day.

Will the 360 USB pad work on a pc?

Paul ...

Wrathamon · 23 Jan 2006 at 11:46

Yes - the controllers with leads do. (Not the wireless ones). MS even sell some of the 360 pads bundled with a driver CD for the PC.

And there are other drivers that can be downloaded too for the PC.

LoadsaMoney · 23 Jan 2006 at 11:46

Yes it does, its available for the PC as well.

dirtydog · 23 Jan 2006 at 11:48

The MS drivers aren't very good though, unless they've brought better ones out recently.

Thesnipergecko · 23 Jan 2006 at 13:02

Might give it a try when i get home then.

I have a wireless with plug and charge, will that work?

Paul ...

Nismo · 23 Jan 2006 at 13:13

Thesnipergecko said:
Might give it a try when i get home then.

I have a wireless with plug and charge, will that work?

Paul ...

No, only the wired controllers work. IIRC they went on sale a while before the 360 came out so PC users could use them.

The Play & Charge kit purely charges the pad up, it dosnt communicate with the console in any way.

Thesnipergecko · 23 Jan 2006 at 13:20

Doh, thanks for clearing that up for me

Paul ...

FrankJH · 23 Jan 2006 at 13:24

Anyone else a little frustrated with the shoulder keys on the controller?

Maybe I hold the controller wrong, but with my standard sized hands, with my fingers on the "triggers" the middle section of my left hand index finger catches the corner of the shoulder button, and I am always changing viewpoint unnecessarily - highly frustrating!!!

dirtydog · 23 Jan 2006 at 16:39

FrankJH said:
Anyone else a little frustrated with the shoulder keys on the controller?

Maybe I hold the controller wrong, but with my standard sized hands, with my fingers on the "triggers" the middle section of my left hand index finger catches the corner of the shoulder button, and I am always changing viewpoint unnecessarily - highly frustrating!!!

One review I read, the reviewer said he had the same problem

FrankJH · 23 Jan 2006 at 16:54

Well that makes me feel better anyway - its not (just?) me thats a malco-ordinated so and so!!!

Baine · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:44

Question will a wireless pad work if you use a plug and charge kit via usb?

Nismo · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:58

Baine said:
Question will a wireless pad work if you use a plug and charge kit via usb?

Me further up the thread... said:
No, only the wired controllers work. IIRC they went on sale a while before the 360 came out so PC users could use them.

The Play & Charge kit purely charges the pad up, it dosnt communicate with the console in any way.