Xbox controller on PC

orderoftheflame · 25 Aug 2011 at 09:17

GIBURROWS said:
Yet another oversight by Microsoft

What oversight? :confused:

The fact that the play and charge kit doesn't transfer data?

The Xbox that the pad is designed for has wireless built in, there's no need for the cable to transmit data at all.

The fact that the pad can be used for the PC is an added bonus (and a great one at that), it's not it's primary function. Just buy a wired pad if you want to use a wire.

GIBURROWS · 25 Aug 2011 at 09:54

How difficult or costly would it have been to be able to transfer data?

orderoftheflame · 25 Aug 2011 at 09:58

GIBURROWS said:
How difficult or costly would it have been to be able to transfer data?

I think it's mostly irrelevant.

They designed the controller to be used wirelessly with the Xbox. The play and charge kit is an optional extra.

dee · 27 Aug 2011 at 03:23

Hi,

I have been using the wireless 360 controller for my PC for a few years without any real problems.

However, I heard that a 360 WIRED controller is just a plug and play with Windows7 64bit - so I bought one to try it out. However my PC doesn't seem to recognise it at all. I have plugged it in to a USB port and the green lights on the controller just keep flashing.

I have also downloaded drivers from the MS website and reinstalled quite a few times.

Nothing.........does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any help.