wireless xbox 360 controller for pc

has anyone used this little device to connect there 360 controller to the pc: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10084538&catid=23563

if you did how is it, and how are the control's

im mostly going to play some sports games and first person shooters

 

I use these often. They work brilliantly, with one big flaw. You cannot press LT and RT both at once, the PC won't recognise it, since the trigger buttons are variably sensitive, they are set as an axis, which of course can't be both up and down at once.

 

is it hard to step up the controls for games?

sorry i never had a controller for the pc before

 

Some games support the controllers natively. Quite a few don't. Don't worry though, you can download a fabulous program called Xpadder to help you out with it. Simply make a profile for each game and you can choose which buttons on the controller act like which keys on the keyboard or motion on the mouse. This effectively means you can customise the controls for any of your games even if they don't let you do so.
Xpadder can be found here:
http://www.xpadder.com/

 

make a profile for each game what do you mean?

like make a folder where the game is saved and put xpadder in that in folder?

for example: C:/programs/games/xpad/xpadder.file

 

Put xpadder anywhere you like, shove all your profiles in one folder, and then simply run the one appropriate to the game you want to play.

 

hey i just installed and connect the controller to my computer.

i did the lay out of the buttons on the xpadder and saved my controller profile but i cant seem to get the controller to work with the game.

i tryed the buttons and they light up correctly in xpadder but the X in the middle with the lights says #1 but at times it just starts flashing is that normal?

im trying it on COD4

oh btw how to you turn off the controller? lol i tryed holding the X button in the middle didnt work

ok well i tryed it for need for speed most wanted and there was a area where i could switch between the keyboard and the 360 controller but it seems that my two analog sticks dont go perfectly back to the middle but its very close but in the game it turns me alot

i treid to turn down the sensativity but it doesnt seem to help

thanks

 

That's a deadzone issue. Set that in the game controllers menu in windows control panel. By upping your deadzones you will increase how far you have to stick before it registers, but also get the stick centred for tiny amounts of movement. Find the best balance. As for the controller light flashing, I've no idea, but if your 360 is plugged in or on at the same time, that can cause huge issues. We have to unplug our console from the mains to use the pads with the PC. As for turning the controller off, take the battery out.

 

ya i saw the dead zone thing and played with it i got it set to 50% but it still seems to be moving alot even though the controller is almost in the exact middle.

but do you have any ideas about the Call of duty 4 game?

 

What about it?

 

i cant seem to get the controller to work with it, unlike need for speed
there isnt a area to switch from keyboard to controller

i tryed just changing the buttons but when i hit the button on the controller COD4 does not recognize it

 

You don't need to use the controller mode for Need for speed, just make an xpadder profile.
Example set Up on the keyboard to A or RT, set down on the keyboard to B or LT, and so on.

 

oh thanks i see it now

i guess you got to to know the keyboard buttons for the game before you set them to the controller eh.. lol

well i got some setting up to do thanks

 

Yes, you have! lol
You could always go into the options and write them down, but to be honest, most games of the same genre have similar controls. The Action/Use button may differ, but walk, strafe, crouch, lean and fire are usually always the same.

 

i plugged in my wireless controller using the play and charge for the hell of it and then it reconized it was Xbox 360 controller so I was wondering if this is able to play games now. I think it should be fine becuase it was reconized but well see i guess

 

It recognised the play and charge kit as a 360 controller? It shouldn't... The wireless dongle is what it should recognise.

 

well i plugged it in today and it say wireless xbox 360 controller via play and charge ,but no response when trying to play counter strike i am going to try xpadder when i get bored later

 

You'll almost certainly have to use Xpadder to run it with counter-strike.

 

Okay sounds good ill try it later