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Flack
10-19-2005, 06:00 PM
For gamers who have struggled through a less than stellar PC gaming experience and long for the console experience, Microsoft has announced the retail availability of the Xbox 360 Controller for Windows.

In an effort to make the gaming experience equally enjoyable whether you play on the Xbox 360 or a Windows XP-based computer, Microsoft has released this controller aimed at PC gamers.

"For the first time, gamers can simply unplug their controller from their Xbox 360 system and plug it into their Windows XP-based PC," said Chris Donahue, director of the Windows gaming and graphics team at Microsoft, in a news release.

"This is a great breakthrough for the gaming industry as we make it easier for developers to create multiplatform titles."

The soon-to-be-released Xbox 360 Core System and the Xbox 360's wired controllers also can operate as PC controllers.

Users will need to download the driver from Microsoft to use them on their PCs.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1873475,00.asp
CYRiX
10-19-2005, 09:34 PM
Well considering the fact they use USB ports microsoft decided to just put another easy quick plus the xbox 360 :D.
captain nintendo
10-19-2005, 09:57 PM
Cool !
D_N_G
10-19-2005, 10:15 PM
They had these at best buy today 44.99
Griking
10-19-2005, 10:30 PM
I wonder if that means that you can use other PC controllers on the Xbox
Ze_ro
10-19-2005, 11:09 PM
Incidentally, you can quite easily modify original XBox controllers to work on a PC... all you have to do is hack off the jack and replace it with a regular USB jack. Here's some info (http://www.fury-tech.com/Modding/Xbox-Controller-PC-Conversion-Mod). I've been meaning to buy one of the original giant controllers and do this, but I don't seem to find them around much anymore.

--Zero
Xizer
10-20-2005, 01:08 AM
Wow, I must be travelling back in time.

Hey look, it's Jesus! Holy crap.

Wait a minute...what's that noise...

HOLY SHIT IT'S A DINOSA-
Daltone
10-20-2005, 01:25 AM
Wow, I must be travelling back in time.

Hey look, it's Jesus! Holy crap.

Wait a minute...what's that noise...

HOLY SHIT IT'S A DINOSA-

What?

This is good news for me anyways. I already have a gamepad for my PC, but as far as I'm concerned any cross compatability is welcome. The only tiny thing is that when multiplatform games get released, they tend to loose their value quickest on PC. With an actual Xbox360 controller plugged into my desktop, coupled with a lower price tag, it may be a little difficult for me to justify getting some games for the 360.

Because, you know, I'm cheap like that.
veln
10-20-2005, 01:51 AM
I wonder if that means that you can use other PC controllers on the Xbox

I was wondering that myself. If i get a 360 i would like to use one of the ps2 style pc controllers... or maybe one of the really nice joysticks...

Too bad the 360 can only have 3 wired controllers
Cryomancer
10-20-2005, 02:29 AM
Incidentally, you can quite easily modify original XBox controllers to work on a PC... all you have to do is hack off the jack and replace it with a regular USB jack. Here's some info (http://www.fury-tech.com/Modding/Xbox-Controller-PC-Conversion-Mod). I've been meaning to buy one of the original giant controllers and do this, but I don't seem to find them around much anymore.

--Zero

just buy a 5 dollars (or less) breakoff cable and hack that up. then you can use ANY xbox controller without modification.

hell, there's drivers for the steel battallion controller.