Xbox 360 ctrlr for Win supported PC games

Xbox 360 controller for Windows  (wireless one due in 2007...)

PC Games that work %100:

Lego Star Wars II



PC Games that do not work at all:

Fable
Star Wars: Empire at War
Age of Empires III (all extensions too)




PLEASE add to this list if you have found others.

There seems to be very few that can handle the new controller...

Are there games that work, but not %100? If so, how do they not?

Anyone try Call of Duty 2?

Thank you!

I'm pretty sure all the buttons work just fine with these games.

- Flight Simulator X Demo (so the full game should work too)
- Toca Race Driver 3 (great game, fun simulation)
- Need For Speed Carbon (arcadey and kinda dumb)
- RACE - The WTCC Game Demo (nearly impossible without an expensive wheel)

Can you see I like racing games?

Does that mean that I will be able to buy a reciever for my computer and then be able to use my Xbox wireless controllers with my PC?

alwaysmc2 wrote:

Does that mean that I will be able to buy a reciever for my computer and then be able to use my Xbox wireless controllers with my PC?

According to this website it looks like sometime soon you will be able to use the wireless controller just like you've always been able to use the wired controller in Windows.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=090&active_tab=systemRequirements

I'm assuming you will need a little USB dongle of some sort.
The problem is that I'm not sure if you need to buy an entire package with a whole new controller or if you can just buy a wireless receiver and use you old controller from your XBOX 360.

Posted by eddwo // Mon, Sep 25, 2006 2:15 PM wrote:

The wireless controllers can't be used with a PC over usb, (and I can't imagine you would be plugging a wired one in for recharging), not unless you buy the upcoming wireless dongle for Windows.

I don't know for certain if existing wireless controllers will be able to make use of the dongle, but it would show some engineering common sense if it does.

In Lego Star Wars II, the right-side stem seems to do nothing, but I'm not sure if that is 'as designed' or not. My 12 year old seems to think it is as operational as the keyboard... so I said "%100".

Any others?

JohnAskew wrote:


I don't know for certain if existing wireless controllers will be able to make use of the dongle, but it would show some engineering common sense if it does.

If by "existing wireless controllers" you mean non-Xbox-360 controllers, then, no, they shouldn't work.

The dongle is hard-wired to only work with the 360 controller (and a few other 360 accessories, I believe).

Not really a game a such, but the only thing I've used my wired controller for on the PC is Virtual Earth 3D. It works really well for that, so you can move in 3 axis at once.

You can glide and spin over the buildings of San Fransisco just like the establishing shots in Charmed.

Minh wrote:



JohnAskew wrote:  I don't know for certain if existing wireless controllers will be able to make use of the dongle, but it would show some engineering common sense if it does.

If by "existing wireless controllers" you mean non-Xbox-360 controllers, then, no, they shouldn't work.

The dongle is hard-wired to only work with the 360 controller (and a few other 360 accessories, I believe).

Existing Xbox 360 wireless controllers, yes, that's what I meant, and I take it from your reply that you believe it will -- excellent.

Happy happy.

JohnAskew wrote:



Minh wrote: JohnAskew wrote:  I don't know for certain if existing wireless controllers will be able to make use of the dongle, but it would show some engineering common sense if it does. If by "existing wireless controllers" you mean non-Xbox-360 controllers, then, no, they shouldn't work. The dongle is hard-wired to only work with the 360 controller (and a few other 360 accessories, I believe).

Existing Xbox 360 wireless controllers, yes, that's what I meant, and I take it from your reply that you believe it will -- excellent.

Happy happy.

The happier news for existing Xbox 360 owners is that the dongle will sell for $20.

Minh wrote:



JohnAskew wrote:  Minh wrote:  JohnAskew wrote:  I don't know for certain if existing wireless controllers will be able to make use of the dongle, but it would show some engineering common sense if it does. If by "existing wireless controllers" you mean non-Xbox-360 controllers, then, no, they shouldn't work. The dongle is hard-wired to only work with the 360 controller (and a few other 360 accessories, I believe). Existing Xbox 360 wireless controllers, yes, that's what I meant, and I take it from your reply that you believe it will -- excellent. Happy happy.

The happier news for existing Xbox 360 owners is that the dongle will sell for $20.

!!!

I found a page on how to setup the controller for Halo: Combat Evolved.

 

JohnAskew wrote:



Xbox 360 controller for Windows  (wireless one due in 2007...)

PC Games that work %100:

Lego Star Wars II



PC Games that do not work at all:

Fable
Star Wars: Empire at War
Age of Empires III (all extensions too)




PLEASE add to this list if you have found others.

There seems to be very few that can handle the new controller...

Are there games that work, but not %100? If so, how do they not?

Anyone try Call of Duty 2?

Thank you!

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MS wrote:

The XNA Framework includes full support for Xbox 360 controllers for Windows and the Web using the XInput class. To learn the basics of programming your XNA controller, check out Paul Stubbs excellent Xbox 360 controller article as well as the newly updated version ported to work with the XNA Framework.

This is good news.

Err does somebody here knows if there's any way of getting the xbox wireless controller working by connecting it with the charge cable to the PC? A new device gets detected however even if I force the controller drivers to install for that device it still won't work.

Eddwo provided a link on how they will connect - with a $20 USB dongle that is soon to be on the shelves...

Posted by eddwo // Mon, Sep 25, 2006 2:15 PM wrote: The wireless controllers can't be used with a PC over usb, (and I can't imagine you would be plugging a wired one in for recharging), not unless you buy the upcoming wireless dongle for Windows.

JohnAskew wrote:

Eddwo provided a link on how they will connect - with a $20 USB dongle that is soon to be on the shelves...

Posted by eddwo // Mon, Sep 25, 2006 2:15 PM wrote: The wireless controllers can't be used with a PC over usb, (and I can't imagine you would be plugging a wired one in for recharging), not unless you buy the upcoming wireless dongle for Windows.

It would be wonderful except for the fact that for 20$ I could buy one of those cheap saitek controllers that also have a better d-pad:

http://www.bizrate.com/gamecontrollers/saitek-p2500-game-pad--pid7792145/compareprices.html

True, but if you already have a few wireless Xbox 360 controllers...

I found a list of PC games that support gamepads including the Xbox 360 controller for Windows.

It's in a thread on a forum on afterdark.com, here. There are at least 16 and the list is growing.

I read somewhere else that BattleField 2142 supports the controller, so I'm downloading the demo. Oh, I found the a fast game demo download site with a few games on newaol.com's ftp site.

If I can get BF2142 to work, I'll post on that site and this one. No go.

JohnAskew wrote:



I found a list of PC games that support gamepads including the Xbox 360 controller for Windows.

It's in a thread on a forum on afterdark.com, here. There are at least 16 and the list is growing.

I read somewhere else that BattleField 2142 supports the controller, so I'm downloading the demo. Oh, I found the a fast game demo download site with a few games on newaol.com's ftp site.

If I can get BF2142 to work, I'll post on that site and this one. No go.

What problems do the games have with the 360 controller? Is it different than other controllers?