Xbox 360 Wired Controller Announced for Windows
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 09/06/2005 04:17 PM [ Print | 8 comment(s) ] · 1767 views
Microsoft officially announced today the new Xbox 360 Controller for Windows, revealing that the wired gaming controller works with Windows XP-based PCs and the new Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.
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Domingo Unregistered |
#62291 Posted on: 09/06/2005 05:20 PM
This actually is a good thing. Gamepads on the PC suck in general. Nobody makes a dual-analog stick pad that still has a digital pad. They always make that damned thing a flight hat...AKA useless for 99.9999% of us. Right now the best PC pad is a tweaked XBox pad or an adapter that lets you use a console pad. |
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jago_ai Unregistered |
#62293 Posted on: 09/06/2005 06:44 PM
Up to this point the current Logitech controllers for the PC have been pretty good. ...and for the record this isn't exactly 100% brand new news either b/c MS hinted to this a while ago. |
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jago_ai Unregistered |
#62294 Posted on: 09/06/2005 08:29 PM
UPDATE: I didn't click the link before but WHY is the controller $45? $45?!?!?!? That is more then what Logitech charges for their corded PC controllers. Freakin MS...greedy bastards. |
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Domingo Unregistered |
#62295 Posted on: 09/06/2005 09:01 PM
I've used their gamepads and they pull the same crap that everyone else does. 2 analog pads...and a useless POV hat instead of a digital pad. Playing anything that needs precise inputs like a fighting game is simply unplayable with a POV hat. It's the one area of control that the consoles rule - gamepads. Logitech pads and a few others are okay, but nobody makes digital pads that work with analog sticks. |
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thefunkygibbon Unregistered Posts: 2 Joined: 2003-09-25 |
#62296 Posted on: 09/06/2005 11:38 PM
official ps2 pad - £15 (cheaper 2nd hand) + ps2 - usb adapter - £7 = best pc pad money can buy. |
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FaaR Unregistered |
#62298 Posted on: 09/07/2005 08:36 AM
The controllers cost $45 because MS has lost BILLIONS so far on their xbox experiment. They're a publically traded company, which means they're required to make profits or they could be liable for lawsuits. |
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Domingo Unregistered |
#62307 Posted on: 09/07/2005 04:38 PM
Yup. To top it off, I'm sure digital pads likely cost more, too. Remember back when Sidewinder controllers were $30-$35 each? It's because they were digital. Before analog was considered to be a good thing, most pads cost that much. I'd assume that with 2 analog sticks, a digital pad, and the ability to work with both the XBox and natively via USB...it's not cheap. It's still overpriced, but it makes some degree of sense. My new plan is to get an extra WIRED controller with the XBox so I can use it with my PC, too. That is unless they have some sort of wireless USB access point for the wireless one's too... |
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boniek Unregistered Posts: 2 Joined: 2005-04-03 |
#62314 Posted on: 09/08/2005 12:15 AM
I agree with above. And for 45 bucks they can go and sodomize themselves. Ps2 pad+adapter for the win! (works in linux too) |
