i suppose i could ask this on an xbox forum

[Phillip]

does anyone know if there is a way to use a bog standard PC keyboard+mouse on an xbox?

this could swing it for my buying one.

i cant use console controllers!

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[MarcVenice]

How about the Console Gaming forum ?

Don't think you can btw, not to game. You can hook up a usb keyboard, but not to play with it. Oh and everybody gets used to controllers, give it some time ...

 

[DaveSimmons]

PS3 uses standard USB and bluetooth KB + M, but only Unreal Tournament supports them for games so far AFAIK. You can use them for web browsing and with dual-booting a linux OS (Sony supports this).

360 does not support KB + M for any games.

 

[bearxor]

You have to get the XFPS for what you want to do:

http://www.xcmlive.com/cgi-bin...ABLES%20AND%20ADAPTERS

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
360 does not support KB + M for any games.

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OP - seriously, just take the time and give it a try. Between Goldeneye and Bioshock I had hardly played a console FPS. Now I'm an above average player in online multiplayer. It only took a few weeks of play to really get used to it, and a few months to get pretty good. It feels so natural now.

And if you've never used an Xbox 360 controller, try one out. It's a big improvement over any console controller I've ever used.

 

[Modeps]

wow, I havent seen one of these threads in about a week.
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...t_key=y&keyword1=mouse

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: Modeps
wow, I havent seen one of these threads in about a week.
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...t_key=y&keyword1=mouse

I thought you lost the mod vote?

 

[shlemielo]

I swore against console shooters for the longest time (around Goldeneye and Halo) and played Quake III Arena competitively. Then I went to college and everyone around me played Halo, so I gave it a shot and eventually got to a point where I was going to national tourneys. It took about a week to get used to the controls, but now I do almost all my FPS gaming on consoles now.

 

[RandomFool]

It took me about 2-3 hours to get used to using a controller in Halo 3. It's not nearly as good as KB/Mouse but it's doable.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: CKDragon

Originally posted by: Modeps
wow, I havent seen one of these threads in about a week.
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...t_key=y&keyword1=mouse

I thought you lost the mod vote?

Let us never speak of that again.