xbox 360 controller for the computer

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Todd33

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I got the PC/360 one for X-mas, but I have not opened it. I wish I could make it wireless, I sit pretty far from my HTPC. Why do they sell two wired 360 controllers, one marked PC? How can they be different?
 

TheUnk

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Although it's an awesome controller, the driver for XP blows. Hard. Biggest complaint? Can't adjust deadzone - for exampling in NFS:MW while it may seem like it's working, eventually you'll start to wonder why you are always slowly drifing to the left/right.....
 

IrocZman223

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Yea I ended up getting one of these from Christmas too. Like it so far. Way better than that other POS I had.
 

gorcorps

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Originally posted by: Todd33
I got the PC/360 one for X-mas, but I have not opened it. I wish I could make it wireless, I sit pretty far from my HTPC. Why do they sell two wired 360 controllers, one marked PC? How can they be different?

erm... they're not different, you can use a normal 360 wired controller on your PC as long as you install the drivers
 

StrangerGuy

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I find it funny here that in Singapore the Xbox 360 controller is released before the console.
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: TheUnk
Although it's an awesome controller, the driver for XP blows. Hard. Biggest complaint? Can't adjust deadzone - for exampling in NFS:MW while it may seem like it's working, eventually you'll start to wonder why you are always slowly drifing to the left/right.....

calibrate in control panel much?

its not a console.. you must go to control panel.. calibrate it and then it wont drift..
 

tuteja1986

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dude the xbox 360 usb controller was out way before xbox 360 came out. i had one a week before launch.
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
I find it funny here that in Singapore the Xbox 360 controller is released before the console.

They had controllers, other accessories, and games out in the states before the console was released.
 

MmmSkyscraper

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Originally posted by: Todd33
I got the PC/360 one for X-mas, but I have not opened it. I wish I could make it wireless, I sit pretty far from my HTPC. Why do they sell two wired 360 controllers, one marked PC? How can they be different?

There's no physical difference, the PC version comes with a driver CD which you don't need. MS are supposed to be looking at making a wireless version for PC.