PC gaming controller

munster87

Can anyone recommend the best gaming controller for a pc? Mostly for games such as Hitman, COD and The Walking Dead etc

danthefan

Wired Xbox360 controller.

munster87

Cheers where can I get one? Any games store?

munster87

So wait I can use my xbox controller on my laptop?

fl4pj4ck

a wired one? yes. for wireless one you need an adapter (like this one)

Grumpypants

munster87 wrote: »

Cheers where can I get one? Any games store?

PC world is your best bet they will have both the wired and wireless just make sure its the Xbox360 for windows controller not a normal 360 one.

dreamers75

Argos cheapest at 32.

ps3 works with spamware drivers, which i got a pain in my hole with and got the xbox wired pad.

ps3 works via bluetooth

Nollog

I use a wireless 360 controllers, no fiddling, just install the driver for the wireless receiver and the games pick it up like magic.
Also, many steam games have a command if they don't pick it up "exec 360controller" in the developer console (valve games).

McSasquatch

What kind of batteries does the wireless one take /\/ollog, and how long do they last?

Duggy747

360 controller, no substitute since most games accept it these days.

Got my 2 from Gamestop for €30. They were €19 each but they had a deal on at the time.

One of them has a dodgy analog on it now considering I wouldn't be harsh to them or even use them a terrible amount but they're sturdy enough for the price of them

abbir

Grumpypants wrote: »

PC world is your best bet they will have both the wired and wireless just make sure its the Xbox360 for windows controller not a normal 360 one.

Eh? They're the same thing.

Nollog

Darvich wrote: »

What kind of batteries does the wireless one take /\/ollog, and how long do they last?

I got a cheap 4800 mah battery pack from dealextreme.
It charges while playing if I want it to,
It takes 2 AA's I think.

5uspect

Hybrid Nimh AA batteries, since they don't lose charge when not in use. You can pick up the Uniross ones in Maplin.

marco_polo

Darvich wrote: »

What kind of batteries does the wireless one take /\/ollog, and how long do they last?

You can also get wireless controllers with a play and charge kit, so you can plug it it via usb to charge (and keep playing obviously as the name implies ).

Or if you have an existing controller pick up one of these in any game shop or even second hand.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

youll still need the wireless adapter to use it though, the plug and play charging cable doesnt let you use the wireless controller as a wired one on pc

marco_polo

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

youll still need the wireless adapter to use it though, the plug and play charging cable doesnt let you use the wireless controller as a wired one on pc

That is true, in fact OP is are unlikely to ever be too far away from the PC (as would likely be the case if you have a smalish 20-24" monitior) it really is much cheaper to go wired.

Icyseanfitz

just get a wired 360 remote

munster87

Cheers everyone. I have a wired xbox control, just never knew I could use it on my laptop!

Grumpypants

abbir wrote: »

Eh? They're the same thing.

No they're not, a wireless Xbox 360 controller doesn't have a USB dongle with it so it won't work.

igorbiscan

Hi,didn't know it would work with laptop,will it work with most games or is it hit and miss?

McSasquatch

igorbiscan wrote: »

Hi,didn't know it would work with laptop,will it work with most games or is it hit and miss?

There are a few lists on the web, but even if you have a game that doesn't support it, you can use something like Xpadder.

fl4pj4ck

Grumpypants wrote: »

No they're not, a wireless Xbox 360 controller doesn't have a USB dongle with it so it won't work.

we were talking about wired one. they're no different

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

actually when he said that he was talking about the wireless one.....

Grumpypants

fl4pj4ck wrote: »

we were talking about wired one. they're no different

I was talking about the wireless one the op might not have known that they were different so I was giving him a heads up so he didn't end up with the wrong one.

abbir

Grumpypants wrote: »

I was talking about the wireless one the op might not have known that they were different so I was giving him a heads up so he didn't end up with the wrong one.

They market both an Xbox 360 controller for Windows and an Xbox 360 wireless controller for Windows. It wasn't clear from your original post that you meant the wireless one and I did not want someone reading that they must buy the wired one that says "for Windows" as sometimes they are dearer than the other ones.

Also the controllers in the wireless ones aren't actually different, the wireless for windows packet just includes the wireless adaptor.

animaal

I use a Logitech F710. I can't recommend it highly enough. It's a wireless job, takes AA batteries that seem to last ages.

It has two modes, one that makes it compatible with the XBox360 controllers (XInput) and a mode for compatibility with older games (DirectX). The DirectX mode also has a mapping app that allows you to map keyboard keys to the controller buttons, mouse movements to the analogue sticks, etc. I managed to get the original Max Payne working fine with it, even though that game wasn't written for controllers.

It has the same button layout as the XBox360, down to the button labels (X, Y, A. B - all the same colour as the XBox360 equivalents) However, the location of the D pad and sticks are more like the PS3 than the XBox360.

SillyIrish

Do Ps3 controllers work if hooked up to PC? Or is it only xbox ones?

fl4pj4ck

http://www.giantbomb.com/guides/ps3-controller-on-pc-via-usb/2437/

Overheal

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

youll still need the wireless adapter to use it though, the plug and play charging cable doesnt let you use the wireless controller as a wired one on pc

They market the Xbox controller in some cases with the USB adapter you need.

Headshot

I just used this method to get my ps3 controller going on my pc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffl-c5ibG9U

Granted I havent tried a game yet but the vibration test works a treat

Overheal

Thanks Headshot you just saved me some googling I had penciled in for the weekend, I just got a lenovo yoga and I was going to have it double as a portable Emulator console using a PS3 controller