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Using wireless 360 controller on laptop

  • 12-01-2008 8:49pm
    #1
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know where I can get an adaptor for my laptop to enable use of a 360 wireless controller?

    cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    Mikeyt086
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    Yes you certainly can.

    Ive got one, its called a Microsoft Wireless Controller Reciever. Costs about €25. From all good game shops and some crap ones aswell.


  • #3
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Amazon sell them for about €20 too, at least thats where mine came from - great thing altogether


  • #4
    jayteecork
    Site Banned Posts: 5,676 ✭✭✭jayteecork


    Could the pad be used on MAME/SNES9X etc?

    If so I'm sold.


  • #5
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    Cheers for that lads.

    PES 2008 for PC is free to play online isn't it?


  • #6
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    jayteecork wrote: »
    Could the pad be used on MAME/SNES9X etc?

    If so I'm sold.

    It behaves like a normal gamepad, but I will check this for you tomorrow :)


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  • #7
    neacy69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭neacy69


    Can I connect my wireless controller through USB with the play and charge cable?


  • #8
    moggins7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭moggins7


    neacy69 wrote: »
    Can I connect my wireless controller through USB with the play and charge cable?

    nope i tried this and it didn work.
    could just be me tho!


  • #9
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    neacy69 wrote: »
    Can I connect my wireless controller through USB with the play and charge cable?

    Definitely not. There is nothing in the wireless controller to tell it to act as a wired-usb remote so it'll never work.


  • #10
    Kristok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭Kristok


    any way of doing this without buying mocrosoft reciever ? bluetooth dongle and some software ?


  • #11
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Kristok wrote: »
    any way of doing this without buying mocrosoft reciever ? bluetooth dongle and some software ?

    I don't think so. When you get the receiver you need to "match" up the controller with it (like you do when you bring a controller to your mates house). That way you can have the xbox and pc in the same room but it wont turn on the xbox if it's linked to the controller. AFAIK you can't link it to non-MS hardware such as a dongle.

    €20-€25 saves quite a lot of hassle ;)


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