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USB arade sticks?

nicklauski · 2009-03-03 13:35:47

How do fella's. Quick question for anyone that might know. With the absolutely stupid prices floating around for any kind of arcade fighting stick, would a usb one work for the xbox 360? The likes of an old pc one? The cheapest I have seen is 80 for a hori stick on play-asia and there sold out. So Im wondering would a usb…

03-03-2009 1:35pm

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nicklauski

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How do fella's.
Quick question for anyone that might know. With the absolutely stupid prices floating around for any kind of arcade fighting stick, would a usb one work for the xbox 360? The likes of an old pc one?
The cheapest I have seen is 80 for a hori stick on play-asia and there sold out.
So Im wondering would a usb for pc (if one can be found) work on the 360.
Hope all that makes sense.
Thanks
Nick

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#2 03-03-2009 2:22pm

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Nope. Microsoft have a hardwar lock on their peripherals which means if you want to make a pad of stick for the 360 you have to pay a licensing fee to MS to use the hardware. Which explains the lack of third party peripherals for the 360.

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#3 04-03-2009 8:57am

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That puts a spanner in the works alright. Thanks retro.

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#4 05-03-2009 2:40pm

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At this stage you'd be best off waiting for the SF4 hype to fade away before buying a stick - that'll lead to plenty of sticks going up on ebay for non-tout prices. May be a while, though.

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