The 360 wireless controller needs a special receiver. http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows-Pc/dp/B000HZFCT2 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1237597716&sr=8-4
-----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Che Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:02 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] PS3 Controllers was Blood money Online fighting Hmm, how are they hooking the PS3 controllers up hardware wise to the PC? Also, I know you can plug an x box controller directly into the pc via USB, but what about the wireless controllers that work with the x box 360, read anything on being able to use those on PC? later che ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] PS3 Controllers was Blood money Online fighting > Hi Orin, > Well, supporting PS3 game controllers under Windows is rather problematic. > As usual Sony does not officially support using a PS3controller with PC > games so there are no official drivers etc out there for them, and DirectX > doesn't understand the PS3 input values. There are, however, hacks and > work arounds out there on the web for getting a PS3 controller working > under Windows. I've even heard someone has written Windows XP/Vista > compatible drivers for the PS3 controllers so if you are interested in > using a PS3 game controller with Blood Money or any other PC game then I'd > google for drivers. > That said one thing I can say about Microsoft is that now that they have > updated DirectX and XNA to use newer input libraries such as XInput it is > much easier for a Windows game developer to support XBox 360 controllers. > the process is fairly well documented, there are official drivers for XBox > controllers out there, and a developer doesn't have to jump through hoops > to support them. To a game developer, such as myself, there is a big > difference in supporting a controller like the XBox ones that are fairly > straight forward and easy to support than a PS3 controller which is by > nature not officially PC compatible. Althougfh, you can do it if you have > the right hacks or third-party drivers installed etc. > > HTH > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
