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Discover greater precision, comfort, and control. The Wireless Xbox 360 Controller for Windows delivers a consistent and universal gaming experience across both of Microsoft?s gaming systems. Experience the ultimate gaming experience on Windows XP and Xbox 360. Wireless Integrated 2.4 GHz high-performance wireless technology lets you control the action from up to 30 feet away. For PC and Xbox 360 Works across Microsoft’s gaming platforms. Xbox 360 Controller…
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If you have Vista and play games then you need this controller. Works perfect without the need of installing drivers or gamepad/game configuration. Finally an easy care-free gamepad for Windows! Remember not to install the CD that comes with this controller if you have Vista. I’ve had this controller for over a month now and it works perfectly. Take note that the batteries go fairly quickly.
5.0 out of 5 stars
xbox controler for pc
my first controler was no good would work with my pc but amazon replaced it and sent me a new one right away. thanks amazon!!
I’ve owned the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows device for about a week, and the only thing I am unhappy about is that I waited so long to buy this controller.
Combined with Xpadder, a free program that lets you emulate key presses and mouse movements directly from the controller (google the program), the 360 controller has become a great way to websurf, play games (e.g. Gears of War, Resident Evil 4), and even control media applications such as Cyberlink PowerDVD. If you don’t want to bother programming the Xpadder software yourself, you can download predefined profiles for each of your programs and modify them as you see fit. The range of the controller is sufficient for me, but I have a pretty small apartment
I do not know how long the batteries will last and I am considering getting some kind of rechargeable setup. I’ve run this controller on both Windows XP and Windows Vista without any bugs or other problems.
Overall, I rate this product a 4.5/5.0 stars. The only modification I would make to the controller is to disable it’s ‘auto-off’ feature that shuts down the controller automatically after around 10 – 15 minutes of disuse. When you are reading a web page for a long period of time or watching a movie, having to hit the ‘on’ button on the center of the pad before you can use the controller again is a minor annoyance. However, for most people who will use this controller primarily for gaming, this is not a problem at all and is instead a battery preserving feature, thus the deduction of only 0.5 stars.
I highly recommend this product.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good remote
The only complaint I have about this remote is 1: The right analog stick squeeks 2: The D pad is very touchy.
Other than that, this remote works great.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great controller but not very good software.
I bought a Rumblepad 2 first but I sent it back after I found out it wasn’t compatible with allot of new games.
I won’t waste words reiterating that which so many others have already said regarding the great performance of this controller. We’ve all played an Xbox, we all know that Microsoft knows how to make computer components.
Here’s the rub: you literally cannot use any other wireless devices (bluetooth is fine) at the same time. Even using my Wacom tablet (the tablet itself uses a USB cable connection … but the pen itself is wirelessly sending info to the tablet) renders the controller confused and utterly unable to find the receiver, even when scant inches from said component.
Seems a bit busch league to me, but on the bright side: i don’t often need to use my tablet and the controller at the same time. if it weren’t for the fact that rebooting is the only way to reset the coupling, I wouldn’t mind at all.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Idea!
This is the best controller a PC gamer could have. Easy to use, great design and works easily with windows. Let the games begin!
3.0 out of 5 stars
I’m sure I would like it if it worked…
Honestly, this was one of my worst purchasing experiences on Amazon. I will start off by saying they gave me a great price. I opted for the free super saving shipping.
4.0 out of 5 stars
I needed the
reciever and I got this because it has a controller with it. It took a little while to find configuration software (switchblade), and I had to pay a tiny $1.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best PC controller in the world!!
Get one of these for your PC. Once you have the wireless receiver, you can get add more for some co-op goodness.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Issues from the start…
Took over 30 minutes to get the controller recognized after install, then the controller wouldn’t even work.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Purchase
So far I have only used this for emulators, Project64, ZSNES, and JNES. Works great.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Meh
The game is pretty good, but it took a long time to be shipped even though I did free 2day shipping it took over a weak and I was charged $3 for shipping, so I wouldn’t go with…