Saurav Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Just wondering. I go to LAN parties with friends every now and then, and of course get spanked because it's been years since I've played on a mouse/KB interface. I don't want to turn this into a console vs. PC or controller vs mouse/KB fight, I've seen plenty of those in the past But I'm wondering if there is any way to hook up an Xbox controller to a PC and use it as the input device for PC games? Barring that, are there any game controllers that have a similar control layout? Specifically, the dual thumbsticks with movement/strafing on one and looking/aiming on the other. That's the way Halo was set up, and that's the way I set up every FPS I play on the Xbox (assuming the specific game allows customizing the controller, of course). The thing is, I know I'm not going to build/buy a PC that'll be a gaming machine, I already have several addictions to occupy my time and money. However, I do enjoy going to these LAN parties (my friends let me share time on one of their PCs). If I could find a way to play the game using a control scheme that I'm familiar with, I'm pretty sure I'd do much better. Thanks, Saurav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Saurav, Right here: Logitech Dual Action Gamepad I just bought this about a month ago to replace my Dual Analog Fire Pro that went out on me. The profiling software works well, its got a dual analog setup and it feels remarkably like a Playstation 2 Dual Shock/Controller S pad in feel/ergonomics. The build quality is also excellent. The pad will run you about 20 bucks at a local gamestore. Give it a whirl. As far as as Xbox controller to PC hookup: http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Mods/xbox_contr...r_to_pc_usb.htm http://www.censuspc.com/Merchant2/merchant...uct_Code=pc-020 There's two solutions you may want to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Yes. http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=...roducts_id=2701 There are other adapters out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saurav Posted September 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Cool, thanks a lot guys. I should have figured that I'm not the first one to think of this The Logitech - does it support pushing down on the thumbsticks? I've got my brain wired to have sniper zoom and crouch set to those two I couldn't find anything about that on that page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 The Logitech - does it support pushing down on the thumbsticks? Sure does. Oh and Saurav, must read page closer : 3. Take full control with the familiar design and layout of 12 programmable buttons, which includes four triggers and digital buttons under the analogue joysticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saurav Posted September 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Perfect. Thanks once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 I got a "super joy box" or something that sounds utterly ridiculous off ebay for using my xbox controller with emulators and whatnot. it works great, and was the cheapest one available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 oh i forgot apparently if you have a usb adapter you can plug a memory card into the xbox controller and copy files, a la game shark. i don't have a memory card so i never tried, but if it adds any incentive for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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