Can you play PC games with your x box 360 controller?

Answer 1

Yes you can. I suggest that you buy a wired controller, a wireless controller you need to buy a receiver which costs about $20 dollars and I had a hard time finding one, so you can just save money by buying a wired one with cost about $25, after you get a controller you need to download a driver here is the link http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/d/xbox-360-controller-for-windows and some games don't allow you to customize the button layout so download xpadder the link is http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Xpadder.shtml xpadder is awesome.

Answer 2

Yes you can but you have to wire a USB end on it. Google it for a page on how to do it. However, you can use a Xbox 360 wired controller on your computer since the xbox 360 controllers connect by a usb port - this would probably be easier.

Answer 3

The basic wiring setup is the same for each controller, in USB format. The difference is in the connection terminals. The Xbox controller has a much different connector-type than the Xbox 360, which is nothing more than a typical USB plug.

The only way to make it work would be to get or create an adapter harness to convert the Xbox connector into a USB type. It would be easier to buy a 360 controller, and more efficient since the 360 controller added two new buttons and functions to the older Xbox controller.

Answer 4

Yes, if you have a wired Xbox controller you can just plug it into any USB port(2.0 and up) and windows will sort the drivers out for you (Not 100% on XP but tested on Windows 7 and 8).

If you want to use a wireless controller you will need a wireless gaming receiver which again plugs into one of your USB ports. you can get this from ebay, amazon, etc...

Answer 5

Xbox 360 controllers work on the PC with just an inexpensive adapter that can be purchased, and Windows will recognize it as a gamepad immediately. All functions of the controller - vibration, etc - will be worked as wll. For the original xbox controllers, however, a third party adapter must be used.

Answer 6

You can use a Xbox 360 on a PC but it requires 2 programs you can find a tutorial on YouTube.