If I buy a wired Xbox 360 controller...

Do the controls behave exactly as they would on the Xbox 360? For instance, do the character walk and not run if you push the analog stick slightly? So, aside from the obvious graphical and technical differences between the PC and the Xbox 360, would it feel exactly as playing on a console?

Sure, just remember not all games support a gamepad. Most do however and yea it should "feel" the same as in your holding a controller instead of KB/M.

^ what he said. I've been using mine for a long while and it's always been completely brilliant

Yeah, most games listed as 'Games for Windows' should feel exactly the same as playing it on the 360, since they natively have controller support built in. Not everything is going to be quite as easy though, so you may want to double check ahead of time. (For example, don't expect Crysis to run great with a controller, it was not built with one in mind)

Yeah, most games listed as 'Games for Windows' should feel exactly the same as playing it on the 360, since they natively have controller support built in. Not everything is going to be quite as easy though, so you may want to double check ahead of time. (For example, don't expect Crysis to run great with a controller, it was not built with one in mind)

Toribor

don't expect Crysis to run great with a controller, it was not built with one in mindToribor

Yep a lot of Games for Windows and Console ports have full controller support.

But for the games that don't you'll have to map keyboard keys to controller buttons.

yah the xbox 360 controller is the best gamepad for the pc. Some games don't support it like for example call of duty modern warfare 2, mafia 2 etc.

They work like you'd expect them to. I just finished AC2 with a wired 360 controller and it worked perfectly (well, actually, the controls are slightly gimped but that's a problem across platforms).

yah the xbox 360 controller is the best gamepad for the pc. Some games don't support it like for example call of duty modern warfare 2, mafia 2 etc.

blaznwiipspman1

All GFWL supports it I believe. I personally like wireless better, but that route costs more.

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All GFWL supports it I believe. I personally like wireless better, but that route costs more.

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