That is NOT true. The standard WIRED controller requires nothing other than the DRIVERS to play. The WIRELESS controller requires a WIRELESS RECEIVER, which can be bought alone or packaged with a wireless controller. The PLAY & CHARGE Kit is just a charging system for the wireless controller that allows you to recharge while playing still. It still requires the wireless receiver to play. I know this, because I have all of them.
The 360 pc controllers are crap quality anyways. I'd just get a generic brand one if I were you. In the 6 months that I've had the 360 controller, the d-pad stopped working completely about a month after getting it, then the receiver stopped working completely about 2 months later.guynamedbilly
This is BAD advice, because first, to play Games for Windows games with a controller, the only controller that is guaranteed to work is a Microsoft 360 controller. The licensed copies are the garbage ones. And the copies have a terrible reputation as having not being fully compatible with the PC.
I am sorry that Billy got a bad unit, but as a general whole, the quality of the Microsoft hardware is generally of high quality (except for the 360 itself, lol)
Again, I know this because I fully researched it before being forced to buy both of my 360 controllers (one normal wired one, one wireless with the wireless reciever and play & charge kit).
Any aftermarket controller, even the good ones from Saitek or Logitc are not compatible with Games for Windows branded games. Even using profiling software gives you "wonky" results. As before, I know this because I have these types of controllers. Now, the normal aftermarket controllers WILL work just fine in NON Games for Windows branded games.
You should be aware that Saitek makes a controller called the Cyborg, which is supposedly compatible with the Games for Windows branding, and supposedly compatible with the 360 even. This is the one unit I have not tried.
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