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I want to start playing games on my PC

asked Feb 10 at 18:58

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Hey quick question. Does this work on a Mac?

(Feb 10 at 19:33) jrdn jrdn's gravatar image

@jrdn, With the correct drives yes. It being a Micro$oft product you will need 3rd party drivers.

(Feb 10 at 19:54) Jackster1337 Jackster1337's gravatar image

Yes it does.

All 2009+ games from Windows Games has support for it and most have support for a joystick.

All in the settings menu on your game.

You will need to connect the pad to the PC via cable or bluetooth.

answered Feb 10 at 19:07

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edited Feb 10 at 19:08

Wouldn't that in ways hinder the amount of controls you have? I thought some games needed more buttons than what is provided on a gamepad

(Feb 10 at 19:31) jrdn jrdn's gravatar image

MMORPGs are the only ones with massive amounts of keys.

(Feb 10 at 19:34) Jackster1337 Jackster1337's gravatar image

So I should be fine like call of duty and mafia 2 and games like that

(Feb 10 at 19:38) Declan Declan's gravatar image

Yes. But expect to get powned in FPS while playing against PC players.

(Feb 10 at 19:53) Jackster1337 Jackster1337's gravatar image

Why would i get powned in FPS against PC players

(Feb 10 at 20:01) Declan Declan's gravatar image

Xbox is slow compared to PC gaming. Your controller is not as fast as a mouse. You also don't have auto aim on PC and you will get a lot of recoil.

(Feb 10 at 20:02) Jackster1337 Jackster1337's gravatar image

Why can't you not get auto aim also if u use a USB controller would it not be as fast as your mouse

(Feb 10 at 20:12) Declan Declan's gravatar image

Auto aim is something that consoles do. Makes you aim on the target and locks you on him... I can't explain the mouse thing. It is something you learn when you play PC and try out console.

(Feb 10 at 20:23) Jackster1337 Jackster1337's gravatar image

So is the Xbox gamepad the best choice or could recommend something like the same controller, like plays nearly all games

(Feb 10 at 20:35) Declan Declan's gravatar image

If you want to play FPS on PC use a mouse. Car games gamepad.

(Feb 10 at 20:37) Jackster1337 Jackster1337's gravatar image

So i will just go with the xbox gamepad

(Feb 10 at 20:48) Declan Declan's gravatar image

BEcause controllers cannot beat Mouse and keyboard users that have trained for hours!

(Feb 11 at 07:10) Lee Wood Lee%20Wood's gravatar image

That's usually the case because a keyboard and mouse setup is more responsive than controller analogue sticks.

(Feb 12 at 03:17) jw0nn0 jw0nn0's gravatar image

You won't get powned, that opinion comes from bias against consoles. It's a players SKILL that makes the difference NOT the controller.

(Feb 12 at 08:07) BlazeEagle BlazeEagle's gravatar image

I'd have to agree that the keyboard-mouse combination has greater potential for perfomance usage in FPS games online. However, one cannot but admit that certain games just play better on a controller!!! I use both - I have an XBox 360 controller I plug into my PC for use with specific games (Dead Space comes to mind quicly), and use the KB-Mouse combination with others... When you have both options to use, you quickly come to get a feel for which control-scheme is best for this or that game. And there's just no beating having options. :)

(Feb 13 at 09:06) Menageryl Menageryl's gravatar image
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