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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ Enhance Your Gaming Experience with the Xbox 360 Matte Black Wireless Controller by Mike Rajput

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great for your PC too

If you have an Xbox, the choice here is pretty obvious. Nothing to say other than if you don't already have a wireless controller, get one. However, if you only have one PC, or play games on both your PC and 360 like I do, things get a little more interesting. I wholeheartedly recommend using the 360 Controller in combination with the Xbox Wireless Receiver for Windows. This thing's range is long and it goes through walls. You can hide the receiver behind a monitor, under a table or in a desk drawer and get perfect reception. Support for this controller is excellent in every application I've tried, drivers are minimal, and the controller even shuts down if not used for a while to save battery. In Games for Windows, all buttons work automatically like 360, no hassle. Pressing the Guide button will even bring up a Windows Live popup if you're playing a game that supports it, like Fallout 3 or GTA 4 (usually the Guide button just gives you a battery life summary). You can also install a third-party profiler application that lets you map keystrokes and mouse movements to a controller, e.g. B. XPadder (free). This allows me to play a movie on my PC and then sit on the couch and use the play/pause/fast forward/rewind controller etc. I had no problems using this controller with xpadder. If you enjoy emulating old games on your computer (nes/snes/n64/etc), the large number of buttons allows you to adapt the controller to almost any retro console controller you can think of. As for the merits of the controller itself, there are many reviews here praising its ease of use, feel, and reliability and berating the D-pad, so I won't go into too much detail. Summary: + The most comfortable and reliable controller I have ever used. + Wireless, long range, good price on Amazon. + Good battery life and auto-off function. + Excellent support for games and applications without headaches or installation. useless, but there are a few games where it matters, like fighting games. Finding the right wireless receiver driver can be difficult if you're using 64-bit Vista, but it's there if you search hard enough. Edit: Works fine on Windows 7 x64 with no need to find a driver! The D-Pad can be improved by following these instructions: [.] I've tried this on one of my controllers and can confirm that it works great and feels a lot better, but be careful and remember that you You will void your warranty and potentially damage your controller.

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • I won't say anything