Xbox to PC USB Adadpters...Do They Work?

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 02:37 PM

Like the subject says, does anyone know if these things work or not?

Intrepid Homoludens · 04-13-2005, 02:39 PM

I know Chris (remixor) uses his computer monitor to play Xbox games. He may have some info on this.

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

I know Chris (remixor) uses his computer monitor to play Xbox games. He may have some info on this.

Yeah but the thing i'm talking about lets you use an xbox controller with your computer.

Intrepid Homoludens · 04-13-2005, 02:43 PM

Oh. I dunno, then. But I heard it's possible to do. I know you can do it with a PS2 controller.

insane_cobra · 04-13-2005, 02:51 PM

I don't see why they wouldn't work, though you'll probably need a driver.

If you're not affraid of little modding, you could also take a look at this. Good luck

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by insane_cobra

I don't see why they wouldn't work, though you'll probably need a driver.

If you're not affraid of little modding, you could also take a look at this. Good luck

I ask because I just bought one off of ebay for $6. But thanks for that link for the driver, I was actually looking for one, and you made it 30948394 times easier for me. Thanks for the help!

Intrepid Homoludens · 04-13-2005, 03:07 PM

What does that driver do? It simply facilitates the controller, makes your computer recognize it so to play a PC version of an Xbox game?

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

What does that driver do? It simply facilitates the controller, makes your computer recognize it so to play a PC version of an Xbox game?

I reckon it does.

Intrepid Homoludens · 04-13-2005, 03:11 PM

I reckoned right, then, I reckon.

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

I reckoned right, then, I reckon.

Whured up. Do you want one to? I can send you a link to where I got it.

Intrepid Homoludens · 04-13-2005, 03:19 PM

Awww, thanks, pawwrd'ner, much oblahged. But I reckon' I could get by with mah trusty ol' Thrustmaster pad.

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Awww, thanks, pawwrd'ner, much oblahged. But I reckon' I could get by with mah trusty ol' Thrustmaster pad.

Huhuh...thrustmaster....

Intrepid Homoludens · 04-13-2005, 03:22 PM

It sounds much better when you whisper it and lick your lips after:

"Th-th-thrustmaster...."

insane_cobra · 04-13-2005, 03:38 PM

Ooh, that sounds almost as hot as socc-socc-soccer practice

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by insane_cobra

Ooh, that sounds almost as hot as socc-socc-soccer practice

?!?!?!

I'm scarred for life.

***tabacco*** · 04-13-2005, 03:57 PM

I have one, and it works great. That's not the right cable, though. That's a male USB to male Xbox controller connector, and you need a male usb to female controller connector.

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tabacco

I have one, and it works great. That's not the right cable, though. That's a male USB to male Xbox controller connector, and you need a male usb to female controller connector.

I doubt the picture is a picture of the actual product. Acording to the auction, it's what i'm looking for:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

Aj_ · 04-13-2005, 05:02 PM

I bought the smartjoy x from liksang, using the xbcd setup utility. So many PC games don't have satisfactory gamepad support *cough* psychonauts *cough* even the ones you expect to *cough* colin mcrae rally *cough*.

SakSquash · 04-13-2005, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aj_

I bought the smartjoy x from liksang, using the xbcd setup utility. So many PC games don't have satisfactory gamepad support *cough* psychonauts *cough* even the ones you expect to *cough* colin mcrae rally *cough*.

Is it hard to set up the joysticks that are on the xbox pad?

Aj_ · 04-13-2005, 06:04 PM

They don't seem to be as easy to calibrate as say in Halo 2, and the ones that are automatic like Prince of Persia don't feel the same as on the xbox.

There's more functionality of setting up a gamepad in the source engine than in the engines of games that actually use a gamepad.

The Sands of Time is probably the worst in this regard, and so far Pro Evolution Soccer 4 has been the best.

04-13-2005, 02:37 PM	#1
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04-13-2005, 02:39 PM	#2
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04-13-2005, 02:43 PM	#4
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04-13-2005, 02:51 PM	#5
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	I don't see why they wouldn't work, though you'll probably need a driver. If you're not affraid of little modding, you could also take a look at this. Good luck Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

04-13-2005, 03:07 PM	#7
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	What does that driver do? It simply facilitates the controller, makes your computer recognize it so to play a PC version of an Xbox game? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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04-13-2005, 03:19 PM	#11
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Awww, thanks, pawwrd'ner, much oblahged. But I reckon' I could get by with mah trusty ol' Thrustmaster pad. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

04-13-2005, 03:22 PM	#13
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	It sounds much better when you whisper it and lick your lips after: "Th-th-thrustmaster...." Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

04-13-2005, 03:38 PM	#14
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04-13-2005, 03:57 PM	#16
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	I have one, and it works great. That's not the right cable, though. That's a male USB to male Xbox controller connector, and you need a male usb to female controller connector. Share Share this post on Twitter

04-13-2005, 05:02 PM	#18
Aj_ Beyond Belief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Blighty Posts: 2,186	I bought the smartjoy x from liksang, using the xbcd setup utility. So many PC games don't have satisfactory gamepad support cough psychonauts cough even the ones you expect to cough colin mcrae rally cough. Share Share this post on Twitter

04-13-2005, 06:04 PM	#20
Aj_ Beyond Belief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Blighty Posts: 2,186	They don't seem to be as easy to calibrate as say in Halo 2, and the ones that are automatic like Prince of Persia don't feel the same as on the xbox. There's more functionality of setting up a gamepad in the source engine than in the engines of games that actually use a gamepad. The Sands of Time is probably the worst in this regard, and so far Pro Evolution Soccer 4 has been the best. Share Share this post on Twitter

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