XBox 360 controller for PC

[candy]

I was wondering if a 360 controller would make a decent peripheral for arcade racers and platformers. Would it work with games like Splinter Cell / Sands of Time / Burnout Paradise? Is it more comfortable in general than using the mouse + KB for these sort of games?

Your experienced opinion will be appreciated

[JeffHCross]

Yes, the 360 controller works well for those types of games on the PC. Most of those games recommend a "gamepad" controller anyway, so might as well use the 360 controller.

If you think about it ... all the games you mentioned are on consoles, so it's obvious that using a gamepad would work for them.

[JBHuskers]

So can you just use the USB Charger then to play? Never tried, but got Super Meat Boy off of Steam the other day.

[JeffHCross]

You need the drivers from Microsoft, but other than that, yeah. You just plug it in and play.

[JBHuskers]

You need the drivers from Microsoft, but other than that, yeah. You just plug it in and play.

Good to know.

[morsdraconis]

Actually, if you have Windows Vista (I'm pretty sure) or Windows 7 (I'm positive) you don't need to download any drivers at all.

[NEOMAX]

I was wondering if a 360 controller would make a decent peripheral for arcade racers and platformers. Would it work with games like Splinter Cell / Sands of Time / Burnout Paradise? Is it more comfortable in general than using the mouse + KB for these sort of games?

Your experienced opinion will be appreciated

You may need to download and install drivers before go ahead, just try Google.