Xbox 360 Controller compatible with Windows Longhorn

[bryan_05]

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8134/X...rn-Compatible/

Now thats just pretty friggin cool.

[mgoblue]

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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8134/X...rn-Compatible/

Now thats just pretty friggin cool.

does that mean it's a USB controller, or will we need an adapter?

[bergie56]

Re: Xbox 360 Controller compatible with Windows Longhorn

Or maybe its wireless and you can buy a wireless usb receiver for the comp.

[rocker78]

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i beleive it has been confirmed that all of the controllers are going to be wireless

[funkydelic]

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any controller can be made to work on a PC nothing new.

[bryan_05]

Re: Xbox 360 Controller compatible with Windows Longhorn

any controller can be made to work on a PC nothing new.

Made to work, with 3rd party software, hardware, Yes. But this already does.

[dagger55]

Re: Xbox 360 Controller compatible with Windows Longhorn

here is what the controller may look like

[RoyalBoyle78]

Re: Xbox 360 Controller compatible with Windows Longhorn

here is what the controller may look like

well there's no wirers so I thinking it is indeed wireless.

[Hellfish76]

Re: Xbox 360 Controller compatible with Windows Longhorn

pretty friggin sweet if you ask me

[ODogg]

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Finally, the PC will now have a standard for game developers to program for when it comes to gamepads!!

[Flyboy]

Re: Xbox 360 Controller compatible with Windows Longhorn

here is what the controller may look like

Ew, I definitely hope that isn't the controller.

[pb4201]

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Anybody know if the wireless controller will be 2.4ghz...i hope not...i had a 2.4 ghz phone and it interfered with my wireless router...i hope msft has thought of this

[TJdaSportsGuy]

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well there's no wirers so I thinking it is indeed wireless.

Take a look at this image:



One theory is that the kind of oval shaped opening on the far right hand side would be where you could plug in controllers, too, like a little door that'll open exposing where you'd plug them in. I'm betting that you'll have the option of going wireless or perhaps sticking with the wires by plugging them in there.

[Victory]

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One theory is that the kind of oval shaped opening on the far right hand side would be where you could plug in controllers, too, like a little door that'll open exposing where you'd plug them in. I'm betting that you'll have the option of going wireless or perhaps sticking with the wires by plugging them in there.

I'll bet that is just the reciever. I read a rumor somewhere that you could plug 16 controllers in it. If thats true it still wouldn't matter for most games. Most people won't be able to divide up a screen into 16ths very well. But some things it would work pretty well, if not for 16, for at least more than 4 players. My friends kids had a game called fusion frenzy which was composed of a bunch of simple mini-games. Most of these games had 4 players running around in the same arena doing simple tasks to score points. No need to divide up the screen. A sport game with 1 player controlling each player on a particular team player instead of using buttons to switch from player to player would be interesting although I think getting stuck being the left guard on the offensive line would get old for most people after a while.

I can just see this though. Instead of the Madden Challenge being one person its 11 guys forming a team....

[Victory]

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I shouldn't use the word "plug". I mean the rumor was that you could use 16 controllers at once wirelessly.