XBox 360 controller for PC

Questions for anybody that has one:

1. Is the controller the exact same for the PC and 360?
2. Are they both USB, or is there an adapter for the PC version?

I was going to pick one up today, but the PC version was in a different box, and marked $8.00 higher! If they are identical, I'd like to just buy the 360 version if it works straight away on the PC.

anyone?

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows software

The Xbox 360 Controller for Windows software enables the Xbox 360 Controller to work with a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP.

To download the software, visit the Downloads section on the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/productdetails.aspx


Note Install the software before you connect the Xbox 360 Controller to the USB port on the computer.

After you install the Xbox 360 Controller for Windows software and connect the controller to the USB port on the computer, you can verify that the controller is working by using Game Controllers in Control Panel on the computer. For more information about how the Xbox 360 Controller works with a Windows-based computer, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906347 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906347/)

Xbox 360: How to connect an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows to a computer

906346 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906346/)

Xbox 360: How to test the Xbox 360 Controller for Windows

See the game manual to determine whether a specific game works with the Xbox 360 Controller for Windows.
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Taken from:

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;907634

software.

but otherwise.. as far as I can tell... yeah. they are the same..

I bet the 8 bucks is worth it tho... prolly something built into windows or into the controler, that stops you from useing the cheaper one...

So,... 8 bucks for drivers that will most likely be out of date before I open the box?

Think I'll save the money if that's the case.

on the ms web site it has the controler for windows at:

Circuit city $39.99
Best Buy $44.99

Just buy the regular 360 controller which is cheaper ... it works and it will automagically install the drivers for it from Windows Update as soon as you plug it in. I just took mine directly out of my 360 and plugged it into my PC in the middle of testing and it worked. MS is just trying to make a few extra dollars by giving you a CD ... that you don't need!

The controller works great with Blitz although you need the XInput lib in order to use the rumble and voice features.

Thanks for the info,... that is what I figured, but I didn't want to get it until I was sure.

Heheh, the common controller and wired 360 controller are actually the same price in the UK (£19.99 from Amazon).

I will be getting one just after Christmas. Fancy, a Fantavision clone for PC....