So following my RRoD experience a few weeks ago I have been testing other avenues for gaming such as PC gaming. I have been playing console games since I was a toddler clutching onto my Atari 2600 paddle and I just can't get the hang of a mouse and keyboard to play games with. I have a Quad-Core Alienware desktop pc that I use for work that I decided to try. Even though the Games For Windows platform is suppossed to support the X360 controller out of the box, it doesn't. I was pissed after loosing more than an hour trying to get Call Of Duty: World At War to work with the controller; it doesn't. Insterad I investigated anther avenue that works with every PC game.
Steps To Get The Wireless X360 Controller to Work for All PC Games (not just Games For Windows)
- Get the XBOX360 Accessories Kit Wireless Gaming Receiver
- Download Vista Compatible Drivers For the Accessories Kit
- Synch the Controller to the receiver
- Download & install the Pinnacle Game Profiler
- Download the pre-configured game profile for your game so you don't need to map the buttons manually to keys
For my case, there wasn't a World at War profile yet so I used the Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare profile and it works great. I'm amazed at how fantastic PC games look at 1680x1050 resolution! Wow.
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