Comments on: Xbox 360 controller to work with PCs too

Device is meant to encourage developers to create titles for both the console and computers.
Photo: Xbox 360 controller for Windows

[mycbrad]

Wow!

It includes a button layout? That's a great new feature! Neato!!!

[mycbrad]

Wow!

It includes a button layout? That's a great new feature! Neato!!!

What about the wireless controller?

Don't tell me the people dishing out more money for the $400 package are going to get screwed.

What about the wireless controller?

Don't tell me the people dishing out more money for the $400 package are going to get screwed.

This is not new

I've been using my Xbox controller on my PC for quite a while now. The xbox controller is really a USB controller with a different connector.

You can get the driver here:
http://redcl0ud.com/xbcd.html

[Andrew J Glina]

Perhaps

But it is the first time that an official console controller for a console was designed to work on a PC platform. It has been possible to convert many controllers, but this is the first time (to my knowledge) that it could be done with zero work, risk or expense.

I still plan to buy the PS3 though!

This is not new

I've been using my Xbox controller on my PC for quite a while now. The xbox controller is really a USB controller with a different connector.

You can get the driver here:
http://redcl0ud.com/xbcd.html

[Andrew J Glina]

Perhaps

But it is the first time that an official console controller for a console was designed to work on a PC platform. It has been possible to convert many controllers, but this is the first time (to my knowledge) that it could be done with zero work, risk or expense.

I still plan to buy the PS3 though!

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Well in that case...

"This is a great breakthrough for the gaming industry as we make it easier for developers to create multiplatform titles."

...and the interviewer should have immediately followed with:

"So by this reasoning, switching to the Power CPU, has made it the substantially more difficult for game developers to create multiplatform titles?"

[Andrew J Glina]

Why?

It is not like the developers are using Assembly. They will be using a language similar to C++ with APIs similar to DirectX. Of bigger concern to developers is the number of cores, not the CPU itself.

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Well in that case...

"This is a great breakthrough for the gaming industry as we make it easier for developers to create multiplatform titles."

...and the interviewer should have immediately followed with:

"So by this reasoning, switching to the Power CPU, has made it the substantially more difficult for game developers to create multiplatform titles?"

[Andrew J Glina]

Why?

It is not like the developers are using Assembly. They will be using a language similar to C++ with APIs similar to DirectX. Of bigger concern to developers is the number of cores, not the CPU itself.