Decent PC Joypads

[Benji]

Anybody suggest any? I've got a few new games for the PC that I just can't get used to using the keyboard for, money doesn't matter so long as it's not an insane amount.

[MalaCloudy Black]

If you've got a PS3 with a bit of tinkering you can use your PS3 controller on the PC.

[Raven52]

If you've got a PS3 with a bit of tinkering you can use your PS3 controller on the PC.

Have you tried this? A lot harder than it sounds. I haven't been able to successfully attempt it yet.

[MalaCloudy Black]

If you've got a PS3 with a bit of tinkering you can use your PS3 controller on the PC.

Have you tried this? A lot harder than it sounds. I haven't been able to successfully attempt it yet.

Yup. I play shit with my PS3 controller all the time, it only took me about 5-10 minutes of messing around to get it set up.

[stokeriño]

I also managed to get my PS3 controller working, after some tweaking.

The only annoyance now is that the libusb0.dll file needed to achieve such a thing messes with my 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon with other USB devices. In that it now doesn't show it at all. ¬_¬

[MalaCloudy Black]

I also managed to get my PS3 controller working, after some tweaking.

The only annoyance now is that the libusb0.dll file needed to achieve such a thing messes with my 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon with other USB devices. In that it now doesn't show it at all. ¬_¬

There's a fix for that. My PC used to do that even before I installed the necessary components to use my PS3 controller. I can't remember the fix off the top of my head but I found it doing a bit of googling.

EDIT: You can also use your 360 controller if you've got one. There's a lot less jiggering with things to get your 360 controller working on your PC, and it's compatible with a lot of games that I've played.

Edited February 23, 2009 by RED Scout Cloudy

[Scott McFly]

The wired Xbox 360 pads work great with a PC, just uses a standard USB connection. You can get them either as a "Xbox 360 pad for Windows" or just in the regular Xbox 360 packaging, the only difference is the Windows one comes with the drivers on a CD and the other one you have to download them. I got mine a few years ago but I assume you can still get them.

[King Ellis]

You can use the wireless 360 one too but that requires another purchase, probably a pricey one too. One that makes it almost worthwhile to just buy another pad.

[Scott McFly]

Yeah the wireless one needs some sort of USB wireless adapter thing to plug into your PC I think. As you say, better just to buy a wired pad and then you could even use that on a 360 too. IIRC, mine was about £18 when I got it.

[Farmer Reil]

If you don't have a console, I use this'un. Although I'm fairly sure I wouldn't have paid £30 for it, so it must've gone up since.

It's... a controller. Yannow? It controls things. Not sure what makes a controller 'good', but it doesn't do anything to make it 'bad', so I'm assuming it's good. I only use it for Rugby '08 and Pro Evo (console games, basically), and it does the job marvellously.

[TKz]

If you've got a PS2 controller, you can buy a PC adapter for like... £5.

[King Ellis]

I plum forgot about them. Mine has two inputs on it so it's great for local multiplayer.

[-A-]

Cor blimey guv'nah, someone been messin' with your noggin'?

[Raven52]

If you've got a PS3 with a bit of tinkering you can use your PS3 controller on the PC.

Have you tried this? A lot harder than it sounds. I haven't been able to successfully attempt it yet.

Yup. I play shit with my PS3 controller all the time, it only took me about 5-10 minutes of messing around to get it set up.

Woah woah woah, hold up. Mind if you spot me some directions. I'm not a complete idiot, but I couldn't get this to work for the life of me.

[Cactus Drags]

The wired Xbox 360 pads work great with a PC, just uses a standard USB connection. You can get them either as a "Xbox 360 pad for Windows" or just in the regular Xbox 360 packaging, the only difference is the Windows one comes with the drivers on a CD and the other one you have to download them. I got mine a few years ago but I assume you can still get them.

Pro-tip, the 360 "pad for Windows" also works on the 360, and is ten pounds cheaper than the regular 360 pad, despite being the exact same thing.

[MalaCloudy Black]

If you've got a PS3 with a bit of tinkering you can use your PS3 controller on the PC.

Have you tried this? A lot harder than it sounds. I haven't been able to successfully attempt it yet.

Yup. I play shit with my PS3 controller all the time, it only took me about 5-10 minutes of messing around to get it set up.

Woah woah woah, hold up. Mind if you spot me some directions. I'm not a complete idiot, but I couldn't get this to work for the life of me.

I'll try to find the instructions I used and PM them to you or post them or some shit.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

The wired Xbox 360 pads work great with a PC, just uses a standard USB connection. You can get them either as a "Xbox 360 pad for Windows" or just in the regular Xbox 360 packaging, the only difference is the Windows one comes with the drivers on a CD and the other one you have to download them. I got mine a few years ago but I assume you can still get them.

Pro-tip, the 360 "pad for Windows" also works on the 360, and is ten pounds cheaper than the regular 360 pad, despite being the exact same thing.

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[Benji]

I bought a crappy one from GAME for now, there is a massive difference between good pads and crappy ones, good ones are smooth, crappy ones click when you press any button