Buying a gamepad for PC

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#1 SirDarknight
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I'm really confused with which one to buy. Basically I'll use it play FIFA 15,Assassin's Creed IV-Unity,Virtua Tennis etc.

My choices are :

1.Xbox 360 Wired (It's quite rare in our country to find an original one)

2.Logitech F310,F510

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#2 FelipeInside
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@SirDarknight said:

I'm really confused with which one to buy. Basically I'll use it play FIFA 15,Assassin's Creed IV-Unity,Virtua Tennis etc.

My choices are :

1.Xbox 360 Wired (It's quite rare in our country to find an original one)

2.Logitech F310,F510

I've played FIFA with the F510 and it works good.

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#3 insane_metalist
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360 controller is great and works with most games. If you can get it then go for it.

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#4  Edited By JigglyWiggly_
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Wii U pro controller with this adapter

Works great, emulates a 360 controller. I definitely prefer the Wii U pro controller over the 360 controller. However the triggers aren't analogue, so that may be an issue for some driving games.

The logitech controllers are pretty crap.

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#5 illmatic87
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I use the X360 Pad still.

It's been great for me and still works like a charm with no hiccups or extra tinkering with 3rd party drivers/apps at all. D-Pad can be bad but apparently it's better on the XB1 controller if you want to spend a little extra.

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#6 SirDarknight
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Thanks all of you for your opinions, I think I'll buy Xbox 360 Controller

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#7  Edited By deactivated-579f651eab962
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Ps3 controller.

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#8  Edited By KHAndAnime
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I've rocked the 360 controller, PS3 controller, and DS4, and I'm going to say DS4 all the way. Feels and handles like a premium successor to the DS3, and is a lot more versatile and less shoddy than a 360 controller. I think it's just the best console controller out, it feels amazing to use. It's expensive though, and you'd probably want some Grip-Its or Geltabs to protect the analog sticks from wearing down.

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#9 SapSacPrime
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The 510 is the better controller, its far more versatile thanks to the switch for direct and xinput and its dpad is vastly superior; that said for the games you listed I would stick with a 360 controller unless you can find them for the same price (310 is around the same price but no rumble, I don't know if that is important to you?).

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#10 thehig1
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360 controller is best supported for PC, you can get them pretty cheap new or used on Ebay if they are rare in your country.

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#11 thehig1
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@klunt_bumskrint said:

Ps3 controller.

If you want Arthritis then the Ps3 controller is a no brainer

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#12  Edited By deactivated-579f651eab962
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@thehig1: huh, what you talkin bout Willis?

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#13 Arthas045
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I always roll with the 360 controller. Button prompts on a PC game are 99% xbox.

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@SirDarknight said:

I'm really confused with which one to buy. Basically I'll use it play FIFA 15,Assassin's Creed IV-Unity,Virtua Tennis etc.

My choices are :

1.Xbox 360 Wired (It's quite rare in our country to find an original one)

2.Logitech F310,F510

I dig the 360 controller

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#15  Edited By thehig1
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@klunt_bumskrint said:

@thehig1: huh, what you talkin bout Willis?

just my personal issue with the ps3(and ps2 ) controller gave me bad handcramps, it made my hands like this

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#16 kraken2109
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Use whatever you find most comfortable.

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#17 skipper847
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Just recently plugged my Xbox one controller using the micro USB and works better then the 360 controller apart from vibration don't work. But the feel is a lot better.

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#18 glez13
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If you say you can still get a f510 go for that, way more versatile with both directinput and xinput and a better floating dpad. Second place go for 360 wired controller, that's what I have right now because I couldn't find a f510 only f310 and f710.

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#19 Byshop  Moderator
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As mentioned, the 360 controller is the most universally compatible. Pretty much every game that supports a controller of any sort has native support for a 360 controller and most will even change their on-screen prompts to match the buttons on the 360 controller.

That said, most other controllers either emulate a 360 controller on PC or can be made to emulate one. The PS3 controller is pretty widely regarded as being the more precise controller (tighter analog controls, better build quality, etc) but it takes a little bit more effort to get it working because it's uses Bluetooth and you have to run an app to get it to emulate a 360 controller. I've never gone through the effort, but by all accounts it works very well once you get it working.

-Byshop

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#20  Edited By Martin_G_N
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I use wireless adapter and X360 controllers. Cheap and great controllers.

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#21  Edited By SerOlmy
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As other have said, go for the 360 wired. I have been using my 360 wired controller for years and it works great. Cheap when you can find it on sale and it is plug-and-play for just about every game you could find.

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#22 DH1278
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I've used the x360 pad as well and works flawlessly with no added setting up. Until recently, my A button stopped working and I finally decided to make the jump to XBone. Double the price of the X360 wired, but we'll see. I hope the rumble on the triggers is a nice touch for racing games, and the improvement to the Dpad are as good as reviews say.

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#23 PimpHand_Gamer
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I have both, 710 and 360. 710 at least has direct input switch and you can map kb keys or use mouse with analogue. I paid for Xpadder for the 360 pad but didn't like it at all. I find having 710's switch makes it very convenient when switching from kb/mouse only games to gamepad compatible ones.

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#24 ShadowHawk676
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I would say 360 pad if you want something just to plug in. If you want a ps3 pad you'll need 3rd party drivers. I know for a fact both work great on fifa 15 and (at least) the first 3 AC games.