xbox 360 controller: wired or wireless

wired.. i dont care about wireless because a play on a table.. wireless is great for console if you play with your tv on the sofa,you know..

i was asking myself same question few weeks ago. In the end i bought wired one, mostly because people were recommending it ;). It works fine but cable is quite long so if you plan to play from a short distance from pc then big pile of cable might be annoying, at least for me it is. I think i would pick wireless this time.

About gaming with controller i think its overrated...
Only genre where it shines are sport games, makes it 10 times easier to play the game. Its decent in racing games but nowhere near wheel. When it comes to action games(like Assassin's Creed or Dishonored) i have really mixed feelings. You control camera movement with right stick which is really annoying when you have to fight and move camera around in same time. Maybe you can get use to it but kb+mouse works just fine so no reason to do it. In everything else kb+mouse> controller. That said controller is still necessary considering how many pc ports play like shit with kb+mouse

If it's for your PC, then I'd go with a wired. It's not like you'll be sitting 2-3 meters away from your monitor, plus you'll save a little cash to buy some games!

wired, easy plug and play and can be used on the xbox. I use it myself. Just make sure its by MICROSOFT!!! all the rest are dodgy!

I'm having the same thoughts too, and I think I'm gonna buy a wired one. Was opting for wireless for simplicity's sake and style, but having some more potential problems to come isn't worth it.

But guys, really? You need to buy a separate receiver? Then that's Xbox 360's controller you guys are talking about. You know, there exists something like Xbox 360 Controller for Windows and the wireless version has it's very own Microsoft original receiver. It's meant to be used on PC, just fyi.

Wireless.

The only reason to choose wired over wireless is the cost. The play & charge cable negates any advantages the wired controller has since it basically converts the wireless controller to a wired controller if your battery gets low.

Wireless.

When I was buying a controller for my xbox I chose a wired because as a bonus I could use it on pc. The thought of using a receiver didn't go through my mind at that time.

I have a wired one, i wanted to get the wireless adapter since i already had several wireless xbox controllers but they don't sell it by itself anymore. Only stand alone ones i found were the really crappy knockoffs which according to the reviews for it, break within a week. Reason i got mine was for gta4 since they thought making controls for the helicopter require 3 hands to use was a good idea.

But ya, if you have your tower close to where you sit and can route the cord well enough you won't really notice it's there. The only problem i have with the wired one is that there is no way to shut it off other than unplugging it which is a pain, luckily it doesn't do anything unless a game that supports it is open (which is pretty much all games nowadays) so you won't accidentally open stuff. You can get the wired ones for super cheap, i got mine for for like $15 on newegg during a sale a couple years ago.

To the people saying get wired because it also works with the xbox, the wireless one will also work with the xbox. They are exactly the same, the only difference is the one marked "for windows" comes with the adapter.e left over in a shop which is unlikely since they stopped making it by itself several years ago. Also keep in mind the wireless xbox controllers eat batteries like candy unless you have the play n charge kit which still drains fairly quick.

wired

i have both. one for playing on xbox and a wired one for both xbox and pc gameing. i tell you what. if i could buy them all over again. i would have more wired ones. their is a device you could get for pc that let's you hook up wireless ones though that does the same job except no cordes. especially useful for playing multi player on a single pc.

I have a wired but would have liked to have bought a wireless one - couldn't find any adapter anywhere... I bought a wired one from Blockebuster when they were going out of business, lol...

If you are using it on a desktop PC, you might as well get wired because you won't be sitting very far away, and you have to buy a wireless adapter as well if you don't have one already for the wireless controller. If you are using it with a TV, wireless is probably worth it.

I'd say wired.. When I bought mine there was not really any hesitation since wireless requires batteries and are usually more fragiles. Well the wires ones are less comfy and you're screwed up if it comes to cut or something but..

And do not buy an official microsoft controller. Mine is crappy and I could read that I'm not the only one in that shit.. Someone recommanded me something else but I can't remember the name.. well it's something well known so it wouldn't be hard to find it but just don't buy an official microsoft controller.

Wired
No batteries to worry about.
0 downtime (no charging time to waste)
Less input lag since everything goes faster through the wire. (Important for certain type of games)
Easier to make it work in different scenarios like a Mac, Linux etc
Lighter in weight
0 RF EMR emission (if you are obsessed with it)
Cheaper
Need to say more?

I like my wired controller. i don't feel like buggering out the cost and effort for a wireless one.

Wireless for the win. I am able to pay that 25$ more for wireless adapter. Wire is pain in ass its everywhere and annoying as fuck. Sadly i made that mistake and bought wired. If i could i would swap for wireless.

wired all day. why pay for batteries? they are stupidly expensive. and its not like you ever need to take the controller further than the cord reaches.

and stay away from over priced official Microsoft ones. they are not worth the price, and the Rock Candy one I bought actually is a little different shape (that I love) and its joysticks are way more responsive than the official one.

Wired, I do not like dealing with any input lag. That and it is cheaper due to not requiring batteries. Oddly enough I am using an official xbox360 controller for a long time now and have not had issues with it, so not sure why some other people posting here are having issues. The controller I had in the past was not official and it broke after a few months.. ( left thumb-stick, even taking the controller apart in attempt to fix the issue did not work, sadly. Though it did improve it slightly.. ended up just getting rid of it. )