How do i hook up my Xbox 360 wired controller to my pc so i can play steam games with it?

If the controller has XInput (which im sure any xbox360 controller does), it should just be plug it in and it works

Just plug it in and you're ready!

Just plug it in. It's plug and play.

you may have to find the driver yourself if it's a knockoff. Since you didn't give the make/model of the actual controller, I suggest you do a google search for it.

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removed the rest of my post, as if it IS an actual M$ controller it'll plug and play like the others mentioned

Put your 360 controller in a 2.0 USB and try again , windows 7 will recognize as a "new" and will install a driver. That's it

Can you not just google this?

I did try googling it but none of the sites i went to helped and i wanted to try a forum. i have plugged it in and it lights up and everything but when i go to play a game like bastion and im in the game my controller does nothing

It worked for awesomenauts i still havnt had luck with bastion could it not be compatable with certain games? even if TB did say it worked haha. I also just tried it with terraria but it did nothing... i feel like an idiot

Microsoft Xbox 360 AccessoriesDrivers, software, and documentation for your product

you need a program

i was looking for this answer a couple of weeks ago.

First you need a xbox 360 wireless receiver or had a wired control. After that, from microsoft you download the driver from gaming accesories downloads support page. You install and voila, you should be able to play. A plug & play cord do not work because just communicate with the battery.

I bought the receiver for 18 dollars here in Mexico. But you can get it in the states for even a 7 dollars in amazon.

Now playing Darksiders and DiRT 3 with the xbox control. And in fact, it works great with the receiver because it handles up to 4 controllers. I made the test with a MAME emulator and the game Dungeons & Dragons Shadows over Mistiara and Dolphin Game Cube emulator. Playing Mario Kart with my friends, in my PC with 4 xbox wireless controllers is weird and amazing

Well you should just do a google search for 'Xbox 360CE'

you mentioned it worked with some games but not with Bastion, this simply means that your computer doesn't recognize it as a XBox 360 controller and some games like Bastion are picky and will only work with real Xbox 360 controller. This search will let you find the x360ce utility which will get you to make a custom file that you can then just place in your game directory (be Bastion or any other game that isn't working at first) and then these games will work with your controller. Have fun !!

You should put the controller in boiling water for 3 minutes and then carefully tie the cord around your cat's tail. This is the standard procedure actually, it is written in the controller manual, I'm surprised you haven't looked it up by yourself.

If it doesn't plug and play it is a real knock off, yes

Hmm that's odd, plug and play for me on all my computers :)

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