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    Can I connect a Xbox contoller to the XPS?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Muscle Master, Jun 29, 2010.

  1. Muscle Master

    Muscle Master Notebook Consultant

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    I have an Xbox 360 Elite with a wireless controller, I was wondering if it's possible to use it via the IR port on the Studio XPS 1647 ?

    Rather not buy the PC version
     
    Muscle Master, Jun 29, 2010
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  2. kezuk12

    kezuk12 Notebook Evangelist

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    Anybody know if it's possible to connect the PS3 bluetooth controller to the SXPS 16 too? Not that I game a lot but some people might need to know at some point... :)
     
    kezuk12, Jun 29, 2010
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  3. killaz05

    killaz05 Notebook Evangelist

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    You can google both questions as they are both possible but I am not sure if the Xbox controller works via IR port maybe the bluetooth. I know the PS3 controller uses bluetooth. I have a Xbox controller hooked up via USB. Works like a charm but of course only certain games enable the use of a controller.
     
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  4. MuTron

    MuTron Newbie

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    The PS3 uses regular bluetooth, so you can use that, and the XBox 360 USB controller works fine with the right driver. The wireless one, however, uses a completely proprietry transmitter/reciever protocol, so won't work on generic bluetooth or IR. You can buy a USB receiver that will enable you to connect a 360 wireless controller to any PC, but this obviously isn't as elegant as it working through bluetooth, and you'll have to spend money on the receiver.

    Blame MS for making their controllers transmit a proprietry signal instead of a standard one.
     
    MuTron, Jun 29, 2010
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  5. DuranXL

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    it requires the microsoft xbox dongle
     
    DuranXL, Jun 29, 2010
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    Why don't you guys just try it ... Not like it'll explode the laptop if it fails.
     
    fred2028, Jun 29, 2010
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    Won't work with infrared, for that to work it needs direct line of sight, which would be useless for a game controller.
     
    funky monk, Jun 29, 2010
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