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Xbox 360 controller doesn't work on PC

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  • Controller
  • Xbox 360
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April 1, 2014 5:52:15 AM

I bought this wired Xbox 360 controller a few days ago to play some games on my desktop (like Dark Souls). About 2 seconds after confirming I would buy it (on ebay), I noticed the controller didn't have a standard USB connector, but this weird PS/2-like connector. No problem, I instantly ordered this breakaway cable (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I2SHXRU/ref=oh_de...). It arrived the other day, so I tested it, and it doesn't work...
I installed the appropriate software btw (from the Microsoft site).
You know the sound your pc makes when you connect a USB device? Well, if you plug this baby in, it doesn't. I tried it on all my 12 USB ports on my desktop (Win7 64bit), on my laptop (Win7 64bit as well) and on my sisters laptop (Win8.1 64bit), it works nowhere.

It could be that I'm doing something wrong, maybe the connector/controller is defective, or maybe this wired controller -> USB setup doesn't work on the pc in the first place.

I hope you guys can help me troubleshoot, because I don't know what to do anymore.

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April 1, 2014 6:27:59 AM

It literally should work right after you plug it in. Does the green ring around the center button turn on?
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April 1, 2014 6:43:55 AM

I have an Xbox 360 controller for my PC and it sounds like you've been had. The official controller uses a USB connector and the drivers are pre-loaded into Windows so you don't need to download anything.

Report the seller to eBay and get your money back.
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April 1, 2014 8:39:13 AM

No way a 360 controller uses a PS/2 connection. I think you've been had.
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April 1, 2014 9:43:59 AM

gamerk316 said:
No way a 360 controller uses a PS/2 connection. I think you've been had.


It's a PS/2-like connector, just looks like it, but it's normal. It should be connected to a breakaway cable, which has a USB connector at the other end.
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April 1, 2014 9:50:41 AM

So I've contacted the seller and he says he tested it on his Xbox 360 and that it ONLY works on Xboxes, NOT on PCs.
Are there even any controllers like that?
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April 1, 2014 9:52:43 AM

pyr0_m4n said:
It literally should work right after you plug it in. Does the green ring around the center button turn on?


No green ring :S
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April 1, 2014 3:21:18 PM

rothingham said:
So I've contacted the seller and he says he tested it on his Xbox 360 and that it ONLY works on Xboxes, NOT on PCs.
Are there even any controllers like that?


That doesn't make sense. I literally have in front of me right now a wired xbox 360 controller that I use for tomb raider, bioshock infinite, and a whole bunch of other games. Your seller has no clue what he is talking about. It literally should be a plug and play device.
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