I was considering the possibly of putting an emulator on my Thrive to play some old PS1 games today, and it occurred to me that this tablet is unique amongst many android devices in that is has a USB port.
I took an Xbox360 controller from Gamestop and plugged it in...
Excellent accessory support indeed! Apparently, i can scroll though the screens with the joysticks and use the Dpad and buttons to control some widgets!
I was more then surprised, and have not figured out what all the buttons do or the extent to which different apps will work with this.
Are there any other unlikely accessories you've tried on your Thrive yet?
I'm going to try it out tonight. Good find!
I use the SNES9x EX and found out last week that I could plug in my old Logitech Dual Action controller and it worked perfectly fine... Now I play a bunch of games all the time. I havnt tried the PSX emu yet but I will get around to it.
You can buy that controller off ebay for like $13
I use my tab to power a USB lamp and sometimes a fan shaped as a cow...
I am so happy I bought my thrive this is sweet! God to think I was going to just get the galaxy tab7 phew.
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I just plugged in a Saitek P2500 game controller & it also worked. Played a game of Dragon Fly with it.
I just installed Tiger Arcade and was using the full HDMI port to play Street Fighter 3 Third Strike on my HD TV and using the USB port to play it using my 360 Madcatz Arcade Fightstick.
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I just installed Tiger Arcade and was using the full HDMI port to play Street Fighter 3 Third Strike on my HD TV and using the USB port to play it using my 360 Madcatz Arcade Fightstick.
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that sounds just awesome.
I found my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and once i find my hdmi cable, i'll let you all know how it works just as a TV/media/whatever computer hooked up to a TV!
I'm totally doing this next!!!
My friend has a GT10.1 and is considering swapping...
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hay you tryed the wireless adapter for windows with the wireless xbox360 controler ?
the fact that you did that and it just worked like that with no hassle is amsing!
out of al teh tabs out right now the thrive defenetly seams liek teh best because of all the ports and such however i havent ever had a tab i ben waiting for the right one i suppse with 3d from lg anyway toshibal deffenetly makes teh best laptops and the thrive realy caught my eye when it came out and still dose!
anyway someone try a xbox360 wireless addapter for windows and see if thay can sink thare xbox360 controler up i wont be back in thisform so please pm me with results n thanks for teh heads up it makes the thribe to owen a thribe even more!
I've been using the full and micro USB slots to charge my e-cigarettes... also my phone (SGS2 I727R).
The tab looks like something out of an old sci-fi flick with an autobattery volt e-cig witha blue tip sticking out the top... pretty funny.
crazy_jake said:
I was considering the possibly of putting an emulator on my Thrive to play some old PS1 games today, and it occurred to me that this tablet is unique amongst many android devices in that is has a USB port.
I took an Xbox360 controller from Gamestop and plugged it in...
Excellent accessory support indeed! Apparently, i can scroll though the screens with the joysticks and use the Dpad and buttons to control some widgets!
I was more then surprised, and have not figured out what all the buttons do or the extent to which different apps will work with this.
Are there any other unlikely accessories you've tried on your Thrive yet?
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Why not just use or buy a ps3 controller it works with Bluetooth and I read that it works very well with tablets
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the ports are what make this tablet worth getting
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I've been using the full and micro USB slots to charge my e-cigarettes... also my phone (SGS2 I727R).
The tab looks like something out of an old sci-fi flick with an autobattery volt e-cig witha blue tip sticking out the top... pretty funny.
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yea, ive been using mine as an emergency battery backup when my phone gets low on day trips
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Ive upgraded sucessfully to 3.1 and thuoght that xbox 360 controllers are ment to work. not managed so far - does any one know how to get them to work ive tried wired and wireless ones.
i take it no one has then?
Its strange seeing as there are some reviews coming out with the xoom on 3.1 getting to use xbox 360 contollers.
Do you have the dock? I've seen reports of people not having luck getting it to work that upgraded to 3.1 but no mention if they are using the dock or the female to female usb adapter method that is floating around.
Also the update that is floating around is not the OTA one so it may not be complete.
yeah i do have the dock... hope the ota update has the drivers for xbox controllers. would be awesome!
After updating to 3.1 I tried plugging in my usb gamepad to the dock, and loaded up Snes9x. Tried remapping the keys to the gamepad and it would say the keys were mapped to "none" no matter what button I pushed on the controller. The TF definitely knew that there was a gamepad plugged in, but it seemed like it didn't know how to map it correctly. So I tried playing Cordy like they did when they showed off 3.1, and all the buttons on the gamepad would make me run and jump to the right. So from what I can tell, it does register that there is a usb device plugged in and working, but it just won't map the buttons correctly . I don't have a wired 360 controller to try out, but I tried plugging in my PlayStation 2 controller with a usb adapter, and the TF wouldn't even register any of the button presses.
I tried a ps3 compatible pad this morning with n64oid and it worked once I mapped the controls. Didn't have time to really test thoroughly but seems to work on the leaked 3.1. This tweet from asusuk seems to confirm it for the official 3.1
@AsusUK Eee Pad Transformer with Android 3.1 supports XBOX 360 & Playstation controllers. UK FOTA Wed am.
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Tested it on ps3 controllers, worked fine.
xbox 360 didn't work for me
How are these being hooked up through dock or some other means
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Is this only possible for people who have the dock? Does it have to be via cable??
Thanks guys!
Only docks.
I mean the tablet doesn't even have any USB ports.
Any way to pair it via Bluetooth, or maybe get it to connect through the asus propriety cable?
Doubt it. Xbox 360 controllers don't use blue tooth to connect to the console. The asus cable would have to be modified somehow an you would lose a cable most likely.
asus PR fail?
i got the OTA 3.1 update here in the US yesterday. when i plug my usb 360 controller into my dock, the ring of lights continuously blinks. the controller does not seem to register with cordy or with any emulators i've tried. i think the origional (mis)information that this would work came from the AsusUK twitter account.
can anyone in the UK confirm that this doesn't work for them?
After the 3.1 update i plugged in my old logitech pc controller and fired up snesnoid and everything works perfectly.
Unfortunately you are equating 'supported' with 'devs have created apps that now work' with said support. The gamepads will work as long as the apps have been updated to use the newer code.
All I've tried so far has been an old PS1 controller plugged in via a cheapo usb pc adapter and it worked flawlessly in fpse. Oddly enough it was even letting me control the home screens in android as well. Although the button mapping was all off for that trial.
then it seems logical that we call a controller 'supported' by android if it can switch homescreens. if an app is coded in such a way as to support the controller then we can call it 'supported' by that app and the controller becomes useful. i believe the generic key mapping features of most emulators are good enough and should work for the 360 controller, that is if the OS can recognize it. i'd wager that if a USB controller can not switch homescreens then it will be impossible for an app to make use of it.
both google and asus advertise that the 360 controller should work on the transformer after the 3.1 upgrade. mine can not switch home screens or do anything else at all besides annoyingly blink its lights.
i think my 360 controller not working is a bug and that makes me sad.
i would very much like to be proved wrong here.
I'm using a USB female to female adapter w/ this and it will not work for the life of me. Maybe the adapter is bad but it will not connect to this for nothing.
Note: Using XBOX360 Controller
has anyone tried connecting it trough a usb hub?
I got XBox 360 controller with USB which work fine on PC but doesn't work with my Transformer under Android 3.1
It seems Google forgot the XBox 360 drivers :s
Nobody on this thread manage to got the XBox 360 working ?
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After the 3.1 update i plugged in my old logitech pc controller and fired up snesnoid and everything works perfectly.
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Can you look at the back of your controller and tell me the model? I've got a emulator list with controllers that are working I would like to add it to. Check the DIY link in my signature.
Curious if anyone knows about hooking up a wired, usb controller to the TF while docked. I already own the wired gaming controllers that I use on my laptop for SNES roms, but wanted to use it on the transformer while I'm out.
android 3.1 supports the xbox and ps3 wire controllers...and i'm guessing other standard (meaning they work without custom drivers) gamepads.
i test an old PC gamepad i had, and it only partially worked. (some buttons aren't recognized, or recognized weirdly)
eitherway, it's trial and error.
but officially, Android 3.1 supports, at the very least, the xbox and ps3 controllers.
I can confirm ps3 controller works
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Will give it a try
Sweet, well i have an older gamepad that once I get the TF I will give it a shot, worst comes to worst will just pick up an xbox controller and call it good
The Xbox 360 USB controller does not work with this tablet.
Are you using an actual USB 360 controller or a 360 controller with the charge and play cable? The charge and play cable does not transmit data, it only charges, so you would have to have the 360 controller synced through blue tooth to make it work that way.
I got one of these docks today so I can confirm that the following controllers work with the dock:
PS3 dual shock
Logitech Cordless Precision PS3 controller (Wireless!)
Mayflash Classic Controller USB adapter (this one surprised me)
HOWEVER!
I was unable to get any of the emulators to register the right analog stick, which for most emulators is not a big deal, but still not as good I think as just using a wii remote with a classic controller which seems to work for all the buttons and sticks and things.
Also, I was unable to get 2 usb gamepads to be recognized independently (i.e. as player 1 and player 2) so for me this is not good either. I am now selling the dock on ebay because the only plus for me was being able to have 2 wireless USB gamepads that are not tethered to something else (wii remote) and be able to play 2 player games. Otherwise this dock just makes my transformer less portable. I'm sure for some people it's great though, I'm not knocking it, it just wasn't suited for what I wanted.
Anyone try it with a Logitech gamepad (usb)?
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Rumb...M392/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1310692757&sr=8-4
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Are you using an actual USB 360 controller or a 360 controller with the charge and play cable? The charge and play cable does not transmit data, it only charges, so you would have to have the 360 controller synced through blue tooth to make it work that way.
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Yes, I'm using an actual USB Xbox 360 controller not the wireless controller with the charge and play cable. This is an issue that if you search the forums you'll find others who have the same problem. I had emailed Asus more than a month ago about the issue and they finally responded and said:
Dear Valued Customer,
For the problem, currently TF101's dock does not support xbox 360 controller.
Sorry for any inconvenience. Wish you have a nice day.
Best Regards,
Vivian
ASUS Customer Service
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And when I asked if it will be supported in the future:
Dear Valued Customer,
Currently TF101 does not support it, but I will pass your test result as a VOC(vovice of customer) to the related dept.
Sorry for any inconvenience. Wish you have a nice day.
Best Regards,
Vivian
ASUS Customer Service
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I would not count on this being resolved anytime soon.
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Anyone try it with a Logitech gamepad (usb)?
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Rumb...M392/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1310692757&sr=8-4
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The wireless gamepad I tried was Logitech, so I would imagine that this would work as well. I have a couple of older model Logitech gamepads I can test later on if I get around to it.
I really am disappointed though in the fact that android 3.1 does not seem to distinguish between 2 different gamepads plugged in at the same time. I tried setting up a 2 player game of Contra by mapping buttons for player 1 and player 2 on each respective pad, but both gamepads controlled both characters at the same time. So it's fine for single player, but any kind of multiplayer is no go.
I take it back. It is something they are looking to resolve:
The next firmware update will support xbox 360 controller and the firmware will be released soon.
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Vivian
ASUS Customer Service
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At least now I don't need to buy another controller.
Sigwood said:
The wireless gamepad I tried was Logitech, so I would imagine that this would work as well. I have a couple of older model Logitech gamepads I can test later on if I get around to it.
I really am disappointed though in the fact that android 3.1 does not seem to distinguish between 2 different gamepads plugged in at the same time. I tried setting up a 2 player game of Contra by mapping buttons for player 1 and player 2 on each respective pad, but both gamepads controlled both characters at the same time. So it's fine for single player, but any kind of multiplayer is no go.
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Thanks so much for the info! But would you be so kind as to check with the older model Logitech gamepads (with usb)? I'm looking to buy the one that I linked you earlier and this would definitely be a deal breaker if it didn't work.
Does an actual WIRED xbox 360 controller work with the prime right when you plug it in. I've seen some say it will some say it won't.
Yes it works 100%. With Games and Navigating the menu.
My name is Optimus Prime and I send this message..
I'm a little confused does the play and charge cable work as well?
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I'm a little confused does the play and charge cable work as well?
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No, all that ever does is charge the controller.
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No, all that ever does is charge the controller.
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I'm not sure if that's true. I've plugged in a wireless xbox controller into a console without a battery pack and without being synced to that console, and it's worked. I've always assumed its through a wired connection.
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I'm not sure if that's true. I've plugged in a wireless xbox controller into a console without a battery pack and without being synced to that console, and it's worked. I've always assumed its through a wired connection.
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Nope, just power. It's missing the pins and wiring on the inside to relay controls.
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He's right. I tried plugging in my charge and play controller and all it did was charge the controller. I wish I didn't sell my wired controller
I just picked up the Prime myself, and went out and grabbed a wired xbox 360 controller. The controller works great to navigate the prime, as well as Riptide, however when I read in the Tegra zone, it mentions pressing the guide button, until the light is solid on. My light is aways blinking, kind of annoying, is this normal?
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I just picked up the Prime myself, and went out and grabbed a wired xbox 360 controller. The controller works great to navigate the prime, as well as Riptide, however when I read in the Tegra zone, it mentions pressing the guide button, until the light is solid on. My light is aways blinking, kind of annoying, is this normal?
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It's normal.. and it will work anyway.
It even works with the wireless 360 receiver.. so you can use a 360 controller wirelessly if you have one of those..
ohwow the wireless work? The Tegra page said they didn't, wonder if the new firmware fixed that? I have one of the receivers but didn't even try it. Already bought the wired controller, but I did get it on sale for 27 bucks, think I'll keep it, thinking as far as portability goes, carrying around just a controller rather than reciver + controller sounds easier. And you really dont need to be far from the tablet.
r u guys sure because i swore a long time ago i used the charge cord to plug one into my computer to use as a gamepad. could be wrong just know i used to have a controller for my computer and i don't remember having a wired one
I personally couldnt get any of them to work. However i am rooted and my ps3 controller works. So ive been using that. Didnt really keep trying with the 360 controller. Which to be fair is far more comfortable than the ps3 one.
Might try again.
Has anyone tried using one of these in splashtop HD?
Just interested to see if it actually relays back the controls to the PC like it is actually connected. if so then i will be very happy!
Also what about onlive, Anyone got around to testing the controller on that?
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r u guys sure because i swore a long time ago i used the charge cord to plug one into my computer to use as a gamepad. could be wrong just know i used to have a controller for my computer and i don't remember having a wired one
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110% sure.
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Just received my Tomee USB controller and it ROCKS, no issues when plugging it in. The prime auto recognized. I have been playing SNES games all morning! This controller is good quality and feels just like the original. Works with NES and SNES emulators. The NES USB controller I bought still doesn't work on my Prime even though USB/BT Joystick test app sees it and shows all button presses. The NES Emu App developer is looking into it as I type this. Classic Gaming Portable is great!
That looks great! I use an XBOX 360 controller but for many games (including SNES emulators) certain buttons act as the 'home' button and quit out of the application. Is there any issues like that for the Tomee USB controller?
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That looks great! I use an XBOX 360 controller but for many games (including SNES emulators) certain buttons act as the 'home' button and quit out of the application. Is there any issues like that for the Tomee USB controller?
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No issues at all. Works on both of roberts emulators (nes market app and snes free from his website). Is your 360 controller wired?
Yes it is wired. Thanks for the input though, I may look into getting one of those controllers
I have an new controller I purchased from urban outfitters a while back. Don't exactly remember what brand but it works perfect with every emulator I've tried it with.
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Have u got a link to the one you bought. I nearly bought an actual snes controller... I.e not USB. That was a tomee
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Hey all, I am still pretty new to my p5113 10.1 GT2 and wondering if there are any good game controllers for the tab... or if I got a adapter cable could I hook up like an Xbox 360 controller like the Galaxy S3 phone... any help is appreciated.
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No we cannot...
No u can't use ur tab as a game controller of xbox... but u can connect pen drive or mouse or keyboard into ur tab using d cable...
There was an app that worked with my Droid x to connect a Wii remote, I wonder if it works with the Tab...
I use my PS3 controller on my tablet.
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I use a Logitech F710 with a short OTG cable, works great, there's a switch on the front of it, must be set to "D" to work properly. Using it for GTA3 and Asphalt 7.
PS3 controller via bluetooth here as well
Just like my Galaxy S2 it looks like Samsung is STILL using their proprietary bluetooth stack because my Wiimotes dont work with my Tab 2. Wiimote Connect always asks me for a PIN. Might have to give in and just get a PS3 controller.
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Wii (classic) controller here.
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Wii (classic) controller here.
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How are you connecting it to your Tab???
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Use your Bluetooth you can go to your settings and scan if that don't work there are countless apps for connecting the game controller
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Epsxe emulator and ps3 controller, playstation all the way, F'n awsome compatabillity ( sixaxis controller apk)
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Epsxe emulator and ps3 controller, playstation all the way, F'n awsome compatabillity ( sixaxis controller apk)
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I use retroarch android, it has an bunch of open source emulators ( including a psx emu) in one app. Sixaxis is one of the best apps i have bought.
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I am using the gamestop tablet controller v2 on my tab 2 7.0. It works great and was $24.99 on gamestop.com
http://www.gamestop.com/android/accessories/tablet-wireless-game-controller-v2/104425
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Hello
I have a problem, when i plug in to my Tab 2 a gamepad i see " connected USB device with high performance" and bottom "can not get access to the device" (message translated from Polish), and USB/BT Joystick Center test app dont see a usb gamepad. I dont know what i to do. I dont want root my tablet but i want play with controler. Please help and sorry for my poor english
I forgot i use USB OTG adapter.
I see that no one knows the answer to my question. So let us differently. Message about high power, tell i think says that game pad take to much elctric power, so i have another question if i connect bluetooth gamepad with USB dongle then will take less power? And if so, that my tablet and USB / BT Joystick Center app willbe work with this set? Maybe someone tried?
Im talking about normal bluetooth PC gamepad.
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I see that no one knows the answer to my question. So let us differently. Message about high power, tell i think says that game pad take to much elctric power, so i have another question if i connect bluetooth gamepad with USB dongle then will take less power? And if so, that my tablet and USB / BT Joystick Center app willbe work with this set? Maybe someone tried?
Im talking about normal bluetooth PC gamepad.
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I have connected a usb blue tooth dongle to my usb adapter and it worked. Mine was for a keyboard and mouse.
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Finally i know ho i must translate message from tab. One more time, when i plug in gamepad on my tab shows high power usb device connected. It usb hub with external power source can solve my problem??
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I use a Nyko Playpad and it works great with my tab
Here's a fun fact. I was playing shadowgun deadzone for a few hours on my galaxy tab 2 10.1 WiFi only non root FULLY CHARGED .
Now I stopped playing
BATTERY IS AT 40% or so, unplugged the ps3 controller , did bit of web browsing for bout 20 mins
Then left my tab.
Came back battery is at 38% NOW.
So plugged in the ps3 controller to play shadowgun deadzone again
AND now it's saying 'connected device is too high power consumption!'
Go figure...
So charged it to full.
Plugged ps3 again now Works.
So looks like at a certain % it didn't accept ' high powered devices' like the ps3 controller.
I don't know what the % limit is until it says ' high powered device Bla Bla'
But I'd think it's around 50-40%
Thought I'd let people know
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Want to add to save others time and trouble. You can use a ps3 controller. But it HAS to be a genuine Sony controller. If you dont have one, they are expensive. Use the app sixaxis compatibility and its sister app, sixaxis controller, to make it work.
If you dont have a ps3 controller, the gamestop controller that acam mentioned above is supposed to be really good. My local Gamestop wanted $30. Since i'm cheap, i bought the Red Samurai V2 controller from gamestop ($25). I love it! It looks great, works great and feels great in the hands. Played Shadowgun Deadzone no problem with it. I'm going to try and pair it with my desktop pc and see how it works.
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