Controller Support

There are already several threads on the subject. You might want to read those.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/916796/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/335581/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/798069/

For what it's worth I couldn't get it to work with either Portal 2 or Team Fortress 2. The other games I don't have so I can't comment on them. The wired Xbox 360 controllers generally work better with PC and Mac games. Portal 2 definitely supports it as does Bioshock. I believe most PC and Mac games that are designed to also work with a control pad generally support the Xbox 360 controller by default. That said I've only got wireless Xbox 360 controllers so I've not been able to test one. I am thinking about getting a second hand one to try out as I feel it may well be a better option then the PS3 controller.

colt6920 said:

So Portal 2 is designed to work with a controller but you couldnt get it to. I guess I just wait until a few more people give it a try and hopefully there will be a solution soon.

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Get a wired Xbox360 controller.

I prefer sonys controllers but getting them to work is just full of issues, most PC games these days are built with the 360 pad in mind and turning it on is just a case of ticking a box in settings. It is a good pad for gaming and available very cheap since most 360 users prefer the wifi pad.

colt6920 said:

So Portal 2 is designed to work with a controller but you couldnt get it to. I guess I just wait until a few more people give it a try and hopefully there will be a solution soon.

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I think you misunderstood what I said. It's designed to work with the Xbox 360 controller specifically. If you go to the controller configuration in the settings it even shows an Xbox 360 controller. As SlickShoes mentioned most PC/Mac games that have control pad support are designed to work with the Xbox 360 controller. There is even a version that comes in different packaging with Windows drivers and is marketed as a Windows controller. That said any official wired Xbox 360 control pad will work.

colt6920 said:

Sorry about the confusion, so I'll just get a wired 360 controller and I should be good to go.

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Yep, I picked mine up on ebay for £6 about a year ago. Im sure new they will be about £30 though.

I am not sure if it works on TF2 though, i ended up playing that in windows, but i played L4D1 and 2 with it and Portal 1 and 2. If you use bootcamp, it works perfectly in the crysis games and almost any of the recent multiplatform titles for PC and xbox.