can i use a control pad (like a playstation) on a pc

[ninnipoo]

if i got one, would it work with team fortress?

[Kargor]

You can most certainly use a gamepad on a PC, although the driver situation is better for some than it is for others.

The XBox 360 gamepad is kind of the "standard" -- not only does it have proper drivers, but many games come with control schemes for it, button images taken from it etc.

I don't know Team Fortress, so I have no idea whether it supports gamepads.

[Spawn of Totoro]

An Xbox controller would work as there are PC drivers for it.

A Playstation one would not since Sony has not released PC drivers.

You can get a Logitech F310 for less the $20 and it will work since it supports x-input. It looks and feels just like a PS controller, but with no rumble. There is a wireless version with rumble available.

TF2 has Partial Controller Support, so a controller should work with the game, but not the menus.

[ninnipoo]

do you mean an actual xbox controller? ive seen ones that look like it....would an xbox one be like plug and play?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Цитата допису ninnipoo:

do you mean an actual xbox controller? ive seen ones that look like it....would an xbox one be like plug and play?

If it is one made by microsoft, it should be. If it is a 3rd pary controller, then it may need to to tell it to use the xbox controller drivers.

[LeonardoFreed]

Low Xpadder.

[76561193857876471]

I use the Xbox 360 controller with Team Fortress 2. Works fine, except for menus as Totoro mentioned. Also, certain features like the "voice" commands require you use the keyboard. Did not need to do anything special to configure it, Team Fortress 2 recognized it and assigned the keys automatically. I think I did have to enable the controller in options though.

[Kargor]

Цитата допису ninnipoo:

do you mean an actual xbox controller? ive seen ones that look like it....would an xbox one be like plug and play?

Yes and no.

The "actual XBox 360 controller" is wireless, and needs a receiver.

Microsoft is selling two special packages "for Windows" -- a wired controller, and a wireless one bundled with the receiver. Both are "actual XBox360 controllers", they are just packaged differently.

I suppose nobody uses a wired controller on the actual XBox-360 -- this would also work out of the box on PC (possibly after installing drivers). Once you have a receiver for the wireless devices, "actual" XBox360-controllers should work too, just like the "for Windows" wireless device will also work with an actual XBox360.

[crunchyfrog]

Just to add and correct Spawn of Totoro's comments slightly, you CAN EASILY use PS3 controllers - I most often use that.

There aren't official drivers, but you can use MotioninJoy (note that it does tend to try and link you to adware, but Adblock covers this - it is NOT harmful malware though). Just download it, run it, choose to emulate 360 controller, enable, and job done.

[76561193857876471]

I realized after crunchyfrog's post I should have pointed this out earlier, but I actually used a 3rd party licensed controller, specifically Afterglow. Windows 8.1 recognizes it when I plug it in to the PC, and downloads the appropriate drivers. Not sure about earlier versions of Windows. I got mine for $30, which is about $20 cheaper than the wired Xbox 360 controllers. So if you don't already have a wired controller, you might want to save yourself a little money and look into an Afterglow.