Can I play PC games with gamepad?


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I have a simple question, are PC games generally playable with a regular gamepad (with analogue sticks)?

The games I play right now are GTA4, Grid and Bioshock. To be able to play these is important but I also want to know if recent games support gamepads generally.

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Depends on the game. Most console ports work, for example Devil May Cry 4.

I presume GTA4 and Bioshock will work, as they were released on consoles too.

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I disagree that the Logitech ones are better personally, purely because of the advent of Games for Windows. Those games perform perfectly with that controller.

I'd say the Logitech ones are all standard affairs. No special features of note.

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I'm not sure if I can get a XBox360 controller because the system was very recently introduced here. I'm not a very serious gamer so I was thinking to get a very generic gamepad. (probably not a logitech) to save some money. I was just wondering if games are gamepad aware, and not dependant on the gamepad's own drivers.

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Almost every game out these days (even non-retail even) are Games for Windows which means they support the 360 controller out of the box. Note, not Games for Windows LIVE though heh.

And yeah if you can't get the controller to work the programs the others have mentioned work great.

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I'd say the Logitech ones are all standard affairs. No special features of note.

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it has something that the xbox360 controller doesnt have - a fan

it even shows up as an xbox360 controller in windows...

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