![]() Introduction I have created a USB driver which allows you to use wired XBox 360 Controllers via USB, and wireless XBox 360 Controllers via the Microsoft Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, on your OSX machine, including support for the Apple Force Feedback library. The driver is licenced under the GPL. Outlook for mac delete from server exchange. ChatPad I have got the Microsoft ChatPad working with my wired controller. The latest release of the driver includes support, and I'll be updating the USB information section of this website shortly. I've not yet checked the wireless receiver for compatibility. Other info Sadly, my PowerMac has died, which as my primary development machine has slowed progress. Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for PC - Win 7 driver. You need to select 'Gaming Receiver' under products on the download page. I don't see the gaming receiver in the drop down. XBox 360 dongles are pretty hard to find around the house, especially when moving the laptop around doing some gaming. These fit very well and came well-packaged. The color is wrong but I don't care. I have added a version of the driver without support for the Guitar Hero controller, to allow the Guitar Hero for Mac game to work (it attempts to access hardware directly, which doesn't work if a real driver has claimed the device). It works by automatically tweaking the driver's Info.plist, but a reboot will be required after any changes. Downloads Newest version: (disk image) (ZIP file) The Driver disk image contains an installer, which when run will install the driver, and a Preference Pane to control it. I like playing games on my Mac, but as a console gamer at heart, I much prefer the joypad to the keyboard and mouse. In particular, racing games like Dirt 2 -- recently acquired as part of the -- just don't feel right to me controlling them with a keyboard. Not to mention the immense discomfort I'm feeling after a session. The solution; hooking up a controller. And, since the Xbox 360 controller is common, not that expensive, and easy to connect, that's the route I went. So, lets show you how you can do it too. I'm using a wired Xbox 360 controller, but you can use a wireless one but you'll need to purchase a receiver to plug into your Mac. Since the wired controller has a standard USB port on the end, it seemed like the easiest option. To make it work, you're going to need to pick up a driver. The one we want is the Tattiebogle driver. Download the latest disk image, open it up and go through the install process. Once completed, your Mac will require a restart. • Download the Tattiebogle Xbox 360 controller driver UPDATE: Tattiebogle hasn't been updated since OS X Snow Leopard and doesn't seem to work on Yosemite. However, there's a GitHub repo that fixes the unofficial support unofficially: •. For the times your controller isn't supported out of the box, something like Joystick Mapper or Gamepad Companion could be your salvation. Available to download via the Mac App Store, Joystick Mapper sells for $4.99 and Gamepad Companion is $7.99. Their purpose is to configure your controller to act as a keyboard and mouse, with you getting the chance to dictate which buttons map to which keyboard presses. • Joystick Mapper - • Gamepad Companion - That's about all she wrote. From here on out you should be good to go with your Xbox 360 controller and your Mac games. If you've hooked up a game controller to your Mac, let us know what it is, how you did it and why you like it in the comments below! Note: Published May 2013, updated November 2014. This post may contain affiliate links. See our for more details.
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