PC xbox controller

Hey,
IM 14 and looking for a store that carries a PC compatible xbox 360 look alike controller. I know that these are made but I want a store that's local. I also want to know if this controller is easier for first person shooter games (in particular brothers in arms hells highway) then the standard PC keyboard. Thanks

daneboy502 wrote:
Hey,
IM 14 and looking for a store that carries a PC compatible xbox 360 look alike controller. I know that these are made but I want a store that's local. I also want to know if this controller is easier for first person shooter games (in particular brothers in arms hells highway) then the standard PC keyboard. Thanks
No, it is not easier. Unless the game is severely crippled so that mouse aiming is disabled, people using a mouse to aim will utterly and completely dominate you.
Pad vs. keyboard/mouse is why you never see cross-platform FPS gaming (at least not between PC and consoles) - because mouse users will utterly destroy pad users.
The order of control accuracy/speed is:
Gamepads are slightly better than keyboard-only
Mouse + keyboard is so superior to gamepads that mousers won't be able to tell the difference between you and a keyboarder - to them you'll be cannon fodder
Connecting gamepads to PCs is rarely useful for anything other than running classic console games on emulators. It could be useful for some game types like flight simulators and maybe driving sims, but it's vastly inferior for FPS games and strategy games unless the game itself is massively crippled.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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