I have a decent pc but I like using a controller to game, pc and keyboard kills my back. I like standing and moving around a little while I play, weird I know. So what are the best games to play. The best 10 Controller-support games for Mac OS daily generated by our specialised A.I. Comparing over 40 000 video games across all platforms for Mac OS. The order in this selection is not absolute, but the best games tends to be up in the list.
It appears that the Logitech F310/F510 work under Mac when treated as a generic controller and not in xinput mode. That's one of the gold-standard controllers on the PC side as it splits the difference between Sony and Xbox controllers nicely. (It can be treated as a HID USB style oldschool gamepad or as fully Xbox 360 controller compatible, has the buttons styled more like a 360 but the stick layout of a Sony controller (the two analog sticks lined up next to each other with the D-pad above on the left.) Bonus: They're cheaper than the console controllers but still good quality. Hmm, might have to go PS3 because it uses bluetooth and doesn't require any driver installs like the 360 controller. Thanks for the links!
Yeah, the huge 'gotcha' with the 360 controller is that there's a bluetooth PC connection kit for Windows and a wireless controller sold with the console. They're different, but you can upgrade the console one to the special dongle. The one sold with the console includes a USB connection for charging. But.only for charging. The controller doesn't talk over USB at all. IMHO that's almost as big of a fail as having the controller not compliant with the pre-existing standard for controllers on Windows. The wired style 360 controller that you used to get with the cheapo version of the console.do.
talk over USB. Edit: I have an F510. It's wired with vibration. It's very solid. The F310 is the non-rumble version and the F710 is the rumble model but wireless.
I haven't had experience with that one as I don't do PC gaming far away enough from the screen to make wireless worthwhile at present. Like I said, it's good in that it splits the difference between the two in sizing with a stick layout that's more Sony-like. IMHO it's a good compromise. I'm looking at the F510 on Amazon right now, but am not clear on something. It says 'customizable with profiler software'. Is that something that comes in the box or something I'd download separately?
The reason I ask is because there is an app on the Mac App Store called GamePad Companion that costs $8 and will allow you to set up different controllers. Just didn't know if I'd have to buy something like that or if the software is included in the box. Sorry for the stealth edit on my previous post, I thought I changed it before anyone saw it. I'm looking at the F510 on Amazon right now, but am not clear on something.
It says 'customizable with profiler software'. Is that something that comes in the box or something I'd download separately? The reason I ask is because there is an app on the Mac App Store called GamePad Companion that costs $8 and will allow you to set up different controllers. Just didn't know if I'd have to buy something like that or if the software is included in the box. Sorry for the stealth edit on my previous post, I thought I changed it before anyone saw it. That's Logitech's game software. It only works in 'D' mode and there's no Mac version that I'm aware of.
You will need some third party software to get the most out of it. Edit: Even on the Windows side it's being phased out (last update was in 2010) since all new games use 'X' mode (which is basically the 360 controller software) instead. I'm looking at the F510 on Amazon right now, but am not clear on something. It says 'customizable with profiler software'.
Is that something that comes in the box or something I'd download separately? The reason I ask is because there is an app on the Mac App Store called GamePad Companion that costs $8 and will allow you to set up different controllers.
Just didn't know if I'd have to buy something like that or if the software is included in the box. Sorry for the stealth edit on my previous post, I thought I changed it before anyone saw it. That's Logitech's game software.
It only works in 'D' mode and there's no Mac version that I'm aware of. You will need some third party software to get the most out of it. Edit: Even on the Windows side it's being phased out (last update was in 2010) since all new games use 'X' mode (which is basically the 360 controller software) instead.
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The F510 appears to be phasing out as well. When I was looking for controllers to get Amazon went from having them in stock at $35 (Logitech's MSRP) to $60 the next week. Logitech also doesn't and longer.
IMHO that's almost as big of a fail as having the controller not compliant with the pre-existing standard for controllers on Windows. The pre-existing standard was shit. Because it wasn't an actual standard (and just an interface) games didn't/couldn't come preconfigured to use the controller and you, at the very least, had to configure the controls in-game. At worst you absolutely had to use an external piece of software (similar to what Xpadder does) to turn keyboard commands into button presses. I had a couple of controllers during the XP era and it was a crap-shoot whether I could ever get it to work with games that ostensibly 'supported' DirectInput controllers. The best thing for PC gaming to come out of the Xbox is standardized controller configurations and XInput. It just works.
I'm looking at the F510 on Amazon right now, but am not clear on something. It says 'customizable with profiler software'. Is that something that comes in the box or something I'd download separately? The reason I ask is because there is an app on the Mac App Store called GamePad Companion that costs $8 and will allow you to set up different controllers. Just didn't know if I'd have to buy something like that or if the software is included in the box. Sorry for the stealth edit on my previous post, I thought I changed it before anyone saw it.
I use a Wireless 360 controller. The distance from TV to couch in our house makes wired controllers unfeasable, so we have quite a collection of the wireless ones, and battery packs, lying around.
All I needed to purchase was the dongle, which came with a bonus controller. Third party drivers were required, which don't support rumble (boo hoo). The dongle allows up to four of my wireless controllers to connect to the Mac at once. The only complaint is that sometimes the Mac does not recognize that a controller is attached. Sometimes disconnecting and reconnecting the dongle will fix it, other times a restart is required.
It's probably an issue with the third party drivers, as this never happens either in Boot Camp or in Parallels.