Xbox Controller Steam Download A Helper

The port on it is just a standard USB, so it should plug right into your Mac.

And in some cases thats all you need -- the OnLive app, for example, will make use of your controller right out of the box (which is actually easier than it works on Windows, incidentally, where you need to install an official driver), and there are other games around (Ive been playing AirMech in my Chrome browser quite a bit lately) that will work great right away.

I havent tried Steams Big Picture mode on my Mac yet, but I presume it too will work just as well.

There is a very nice driver for the Xbox 360 controller available for free online, and it will cover you for a lot of games that already support controller setups.

Xbox Controller Steam Download A Helper

But every once in a while youll come across a game that requires you to use a keyboard, and for those times, youll need to download a helper app, something like the Gamepad Companion (from the Mac App Store).

That app will let you map the Xbox 360 controllers buttons to standard mouse and keyboard functions, so you can use your controller to do anything you want.

Apple seems closer than ever to actually bringing full apps to the Apple TV, and when it does, you have to think it will also create some kind of controller device (or include that functionality directly in iOS somehow).

Until then, however, Microsofts controller works perfectly well, and with a little bit of tweaking, you can get it to do whatever you need.

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