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Xbox 360 controller
The Xbox 360 controller is the primary game controller for Microsoft's Xbox 360 home video game console that was introduced at E3 2005. The Xbox 360 controller comes in both wired and wireless versions.
- First released
- 2005
- Made by
- Microsoft
- Generation
- 7
- Type
- Controller
Overview
The Xbox 360 controller is the primary game controller for Microsoft's Xbox 360 home video game console that was introduced at E3 2005. The Xbox 360 controller comes in both wired and wireless versions. The Xbox controller is not compatible with the Xbox 360. The wired and wireless versions are also compatible with Microsoft PC operating systems from Windows XP onward.
The wireless controllers run on either AA batteries or a rechargeable battery pack. The wired controllers may be connected to any of the USB ports on the console, or to an attached USB hub.
For the Xbox 360's 17th anniversary, the controller was re-released by Hyperkin, a third party studio, for the Xbox Series X and S.
Details
- Manufacturer
- Microsoft
- Type
- Gamepad
- Generation
- Seventh
- Connectivity
- Wireless (proprietary 2.4 GHz protocol), USB, 2.5 mm headset jack
- Input
- 2 × clickable analog sticks 2 × analog triggers 2 × shoulder buttons 4 × action buttons 3 × other buttons (wireless) Digital D-pad
- Predecessor
- Xbox controller
- Successor
- Xbox Wireless Controller
- Works with
- XBOX 360
Works with
More from Xbox
- Xbox controller 2001
- Xbox DVD Movie Playback Kit 2001
- Xbox Communicator 2002
- Xbox Controller S 2002
- Xbox 360 Hard Drive 2005
- Xbox 360 Memory Unit 2005
- Xbox 360 Play and Charge Kit 2005
- Xbox 360 Wired Headset 2005
- Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter 2005
- Xbox 360 HD DVD Player 2006
- Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver 2006
- Xbox 360 Wireless Headset 2006
- Xbox Live Vision 2006
- Xbox 360 Chatpad 2007
- Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel 2007
- Kinect 2010
- Kinect for Xbox One 2013
- Xbox Elite Wireless Controller 2013
- Xbox One Chat Headset 2013
- Xbox Wireless Controller 2013
- Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 2015
- Xbox Adaptive Controller 2018
- Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 2019
Sources
- Wikipedia overview and specifications
- Xbox-360-Wireless-Controller-White.jpg
- Xbox 360 special edition transforming dpad controller.jpg Alphathon CC BY-SA 3.0
- Xbox 360 Chatpad+controller.png Alphathon CC BY-SA 3.0
The overview is adapted from Wikipedia and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
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