XBOX 360 Controller for PC: vibration glitch ?

Admin wrote:Hi there,

I do use the original wireless Xbox 360 controller for games like Assassin's Creed. For that, I've bought a special wireless (third-party) USB receiver.
How did you connect a wired Xbox 360 controller to your PC? It doesn't have a USB plug, right?

This controller is stated to be suitable (and intended) for PC gaming; it is plugged into a USB port of a PC.   So yes, the controller has a USB plug.  This thing with the wireless controller and the receiver sounds good, maybe I'll try that one in the future.

Admin wrote:Hi there,

Ah, special Windows version, I see. Then the first thing that comes to my mind is the driver.
Try this: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/nl-nl/d/xbox-360-controller-for-windows

Yes, I did that already (see my opening post  ). The fact that I don't seem to encounter any other issues besides this vibration glitch, would - in my opinion - speak in favor of a hardware glitch, rather than a driver failure. But thanks for the effort, still !

As stated, the overall quality of that controller is pretty good, but I can live with that glitch, by just turning off the vibration in the options menus...  

Carlos wrote:

Admin wrote:Hi there,

Ah, special Windows version, I see. Then the first thing that comes to my mind is the driver.
Try this: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/nl-nl/d/xbox-360-controller-for-windows

Yes, I did that already (see my opening post  ).

Admin wrote:I see.
Did you actually use the one I linked you to? Most likely you did.

I did some research on this problem too, but couldn't find much. One was of a guy who spilled juice on his controller (LOL) and another one suggested taking out the vibrator motor.  
Another interesting thing I read, was about a "fake" controller. I used to have one of these (wired) cheap Chinese controllers myself. It worked great for a few months, but then one of the buttons started acting up. It'd still work, but not as good as before. (Such a pain in the argh when you're playing Assassin's Creed and are trying to chase someone)

Anyway, can you confirm it's really a 100% original Microsoft controller? Because the one I got from China got a nice and shiny Microsoft sticker on it too, lol.    
Maybe you can post a picture of your controller?

There is ONLY this particular driver you linked to.   And no, I didn't spill any juice either.

But that's no big deal for me - again, I just turn off the vibration in the in-game menus of the games, and that's it.   

Beeker980 wrote:Hello Carlos, I use a 3rd party wireless dongle to connect my 360 controller and I do not have any vibration issues. However I did experience a sound issue while running original bioshock off steam. The sound just stopped working when using a controller and eventually all together only once in game. I use a headset and it works though. If you don't mind spending the money I heard Xbox one controllers are built to work as plug and play for windows in wired configuration, microsoft built the drivers for it into windows and the controller itself. Sometimes the new drivers can mess up the controller and you need older drivers.

The thing is, this XBOX360 Controller doesn't need any drivers either, technically. It can alos function as a plug and play device. While I'm not a hardware/electronics expert, this alone is a strong indicator - in my opinion - that the drivers are NOT the issue. But yes, thanks for the input still. Maybe I'll look into buying one of these new XBOX one controllers.

Beeker980 wrote:What OS are you using? Microsoft has actual controller software they distribute for wired ones. I can send you the link

Yes, I know.   I have the following installed for quite a few years now:

Layloria wrote:Hello,

I have this vibration glitch and I tried playing with it before but after while, the numbing becomes unbearable. The only fix I found was to unplug the device and replug it back in.

Layloria

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one experiencing this.   But yes, that's one solution.   There are games though (see my above posts) that do not recognize the controller anymore, after plugging it out and then back in again. Like e.g. "Driver: San Francisco". However, I don't really need that fancy vibration feature. I just turn the vibration off in the in-game options, and I'm fine. Thanks for the input !