My Brand New Xbox 360 Wired Controller Won't Work :(

xXxSh4d0w83xXx · Apr 4, 2015

So today i had gone to the mall to go to EB Games to get myself a second controller so that I can play a few cooperative games with my 9 year old sister. My controller was $40, and it was brand new. As soon as I got home and plugged it in, it (for some reason
I don't know about) wasnn't working. Then we decided to start Minecraft, but everytime she joins, she's being moving her in a south-west direction. I kept un-plugging and re-plugging the usb cord back in, yet nothing changed. Can anybody shed some light onto
this situation?

:)

DMONEZDADON · Apr 4, 2015

My pdp camo wired xbox 1 controller stop working i got brand new cords for while playingitstopworkin

while playing gta my pdp camo wired controller stop working I brought brand new cords and all and my controller won't turn on SMH

IRidlaH · Apr 4, 2015

xb1 wireless controller (wired) on pc slow looking down

my brand new xbox one wireless controller (military green) which is wired to my windows 7 pc is looking down 90% slower than any other direction on rainbow 6 siege.

I also have a 360 controller (wireless) that this doesnt happen with.

Any ideas?

Irixion · Apr 6, 2015

Brand new and wired? Microsoft hasn't made wired controllers in a while. Don't shop at CrapStop. Take it back and ask for another one.

bigjuju88

Okay. Here's a list of what I did to try and trouble-shoot the issue.

1 - Turned off and unplugged XBOX 360. Plugged in 3 Microsoft brand wired controllers into USB ports on the back. Plugged in XBOX 360 and powered on. All 3 controllers show Player 1. Unplugged each controller individually at the in-line release/breakaway
connector and reconnected. No change. Each still shows Player 1.

2 - Turned off and unplugged XBOX 360. Plugged in 1 Microsoft brand wireless controller into USB port on front (I know it's a wireless controller but this one is used and the rechargeable battery is completely dead and won't hold a charge.). Plugged in
3 Microsoft brand wired controllers into USB ports on the back. Plugged in XBOX 360 and powered on. All 3 regular wired controllers show Player 1. Wireless controller that's plugged into a USB port shows as Player 2.

Thanks.

Julian ZB

I have tried to reset cache and cookies and it hasn't worked, the controller is a wired PDP brand controller and I am connecting it via usb. Third party gamepad tester websites will read my inputs but the official xbox cloud gamign website won't.

Obsessive Power

I can see how this is confusing for you, especially since the official support rep has said to buy the PC branded Xbox 360 wired controller. I can however concur with previous ambassadors response.
You don't need to buy the PC branded controller.
A standard Xbox 360 wired controller will work fine.

The only difference between the two is that the PC branded one comes with a driver disc. However, you don't need this driver disc if your PC is connected to the Internet as the drivers can be downloaded directly from Microsoft

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Typically, if you're running either Windows Vista or Windows 7, the driver should download automatically as soon as the controller is connected to the computer. No driver is required to be downloaded for Windows 8, as Xbox 360 controllers are fully
supported by that OS already.

My Xbox wired controller works fine on my PC.

Obsessive Power

I've updated the driver and used this controller on other PCs with windows 11 and the problem still persists.

The information of my system is attached below:

Hi

If your controller isn't working on other PC running Windows 11 it tells me something is wrong with your controller.

There aren't any compatibility issues with older Xbox 360 controllers and Windows 11. I've just tried my old Xbox 360 wired controller in my brand new Windows 11 based PC and it works fine. The fact that it isn't working now is likely coincidental.

Obsessive Power

I have an original 360 controller and it doesn't work

Is it a wired controller?

For 360 controllers to work on PC without any additional hardware, they must be wired. The 360 play and charge for wireless controllers
won't turn a wireless controller into a wired one. The reason is simply because the play and charge can not send data, it only provides power.

My Brand New Xbox 360 Wired Controller Won't Work :(