A question for the gaming hive-mind

[tanuki_green]

Hey - does anyone know if the Rock Band guitar controllers for the XBox 360 will work on the PC for Guitar Hero?

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[tanuki-green.livejournal.com]

The reason I ask, I've been playing Guitar Hero on my laptop for some time now. I was at BestBuy yesterday playing Rock Band 2 and found I really did like the controller better.

I may have to give it a try and see.

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

See, that's just it: The new Rock Band 2 controller is wireless. I'm not sure how to get XBox *wireless* controllers working with a PC. Are they bluetooth?

Now I'm curious about how to get Xbox wireless controllers working on a PC. I'll do some googling.

[tanuki-green.livejournal.com]

Well... Obviously - at BestBuy - the controllers were VERY wired. Like really heavy chains so you wouldn't run away with the controller. But yeah - I've been wondering about getting the wireless controllers for XBox working on PC too... Hrm...

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

The answer appears to be Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows (http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows-Pc/dp/B000HZFCT2).

Whether or not this works with Rock Band 2 controllers, or works only with Microsoft-brand joysticks, I don't know.

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

Trying to find out if that receiver works with the Rock Band 2 controllers: Uncle Google isn't helping. It looks like you're on your own. And as I understand it, you don't have a huge amount of disposable income to experiment in this way.

[tanuki-green.livejournal.com]

No... Not a huge amount... I just want to know if it works before people start asking what I want for my birthday so I'll have a good answer for them.