I have just recently purchased Indycar Series 2005 for the XBOX and am
wondering if anyone else out there is using a steering wheel with their
XBOX. I bought the Mad Catz MC2 for $49.99 at Electronics Boutique. So
far, it isn't bad but lacks some sensitivity when trying to manuever in a
straight line.
Anyone else have a review to offer?
Thanks
Carl
Hey Carl, I was thinking the same thing.
Bill Bollinger / Amish_TB
www.gsxn.com
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> I have just recently purchased Indycar Series 2005 for the XBOX and am > wondering if anyone else out there is using a steering wheel with their > XBOX. I bought the Mad Catz MC2 for $49.99 at Electronics Boutique. So > far, it isn't bad but lacks some sensitivity when trying to manuever in a > straight line. > > Anyone else have a review to offer? > > Thanks > Carl > > >Carl,
I was contemplating the purchase of an MC2 myself. From what I gather, it's
the best of the rather dismal lot of XBox wheels Is yours the Universal
model or the XBox exclusive model (the one with the communicator port)?
Have you tried adjusting the sensitivity from within the game? I have
Indcar 2005 also, but I don't have a wheel so I can't check the options that
are there. Supposedly, ICS 2005 was supposed to offer "all new steering
wheel support"... whatever that means. I was hoping linearity and deadzone
adjustments would be part of that.
John Cauthen
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> I have just recently purchased Indycar Series 2005 for the XBOX and am > wondering if anyone else out there is using a steering wheel with their > XBOX. I bought the Mad Catz MC2 for $49.99 at Electronics Boutique. So > far, it isn't bad but lacks some sensitivity when trying to manuever in a > straight line. > > Anyone else have a review to offer? > > Thanks > Carl > > >Xboxes dont support USB controllers like sidewinder? wht the heck?
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> Carl, > > I was contemplating the purchase of an MC2 myself. From what I > gather, it's the best of the rather dismal lot of XBox wheels Is > yours the Universal model or the XBox exclusive model (the one with > the communicator port)? >Unfortunately... no :-( You'd think Microsoft's XBox would have USB support
before Sony's Playstation 2, wouldn't you?
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> Xboxes dont support USB controllers like sidewinder? wht the heck? > > John Cauthen wrote: > > Carl, > > > > I was contemplating the purchase of an MC2 myself. From what I > > gather, it's the best of the rather dismal lot of XBox wheels Is > > yours the Universal model or the XBox exclusive model (the one with > > the communicator port)? > > > snip, top posted et all > >> Unfortunately... no :-( You'd think Microsoft's XBox would have USBsupport
> before Sony's Playstation 2, wouldn't you?
Well, the Xbox game ports are actually USB ports but the Xbox controllers
aren't HID compliant like PC USB controllers so no games recognize PC
controllers (even with a proper USB ->Xbox adapter) I assume it's a move
designed to make everyone buy proprietry Xbox controllers which, ironically,
is normally the kind of thing Sony would do.
Even more ironical: Sony's PS2 has proper USB ports, and you can plug some
(but not all) PC steering wheels straight in, like the Thrustmaster Ferrari
wheel, and they work just fine. Ironic, because it was Microsoft that
pushed for ubiquitous USB ports (v. 1394, a superior standard...but it was
owned by Apple), and, as you say, "proprietary" is usually Sony's M.O.
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> is normally the kind of thing Sony would do.
>
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> > Unfortunately... no :-( You'd think Microsoft's XBox would have USB > support > > before Sony's Playstation 2, wouldn't you? > > Well, the Xbox game ports are actually USB ports but the Xbox controllers > aren't HID compliant like PC USB controllers so no games recognize PC > controllers (even with a proper USB ->Xbox adapter) I assume it's a move > designed to make everyone buy proprietry Xbox controllers which,just bought the Mad Catz MC2 for the xbox, i must say i tried it with
3 diffreent driving games, i wasn't impressed. the problem i had was
the responce.... even though i tweaked the acudrive system, its a
little bit slow,..0.5 seconds slower to respond when your turn the
steering wheel. i have used steering wheels in the past on the pc, and
I must say the pc version is pretty accurate.
Just my thoughts
Carl Rimmel wrote:
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