Xbox Controller Lion Mac Games Has

Xbox Controller Lion Mac Games Has

Being able to sit on the couch and play our favorite Mac games has a lot to recommend it, and using an Xbox controller is fairly easy to set up.

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I used a wired controller, but you should be able to get a wireless controller (with the wireless receiver you can get on Amazon for about 20 ) to work just as well.

This driver will let your Mac talk to the Xbox 360 controller, and vice versa.

Once downloaded, mount the disk image with a double click on the.dmg file and then double click on the.pkg file thats on it.

Follow the prompts, just like any other OS X installer, to install the driver software.

Unlike when connected to an actual Xbox 360, the controller will not light up when connected to your Mac.

Now, pull up System Preferences, either from the Apple Menu or from within your Applications folder.

There should be an Xbox 360 Controllers preference icon in the lower right, now.

Click on that, and youll see a control panel like the screenshot above.

Pressing the buttons will darken them on the control panel, so you can see that the controller is working.

I recommend the cable, as Airplay can have a little bit of lag between a button press and the effect, depending on your routers wi-fi signal.

Xbox Controller For Mac Lion