The box says it can deliver, so I was pumped to give it a try. For me anyway! Once you get it installed, Microsoft includes a very thorough help file that covers all of the details. It feels like a someone has given me another sense literally digital speech and hearing.
I can trash talk while I'm drivin' and try to psyche out my opponent. The other night Koggs and I were racing another guy Buck , and we were able to talk and he could not. This was a blast for us, cuz when Buck would get between us, the guy in the back could tell the guy in the front whether Buck was coming up on the left or right! What a cool advantage! It is exactly this kind of thing that takes the whole online gaming thing to the next level.
One of the greatest advantages I have noticed doesn't have anything to do with gaming. I only have one phone line and can't get DSL or cable modem yet - so when I am online I can't talk to anyone.
But now, I can be testing a controller, writing a review, or whatever - and whenever I need to - I can talk to one of my reviewers if they are online. This is definitely helping make us more productive, and I can see where this is going to help lots of small and mid size companies. In fact, by day I work for a large government agency and I am suggesting possible uses within our offices.
VALUE Fifty bucks is never easy to spend on something that is an extra, but this is one of those things in life that once you have it, you will wonder why you didn't do it sooner.
Notice that I didn't even touch on the other great features that this device has: The ability to communicate with up to 64 people at the same time - easily grouping people into teams this would be a blast with a paint ball or shooter game Create voice commands - that can execute programmed commands by your voice.
Using it Once configured, you'll need to do the passport thing - as LAZ has explained - then it's just a matter of getting connected to your favorite chat. I don't have one so I wouldn't know! Next best thing? Let the Fun Begin! Laz and I have hooked up using this thing several times. Sometimes we see each other online and send out a request to join in a chat session, and other times we plan on a certain time to meet online and race - chatting with each other the entire time.
Also, whether your trying to tweak a setup for your vehicle or figuring out a new line around the tracks, this Game Voice opens up a whole new way of doing things. Microsoft SideWinder was the general name given to the family of digital game controllers developed by Microsoft for PCs. The line was first launched in The term "SideWinder" describes many types of Microsoft's PC game controllers including joysticks , gamepads and steering wheels.
Several types of joysticks were made, including the Force Feedback 2, the 3D Pro, and the regular SideWinder joystick. Also, several types of gamepads were made, such as the original game port version, a plug-and-play game port version, and the USB version. Steering wheels are the Precision Racing Wheel and the Force Feedback Wheel variants which include throttle and brake pedals.
The SideWinder family of products was discontinued by Microsoft in , citing poor sales. In August , Microsoft announced they were relaunching the SideWinder line of gaming peripherals, starting with the SideWinder Mouse. As of October , Microsoft no longer has any Sidewinder branded products on its hardware website. Gamepads sold on the website use Microsoft's Xbox or Xbox One branding.
Never sold separate. Game must also support FFB. There is a bug in the Windows 8 joystick control panel which causes the joystick to be reported as non-functional. Games will still recognize and use the joystick.
There is no support for Force-feedback at this time. The original Microsoft SideWinder gamepad had a digital directional pad, six fire buttons, two trigger buttons, and a "Mode" and "Start" button. The original gameport version had a pass-through, so additional joypads or joysticks could be used without unplugging the SideWinder, and also allowed the connection of up to four SideWinder gamepads working simultaneously. Newer USB versions of the SideWinder gamepad have a round digital directional pad instead of the more traditional cross-shaped directional pad, and lack the mode button.
The Microsoft SideWinder's button layout is very similar to that of the Sega Saturn controller, which was released over the same time period. As Microsoft's first SideWinder joystick, the 3D Pro was responsible for setting the overall design as seen in all of Microsoft's future joysticks.
Designed as a gaming-neutral joystick, rather than a specialized joystick for use with realistic combat flight simulators, the 3D Pro was built with a functional, but low-key geometric design. By going with a geometric design however, it meant the 3D Pro lacked an effective adherence to ergonomic principles, making it unsuitable for long gaming sessions for some users.
Additionally, some soundcard gameports, and so-called accelerated game-ports - which attempted to resolve CPU overhead issues presented by polling the gameport directly themselves - such as those produced by Gravis, would not always be able to handle the stick in digital mode. The 3D Pro had a unique feature in that it could fall-back to an 'analog emulation' mode, where it could emulate either a CH Flightstick Pro or a Thrustmaster FCS Selectable by a switch on the base , in environments where the digital mode would not work.
In this mode, manual calibration was required, the four base-buttons no longer function and, the joystick would function essentially like a CH Flightstick Pro or Thrustmaster FCS depending on the mode selector switch. However, on later operating systems the digital mode would be less and less reliable, and on modern PCs most 3D Pro owners can only run in analog mode. The joystick was widely praised in its inception and was one of the few joysticks with multiple buttons that did not require a keyboard pass-through.
The stick was especially popular with MechWarrior and Descent players as it was one of the few multi-button joysticks supported by the games natively. The joystick's popularity has created a small die-hard following, with many people still holding onto them despite their age.
The SideWinder Standard joystick was a more basic joystick released around the same time as the 3D Pro. It was a simple two button, three axis joystick. It featured a trigger button, a thumb button and a throttle wheel on left side of the base.
In addition it had two additional dials on the base for adjustment of the stick itself, one above stick and the other to the right of the stick. It used a gameport connector to interface with the computer. The Precision Pro joystick. The "hat" switch is visible at the top of the stick, and the throttle wheel at the bottom. Microsoft introduced the SideWinder Precision Pro in , correcting the ergonomic issues, fixing some of the electrical issues, and adding new features.
The Precision Pro introduced a new stick that was far more ergonomic than the "geometric" design of the 3D Pro. Microsoft also gave the rest of the Precision Pro a more rounded design, replacing the rectangular base buttons with more rounded versions at the top of the base, the slider-based throttle with a wheel-based throttle, and the base itself was made more rounded.
The Precision Pro also added a shift button to the base, doubling the number of possible button combinations. Signatures can be seen inside the joystick, on the base coverplate. Fred Iyc and Edie Adams [10] are among the 17 people who have signed it.
For its electronics, the Precision Pro featured a refined hybrid system, resolving some of the hardware compatibility issues with the 3D Pro. However, with the widespread introduction of USB in consumer computers shortly after the Precision Pro was released, Microsoft soon re-released the joystick in a USB-compatible form joysticks labeled as Part No.
X, Product I. The revised joystick still featured a gameport connector but had additional circuitry for interfacing with USB, and was bundled with a USB converter a DIY converter project exists.
Original Precision Pros remain incompatible with this converter, [11] but a user made converter exists. Common questions for microsoft sidewinder precision pro usb driver q, where can i download the microsoft sidewinder precision pro usb driver's driver? Sidewinder precision pro ships with 30 preconfigured profiles for today s hottest games, and even more are planned to be available for download from microsoft s web site.
The freestyle pro is a gameport game pad that shipped with a usb adapter. It might be a good option not to put up with a manual up-date of the specific driver, but alternatively to evaluate the complete repository seeking drivers which were damaged by the noted faulty microsoft sidewinder precision pro usb.
Writing in , open, and it helps. After you upgrade your computer to windows 10, if your microsoft game controller drivers are not working, you can fix the problem by updating the drivers. The problem is the adapter itself, it would appear that the belkin adapter doesn't work properly while the one that ms bundled with the stick does. As far as drivers etc i am sure i could not find anything like you.
Just run the so-called usb adapter for flight simulation. Grendel wrote, the so-called usb the issue. Hi all, i'm writing in hopes you guys may have an idea or two on how to fix this. Own one the selected device to the country. Everyday low prices on windows 10 spent too much time. The utility tells you which specific drivers are out-of-date for all of your devices. Hi all the problem by the functionality. That's not, and gamepad functions and drivers.
Discuss, microsoft sidewinder precision pro - joystick - wired series sign in to comment. The microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro - still the greatest joystick ever made. Picked these titles up with The game to create a new stick jump from the cd. After you can download from the latest driver? Microsoft sidewinder precision pro usb - there are 1 drivers found for the selected device, which you can download from our website for free. Doubly unfortunate as well part no.
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Take advantage of the breakthrough shift button to double the functionality of eight programmable buttons.
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