Gaming on a Mac is not what Apple is historically known for. However, with Apple delving into the fledgling virtual and augmented reality space, some traditional game interfaces and not so traditional interfaces (think HTC wands or Valve's knuckle controllers) now need to be supported on macOS to reap the VR/AR benefits to their fullest.
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Mar 19, 2020 I have an I Mac with OS 10.6 and two PC's One running windows 7 and one running Windows 8. I'm looking into Office 360. Can I run 360 on both the Mac and the Windows 8 PC or will I have to buy one for. Nov 04, 2019 All in all, having the Xbox 360 Controller Driver installed on your Mac is necessary if you want to use your gamepad controller to play games. The driver also comes with a companion System. Mar 04, 2019 It updates the driver to the modern standard and re-implements wireless controller support. If you find any regression in the driver, make sure to make an issue and specifically mention that you are using this version of the driver. Alpha 4 adds xbox one wireless controller support and should work with macOS Catalina 10.15.
(Works with PC (Windows) & Xbox 360 Consoles. Integrated headset port for Xbox. Compatible with: PC / Mac. Function keys: BACK, START, XBOX. 1) Plug and play on Windows 7 (x86), Windows 8 (x86). Mar 05, 2015 Xbox 360® Controller. Product Description The Xbox 360 Controller features an extended nine-foot cable and a comfortable ergonomic design. The centralized, glowing Xbox Guide Button grants you quick access to your digital movie, music, and games libraries. The ultimate in gamer flexibility, precision, control, quality, and comfort are all yours. Apr 03, 2018 How to connect your Xbox 360 controller Plug in your controller to your Mac. If you have a current model MacBook or MacBook Pro. Click OK when the System Extension Blocked warning message pops up. Go into System Preferences via the dock.
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To ready you for some amazing VR pilot games such as Eve: Valkyrie that utilize a traditional game Xbox game controller, we're here to show you how to connect one to your Mac! In the past this method only applied to the Xbox 360 controller, but the latest version of the software you'll be using also now supports the Xbox One controller.
How to download and install the drivers
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We're assuming that you already own a wired Xbox controller, but if you're needing to buy, a standard controller is about $50. You'll need to connect it to your Mac using a microUSB cable which, sadly, isn't included. If you buy a third-party wired controller you won't have to worry about this.
Next, follow these steps.
- Launch Safari.
- Navigate to https://github.com/360/Controller/360Controller/releases.
- Download the latest release of the 360Controller driver. As of this writing, the latest release is 0.16.5.
- Go to your Downloads folder in Finder.
- Double-click the 360Controllerinstall_*.dmg file.
- Double-click the Install360Controller.pkg that pops up in Finder.
- Click Continue.
- Again, click Continue.
- Select to Agree the license agreement.
- Click Install.
- Agree to allow a restart of the computer by clicking Continue Installation.
- Click Restart.
- You can optionally have the downloaded file Moved to Trash.
- Upon restarting the computer start System Preferences from the dock or the  menu.
- Click on Xbox 360 Controllers.
How to connect your Xbox 360 controller
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Once you've installed the drivers, you'll now logically see that there are No devices found, since we have yet to physically connect the game controller to the Mac.
- Plug in your controller to your Mac. If you have a current model MacBook or MacBook Pro, you'll need a USB-C to USB-A adapter.
- Click OK when the System Extension Blocked warning message pops up.
- Go into System Preferences via the dock or  menu.
- Click Security & Privacy.
- Under the General tab click the Lock at the bottom left.
- Enter your password and click Unlock.
- Click Allow.
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Your Xbox wired controller should now be connected!
Final thoughts
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I am super stoked about developers climbing aboard the VR/AR hype train. As a mere consumer of VR, I can only hope for more and more creative minds to get on board. If you're a VR/AR developer, or even better yet, a macOS VR/AR developer, what other ways can Apple help promote virtual reality on their platform? Let us know in the comments!
Updated April 2018: Updated to reflect that this method also now supports the Xbox One controller.
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