How to Connect Xbox 360 Controller to Mac

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How to Connect Xbox 360 Controller to Mac

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This will show you how to connect Xbox 360 controller to Macintosh

Get Microsoft Wireless Receiver

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You will need the wireless receiver if you use a wireless xbox 360 controller. If you have a wired xbox 360 then skip this step.

Here is the link for wireless receiver on amazon.

Get the Driver

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You will need this driver or else the receiver will not recognize the controller.

Here it is.

After you have downloaded it and installed it. Go to Systems Preferences.

System Preferences

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Go on systems Preferences.

Xbox 360 Controllers

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click on Xbox 360 controllers.

Base for Controller

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Connect your receiver to mac and then connect controller to receiver.

Done