

#KEY BOARD FOR XBOX 360 SOFTWARE#
PC&XIM2 Software send translated user input to the XIM2 chip in the controller through the USB cordĥ.
#KEY BOARD FOR XBOX 360 PC#
XIM2 Software on the PC translates the movementsĤ. This chip connects to all the input pads (buttons, triggers, analog sticks, etc) and routes them to the PC via a USB cord (so no more XFPS). The XIM2 is an Xbox 360 controller with a modified chip inside the housing. In recent months the XIM guys have released a new product (in a very, very small production run that is completely sold out-read more below though on this) called the XIM2. A neat little device, but it had a large number of limitations as it worked through the XFPS product (hence lag and some other limitations). A group of guys piggybacked off the XFPS product with a secondard product called a "XIM," short for "Xbox Input Manager." Long story short: The XIM was a small chip that connected to the XFPS (+ 360 controller) as well to a PC where the XIM software offered more robust settings. Between the lag and no good way to adjust for the huge variety of FPS input designs these products were only for those who absolutely could not suffer a gamepad. Some of the more notable adjustments made are auto-aim, adhesion and magnatism, deadzone and deadzone shape, look acceleration, non-1:1 X/Y ratios, and so forth. The nuts and bolts on those products is they aren't very good because they don't offer enough settings to adapt to the variety of game settings used to make FPS games "feel" right with a gamepad and often introduce a bit of lag.

Many of your have heard of products like the SmartJoy FRAG for the Xbox and the XFPS 3.0 Sniper Plus for the Xbox 360. This post is mainly informational: If you are interested in potentially purchasing a Keyboard & Mouse solution for the Xbox 360 keep reading (see: Current State of the Project for information on adding your name to the "order demand" list).
