Best PC Controller

One question which can trouble many gaming amateurs is - "what is a PC controller?", in the first place. Well, a PC controller is nothing but a plug-in device which is used in order to control the playable characters and objects, while playing the game. A PC controller is connected to the computer with or without the wire. There are numerous types of instruments that you can call as game controller, like a keyboard, mouse, joystick, game pad, video game devices like steering wheel, shooting game accessories like a light gun, etc. It is important to remember that, the mouse and keyboard is first emulated with a game pad, with help of some special programs like 'Joy-To-Key' and then only they can be used as a PC controller. Needless to say, the type of a game controller depends on the genre of that PC game.

Best PC Controllers

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
Xbox 360 Controller for Windows is one of the best controller device to have. It is available in both wired as well as wireless versions, which makes it all the more accessible. It brings in a lightening fast response while playing the game, which is the best that you can expect from a game console controller. The approximate price of an Xbox 360 controller is USD 50. The Xbox 360 games controller is said to be a standard game controller by far.

Saitek PS2700 Rumble Pad
Saitek PS2700 Rumble Pad is fully compatible for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. It comes with all the standard game control buttons, sticks, control pads and triggers that are expected from a PC console as well as from the best PC controller. It also bears a rotating D-pad and a joystick that you can use as emulator. This fact makes this controller even more useful for the gamers. The approximate price of Saitek PS2700 Rumble Pad is USD 50.

Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2
The Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 comes with a Vibration Feedback. It is awesome, since it contains about 10 programmable buttons and 100 hours battery life! This is also a good controller for Windows games and it functions relatively similar to the Xbox 360 controller. The approximate price of Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 is about USD 31.

Saitek P990 Dual Analog Pad
Saitek P990 Dual Analog Pad is a basic game pad for the Windows game pads. However, it contains similar buttons and triggers as any other regular PC game pad. All buttons of the Saitek P990 Dual Analog Pad are fully programmable. Plus, they contain joystick as an additional feature, which means they can be emulated with keyboard and mouse. The approximate price of Saitek P990 Dual Analog Pad is about USD 74.

Logitech ChillStream Game Pad
The Logitech ChillStream Game Pad looks quite similar to the Xbox 360 controller. It features 6 main buttons, 2 joysticks and 4 shoulder buttons along with a directional pad. This PC controller comes with a built-in cooling fan that keeps your hands cool and dry while playing a game. The approximate price of Logitech ChillStream Game Pad is about USD 20.

You can use various PS3 controller on PC to play a huge array of PC and video games. Some other names that can be referred as the best PC controller devices are - NaturalPoint TrackIR 4 Pro, Logitech Momo Racing Force Wheel, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Saitek Cyborg Evo Force, Saitek Cyborg Rumble Pad, etc. Downloading software like xpadder, is also supposed to be an easy option to emulate your existing game pad for its more exciting uses.