And, since the Xbox 360 controller is common, not that expensive, and easy to connect, that's the route I went. So, lets show you how you can do it too. I'm using a wired Xbox 360 controller, but you can use a wireless one but you'll need to purchase a receiver to plug into your Mac. The good news is that you can also use an Xbox One controller with a. But Xone-OSX makes the the Xbox One controller look like an Xbox 360 controller to most applications, ensuring maximum.
I have created a USB driver which allows you to use wired XBox 360 Controllers via USB, and wireless XBox 360 Controllers via the Microsoft Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, on your OSX machine, including support for the Apple Force Feedback library. The driver is licenced under the GPL. Snow Leopard I've released a version which will hopefully install and work fine on 32-bit Snow Leopard. It also contains 64-bit binaries, however I've been unable to test them because Apple have disabled my MacBook from booting into 64-bit mode. I have however been informed that 64-bit and 32-bit builds are both working. ChatPad I have got the Microsoft ChatPad working with my wired controller. The latest release of the driver includes support, and I'll be updating the USB information section of this website shortly. I've not yet checked the wireless receiver for compatibility. Other info Sadly, my PowerMac has died, which as my primary development machine has slowed progress. I have added a version of the driver without support for the Guitar Hero controller, to allow the Guitar Hero for Mac game to work (it attempts to access hardware directly, which doesn't work if a real driver has claimed the device). Help If you find the driver does not work for you, please attempt and find out as much as you can about the device, preferably using the Apple 'USB Prober' application provided with the developer tools, but the output of System Profiler for the device may be enough. E-mail it back and I'll try and work with you to get it working. Force feedback-enabled games Games I've currently tested for force feedback support (only games that support basic rumble will probably function currently, as I've only implemented triangle, square and sine wave-type effects. I also lack any other force feedback device for comparison :) ): Jammin' Racer - seems to work fine
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How to use the Xbox 360 controller driver on OS X Yosemite
Many users have been having issues using the Tattiebogle Xbox 360 controller driver on OS X 10.10 Yosemite. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the project, you can cheek it out here: http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller/OsxDriver
If you have been having issues with the driver, here is how to get the driver working on Yosemite:
Xbox 360 Console
Install the driver from the link above as normal
Open Terminal and type the following command:
sudo nvram boot-args='kext-dev-mode=1'
3. Reboot your computer. When it's back up, open terminal again and type the following command all at once: