XCM 360 to PS3 converter REVIEWED!

Sure it does. Works right now and it worked when I checked it yesterday. :wonder:

I went ahead and got one of these, I’ll run it through InputLagTestor (sic) with a Madcatz pad and a Hori EX2 (because I don’t have an actual PS3 + VF5 to test with) when it comes in.

^How do you use the program? i install it and plug in the inpin converter into my pc and nothing works?

Use a program like JoyToKey or ControlMK to map one of your controller buttons to a keyboard button (spacebar). Run InputLagTestor, press that button on the controller to start the test, and then press the button each time the red bar overlaps the gray one.

You probably want to do the test a couple times and ignore the results on the side while you are doing the test… bad timing can give you bad results. (say for example, you figure out the amount of time inbetween button presses and just press the button rhythmically, that’s going to give you inaccurate results)

^Thank you.

Could be possible… no input lag if you select left analog stick in Mad Catz SFIV sticks?.

Man…there is so much confusion running around this adapter. Also doesn’t help that they’re taking forever to send MarkMan a unit.

I ordered mine from totalconsole on Monday, they shipped it out an hour later, and it came in the mail yesterday. :rofl:

I heard from them yesterday, it seems they’re based in China as it wasn’t sent out due to CNY.

I should get them soon hopefully.

Any lag testing with it so far?

I actually haven’t been able to run it through InputLagTestor, because interestingly enough, it doesn’t work with PC :rofl: Which I suppose makes sense, since you could just plug the 360 controller directly into a computer anyway…

I’ll have to test it tonight at my friend’s place on his PS3, since I don’t have one myself.

it wouldnt make sense if it doesnt … cause your pc should detect a ps3 controller … if not maybe you need the sixaxis driver from sony ?

Ah, got it working now. Had to install some japanese drivers for Vista, even though I’m on XP :looney: Controller shows up as “5 axis 12 button joystick with hat switch”. The analog triggers are converted to digital (they have to be held about 1/3rd of the way to register a button press, so good for FPS games), and the guide button doesn’t seem to do anything in XP.

I used a freshly bought GameStop 360 wired controller. InputLagTestor shows the standard 16ms of input lag :tup: Rapid fire looks solid, though I’m judging this based off XP’s game controller manager and not through VF5 like MarkMan does.

I’ll borrow my friend’s Hori EX2 later and take the converter for a session of PF HDR/ST HDR to see if it craps out during play like the XFPS does when pressing too many buttons at once :arazz:

have you tried the dpad ? many say only the dpads lags but not the buttons or analog sticks ?

Basically, you’re saying that it works with a wired xbox360 controller.

I think I’ve read reviews that they work pretty well with the normal controllers, just the arcade sticks it lags.

I await your review for the hori ex2!

d-pad tested the same, 16ms.

thats strange … like cowboyk said many people claimed it would lag with sticks … but i think most of them uses hacked madcatz pcb so if it works fine with the pad but if you hack it with a stick and buttons it lags really strange … i dont understand it
im too waiting for your test with the ex2 … maybe then we get an answer … please test it with the InputLagTestor too

man…aM i glad we’re finally getting solid evidence with this converter.

No you’re right, I realized it’s just my laptop. I tried it again yesterday on my desktop and it works fine. Doesn’t work on my laptop though, wtf.

EDIT: I don’t know what amount of MS is desirable/target MS for input lag, but from previous posts it seems like 16MS is the desired amount??? I just used the program with an old radioshack converter I have and my test came up with 16MS input lag, so I assume that’s groovy.

Hmm just to clear things up, what # is a good latency, and what is bad?

standart usb ports most have 16ms input lag … mine too … if your stick with converter will have more then 2ms lag than your usb port without converter its considered to be laggy … like 18,1ms+ if your keyboard have 16ms