Xbox 360 Controllers Compatible With Longhorn? - 28.4.05

Ok straight into more Xbox 360 hype/speculation/rumour. Latest coming from Total Video Games who are reporting that Microsoft Senior VP Will Poole confirmed yesterday that the wireless controllers shipping with the Xbox 360 will be compatible with the next version of Windows, Codenamed Longhorn.

A interesting bit of information has today emerged from Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2005, as Microsoft Senior Vice President Will Poole confirmed in a presentation that Xbox360 controllers will be fully compatible with the next version of the Windows OS, currently code-named Longhorn (although with the length of development, perhaps Longhaul would have been more appropriate.)

The news does pose the question of further integration between Longhorn and Xbox360 – perhaps this is where the fabled Xbox2/PC hybrid rumour started?
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I for one am baffled as to the logic behind this, I like my mouse and keyboard for playing First Person Shooters on the PC. I could never get used to some console controller as any kind of replacement. Hopefully more light will be shed on the topic as next month's E3 nears.

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