Using XBOX360 pad (for Windows) in Windows Phone 7 Emulator

Question

I want to use XBOX360 controller to emulate user input in my Windows Phone 7 game ( created in XNA 4). But I am unable to read pad state - property GamePadState.IsConnectedis set to false, although my pad is connected and efficient. I thought that pad's input may be disabled by default, just like keyboard ones ( page up / break activate it), but I was unable to find right button / button combination.

My question: Is it possible to handle XBOX 360 pad input in windows phone 7 game ( XNA 4) ?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '11 at 21:58

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You cannot use the Xbox 360 gamepad in the context of a Windows Phone 7 applications - for obvious reasons (you cannot connect it to a physical device later on).

answered Aug 08 '11 at 21:58

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '11 at 20:56

The GamePad class can be used to detect that the Back button is pressed on the phone:

if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).Buttons.Back == ButtonState.Pressed)
{
  // do something      
}

I don't believe that will detect the back button on the actual gamepad, just the button on the phone.

Using XBOX360 pad (for Windows) in Windows Phone 7 Emulator

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