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I think it's a great idea and I've enjoyed using it. I look forward to GFW that support the wheel, I may even re-load up Papyrus' NASCAR Racing.

The only grump/complaint I have is that you have to re-sync your controller to your Xbox 360 and PC when you switch back and forth. Well either that or buy a dedicated wireless 360 controller for the PC.

Love how it works with the headset though...just wish I didn't have to keep re-syncing!!

Purchased one of these last week, and could NOT get it to sync with my controller. Controller works fine with my 360, and the newest drivers were installed. Light would flash on the receiver, and I would push the button on the 360 to get it to connect. The 4 lights would spin briefly, then flash as though it had a connection. However it would not connect.
I've read in a couple forums that others have had this issue too, and I believe it's related to other USB devices.
I connected it to my laptop and it worked fine, so the receiver itself is not at fault.

Is MS aware of this issue, and will there be a fix? In my main HTPC, which is where I intended to use this, I have 2xUSB HDTV tuners, which are internal. So, I would have to unscrew my case, and unplug the tuners whenever I would want to use this - not really a viable solution IMO.

Want to play games on Windows Vista and use your wireless Xbox 360 controller? Well wait no longer -

I saw the Wireless controller for windows out in the wild a week ago, IN SWEDEN! :D

(a) doesn't work with Vista Ultimate's MCE -- I've tried a bunch.  It works with most Vista games, yes (Inkball's a no-go).

(b) why would the guide button be of any use if you can't navigate through the menu with the actual joystick?  [ie. can't change notification settings without touching a mouse] - I mean, yeah, battery notification.. but it doesn't even FADE OUT, it just sits there waiting.  and no full screen toast?  You'd think with all the API's available to the team they'd be able to establish screen resolution and determine where to draw the toast -- i mean, my Messenger Toast pops through any FS application I'm running, why not the 360 Controller toast?

(c) Microsoft really needs to revamp the entire "GAME CONTROLLER" configuration screen.  Fully mappable button sequences, mappable axis for thumbsticks, allowing the mouse to be the right thumbstick, for example, as Logitech's Cordless Rumblepad 2 functions.  

Basically, it's PRIME for the wireless racing wheel + MAME/other PC titles (time to test if it plays well with Carmageddon 1/2), but the Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 clearly out-features the Xbox 360 controller in Windows as far as GAMEPAD action goes.  In my opinion, that is :)

I'm hoping that MS will make this more attractive by expanding the outdated Joypad configuration utility that they've been trucking along since '95 .. to something about par with what you'd expect for 70 dollars. (if only I could map the mouse axis to the joypad 2, and the buttons to button 1/button 2..)..

So hopefully this "GAMING FOR WINDOWS" revolution will usher in a new focus on picking up where the current is hurting most.  

Any thoughts?  I was kind of hoping the GAMING FOR WINDOWS 'platform' would basically be a much higher priced 360, minus the 360 OS and feature set (gamerscore, live profiles, etc.).  I'd understand if first party games would function with the second thumbstick but I'm thinking legacy games, because nobody's got a better drive-n-kill game than Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now ;)

Basically, I can use the Logitech Cordless RumblePad as a MOUSE and put my MX1000 away for late night Quake 3 sessions (yes, I still play Threewave! :), and that's what I'm looking for in the 360 controller: the mouse replacement.  

But don't get me wrong, I just really want to see these possibilities grow into a real robust package.  Together, the 360/GFW platform combination can destroy any competition..

- Matt (eRECTUS!)

OK, so I lied once so far ;) turns out the gamepad toast will fade out after 15 seconds.. sorry boys n' ladies

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The receiver is nice but what is the status on the updated drivers to allow force feedback on the PC with the Microsoft Wireless Racing Wheel?  No force feedback on the PC makes the wheel pretty much useless for Live For Speed or GTR2.  The site states new drivers are in the works for the wireless receiver that will resolve this issue.  Waiting would be a lot easier if we had a rough idea of when they would be released.

Thanks.

@erectus: if you're feeling ambitious, you might try out glovepie (just goo, i mean, live search it).  it was originally for virtual reality gloves, but you can script and reassign just about any input or output.  it may take a little while to figure it out, but you can get exactly the controls you want for whatever game you want.  even the right stick controlling the mouse.  this also helps for assigning those pesky triggers to buttons.