So I have beening playing a bit of Xbox 360 and Black Ops2 with the Panther XL ver4 of late and managed to get some videos to work. First video is one of the first I filmed and I use a zoom on a 50cal machine gun to good results ! I also earn the dragonfire quadcopter scorestreak and fly it well with the Panther XL !
On the second video I again use a machine gun but with the target finder attachment for all the dark areas of this map. Also note the diamond camo of the gun that can only be unlocked by leveling up all the guns in a class to gold camo. Took a long time (like over 100 hours of play) to unlock this camo !
I have finally jumped in and purchased a XIM unit for using the Panther XL on the Xbox 360. I had a XIM2 a few years back and while it worked it did not work well enough.
XIM Edge This time I started with the new XIM Edge, the newest of the XIM products but I was unable to make it recognize the Panther XL. One user has been able to get his XIM Edge reconize the Panther XL USB ver4 but it takes him many many tries of plugging and unplugging the controller to fianlly get the unit to work. I will keep my XIM Edge and test it as new firmware becomes avalible.
XIM 3 (no longer made, purchase here) The XIM3 has a built in LCD Screen a bit smaller than the screen of a smart phone, the unit uses a 100mhz ARM CPU much like a cell phone or ipad ! The LCD screen shows the user in real time what Keyboard or Mouse inputs are being turned into controller outputs as well as setup screens and button binding adjustments. The screen is more of a gimmick than useful, it looks really cool but the user still will need a Windows computer to setup the XIM3 with the configs needed. All and all the XIM Edge is far easier to setup and it has NO LCD.
Where the XIM3 excels is it supports the Panther XL USB ver3 or ver4 in keystick mode ! All versions of the ver4 are supported and all ver3's made after May 2011 are also supported. Earlier versions of the ver3 are supported after a simple firmware update that the home user can perform.
I have shot a short video of my home XIM3/Panther XL USB ver4 setup.
Yes the video is dorky but it gives you the idea of what is needed to play games on Xbox360 !
I have filled all teh backlog of orders and have Complete USB ver4's ready to ship ! Chek out the Panther XL USB Store and you will see under Option 2 that I have units ready to ship right now !
If the units sell out I will make a note on the store page, drop me a line and I will have next availible unit ready to ship to you !
With Windows 8 soon to be unleashed on the world, I have been hard at working testing the Panther XL USB on the new OS. All Panther XL Software and alike works perfect in the new Windows ! Aside from Windows 8 being a bit of a pain in ass to use, the Panther XL USB ver3/ver4 works great !
The testing of the Panther XL has allowed me to do much more gaming that I would normally do. Not to toot my own horn but I'm again blown away by how great the controller works in keystick mode ! Just plug it in, set it up in game controls menu and play ! It is so simple, unlike the stock Panther XL that was so hard to get setup, required drivers, required game support, require config editing, require calibration, the ver3/ver4 requires none of that ! If the game supports a keyboard and mouse, the Panther XL in Keystick will work well !
I have made it though the wait list and the store will be open again soon. If you got to this page from the Paypal checkout it means the Panther XL USBs prebuild and ready to ship have sold out. I will be building more controllers and getting the store stocked again soon ! Send me a message on the sidebar and I will sell you next completed unit as soon as I can !
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 10:26AM 