Just picked up a couple of old xbox 1 gamepads from a charity shop for £2 each. Once the connector had been chopped off and a normal usb cable had been attached (see: http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=223), I installed the Windows drivers (using this guide: http://www.redcl0ud.com/xbcd.html).
Windows control panel then gives me 6 analogues and 14 digital outputs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl0_bRQijZk
which isn't bad for £2! (especially as most usb gamepads only give you 4 analogue outputs)
Even better is that each xbox gamepad has a built in 2 port usb hub. This means that I can easily solder the 2nd gamepad I bought directly to the first gamepads circuit board. This will give me 12 analogues and 28 digital outputs for less than a fiver... not bad I think you'll agree!
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