The DirectX® Team is pleased to announce the release of the DirectX 9.0 SDK October 2005 Update! The October Update includes the first public release of the XInput SDK. This SDK will allow game developers to fully support Xbox 360 Controller for Windows. To download or learn more about this release please visit http://msdn.com/directx/sdk.

Features added in the October 2005 DirectX SDK update

- XInput

XInput is an API that allows applications to receive input from the Xbox 360 controller for Windows. Controller rumble effects and voice input and output are supported.

For a quick start guide to using the XInput API, see “Getting Started With XInput”, and the “XInput Reference”. Four XInput Samples are available in the Sample Viewer. See “XInput Frequently Asked Questions” for answers to commonly-asked questions about XInput