Hi folks I've heard that you can use a game controller with the pc to play games like TW3 and others. Now with so many gaming consoles out there what game controlleer do I purchase as I've never used one with the pc before?

I see that they have wired and wireless. If I could use wireless that would be even better as my keyboard and mouse are wireless as well as for my headphones.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

The best thing to do would be visit your local PC store & actually pick up every controller they have & see how it feels when you are using it.
All controllers do the same thing(obviously some better than others) but they don't all feel the same when in your hands for lots of different reasons picking a controller that is comfortable to use is important.

If you can afford it go with the xbox 360 controller, it's the best one for the PC and any pc game that can be played with a controller will support it. Just make sure you get the wired version.

Pretty much every PC game that comes out these days, that allows gamepads, is designed around the Xbox 360 controller. It's been the standard for years now. Drivers are built into Windows natively(just plug it in and you're good to go), button prompt iconography will almost always reflect the 360 controller layout and rumble feedback may not always work with other controllers. I use a corded 360 controller personally. It still works perfectly after hundreds of hours worth of play. And you can buy wireless dongles online for cheap if you get a wireless controller.

Personally I use the "Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows" for any games that I feel are more controller friendly - works great and The Witcher 3 supports it too.

Xbox 360 controllers are awesome, really. But if you decide to buy one of these, make sure it is the wired one, because to use the wireless in your pc, you need an adapter (which you may be able to find without a lot of effort in amazon or ebay, since you live in the US). If you want the wireless one (which is also great, but heavier than the wired one) make sure you can buy the adapter too.

Logitech F710 is possibly the best wireless controller that isn't an XBox controller.

Steam controller is out soon @_@ Fear Xbox and Logitech...I used Xbox ones myself. They always work out of the box.

Paladin I was thinking of the Logitech 710 that is why I was asking about the wireless do you yourself use thyis one and do you have any problems with the D pad on it? And how is it as far as comfort?

Would you mind telling me what is going to be so special with the Steam Controller? compared to the xbox or the Logitech controller?

You're likely to get 100 different recommendations with such an open ended question of course. People will be inclined to recommend whatever they bought unless it turned out to be broken ass crap of course. ;)

In my case, I am quite a long standing fan of Logitech input hardware. Keyboards, mice, and game controllers. I own a wireless Logitech Rumblepad 2 as well as the wired F310 controller and they're more or less equal in functionality. The latter controller has a switch on it to emulate an Xbox 360 controller for games that require that as the only option available.

The Logitech controllers work excellent and are quite programmable with the included software, allowing them to be used or adapted to games which don't have native controller support such as old MSDOS era games.

As someone else suggested, feeling various controllers in your hand to see what feels best is another factor to consider as well, although most modern game controllers are made to be rather ergonomic. I for one have found any of them to be rather comfortable even though I'm generally not a "gamepad" gamer myself. I'm a mouse and keyboard gamer that only uses a gamepad when a particular game screams out to me "this was made for a gamepad and using one would be advantageous likely" although that's a very individual judgment one must make. When I do use a gamepad, I want to be using a good one though, and so I swear by Logitech devices myself as I've always had great experiences with their gear for the last 20 years.

I'm sure other people have had great experiences with other brands of hardware too though, there's a lot of cool stuff out there.

Another option which is not available at the current moment, but which will be available later this year is the highly anticipated Steam Controller from Valve. It's unclear whether it will be loved or hated by gamers, but since we're all individuals with different tastes the only expectation I have is the most realistic one IMHO, and that is that many will love it and others will hate it. I'd bet money on that. I personally - despite being a keyboard+mouse player by default, would like to try out one of the Steam controllers and possibly buy one as it adds a new element to gaming that wasn't there before and I'm curious of whether or not I might find value in it for my own gaming.

I use both wired and wireless controllers at times in single player gaming, but I never use wireless controllers when multiplayer gaming, as I'm an old-schooler who embraces the unspoken law "Never use wireless when multiplayer gaming." for my fellow multiplayer comrades. :) (Nothing is worse than having an ally's batteries die in mid-battle, it's very amateurish).

Someone mentioned the Logitech F710. I haven't used it personally, but I think that's the current replacement unit for the Rumblepad 2 I have, so I'd probably consider buying one myself if I needed a new wireless.

I don't think anyone could do it justice over just watching Valve's videos about the controller and what it brings to the table over existing input devices. It brings a new level of control to the table that existing controllers do not have, since it uses dual touch pads. In theory this makes the gamepad more usable with game titles that would traditionally feel awkward and rectilinear on a game controller, in particular FPS games, but also RTS and other game types.

You really do need to see Valve's own materials on the thing to understand what it does differently though as explaining it in words on a forum doesn't do it justice IMHO.

Having said that, while the technological underside of the Steam controller seems very sound and sensible and does suggest it would be easier to use with a lot of games, that's all just theory for the most part until the controller is actually available and individual people can try it out themselves and compare it with their own experiences of using other controllers.

It remains to be seen whether or not it will be revolutionary or not, or just another cool option at the gaming peripheral table, or a complete flop, but the tech design is pretty sound and sensible in theory anyway. I'm rather curious about them myself.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/353370

Actually I tried that and it was awful as my first pc controller. The analog sticks especially were horrid and I personally had connection issues.

My vote is the dualshock 4 as the next best or even better than a 360, specifically because it isn't the 360 controller. You do need a bluetooth receiver though for it to be wireless and with this program there's no difference to running it http://ds4windows.com/ as it runs off 360 drivers which is compatible for everything. The touchpad works as a mouse too for getting around the desktop which is handy.