Good joystick for pc?

[IronWarrior]

Well, my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro finally turned up on Saturday after 3 weeks, I paid for it on the 30th... should had came within 3 days from someone on eBay... I asked for a refund few days ago, need to return it since it's finally arrived.

[Carr0t]

I'm probably going to get burned alive for suggesting this, but depending on what you want it for have you considered getting a wired XBox 360 gamepad? I wouldn't ever suggest it for serious flight sim gamers, but I recently broke out my old Saitek Cyborg 3D to try and use with the jets and choppers in BF3 and I just couldn't get the hang of it. 10 seconds in the air and i'd end up flipping it and ploughing it into the floor.

I'd recently picked up a wired 360 gamepad for £18 to be able to better play games like Batman: Arkham Asylum on PC (Got it on Steam as part of the Eidos bundle but never got around to playing it before cos I find that kind of game just doesn't work on mouse and keyboard). Tried that for the vehicles in BF3 (just the jets and choppers mind you. Still use mouse and keyboard for everything else) and was amazed at how quickly I could pick it up. Sure, I still suck and there's people out there with swish and not-so-swish joysticks (and probably ones on mouse and keyboard) shooting me down repeatedly, but at least now I can keep the jets/choppers in the air and feel like it's a matter of skill at the game itself rather than me struggling with my controller. There's a reason that UAVs are controlled by an XBox 360 controller these days (At least, the adverts for the Army i've seen have led me to believe they are).

[shaithis]

There's a reason that UAVs are controlled by an XBox 360 controller these days (At least, the adverts for the Army i've seen have led me to believe they are).

Probably because most new recruits are spotty-faced xbox players

now to find a new wheel as f1 2011 is AMAZING IMO

I recently picked up a G25 second hand for £100....seems to be a fair few traded on AVForums. I'm still waiting for a friend to make my racing pod for it though ...and I picked up F1 and Dirt 3 in the steam deal at the weekend for £20 and have no-where to mount my wheel yet

[Carr0t]

Possibly derailing the thread a bit, but does anyone know of a reasonably priced (sub £150, preferably sub £100) racing wheel & pedals set that will work on both 360 and PC? I tend to prefer racing on the 360 (have Forza 3 and various arcadey racing games, intend to get Forza 4 when I have the cash), but nearly all my friends who race play things like iRacing or rFactor on the PC. I really don't race enough to justify the cost or storage space of 2 separate wheels, and when I go hunting the only ones I can kind that work on both are about £300. I ended up getting a 360 racing wheel when Forza 3 came out, but I also got Dirt 3 and F1 2011 on the PC recently in the same Steam deal and want to play them with a wheel.

[imbann]

just buy a PS2 joystick with converter(only like 2 pounds on ebay), PS2 joystick is about 14 pounds on amazon for brand new, they work great for my Monster hunter playing!

[lowkifan]

Possibly derailing the thread a bit, but does anyone know of a reasonably priced (sub £150, preferably sub £100) racing wheel & pedals set that will work on both 360 and PC? I tend to prefer racing on the 360 (have Forza 3 and various arcadey racing games, intend to get Forza 4 when I have the cash), but nearly all my friends who race play things like iRacing or rFactor on the PC. I really don't race enough to justify the cost or storage space of 2 separate wheels, and when I go hunting the only ones I can kind that work on both are about £300. I ended up getting a 360 racing wheel when Forza 3 came out, but I also got Dirt 3 and F1 2011 on the PC recently in the same Steam deal and want to play them with a wheel.

I think the official 360 wheel would work on the PC if you get the Wireless Gaming Receiver that Microsoft sells, this is maybe the cheaper option also Datel SuperSport Racing Wheel and Pedals but i know some people who have had problems with the configurations.

[Zak33]

Possibly derailing the thread a bit, but does anyone know of a reasonably priced (sub £150, preferably sub £100) racing wheel & pedals set that will work on both 360 and PC? I tend to prefer racing on the 360 (have Forza 3 and various arcadey racing games, intend to get Forza 4 when I have the cash), but nearly all my friends who race play things like iRacing or rFactor on the PC. I really don't race enough to justify the cost or storage space of 2 separate wheels, and when I go hunting the only ones I can kind that work on both are about £300. I ended up getting a 360 racing wheel when Forza 3 came out, but I also got Dirt 3 and F1 2011 on the PC recently in the same Steam deal and want to play them with a wheel.

why derail this thread?

If you start a NEW thread, with a good title, on the subject matter, guess what'll occur... .. go on.. have a guess.. I'd say you'll get loads of views and replies that do the job.

But no one skimming thread titles in Gaming with knowledge of Racing Steering Wheel's will think to pop into a PC joystick to offer advice for you...

would they?

hmmmmm

[balsaq]

I literally dusted off a Cyborg EVO a few days ago for BF3.....but I am damned if I can use it properly

I've got one of these with force feedback. Really happy with it but I don't believe they sell them anymore.

For a good cheap yet fantastically made stick (more solid than the cyborgs) look at the Speedlink Black Widow. Has vibration too.