Wired controllers, while not as popular as wireless controllers, surprisingly offer many advantages to games that have become more clear in recent years. The reasons boil down to 2 primary factors: ...

Bagging the best PC joystick is a great way to immerse yourself in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Alternatively to piloting a plane across the globe in the ultimate flight sim experience, you could ...

The traditional two-analog gamepad is a versatile input tool, but when it comes to something like a flight simulator, nothing beats having a joystick and a throttle. On Xbox One, that is now an option ...

What is the best PC joystick? Picking a joystick can be simpler than you think, with only a handful of key criteria to consider, and only a few companies even still making dedicated flight sticks.

Wired controllers have been a part of the gaming conversation for a long time. For PC gamers, this isn't any different. Wired controllers are ideal for PC gamers who want a steady connection with the ...

How could we not bring you news from a company named Thrustmaster? The T. Flight Stick X is claimed to be the first ever joystick for the PS3 (it'll work with a PC, too). Ironically, given the stick's ...

Attaching a 3D-printed joystick and throttle to an Xbox controller is the perfect solution to playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on consoles. There are only two problems with that: flight sticks are ...

Unless you are a hardcore fan of flight simulators, you probably don’t have a flight stick at your desk. There was a time when flight sticks, or more generic “joysticks,” were an essential PC gaming ...

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