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Interesting side effect: It’s been really difficult to find a decent joystick since just before the game was released. Now it looks like they are returning to s
by alkonaut 6y ago
Interesting side effect: It’s been really difficult to find a decent joystick since just before the game was released. Now it looks like they are returning to shelves but still in short supply. Not sure if it’s a coincidence but it meant I haven’t had a chance to try it yet.
- t0mas88 6y agoThe same thing happened early in lockdown with steering wheels when iRacing got very popular due to some real races turning into virtual races on television. I think they upped their subscribers by 5x or something crazy like that.
- jpm_sd 6y agoThere was a run on HOTAS controllers when Star Wars: Squadrons was due for release. Star Wars "space" combat is basically WW2 style dogfighting, so it's not far removed from flight simulator territory.
- mrguyorama 6y agoIt's so weird to me that people run out and buy $200 HOTAS controllers for a fun "toy" game like Squadrons or elite dangerous, when something like an Xbox controller is what they're designed for.
- h2odragon 6y agoMicrosoft made the force feedback joysticks for a bit; but no one does anymore (not at consumer prices, certainly). MS Combat Flight Sim 2, and Jane's WW2 fighters; could both give you a feel of the wind and had enough terrain to do ridge gliding... that was immense fun.