Joysticks

Sean_UK · 6 Aug 2006 at 19:31

Done a quick search of all forums, but found mostly rubbish on this subject - what the best usb based joystick on the market to use with say Battlefield 2 for example? :confused:

My old trusty sidewinder is starting to play up.

PinkFloyd · 6 Aug 2006 at 19:34

From what I see over most forums.
Its split between two controllers.

Saitek Cyborg vs Logitech 3D Pro

Both come in a variety of flavours, with/without force feedback, wirelessness etc. I personally use a Cyborg Pro, I like the way It looks and managed to get one for a good price.
Other people prefer the logitech.

Both are good

Cuchulain · 6 Aug 2006 at 19:38

Sean_UK said:
Done a quick search of all forums, but found mostly rubbish on this subject - what the best usb based joystick on the market to use with say Battlefield 2 for example? My old trusty sidewinder is starting to play up.

Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar, out of stock though

and I was going to get one early next week.

OzZie · 6 Aug 2006 at 19:45

Unless you really cant stand keyboard & mouse in BF2, there is no real point in buying a decent joystick unless you are wanting to get into some flying simulation. (IL-2, Lock On, FS9, Xplane, Falcon4 etc)

There is no need really to spend £30 on just one game hoping it will make you a better pilot because chances are it wont.

juno_first · 7 Aug 2006 at 00:35

Wonder if the 360 pad works okay in BF2 ?

PinkFloyd · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:52

juno_first said:
Wonder if the 360 pad works okay in BF2 ?

Works fine

Sean_UK · 9 Aug 2006 at 00:58

Cheers for replys, seems i have 3 options going from comments. WW1 & WW2 air combat sims i enjoy from time to time; hence now my Sidewinder has seen better days I'm now seeking for usb replacement.

silversurfer · 9 Aug 2006 at 01:07

juno_first said:
Wonder if the 360 pad works okay in BF2 ?

Works well but I would expect a joystick to be better. You only need the pad for airplanes