Chapter 11: Gaming Peripherals
Mice, Joysticks, Pads, and Wheels
By Alan Dunkin
The biggest thing you must worry about when investing in gaming peripherals is: What exactly do I need? Well, this chapter is here to help find answers to that key question.
Thinking and Categorizing
Consider this: if you like flight sims, you'll need a joystick. If you like driving games, you can use a joystick, a gamepad, or ultimately, a driving wheel. With a gamepad, you can play a variety of action games, though the first-person games are best played with a mouse (you should have one anyway). If you're an adventure gamer or like basic card games, you may not need any of this extra stuff at all. If you want to spend money, you can consider going force feedback on your gaming peripherals. Which stick is better? What are all those buttons for? Do you really need all of them?
OK, before we go any farther, let's back up and start with something every gaming computer needs: a mouse.
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