New joystick needed

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#1 SLandeRR
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Im about to buy a new joystick for flight simulation games. i dont need anything fancy but one that does the job. i have a limited budget, could anyone help.
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#2 corky842
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Try this one. If it's anything like their older Cyborg 3D joysticks, it will work great.
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#3 Jagg3d
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I don't know if you can find them anywhere but my Logitech Wingman with the rudder and throttle built in is nice, and don't get Force Feedback, it always breaks
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#4 SLandeRR
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thanks, i used to have a logitech wingman ages ago but broke it several times
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#5 bogaty
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Logitech sticks are crap. Most flight simmers these days go with the CH HOTAS setup but it's very expensive and it doesn't offer force feedback. If you can find a used MS Sidewinder 2 FFB stick, grab it. They last forever, work well and are going for huge bucks on eBay.

If you can't, I say grab yourself a Saitek Syborg Evo Force.

PS.  You might want to try posting this in the hardware forums.

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#6 ragerisnotsceen
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dude, i swear by Saitek, i have a model with force feedback, and it is so much fun, it was only $70 when i bought it, but that was a year ago, its not outdated, so the price has proboably dropped, buy it
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#7 SLandeRR
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yeah a couple of hours after posting the topic i realised it probably should of gone in the hardware section, but people had already replied so i didnt bother
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the saitek x52 is the best joystick you can get for under 300 dollars.
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#9 bogaty
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x52 has no force feedback though. Lame.
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#10 ramelaz
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Logitech sticks are crap. Most flight simmers these days go with the CH HOTAS setup but it's very expensive and it doesn't offer force feedback. If you can find a used MS Sidewinder 2 FFB stick, grab it. They last forever, work well and are going for huge bucks on eBay.

If you can't, I say grab yourself a Saitek Syborg Evo Force.

PS. You might want to try posting this in the hardware forums.

bogaty
MS Sidewinder 2 FFB stick are going for huge bucks on ebay... really? I got one back when Flight Simulator 2002 came out and I still use it for Flight Simulator X. It does last forever. I would definitely suggest this!
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#11 out0v0rder
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i wish microsoft still made hardware besides 360 controllers.
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#12 bogaty
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Yup. Me too. The Sidewinder 2 was an excellent product and probably the best thing MS ever produced. Shame they decided to stop making it.
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#13 SLandeRR
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the saitek x52 is the best joystick you can get for under 300 dollars. out0v0rder

300 bucks is way out of my price range, i want something 50-100 dollars

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#14 surferboyo
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Speaking of joysticks,

can you use them to move around like on battlefield 2 or is it just for flying?

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#15 corky842
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[QUOTE="out0v0rder"]the saitek x52 is the best joystick you can get for under 300 dollars. SLandeRR

300 bucks is way out of my price range, i want something 50-100 dollars

That's the x52 pro. The regular x52 is just a little over $100.

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#16 SLandeRR
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Speaking of joysticks,

can you use them to move around like on battlefield 2 or is it just for flying?

surferboyo

i find it really hard to use joysticks for games where you are on land eg. battlefield, but it is possible, just awkward