Featuring adjustable stick tension and over 180 programmable controls, this throttle and joystick combo is a quality setup.

However, for those inclined to make this indulgence a more permanent part of their setup, the X56 has holes present in its bases to allow you to affix it to nearly any surface with the appropriate hardware. Quickly and easily switch from points of view to weapons and more—the 8-way hat switch is designed to accurately capture specialized input specific to flight sims. That does mean you can't map your guns to the triggers, but the TCA yoke is designed more for long-haul flights, as opposed to games involving intense dogfight action. It can be tough to track down 'button 14' in a bind, especially if your flying skills are a little rusty. He first started writing for Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox World many decades ago, then moved onto PC Formatfull-time, then PC Gamer, TechRadar, and T3 among others.Pull the Extreme 3D Pro trigger as fast as you want or need, confident that every twitch of your finger will be captured without missing a beat. Features six degrees of freedom—pitch, roll, yaw, backwards, forwards, up, down, left and right; twin throttles; 189 programmable controls; and more.

An extensive study has shown that having a joystick sliding all over the place in the thick of the action is detrimental to performance. It really makes a difference to the immersion—I can almost feel the g-force as I pull back on the control column. Its 12 fully programmable buttons give you an incredible amount of flexibility and performance for the gaming edge you’ve been looking for. It feels great to use in-game, too, providing you with all the possible control permutations you could need without ever having to go near your keyboard again. These joysticks help make the experience of flight or other highly-mechanical experiences so much better.Not only are there detailed instructions on how to set the whole thing up—with control mapping charts and diagrams—there's even a little instruction leaflet for adjusting the yoke tension with an included spring. It's a really smooth, sturdy piece of kit despite not being as heavy as its sister, the Raptor Mach 1. In space, that three-dimensional control can be vital for accuracy, especially when you're zeroing in behind an escaping Sidewinder in an Elite dogfight. Logitech is the first consumer electronics company to label its products with the amount of climate-warming carbon used to create them. While Microsoft Flight Simulator didn't suggest any preset button layouts for it, I see this as a plus as it means you can assign buttons that make sense to you as you go through the training process, with no need for the arduous process of cleaning up pre-assigned buttons.