Hi Shaun: Well, that is true to a point. The last time I went out shopping for a general joystick, game pad, etc the only things I could find from Logitech etc were specialized game controllers like racing wheels, flight sticks, boxing gloves, and things of that sort. Best buy had a few older Logitech game pads in the store, but nothing new. What I was told was that they aren't making any new game pads or joysticks any more and they are focusing on specialized devices for the PC. I don't know if that is true, but it would not surprise me since finding drivers for some game pads and joysticks for a 64-bit PC is not always easy.
Add to that since Windows Vista the input library is now XInput which is he same library used on the XBox for XBox controllers. DirectInput is all but deprecated and many controllers are either all XBox and XInput compatible or has a switch to switch between DirectInput and XInput. That further complicates the situation since most audio games are still using DirectInput only, and that technology is pretty much being phased out of use. Cheers! On 12/6/13, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote: > That really is not good tom. > I guess you could pick up the xbox1 or other controler but still. > I suspect from what I have seen at computer shops that for the most > part bar consoles, a lot of stuff is full blown sticks now. > And a lot of that is specialised for things like flight or racing. > There are some general purpose sticks but that is becomming less now. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
