Microsoft Joysticks USB: Should I get force feedback or not?

[aic]

Best Buy has a sale for non-force feedback for ~$20 after MIR.

 

[0roo0roo]

i say if your going to shell for one, get ff.

 

[fatbaby]

those forcefeed back ones cost $90...and whats the point? The novelty wears off rather quickly.

 

[NutBucket]

Get the force. Its fun. Course, I haven't used mine in years

 

[crab]

Does Microsoft still make their joysticks where you twist the handle for rudder control? (like the Force Feedback Pro, and Precision Pro)

 

[chibchakan]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
those forcefeed back ones cost $90...and whats the point? The novelty wears off rather quickly.

So true.

 

[Linflas]

I have a perfectly good MS Force Feedback 1 and the only reason it does not work is because MS decided not to provide support with Windows XP. Since they decided that I decided not to buy anymore of their joysticks.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

FF is worthless. Real planes don't have force feedback sticks, why should your computer?

 

[fatbaby]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
FF is worthless. Real planes don't have force feedback sticks, why should your computer?

i agree...and who plays racing games or fps with a joystick anyways?

 

[aic]

Thanks for all the replies. I am going to use for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

 

[aic]

have a perfectly good MS Force Feedback 1 and the only reason it does not work is because MS decided not to provide support with Windows XP. Since they decided that I decided not to buy anymore of their joysticks.

How do I know that the Best Buy one will support XP? E13-00001 is the model number.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
those forcefeed back ones cost $90...and whats the point? The novelty wears off rather quickly.

it depends how much you use it. you could call sound a novelty, you don't "really" need it but its a lot more fun with it

i even have a ifeel mouse

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: Linflas
I have a perfectly good MS Force Feedback 1 and the only reason it does not work is because MS decided not to provide support with Windows XP. Since they decided that I decided not to buy anymore of their joysticks.

same here! i have one, and i cant believe ($)*&@(*$&*#@& microsoft doesnt care about their force feedback pros. now its useless because not even windows xp has native support for the force feedback. great support you say? yea right.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: aic

have a perfectly good MS Force Feedback 1 and the only reason it does not work is because MS decided not to provide support with Windows XP. Since they decided that I decided not to buy anymore of their joysticks.

How do I know that the Best Buy one will support XP? E13-00001 is the model number.

it probably will. his ms force feedback doesn't support xp because its so so so very old.
that being said,...

logitech all the way!!

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: fatbaby

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
FF is worthless. Real planes don't have force feedback sticks, why should your computer?

i agree...and who plays racing games or fps with a joystick anyways?

Believe it or not, some people actually like... GASP!... Flight simulaors!