Greetings,
Looking for some suggestions for a new joystick! I've been simming for over 20 years & I'm pretty sure I've had the same joystick the entire time. It's a Microsoft Sidewinder 8 button rig. Has a Windows 98 platform. As joysticks go, it's pretty vanilla, but I love it. Unfortunately, father time is catching up to it. Throttle has become unreliable and steering sticks alot.
The only game I use it for is FSX. I don't do any dogfighting type stuff wherein I need to be firing missles or dropping bombs, etc...
Can someone recommend a simple joystick. Most joysticks out there appear very hi-tech with tons of bells & whistles that I will never use. Plus they all seem to cost $100's. I'm trying to stay under $100. I have Win10. My present Win98 platform joystick worked fine with Win10.
I saw a bunch of similar 8 button sidewinders on Amazon for approx. $30 - $50 price range. All are "used"! Just wondering if anyone has ever purchased a used item on Amazon? Is it worth the risk? I'm apprehensive about buying anything "used".
Thanks for any suggestions you can send my way.
Jim