I realized I haven’t gamed with arcade-type joysticks for a long time and kind of missed them.
It seems to me gamepads are way more popular than large joysticks nowadays, when joysticks used to be a popular gaming accessory.
Is it because they take up too much space?
Is it because they lack the modern gamepad features (analog sticks / triggers / buttons, side / back buttons)?
Do you still use joysticks for gaming, and what kind of games do you play with them? What do you like about them?
I’d like to hear your thoughts.
My uninformed opinion: Too big, too expensive, mostly useful for arcade games (up to the Neo Geo) but I would not use them for anything else. Even for Super Nintendo, Megadrive, or other consoles, I don’t think they would help. Also you need some space to put them on a desk or on your lap. Small gamepads don’t have that limitation.
I currently have the cheap Nintendo Switch Pro controller thing, and it’s perfect for most usage: Steam games, and every kind of retro emulation.
The fighting community, such as mine back in the 360 and PS4 days was using arcade sticks. It was pretty nice for Street Fighter and Tekken games. Unless you count this as arcade games, I would probably agree with you.
I think this is still true.