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.

  • Pronell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    8 hours ago

    The games are now vastly more complex.

    I bounced off of Helldivers 2 for this exact reason. Something around 16 buttons on a PS5 controller and they were assigning functions for short, mid, long press, and button combinations.

    I can’t remember all that shit!

    Yes, I am getting old.

    • SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Wow. I never got into it, but it sounds like a lot. Then again, Zelda has tons of contextual keypresses and I enjoyed that significantly.