Logitech Force 3D Pro Joystick

[Kurtis]

"While joysticks rarely break ground in terms of innovation, they are still a very important part of the gaming experience. If you have ever tried to use a keyboard and mouse in a flight simulation game you know what I am talking about. I wasn’t very good at flying in games when I was using a keyboard and mouse, but once I started to use a joystick not only did I perform better, but it was a much more enjoyable experience.

Today we will be taking a look at Logitech’s Force 3D Pro joystick. As you might have guessed by the name alone, it features force feedback technology. Force feedback is a feature that your standard joystick isn’t likely to have, and although it might make flying a little harder at times, it goes a long way to make your gaming experience a more realistic and therefore immersive one. When gunfire from another plane hits you, you feel the joystick shake and fight you as you struggle to control the damaged aircraft. Or if you’re piloting a gigantic mechanical robot and are hit by an opposing robot, the rumbling indicates your damage quicker than you can hear a warning message and/or read a flashing status display. You get the drift. Let’s go crash some airplanes."

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[Nick]

You mention that its setup for Righties. Thought id throw out the Saitek Cyborg Evo series as a good 'Lefty-friendly' joystick. The Cyborg series has gotten pretty good reviews and there are many different parts that can be adjusted for both handedness and hand size.

[Anthony]

Indeed, I own a Saitek joystick and have configured it as a lefty would use it just to see how it felt. It seemed to work well (minus my inability to play games well w/ my left hand).

[nsppatel]

Is it compatible for the playstation 2? (Ace Combat 5)

[J2T]

Yep, I have the Cyborg Evo Wireless (courtesy via a contest from TTL and Saiteck :) ) and the only thing I wish it had was force feedback.

[scda]

The centering spring it is the real problem of the Force 3D Pro.Before this joystick I had a Extreme 3D Pro and in games like IL2 Sturmovik or CFS3 I am still use it because with Force 3D Pro is very hard (or impossible ) to aim the target.
With Force 3D Pro is imposible to adjust it to work like Extreme 3D Pro.
I am sorry to tell but the only big difference is the price (Force 3D Pro = ~70$ and Extreme 3D Pro = ~30$)

There is someone who wants a Force 3D Pro? Mine is for free.

[gatzke]

Hey scda - I'll take it! malikahtabby@hotmail.com

[Jaco]

Is this compatible with i Mac?

[Kurtis]

Yes, it is mac-compatible.

[ryan10]

I own one of these i find the problem with this is when it tries to recentre itself it will over compensate then have to recentre in another direction and u get a jittering effect. say if u knock the table and it goes out of line it will try to recentre and then start vibrating from left to right, this gets real annoying

[anonxxx]

Thise joystick is crap! Logitech uses very bad pots in their joysticks. They wear out real soon. My Force 3D was making noizes in idle state with power switched on. If you plan to buy a stick for flight simulation, save your money for a real joystick, which maybe cost's twice as much and lasts 100 or 1000 times longer.