I could buy an used Thrustmaster eSwap for the price of a new Xbox controller; I usually prefer to buy new things and use them until they break (and if it’s used I don’t know how badly was it treated by the previous owner), but this one has replaceable parts, so if a stick breaks or something it’s not the end of the world.
Unfortunately, from what I read online it looks like it’s not supported on anything other than Windows; meanwhile Xbox controllers work fine on Linux and Mac.
It continues to amaze me that if you want something to work on a non-Windows platform then hardware made by Microsoft is usually a safer bet :cirno_for_reals:
@subtype reminds me of how i once needed a picture of an xbox controller so i just searched on duckduckgo and one of the first better looking images were hosted by apple. They were actually selling it in their online store.
How hard would it be to just buy the Thrustmaster sticks, some mechanical switches, 3d print the chassis, and hack together my own controller with blackjack and hookers :ablobfoxhyper:
@subtype
I read thrusttmaster and thought you wwere thinking about a HOTAS...
Why not get into custom stick building if you're gonna diy this bitch?
If I want a generic usb pad I'lll get the llogitech one (especialllly since I hate the xbox form factor and there isnt a suitable ps2 cllone)
@subtype also the eswap is about hotswapping, if you can solder a repllacement stick you don't care about this gimmick
Don't bother priinting a pad chassis tho, just reuse a pad you like, it's just plastic after all
@mer I’m used to the xbox layout :akko_shrug: And I’m not sure if I want to get into DIY, it’s just that my current pad is starting to shit itself while I’m playing dark souls and I’m massively overthinking getting a replacement.
@subtype@mer get switch pro controller and flip ABXY to the sega layout in software (its triggers are digital rather than analog so you can't blame your controller for missing a parry anymore :akko_wink:)
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