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:
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:)
@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.
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