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PC Controller rec? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Mostly looking for a decent quality anyway in regards to button quality and comfort but the main thing is a good analogue stick with no dead zone and it means it. I mostly want it to play f zero x where tilt is crucial. Aside from that just generally decent is fine, but I need a good fidelity stick

That or something I can do to get a ps3 controller working on my computer thst isn't also a bunch of malware

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Regular controller uses voltmeter with contact brushes to measure resistance to determine location. Because of contact motion, it does not last long. There used to be better joysticks that did not have contact brushes which enabled them to have much longer life. They were abandoned because they were expensive. For example, N64 uses such technology which is the reason why many of them still work today

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Shockingly, the Xbox elite controllers use potentiometers and last a few years