This post had a lot really good suggestions for couch coop games on Linux and I was wondering if there are controllers people recommend or if all the third party ones are the same? I have an Xbox controller with Bluetooth I might be able to find but they are kind of pricey so I don’t want to buy another unless for some reason that’s the best thing. I’m open to wired and wireless I just don’t want to end up with some cheap piece of shit that makes playing not fun.

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    I’m open to wired and wireless I just don’t want to end up with some cheap piece of shit that makes playing not fun.

    I have found the $20 offbrand Xbox USB controllers to be perfectly cromulent. And I say that as someone who owns a $350 HOTAS setup.

    • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      7 days ago

      I was looking more at those HOTAS. Do you use yours for flight sims or more for like aerial combat games? I’ve never had a gaming hobby stick around long enough to want/need better equipment but is it the fidelity to real yoke and throttle or the physical feedback or something else that makes that setup so desirable? I read through their product pages but its always hard to tell the difference between what is marketed and what is sold.

      • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        7 days ago

        I use it for playing DCS which is a multiplayer air combat simulator. Lots of aircraft are available and they have a decent range of fidelity. The FC3 craft are simplified a bit and the full fidelity aircraft have every control in the aircraft functional and accurate to real life.

        Very easy to put a bunch of time into it, especially if you have some friends who are interested too.

        If you want a joystick suggestion, the Logitech 3D Pro is a great starter stick at $35 and is quite sturdy. Everyone I know started with that one as it’s just a solid all-round stick. Also great for space sim games like Elite Dangerous.

        Edit: DCS’s 2024 video showcases it nicely.

        Edit 2: If you plan on playing DCS, checkout Proton DB, it requires a few settings to be changed to launch. But, been running it for the last year in Mint. :)

        • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          7 days ago

              I don’t think I’ll do any airplane games but maybe with the right tools I would like them. I’ve seen posts about Elite Dangerous and people do seem to like it but I associate it with EVE online (I think, the big spaceship game with clans and wars) and my friends who liked EVE never seemed to be happy about playing it. I haven’t tried any kind of flight game since starfox 64 and am more into quick games I can play to procrastinate on important decisions.

          unnecessary back story

          I’m currently taking bids on some services that i require and cannot do myself but the service now starts at 150% of what it did last year. Enough of these guys (not all though, I hate to paint a whole industry with a broad brush) will start adding charges once I’m helpless to say no that I’m taking up gaming again to have something to do with my hands while I figure out exactly how I want to be fucked.:::

              I’m always interested in the more advanced categories of things I’m casually interested in just to see where things might end up. I’m not a big spender and don’t devote too much of my money to my many fun hobbies these days but I find nice looking kit that serves a clear and identifiable purpose really neat. I like to buy middle road stuff to test with and upgrade based on qol improvements. I strive to understand the larger market of whatever I’m participating in so I can more easily find my place and make lateral or upwards decisions from there.