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None of this would have mattered if it would have simply allowed me to play the game I bought it for. I was looking for a simple joystick to use with my WWII fighter pilot game and decided to purchase the Saitek ST90. I wasn't too put off because I knew I could probably download the necessary drivers from the Saitek Web site. The "profiler" software installed, but only the profile editor would work, not the Profiler itself. Thinking it may have been an issue with my laptops Vista software I tried to install it on my desktop running XP Pro with the same dismal results. The problem came when I ran the driver installer.
Left and right movements were non-existent. The joystick arrived with no software whatsoever. But after hours of configuring, uninstalling, reinstalling and general troubleshooting the best I could do was get the controller to pitch and dive. When it was nearly finished it asked me to plug in the controller, even though the controller was plugged in. Unplugging and replugging in the controller didn't help. Not much help in a fighter plane.The Saitek user forums didn't offer any help, and my email to Saitek tech support went unanswered.
Not only could I NOT recommend this joystick, I'm wondering how a company that sells something of this poor quality can still stay in business.
Yaw is painful. This is a good joystick for playing flightsim. Pitch and roll are as expected. So can't control helicopters or play quake. It can be a little tight in the beginning but smooths out after a few days of use.
I bought this for my son to use with MS flight simulator X. He has had no complaints. My Son is 11 yrs of age. He is not a heavy PC Gamer, but he does play FSX enough to have experienced faults/challenges if there where any to find. This flight stick apprears to work just fine. If you are looking for a decent controller for at least casual play, I am sure you will be satisfied with this one.
This product might be good for the flight simulation enthusiast, but it does not work well with my FPS games.
Spend a few more bucks on something in the $40-50 range. Otherwise you get a sore hand from having to hold it down.
It can only work for the simplest games. For the few bucks not bad.
I've had this stick for maybe four years now. I clamp my down to the table so it has some support.
If you want to do flight sims or the type of complicated games like WWiiOnline. don't use this stick.
Not a well designed stick. You'd end up paying more if you get this one.
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