Logitech GExtreme 3D Pro USB Joystick for Windows - Black/Silver

Wanted a cheaper option compared to the farm stick (which I would have preferred). However this does a great job of doing what I needed it to do, which is working with cranes, telehandlers, and forklifts. Night and day difference compared to using a mouse and keyboard.You will want to remove all the binds in game and remap them as it’s more set up for driving.Only real con thus far is no rig mounting points on the base. I might try and get creative and 3d print something.Other con, for some reason the funky switch (d pad on top) when mapped to looking up/down/left/right didn’t work for some reason. I might have to play with the settings a bit for that.All in all highly recommend if you’re looking for a cheap option compared to something like a farm stick.

I recently got into DCS and needed a stick to begin my journey. I didn't want to fully invest into a proper setup yet as I wanted to test the waters and see if I will even like the game. I was recommended the Extreme 3D Pro from various forums as it's both cheap and offer a decent amount of programmable buttons for the price point.The stick itself is well built for the most part. There is a bit of play with the twist rudder control but it doesn't hinder the real world use of the stick from my experience. I was surprised by how well balanced the stick was in relation to the base. I've had no issues with it sliding or lifting during my DCS sessions. A nice addition to the stick is the throttle slider control. It's small but it works well. The trigger is surprisingly satisfying to click. It's a bit shallow but it has a springy click to it.As for the usage during DCS, I found it very good for the Flaming Cliffs modules. With modifiers I was able to assign multiple key binds onto the same button which made game play much more fluid. Having to use the HAT button sucked for looking around the cockpit in my opinion. Having a head tracker is definitely preferable. One issue I came across was that the twist rudder was interrupting my flight by engaging the rudders when I didn't intend to. I fixed this by adding a significant dead zone to the rudder axis using the "Axis Tune" tab on the controls section. With this in mind I also did the same with my pitch and roll axis by adding a curve to reduce some of the sensitivity.Overall I highly recommend this stick for beginners. It will do the job until you decide to move onto something better.

Good controller but does not work for windows 11

After my first Logitech controller finally gave up after 15 years of faithful service. It was time for a replacement. I said I wanted the exact model because that's what I'm used to

Got this so the kids could play war thunder and they have found other games to play with it. Not sure if it is compatible with anything except with the PC. It seems to be pretty durable since I have seen them slam it side to side and on the desk and it still works. There are a lot of different buttons that can be programed to different actions with in different games.

Runs on Mac M1 with DOSBox.I was able to use this to play TIE Fighter and Aces of the Pacific.

So yes, this is cheap and it will work. There is one major caveat. If you are using this for rudder, be prepared to hate life. The twist on this stick has a slight loose spot around center. This doesn't sound terrible, and for most flight sticks it probably wouldn't be. However, the loose direction is all in one direction, so your rudder will constantly pull in one direction unless you counter. I took it apart and fixed this by putting wire shielding around the part of the spring that operates the rudder. It still is loose but it at least springs back to center now.This is not a unique problem to me. Searching google and tons of people who actually know what to look for run into this. If you're handy, buy this and fix it. If you use separate rudder controls, you can lock the twist on this, which is a nice feature. In that case you should also buy this. If you want to use this for rudder and have no tinkering ability, I would pass on this. It's too bad as well because otherwise it's a nice stick. Be aware, the twist action (rudder) is super sensitive on this stick. I have no idea why. It's in the firmware as well. You will hit full rudder lock long before hitting full twist. The sensors also clip in the corners of the joystick, so either this is a round sensor that is over large, or a square one that is over small. Not sure which. This isn't an issue though, it performs fine, it would just have been nice if there was no clipping on the sensor at extreme angles. For the price though you can't complain. That's why I'm really only complaining about the rudder because they could fix that for free essentially if they bothered to take even half a second to investigate it.Another common complaint is that it's not smooth where your palm rests on the stick. My unit was smooth, but taking it apart I saw a clip on the underside of the rest that needs to be unclipped to take it apart. If this is not cliped from factory this could cause what people are reporting. Just push the clip on, which anyone can do in literally one second, and it should solve this issue if you have it. I hope this review helps.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Good for the joystick beginners