

Sure, it's an expensive unit, but you will know your money's been well spent as soon as you lift the lid on the packaging and pull the setup out. It's beautifully made, looks like it was ripped straight out of an A-10, and comes with an industrial-strength that means the only thing left in our post-apocalyptic future will be a bunch of cockroaches trying to figure out how to use these sticks. The Thrustmaster Warthog is hands-down the best PC joystick you can buy. You can customize your setup to the nth degree with either of those manufacturers, but you will have to pay a premium for it. Accessible is the name of the game the joysticks on this list all require minimal setup, though if you're looking for the full cockpit experience, and have the cash to spare, VKB and Virpil versions might be more to your taste. Due to supply shortages, you'll have to be a bit patient until stock returns to normal.

If you're looking to step your toe into the virtual pilot scene, start with a joystick as the building block for your future home cockpit. Ask anyone who has set up their at-home cockpit, the level of intensity that comes from manually throttling up for speed or pulling back on the joystick out of a nose dive to avoid a crash is second to none.Įven if you decide to set up an entire HOTAS (Hands-On Throttle and Stick) with foot pedals and a special captain's chair in your study, we still recommend getting a good wireless gaming keyboard and gaming mouse for navigating menus and such.
