Interesting review, I have been using a 360 Wired controller as my PC pad for over a year now, and once I got rumble working, I can safely say it is the best PC gamepad I have ever used, of course this Saitek is cheaper, but I would recommend the 360 pad over it any day, the precision of the Analog sticks is unmatched and the pad feels totally awesome, and for most racing games it works a treat.
So in all I agree with the review, it's nice to see a competitor try a new idea for a gamepad: I think the stick position swap is a great idea, but at the end of the day, precision is everything, and this obviously comes up short compared to the 360 pad, ah well.
*Note, I have a 360 pad with no 360, thats how impressed I am with the pad, it is exclusively a PC gamepad here
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