New PS3 member and question

[toby1]

Hi all!

Been following this forum and fine community for the last few weeks and I am just as eager to get my hands on a copy of BoP as all of you

Been a wile since I was last flying sims (read release of Janes WWII fighters) but this game look just as beautiful as I have been hoping for games to get. Enjoyed the Heroes of the pacific in front of the TV but it newer hooked me more than as a “funny unrealistic arcade”. Newer tested IL-2 but finally real games appear to my PS3!!!

On to my question. What PS3 flightstick will be best suited for this game? I will mostly play cockpit view for preferred experience and I believe that looking around is a vital part of dogfighting. How is this implemented? I can see it work with the dualshock but I believe a PS3 flightstick will have all of its axis programmed for other stuff (throttle, flaps etc.). Experience from other flight sims?

Will have to order a flight stick since they are not that usual in Sweden for ps3 and I want the right stuff. Maybe I will have to live with jumping between cockpit and target tacking view

Keep up the good work!

[peterdegrotere]

anton will let uss know what stick to use on ps3

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[irrelevant]

Originally Posted by peterdegrotere

anton will let uss know what stick to use on ps3

Anton recommended the Thrustmaster Hotas X for PS3.

[P-51]

Has anyone seen the Thrustmaster Hotas thingy cheaper than £24.99 (UK)

[f1rebrand]

I'm thinking of ditching the PS3 gamepad for the Thrustmaster hotas. Does it work on your lap or do you have to fix it to a flat surface? TIA

[dkwookie]

Yeah it works ok on your lap. The bonus about it is you can split it and have throttle and flight stick seperated by wire. Simply a couple of screws in the base and its done. It becomes slightly less stable like that when not on a hard surface but I find it comfier over long stretches as you can put them either side of you on the couch

[edal86]

Unless the Thrustmaster Hotas X flight stick is now doing miracles after the patch, I would not recommend you buying it. Waste of money for this game. If you buy it because you will also use it for the PC version, then buy it , maybe. There is no better option than to use the pad, sorry guys I had to learn this the hard way. Sad but true, this game in my opinion was not meant for a flight stick.

[toby1]

With regards to Anton I have just ordered the Thrustmaster hotas x for my ps3. This seems to me as the best flight stick available for the ps3 at the moment with the d-pad (hat) controlling view in multiplayer and separate throttle/ruder. Hope it is 8 available directions and not 4 on the hat/view.

The Ace edge and Hori was exactly what I had expected to be available for the ps3 with a separate analog stick for viewing but I hope this game will be a hit on the market with new flight sticks popping up… maybe the publisher have a secret card in their sleeve?

Now I will wait for the ps3 demo and my hotas x…