

They basically duct taped a controller and a HOTAS together, making sure you’ll never need to take your hands off the throttle or stick. Or they could enable virtual pilots to get up out of their cockpits and traverse the game world in first-person. They’re designed for a number of in-game uses, like tracking targets or navigating the heads-up display. Mixing and matching would, theoretically at least, allow players to use however many of the four component items they want to play the Roberts’ ambitious spacefaring game.īut what had me really excited were the little trackballs embedded in the stick and throttle. Combining a throttle and stick, it also included an attachable tenkeyless keyboard and numeric keypad.

Last year at the annual Star Citizen fan convention, CitizenCon, Chris Roberts pulled the cover off a brand new HOTAS set. We had Saitek send over a sample, and what we found is pretty interesting. It’s been met with mixed reviews, with some calling it garbage and others falling deeply in love. Astonishing graphics, authentic sound effects and beautiful music creating an atmosphere to fully immerse yourself in.Earlier this spring, joystick and flight peripherals manufacturer Saitek quietly released the X-56 Rhino, their first new, consumer-grade hands-on throttle and stick set since 2014.Regular content updates including new vehicles, maps, missions and nations.Rich PvE content including dynamic historical campaigns and solo missions.Intense PvP experiences in full-scale combat missions at various difficulty settings for all play styles and degrees of experience.More than 100 maps representing the main historical battle theaters.Over 2000 highly detailed aircraft, tanks, warships, helicopters and other combat vehicles crafted carefully from historical documents and surviving sources.Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea, fighting with millions of players from all over the world in an ever-evolving environment. War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft from World War II and the Cold War.
