HOTAS Controllers

[desertlovingenglish]

COVID has taken a hit as to how much flying I can do at the moment so invested in a pc ,after about 4 years out of PC gaming, to run DCS and FS. Looking for some relatively cheap HOTAS controllers and they are all ridiculously marked up, second hand X56 Sticks being sold at £290+ when they retail £215. Thrustmaster T16000Ms running at about 215 when they should be 130. Seems barmy, anyone know why? Gone are the days when you could pick up an X52 for £80 and crack on it seems.

 

 

[minibois]

'everyone' is looking for HOTAS controllers for the past couple of months, due to COVID (people are spending less time actually being able to fly) and because FS 2020.

Low supply on controllers and high demand have made basically everything from cheap to expensive absurdly expensive. 

[desertlovingenglish]

1 minute ago, minibois said:

'everyone' is looking for HOTAS controllers for the past couple of months, due to COVID (people are spending less time actually being able to fly) and because FS 2020.

Low supply on controllers and high demand have made basically everything from cheap to expensive absurdly expensive. 

Cheers for that, looked on ebay at the prices some people are wanting for a scuffed HOTAS and instantly shut my laptop.

[trag1c]

I hate to say it but you're probably screwed, It's being projected that there will be something like 2.6B USD in hardware sales just from FS2020 alone over the next couple years. 

[desertlovingenglish]

2 minutes ago, trag1c said:

I hate to say it but you're probably screwed, It's being projected that there will be something like 2.6B USD in hardware sales just from FS2020 alone over the next couple years. 

Let's hope not! Have to see if it calms down post covid

[Streetguru]

56 minutes ago, desertlovingenglish said:

COVID has taken a hit as to how much flying I can do at the moment so invested in a pc ,after about 4 years out of PC gaming, to run DCS and FS. Looking for some relatively cheap HOTAS controllers and they are all ridiculously marked up, second hand X56 Sticks being sold at £290+ when they retail £215. Thrustmaster T16000Ms running at about 215 when they should be 130. Seems barmy, anyone know why? Gone are the days when you could pick up an X52 for £80 and crack on it seems.

 

 

Twin Stick Master Race, IDK just find something used and cheap?
 

[SansVarnic]

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