I grew up playing in the arcades, so I have an obvious reason for preferring joysticks, but maybe… just maaaybe there’s something to be said for them even if your first experience was on console pads.

If you’ve ever thought about making the switch, or just investigating what everybody is all excited about, the hardcore over at Eventhubs have put together a great guide for anybody thinking about making the switch to a joystick.

Don’t be scared–it’s a learning process, but also some real magic. Even Capcom’s own Wes P , who has been trying to bone up on his fighters, just stopped by the other day to say what a huge difference moving to a stick had made in his game (*actually happened, not BS).

Although there’s a bunch of world-class players who use pads, there’s probably SOME good reason that 98% of the players you see competing at events like EVO prefer to use joysticks.  IMO they offer an unmatched level of precision for fighting games, so check out the guide , get inspired, then keep an eye out for some upcoming Capcom joystick news…