A Gamer's Lament

[General Zod Von Doom]

*The Search Of A Moderately Priced PC Controller*

I am so pissed by electronic stores bullshit..

Like a year ago, I bought a pc controller that was like a knockoff ps2 one with a usb plug for like only 5 bucks...it was certainly less than 10.

Since then, and now anywhere I go, I can only find those sucky logitech ones that cost like 30 bucks, and joysticks have all inexplicably gone up 10-15 bucks for the same models. And such was my Best Buy experience of tonight, as well as my Microcenter of two weeks ago, and many other chains I wont bother naming because they're not paying me to advertise.

I got sort of lucky at radio shack and found a definetly overpriced pc controller for 25 bucks...at least it was an Airflo (my preferred brand), but 25 was still too much considering I bought a wireless Airflo for my Ps2 just a couple of months ago for only 20, but decided to return it in lieu of me finding the Sith/Jedi controller two pack for 20 as well at best buy.

I knew I should have bought extras that day I found the cheap one.

Gone are the days I can find a cheap controller, and not care about the random abuse it may take on the floor under the Table Of Death.

[Reno]

Controller prices are absurd. In my opinion, console systems ought to come with as many controllers as they have ports. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo (and Sega, when they were still making consoles) have made a practice of cheating customers in this way.

As for PCs, I guess that's not really applicable, but the gripe about prices is the same, or perhaps even worse. I get sick to my stomach when I see how much a half decent joystick costs.

[General Zod Von Doom]

A good stick is costly....fortunately for me, one of my friends is giving me a flight stick he never uses...prices on those things are so obscene they make my eyes pop...

And the 360?...Jesus Christ...since when should a controller cost as much as a new game...get real, man...

The ONLY controllers I would ever pay that much for are: 1- my multiplatform arcade stick/ wooden console thing (thankfully I got as a present a year ago) and a full sized Steel Batallion controller (which I dont have and desperately want so I can finally get it and play it as its meant to be played, as I will accept nothing less)