I am looking to buy my first Mac/Mac Mini (already have iPhone+iPad2).
But before I do, I want to make sure I can get a joystick that will solidly work on them.
Any suggestions?
Joystick or joypad?
Joypad?
You mean like a console controller (PS3)?
If you do, then either is probably okay.
Though both would be preferable.
This is a joystick
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A joypad(or gamepad), yes is a console controller. Sorry if I specify this, is just because joystick are relative uncommon in gaming unless you play some plane simulation - I guess?
For joypad/game pad I love XBOX 360 controllers; however, they are not natively supported on Mac. It can be cumbersome to install with third party drivers. I made a guide on youtube about it if you are interested, but I cannot 100% it'll work for you depending on many things.
Logitech make decent gamepads, resembling PS3 controllers(most of pc gamepad are).
Here is a top 10 gamepads. Logitech seems the most favourite.
I don't know anything of joystick, unfortunately. But logitech does some of those too.
I mean, it is ridiculous that it is so difficult just to find a game pad/joystick that universally works with Mac's.
There might has been a misunderstanding. The only gamepad that is not native on Mac is the XBOX360 controller. Any other gamepad works perfectly without fuss.
How about my PS3 gamepad?
Will that work fine on Lion OS Mac's (I.e. new Mac's) for most games?