Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Windows Central
Windows Central
Technology
Ben Wilson

I bought the Xbox Adaptive Joystick for my fiancée and it changed her PC gaming life — Microsoft wins my praise

Xbox Adaptive Joystick held in hand, up to a blue cloudy sky.

On a few occasions, I'd walk into my living room and see my fiancée playing PC games with an Xbox controller in her left hand and a mouse in her right. Sure, it kind of worked, but gripping half a joypad just for a joystick and D-pad was hardly the best solution for her to play some World of Warcraft.

Some games handled it better than others, and some outright struggled with conflicts of controller inputs alongside a mouse, constantly switching between UI icons for each.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.