The stick is like an Atari controller on steroids.Īs soon as I pulled the components out of the box those fears were washed away. However many people seemed to have good luck with the X52 sticks and because all the Thrustmaster sticks I considered required rudder pedals for optimal use, I took the plunge and got the X52 Pro, still a little nervous that I would find some of that signature Mad Catz build quality when I got it out of the box. Many people who have used Saitek sticks as of late said they are absolutely ripe with design faults and it made me initially lean towards the Thrustmaster sticks.
Saitek is now owned and warrantied by Logitech but the sticks made under the Mad Catz era still remain. The X52 Pro came out the same year Saitek was acquired the infamous Mad Catz, renowned for pretty radically designed peripherals with rather shit build quality. I'm going to note that I did initially feel like I was taking a gamble with Saitek.
