Gamepad vs Keyboard: Which is best for PC Gaming?

Posted on Friday, March 13 2009 @ 6:19 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
It was when I made the transition from “strictly console gamer” to “strictly PC gamer” that I started to lose my feel for the gamepad. The mouse and keyboard seemed to feel so much more natural to me, and the maneuvers I could perform on a PC completely overshadowed the unholy mess I would make on a gamepad. As I write this I am fully capable of completing every portion of Left 4 Dead with sweet precision. I am the king of the headshot! But you stick me in front of this game with a gamepad and I guarantee you will be voting me off the campaign within the first minute. I seriously couldn’t aim worth a damn.

There are hundreds of gamepads available online now, and they only multiply. And since the wonderful people at Microsoft created the Xbox 360, their controller works perfectly on a Vista machine. Read more at OCModShop.


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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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