By Darren Allan
Logitech has just purchased Saitek, the company known for its seriously heavyweight flight (and space) sim controllers and accessories, for $13 million (around £10 million, AU$17 million).
While Logitech already makes steering wheels for driving games, in a blog post, the company notes that it wants to expand into the wider simulation market.
While sophisticated flight sticks and yokes/pedals – and even mock instrument panels – might be a niche market, these are generally expensive peripherals and ones that doubtless run with a comfortable profit margin.
Plus it’s likely that Logitech is looking to the future, as the firm also mentions the increasing amount of VR-enabled sims around these days. And going forward, fully-fledged and more realistic controllers could be a part of obtaining that complete virtual reality experience.
Saitek’s latest X-56 Rhino advanced flight controller (pictured) is already built with VR in mind, in terms of placing the buttons and using subtle nuances in their shape and feel, so the player can easily tell which one they’re pressing when wearing a VR headset while enjoying some Elite: Dangerous.
Logitech stated: “We care about this space and want to do right by its fans. We have a vision that will take these …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
Previous post
Next post