Difference of opinion here...
I currently have all three hooked up. I have an MS Sidewinder Gamepad Pro USB, an MS Sidewinder Precision Pro, and an MS Sidewinder Force Feedback Steering Wheel.
I basically use only the joystick for flight sims, which it is excellent for.
I occasionally use the wheel for racing games, but feel it takes too much to use it effectively for games like NFS.
I use the gamepad for just about everything, including NFS, which I love. The gamepad works well, if you're used to using it. I use the gamepad for racing games, sports games, basically everything except FPS.
No problems with it at all. I don't agree at all that a gamepad sucks for racing games, although I will say that it does suck for flight sims, which it obviously is not designed for.
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