I just dug out my old joystick...err, :(

[Gregorovitch]

Oh dear. It's not...working very well. It won't seem to calibrate properly It's practically falling apart tbh.

So...anyone got any idea what flying with an Xbox controller would be like?

[Tomonor]

Don't sweat it, man. These games are most comfortable to use with mouse+keyboard anyway.

I do have a joystick on my side, but I tend to find myself not bothering with it when playing the X games.

[ZombiePotatoSalad]

Can you crack it open and tune it?
Flying with a controller should be relatively comfortable. I didn't really like M&K in X:R, especially in the highways. Just the slightest bump of the mouse would send me out of the highway.

[cpticeman]

You could check out the manufacturers web page for the calibration software they should still be available.

[Vandragorax]

I've played a lot of Everspace on Steam using my Steam Controller and it works fantastically. Just had to calibrate some of the track pads to mimic a self-centering joystick instead of a mouse and it was great. I'd imagine using an Xbox controller for X4 would be great too since the sticks already self-centre and the control of the ship is basically the same

Not as immersive as a joystick perhaps, but I do plan on playing X4 as much as possible on my 4K TV using my controller with a wireless kb+mouse by my lap. Then I can share the experience with the wife until she gets bored and kicks me back to my PC so she can watch some cruddy Asian drama on Netflix

[Drewgamer]

I think you should be fine FLYING with an XBox controller. I would still recommend having mouse+keyboard handy since there may be some controls/menus that are not easily accessible while using your controller.

Can you crack it open and tune it?
Flying with a controller should be relatively comfortable. I didn't really like M&K in X:R, especially in the highways. Just the slightest bump of the mouse would send me out of the highway.

I always disabled mouse steering when I got in the highway to prevent that (actually just before I entered the highway). You can use the strafe keys to play the minigame (though I just ignore it and I'm fine 90% of the time).

[B0rnN0t]

I just plugged my joystick in for X4, it has been collecting dust in the loft for a few months. Egosoft have worked on making X4 playable with many input devices