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With the shortage of fightsticks available, there aren’t a huge number of choices for newer fightsticks on the current market. This, unfortunately, is also the case for the Xbox Series X/S. However, the emphasis on fightsticks for the previous generation was placed mostly on the PlayStation 4, meaning there are plenty of choices for the … Read more
The more recent Mayflash F500s being sold are now dubbed ‘V2’. This suggests that there have been changes to the Mayflash F500 from the original V1. But, what are these changes exactly? Which version of the Mayflash F500 should you get? In reality, these changes are quite subtle, as you’ll find below. Design The design … Read more
Size and Weight The Mayflash F500 is the bigger two fightsticks, and it weighs more. Therefore the F500 is of higher quality. Also, the F500 doesn’t move around as much and stays in my lap, which is where I prefer to play. On the other hand, the F300 is more portable. I can just about … Read more
At a Glance With the release of the Playstation 5 comes the inevitable question for fightstick enthusiasts: What fightsticks work on PS5? Currently, there is no dedicated fightstick that is exclusive to the PS5. This makes sense because there aren’t any exclusive fighting games on the PS5. Not yet anyway. With PS5’s backwards compatibility being … Read more
Mayflash recently released an update for the F500 Fightstick which allows the stick to connect to a PS5 Console. This is good news for fightstick fans who want to use an arcade stick on their new PS5. As currently, there is no dedicated PS5 fightstick. This is most likely due to the lack of fighting … Read more
Having issues with your Mayflash F500? Here are some ideas on what the problem might be and tips on how to solve them. This includes problems like detection issues and whether or not you may need to update your Mayflash F500 in order to get it working. Rest assured these issues are easy enough to … Read more
Mayflash F300 is a great budget fightstick that works on almost any platform. Its universal feature, whilst useful, isn’t the most seamless to set up. Hence, some users, in the first instance, may find it difficult getting their fightstick to connect to their console or PC. In this post, I am going to list some … Read more
Capcom recently released Season 5 of Street Fighter V. In this major update they also introduced a new gameplay mechanic: V-Shift. V-shift changes the game in some pretty significant ways. Read on to find out how to do a V-Shift in Street Fighter V. How to do a V-Shift in SFV To perform a V-Shift, … Read more
Here we are again with the best custom fightsticks for February! In this post, I list the best and most interesting custom fightsticks I have seen on the internet for a particular month. If you haven’t already, please check out last month’s list. All of these fightsticks are made by fightstick enthusiasts and are taken … Read more
This is, what will hopefully be, a regular series of articles where I will pick the best custom fightsticks I have found on the internet for a particular month. In this article, I will be focusing on the month of January. It’s worth mentioning that all of these fightsticks are from the subreddit: r/fightsticks. You … Read more
