Gaming New iPad joystick promises more precise gaming actions.

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(CNN) -- Need proof that the iPad and other tablets are geared toward playing games? Now they've got their own joystick.

Logitech has leapt into the gadget-accessory fray with a tool it claims will help you avoid a poorly aimed rocket blast or a pass that sails over your wide-open receiver in the end zone.

The Logitech Joystick is clearly aimed at making the gaming experience on the iPad closer to what gamers have come to know and enjoy on more dedicated gaming devices.

"No one likes to lose a point or go down to defeat because their thumb misses the control area," the company says on its Web page for the $19.99 gadget.. "The Logitech Joystick gives you a thumb-stick style game controller for iPad that you can use with just about any game with an on-screen joystick or d-pad."

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New iPad joystick promises more precise gaming actions

Need proof that the iPad and other tablets are geared toward playing games? Now they've got their own joystick.
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Can't wait to see what Apple will try to do so they get all the profits rather than a third party
 
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sqrage said:
Can't wait to see what Apple will try to do so they get all the profits rather than a third party
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So true.

They may have a joystick, but it doesn't mean the hardware is made for good gaming. It is still very limited.
 
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UndeadDragon said:
So true.

They may have a joystick, but it doesn't mean the hardware is made for good gaming. It is still very limited.
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The iPad 2's GPU is very powerful and the Tegra 3's GPU will match it or exceed it a little bit. I'm looking forward to some great looking games in the future O_O
 
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Icyculyr said:
The iPad 2's GPU is very powerful and the Tegra 3's GPU will match it or exceed it a little bit. I'm looking forward to some great looking games in the future O_O
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Of course you are.
 
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The iPad has such a slick look going for it. The cheap-looking clear plastic swirl just looks stupid - couldn't they have made it look more fitting for a device like the iPad? :p
 
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Wait... I've never really had contact with an Ipad... does this stick onto it or what?
 
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My friend joked about this a while back..
And now it's real? o.0

He's going to be so angry when I show him this xD
 
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Icyculyr said:
The iPad 2's GPU is very powerful and the Tegra 3's GPU will match it or exceed it a little bit. I'm looking forward to some great looking games in the future O_O
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Powerful as the GPU may be, the RAM and CPU will still be a limiting factor in future iPad game development.
 
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Mmm, I don't think so. The XBox 360 only has 512MB RAM and I don't think we'll max out the CPU power on the iPad 2 for a while. Plus, even if they could get to the point where the CPU was the bottleneck, the next generation iPad would be released or around the corner.
 
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But I truly wish to see how Apple do in the video game industry, competing with Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. :D
 
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tom_mai78101 said:
But I truly wish to see how Apple do in the video game industry, competing with Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. :D
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Whatever they make will have half the specs and cost six times as much.
 
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