

The only requirement is that the operating system be Windows as it says that it will work on Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP. The first step is to download and install the product from the download page here. I bought a license for $7.99 and paid for it with PayPal. If you wish to continue use after the trial, you will need to buy a license. The Joy2Key tool is free to download and try-out.

The respondent also stated that configuring the utility was a bit complicated.įirst thing I looked for was “what is JoyToKey?”, “Where can I find it?”, “what are its requirements?”, and “how much does it cost?”.įrom the products website at : JoyToKey (or Joy2Key) enables PC game controllers to emulate the keyboard and mouse input, so that windows applications and web games can be controlled with your favorite joysticks! Whenever buttons and sticks are pressed on the controllers, JoyToKey converts them into keyboard strokes and/or mouse movements so that the target application will work as if a real keyboard and a mouse were used. So this brought me to doing some research on how to use a game controller or joystick for a game that is not designed to be used with such a device, and what I found was that a few people were asking about it, most answers were negative and one person answered that it could be done with a programmable game controller and a third-party product called joy2key. This then got me to thinking “How about use a game controller to play the Sims?” Not playing the game and getting off the computer is of course a possibility, but I have to confess that I am addicted to playing The Sims 4. That having to go back and forth between the keyboard and the mouse adds to the agony on my right side. The answer is “I do use the keyboard” and that is part of the problem. Now, you might be asking yourself “Why does he not just use the keyboard?” I have tried using a left-handed mouse, but I am so uncoordinated and so old that I will never learn to use a mouse with my left hand. This is particularly true at the end of a busy day of working on the computer, when I want to relax and maybe play a game of The Sims 4. I have a chronic pain condition on my right side that sometimes makes using a right-handed mouse difficult.
