yes 2 joystick is popular setup because of the axis you're working with
strafe up,down,left, right
yaw left, right
roll left, right
pitch up, down
strafe up,down,left, right
yaw left, right
roll left, right
pitch up, down
In SC, you gotta set up your sticks, you gotta then use mouse + keyboard to get to your ship. Then you can enjoy. But then like 50+% of the game is outside the cockpit, so now you're having to fiddle with trying to find a comfortable place to put that damn keyboard/mouse.
This game presents its own unique physical challenges, not to mention a need for like a GTX3070 at a minimum to get decent framerate (just 60 without every cool looking thing turned off)