Which wheels will be supported on PC ?
I have an Fanatec CSR and it was a shame that i could not use it with the One so i hope it will be supported in the PC versions of the upcoming Forza games… Every PC racing game or simulation i own supports it…
There hasn’t been much talk on it, I’d like to hope that many more wheels will be available to work on the PC side of the game. Though I would think for now that the latest Fanatec Base, Thrustmaster TX, TMX, 458, Madcatz wheels will work.
Though I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if we get some more information on the subject, though I have the TX it’ll be interesting to hear.
Hopefully the Thrustmaster T300RS will be supported. It’s a very popular wheel on PC.
The most popular wheels on PC are G25 and G27. A have G27 myself and hope that it will work. When can we expect any news on that so I can decide whether to preorder or not?
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Well at the announcement they said “here is blah blah playing on windows 10 with his favorite steering wheel” It was something along those lines which i took as they were implying most common steering wheels are going to be supported.
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I saw a long E3 interview / play session video yesterday with a Playground art director (I think) and Mechberg. They said wheel support info (as well as pc req specs) will be released more towards release date.
If i had to guess it will be only the wheels supported by the xbox 1.
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While, in a way, that would not surprise me, I cannot imagine Turn 10 alienating such a large part of the potential customer base. I know you are basing you statement on the XID issue but still, what is the point of even releasing on PC if only those with Xbox One wheels can also use them on PC.
Didn’t Apex beta release only with controller support? That was even worse. 
But Apex was just that, a Beta, so that doesn’t count.
Babycow, another thing they could do is make so only 360 wheels would work. Then everybody that has a Fanatec will get to dust them off and use them again 
I reckon there are more PC gamers with PC/Playstation wheels than Xbox wheels. I mean, if you own a gaming PC you’re much more likely to own a PS3/4 than an Xbox if you do have a console. The T300RS for example is one of the most popular PC wheels. Either way, I hope they announce wheel support soon, I expect many people’s decision to even purchase/pre-order the game hinges on this. I know I won’t be buying at all if it doesn’t support the T300.
There are but there are also a lot of TX bases out there in PC as well that would be compatible. This is the main reason I decided to go with the Clubsport wheel. I wanted to try to maximize compatibility. No wheel is compatible with everything but at least this one is close.
If Playground don’t limit their game to just XB wheels, you’ll be able to play all PC games, plus Forza and Gran Turismo on something like a T300. That would be awesome.
What was the point in changing things so the wheel developers previous wheel doesnt work on the xbox1, especially when fanatec was the “official” wheel of xbox 360.
This is true, hence the “it won’t surprise me”.
Pretty sure I saw one of the guys playing with a Logitech G920 at the stage demo. Probably supported.
He was most likely using the G920, as it looked like a Logitech wheel. That being said, the G920 was made specifically for the PC/XBone, so of course that’s going to be supported.
What I want to know is if I can use my G27. I’m getting the game regardless (I’m going to upgrade to the G920 at some point) but it’d save me a [Mod Edit - Abbreviated profanity, profanity and profanity that is disguised but still alludes to the words are not permitted - D] ton of money if I can use my G27. Turn 10 and Playground Games, if you’re reading this, make the list of compatible wheels a good one.
I’d avoid the new logitech wheels frankly, been hearing horror stories of dead wheels and a total lack of support from logitech when they do go wrong…
Add to that the only difference is the button layout and the change from optical to hall sensors (magnetic sensors) it’s barely an upgrade imo. That and the removal of the logitech profiler was a massive shot in the foot…
Thats why I went for the T300RS. MUCH better wheel than my old G27 and DFGT before that, Direct dual belt drive, better FFB effects, smoother, more precise, quieter, Yeah the stock pedals on the T300 aren’t great but Amazon sell an adapter to use the G27 pedals on the T series bases
I have a feeling these games are only going to work with microsoft licensed peripherals. With this merger of windows 10 and xbox, im inclined to believe this to be true. Although im sure most wheel users dont own a xbox one licensed wheel, being able to use any wheel would make any licensing deals microsoft have made with wheel developers useless. This would further decrease sales numbers for xbox branded wheels which i dont see them doing.
Forza is a controller based game, they have always treated it as such. While they have always allowed for wheel support, they’ve never seemed too concerned about user feedback. Wheel implementation has always been very basic when it comes to options.
With early reports and videos about the wheel implementation in horizon 3, it seems to be the status quo. I wouldnt expect anything too different from past titles. The fact that the entire set up they had at e3 with a dashboard view with no wheel had to be requested by the maker of the rig and was not in the release copy as of now is troubling.
In my eyes this confirms to me the continued lack of options for wheel users. If they cant add simple things that literally almost every racing game has, how can it be expected they are going to support an almost 10 year old wheel like the g25 or g27. The fact that nothing has even been really said about forza apex’s wheel support other than “soon” is also worrying.
If theres one thing ive noticed about Microsoft and this is often conveyed by turn 10 as well, its that they either wont or very rarely say “no”. They dont want any negative press and i can understand that, but it often leads to finding out the real answer either at launch or shortly before, most likely to avoid the possibility of someone canceling a preorder or not buying the game all together. I think if forza apex’s wheel support is not added before the launch of horizon 3, theres most likely some dissapointing news for anyone here who doesnt own a xbox wheel.
We might be looking at things like a racing game enthusiast who owns a wheel, but in the larger scheme of things, microsoft just need titles on both platforms. Turn 10 being i think their 3rd largest studio, is just doing what they have to do to get their games to work, everything else is secondary. Im sure resolution and fps will be more important to them then what wheels will work.
So although wheel support is important to any racing game on pc and maybe in future titles things might change,but i think this particular game is going to be a console port and will treat peripherals and wheel options as such. I really hope im wrong because it seems as though theres many people out there with a pc and a non xbox wheel who would really want to buy this game as well as any other future forza.
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///\ I have to say that I think you are pretty spot on here. I have a Fanatec setup and I have no immediate plans to play Apex as I have the Xbox One already, however my wife has a pretty high end laptop that I think will work with it so if I get bored someday I may try it. I hate using a controller though and that is a big set back for me. Had it not been for that I am sure I would have tried it already.