I have been using the semi-cheap $90 wheel from GameStop for the past 8 months or so. I have been saving for a while and I have been looking to buy a new wheel. I would like one that is compatible with Xbox and PC and have a clutch pedal. I was also planning on buying a nicer shifter like http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MAXOTB6/ref=s9_hps_bw_g63_i2 . I am not very interested in the large thick Ferarri wheels like the one Nick reviewed but rather a circular one like Slap Train’s. A wheel with 900 degrees would be cool too. I know all this stuff is expensive but I have been wanting to get a nice wheel for a while and feel it is time. Thanks
This video does a nice summary of wheels available for the xbox one:
I use the TX which I believe is the same wheel that Nick uses (Assuming Nick is the guy from AR gaming that you are referring to). The wheel can be changed. No idea what Slaptrain uses as I don't watch his videos. You can buy the TX base without the wheel and get a wheel separately that better suits you. It works with the gear stick you posted and can be combined with pedals that include's a clutch pedal. Pedals and gear stick are bought separately.I know there are people on the forums that use the Logitech wheel and quite like that.
The Fantatec (I have no idea how to spell that, I haven’t had my morning coffee yet) sounds quite good based on that video I posted. I’d have been tempted to spend a bit more and get that as I have a PS4.
You might want to look at the sticky on the forums about wheels and the problems people have been having. Personally, I use it more for PCars.
I have to agree with Inside Sim Racing’s assessment that Thrustmaster offers the best value per-price. The Thrustmaster Ecosystem allows one to set the wheel up the way they want, with the peripherals they want, and not go broke doing so. That said it isn’t inexpensive, but sim-racing isn’t a poor man’s hobby.
Money not being an object, then the Fanatec is the best wheel… Just as long as it works. At it’s price point, I’d fully expect their products to be completely trouble free; but that doesn’t seem to be the case for some.
I have the Logitech G920 and I’m loving it.
It’s the cheapest of the big 3 (Fanatec, Thrustmaster, and Logitech) and has a clutch pedal. I also have the $60 shifter, which is nice, but it doesn’t feel as solid as the ones offered by Fanatec and Thrustmaster. The force feedback is decent. Again Thrustmaster and Fanatec are better in this regard.
The part that got me was reliability. Every review I’ve read says that the Logitech wheel withstands as much if not more punishment than the more expensive Thrustmaster and Fanatec wheels. If I’m dropping $400+ on a wheel, I want to know day 500 will be the same as day 1.
I am on my second G920. The right paddle shifter was registering a second “click” when I would let go of it, so I was always going up 2 gears. There are also a lot of people complaining about “broken” wiring inside the wheel itself. Similarly I have a G27 which I use one the PC, that has so far been bullet proof.
Still, the frequency of Logitech G920 wheels breaking appears to be a lot lower than those of the Thrustmaster TX wheels within the first year of its release. I had one explode on me, plus the replacement was a DOA. Dont seem to be having much luck with this generation of racing wheels, lol.