Stephen S
This thing is awesome. Changed racing games for me forever. So much more fun than the Playstation 4 controller, driving is much more precise and natural of course. I play Gran Turismo, Assetto Corsa (can't get clutch to work), Dirt Rally, Dirt 5.0 and F1 2016. It does not work with Burnout Paradise (darn it) or Trackmania Turbo (man, that sucks!!!). These are the only games I have tested so far.
I have logged about 30 hours on it in the last 2 weeks, the joys of staycations. Had no problems so far, just loads of fun.
Pros... excellent build quality, real leather steering wheel cover, force feedback, easy to set up, nice cable management on the bottom of the unit, works well with a lot of games, connected right up to a wheel stand I purchased, the excellent GT Omega Apex (5 star), see my review on Amazon. It does not look to crazy or over the top sitting in my living room on a stand.
Cons... main gripe is the Playstation button and the options button are right together so when I reach for pause I usually hit the PS button also, just annoying when you were just shoved into the wall and spun out by computer AI for the hundredth time and are frustrated trying to restart, I would think good player testing would space those button out a bit. Steering wheel just seems a little small sometimes, especially on hard turns/hairpin turns or dirt rally out-of-control spinouts, I wish the paddle shifters were stationary and not connected to the wheel but it isn't the end of the world
Summary... incredibly fun and worth every penny. I can already see that I will get my money out of this. Adds a lot of immersive fun to the driving/racing games and sims. May not be as fancy as a $1500 Fanatec rig but its a lot of fun anyway. The gear shifter is insanely fun since I drive stick everyday in my car and for some games you can set up a realistic clutch pedal. Once again, very immersive. I want the VR goggles next to really get in there.
Note... I did notice complaints in other reviews about notchyness in the way the feedback happens, it's true, its there but I never notice it anymore, just at first because I had read about it, does not affect my driving, that's all my mistakes, nothing to do with the wheel notches ;). Also, it does not self center like others have said but it does not bother me either I am usually trying to square it back up naturally anyway. For the price you pay these things are not a concern to me. This is THE LOW COST ALTERNATIVE. I have not tried any others to compare to so for the moment, until I go pro, this will do.
I would recommended for beginners, kids, racing game sim enthusiasts and fun seekers, pros will probably not want this. No one would buy this after using a high end rig I am sure. If this becomes addiction, I will probably upgrade to a better wheel in a few years when I upgrade my gaming system.
| Standing screen display size | 16 Inches |
|---|---|
| Processor | 21 hertz 1_2GHz_Cortex_A8 |
| RAM | 8 GB A8 |
| Hard Drive | 21 MB Mechanical Hard Drive |
| Chipset Brand | VIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 21 MB |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 21 |
