If there wasn't enough choice for direct drive wheelbases and sim hardware right now, the new Nacon Revosim Pure wheel and pedals are now available to pre-order with deliveries starting in June 2025. The French game publisher and peripherals manufacturer announced it would start making sim racing hardware back in May 2024 when a new Racing department covering games … [Read more...]
Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race Is Now Available To Order
After surprising a fair few people with the initial announcement that the new wheel and pedal set was coming, the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race is now available to order We now know that the direct drive feedback is rated at 7.2 Nm from the proprietary K-Drive motor, which is claimed to be smooth and realistic. Which fits pretty well with our expectations, given the … [Read more...]
Cammus C12 Direct Drive Wheel Launched For Pre-Orders
Following on from the initial Cammus C5 single unit sim racing wheel and base in one, now there's a more powerful force feedback option, with the Cammus C12 Direct Drive Wheel launched for pre-orders. Like the C5 it uses an external rotor design that saves space but also claims to provide less inertia and more responsive and detailed feedback when you're driving. And it also … [Read more...]
Build Your Own Fanatec CSL DD Bundle For Less
The cost and choice available for direct drive sim racing setups keep improving, as you can now build your own Fanatec CSL DD bundle for less. The wheelbase has been reduced to just €199.95 or $199.95, if you purchase it at the same time as your choice of wheel and pedals from the Fanatec range. Having originally launched in 2021 as a new and more affordable direct drive … [Read more...]
Innovative New Cammus C5 Direct Drive Wheel Under $300
We've predicted that direct drive sim racing hardware would continue to drop in price. But we didn't expect to see the innovative new Cammus C5 Direct Drive wheel under $300 arrive so soon. The design takes a different aproach to anything else on the market, ditching a wheelbase for an all-in-one approach which means you essentially hold the motor directly to drive. And that … [Read more...]
Moza R5 Direct Drive Wheel Base Gets A Lower Price
As predicted, the cost of sim racing with a DD setup continues to become cheaper, as the Moza R5 Direct Drive Wheel base gets a lower price of $319, down from $349, with the Moza R5 Bundle also dropping from $599 to $529. In UK currency, they're now listed £319 and £529 respectively. We've predicted that prices would reduce over time, and the Moza drops follow the recent … [Read more...]
Fanatec CSL DD Race Ready P1 Bundle Goes On Sale
If you're looking to move into direct drive wheels, then you can save some money as the Fanatec CSL DD Race Ready P1 Bundle goes on sale. Although with supplies of the CSL DD wheelbase currently sold out, you'll have to wait a little while for your new wheel and pedal setup to arrive. The new bundle packages together the standard 5Nm version of the Fanatec CSL DD wheelbase, … [Read more...]
Thrustmaster Start Teasing Their New DD Wheel Base
While there's not much information available yet, we've seen Thrustmaster start teasing their new DD wheel base in time to meet their promise to reveal something before the end of 2021. Back in the summer of 2021, Thrustmaster released a roadmap which included unveiling a 'New Direct Drive Racing Wheel Base for PC'. So presumably, the tweet released with the #STARTINGLIGHTS … [Read more...]
New Fanatec CSL DD Wheel Base Costs Just €349.95
Switching to a direct drive sim racing wheel has just become a much cheaper option. The new Fanatec CSL DD Wheel Base costs just €349.95 or $349.95, and will start shipping in the third quarter of 2021. To put that into context, it'll be less than most direct drive set-ups cost secondhand, and is less than half the price of the Fanatec Podium DD1 or DD2 wheel bases. It'll be … [Read more...]