The wheel connects to your PS3/4 or PC via a USB cable that may be a little too short for couch-based racers. PC users should have it switched to the “PS3” position. On the left side of the base it a switch that changes the configuration from PS3 to PS4. The actual T300RS wheel can be quickly removed and swapped for one of a number of compatible alternative wheels including the ones licenced from Ferrari. The wheel’s sequential gear change paddles are metal, making them feel very sturdy and in keeping with the wheel’s quality finish. That’s thirteen buttons in total, plus a D-pad. The centre of the wheel has all the PlayStation buttons, except the 元 and R3, which are located on the unit’s body- about where you’d expect to find the ignition switch, and the gear paddles on the column. Like all these racing wheel kits, it’s a bit small- smaller than a racing wheel in a touring car, but is it very responsive and, with an adjustable 1080 degrees of turn, does its job very well. The actual wheel feels rock solid and sits nicely in your hands. Whilst, I’d agree the force feedback is pretty amazing, I’d also add that the motor is very strong a high-speed crash playing Ubisoft’s The Crew almost broke my wrist- and I’m not kidding. From reading the box, the wheel has a contactless motor, which provides a seamless, smooth and realistic force-feedback. Let’s take a look at the T 300RS wheel first. Xbox One owners can get a similar experience with the Thrustmaster’s similarly styled TX Racing Wheel Ferrari 458 Italia Edition, which is also compatible with the T3PA pedals and the TH8A shifter.

This, coupled with the T3PA three-pedal add-on, as well as the TH8A eight position H-shifter, provides what I can only describe as a premium racing experience. The Thrustmaster T300RS is robust racing wheel complete with metal sequential gear paddles and a twin pedal set. Whilst screeching an Aston Martin V8 Vantage through a mountain pass may be exhilarating with a gamepad, the same experience as you ease the car around the bends with a wheel, shifting your way through the manual gearbox, is absolutely sublime. Of course, when I was asked to test out the PC version of Project CARS with a Thrustmaster wheel, pedal and shifter kit, I really couldn’t say no.įor years Thrustmaster have been providing discerning flight and racing simulation fans with top-end controllers, bringing that extra bit of realism to their games. Now, I love racing games but, apart from the occasional dalliance with my trusty Xbox 360 racing wheel, my on-track antics are reliant on a gamepad. Read on as I put the pedal to the metal and take some top-of-the-range kit from Thrustmaster out for a road test. With the long awaited crowd developed racing simulator Project CARS now on the shelves, it may be time to consider getting a decent racing set-up.

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