Best PC Game Racing Wheels
The gear stick is compatible with real universal (automotive) knobs available at car parts stores and big-box retailers, and the two included shift-plates offer your choice of "H"-pattern (7+1) and Sequential (+/-) shifting. “HallEffect AccuRate Technology” offers precision that won't decrease over time (with its contactless magnetic sensor). The firmware is upgradable, and the internal memory offers adjustable gear-shift travel to suit your driving style (software available for download on PC). 100% metal internal mechanism, metal gear stick and metal clamping system.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I am amazed that a PC peripheral could feel so good, it's a relief from light plastic gaming accessories."
"Great set of pedals at a cheep price!"
"Man, this thing is pricey but it is rock solid."
"Simply the best Shifter in the market."
"could be improved with more vertical resistance and a little better positive feedback or notchiness in and out of the gates to make it a bit more realistic."
"Wished there was a bit more separation and "notchy-nis" to help eliminate hitting wrong gear."
"After that, the calibration software was registering all the buttons on the wheel being pressed all the time, and the rim (TM Open Wheel) was being detected as any number of other TM wheels, instead of the TM Open Wheel."
"It started make a lot of noise when changing gears (Squeaking)."
The Thrustmaster TX Racing Wheel Leather Edition is a complete premium package consisting of the TM Leather 28 GT 11" detachable leather wheel, TX Servo Base and T3PA 3-pedal pedal set. The included Thrustmaster T3PA 3-pedal pedal set offers 100% metal pedals and internal structure; 3 pedals with adjustable spacing setting (3 positions) and adjustable angle setting (2 positions), Accelerator pedal with adjustable height setting (2 positions); and a conical rubber brake mod for selectable progressive braking resistance. The TX Racing Wheel Leather Edition is Ecosystem-Ready which means it's compatible with detachable Thrustmaster wheels including the Ferrari F1 Wheel Add-On and Ferrari GTE Wheel Add-On. Hand-stitched leather wheel for ultimate racing comfort; Super smooth and seamless force feedback; Xbox Guide button; Controller pairing led for Kinect detection.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The wheel is built completely in plastic, it seems awful saying this way, but you can fell that the wheel gives a good feeling when you hold it, it fitted perfectly on my racing chair and the experience is truly awesome, the wheel has a good range for accelerating and braking, the force feedback works well (so well that I had to set FFB percentage to 85) and the wheel itself is very responsive. Wheel layout is another problem, because it's a replica of Ferrari 458 Italia real wheel, then the buttons are not well place, there are many useless buttons and they're uncomfortable to use when you browse the in-game menus, I'd rather to have a wheel projected for to work perfectly either racing or browsing in-game menus than to have a "Ferrari Official Product" and get this weakness. As this wheel is the only one available so far to play Forza 5, I think it's a good one, but if I had not bought this one yet I would wait for Mad Catz wheel for sure."
"There's a bit of a learning curve, if you buy this for Forza 5, I recommend starting with 360 degrees and slowly working your way up to 900. If you are a seasoned professional sim addict, however, I recommend the full rubber GTE rim or, for $50 more, the full leather and brushed steel rim offered by Thrustmaster."
"The pedals are decent too,they feel better than plastic pedals and have decent resistance."
"Driving hotwheels (FH3) with a real wheel is a bit weird and doesn't work as well as most other games, but PC2 is easier and way more fun."
"Pros: It works with Xbox 360 and PC (Mac over parallels and boot camp, I tried both and worked great). Truly new force feedback engineering. Metal Pedals. Truly amazing with any game from Forza to iRacing. But it's not hard to do it). Usb connection required for Xbox One (Last gen where wireless, but after you play with it you forget about it). No clutch or H-form gears. (Not a big deal, but they should be reprogrammable at options panel). Overall it is a nice piece of hardware to complete this gen great software."
There is adjustable spacing for each of the 3 pedals (3 possible positions per pedal); adjustable inclination for each of the 3 pedals (2 possible positions per pedal); and adjustable height for each of the 3 pedals (4 possible positions for the gas pedal / 3 positions for the brake and clutch pedals). The T3PA-PRO includes 2 different removable BRAKE MODS that are installed directly underneath the brake pedal - The mods' position can be adjusted, thereby altering the pressure force. The brake pedal pressure force can be adjusted between 15 lbs. Adjustable spacing for each of the 3 pedals (3 positions per pedal); Adjustable inclination for each of the 3 pedals (2 positions per pedal); Adjustable height for each of the 3 pedals (4 positions for the gas pedal / 3 for the brake and clutch pedals).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I am amazed that a PC peripheral could feel so good, it's a relief from light plastic gaming accessories."
"Great set of pedals at a cheep price!"
"Man, this thing is pricey but it is rock solid."
"Simply the best Shifter in the market."
"could be improved with more vertical resistance and a little better positive feedback or notchiness in and out of the gates to make it a bit more realistic."
"Wished there was a bit more separation and "notchy-nis" to help eliminate hitting wrong gear."
"After that, the calibration software was registering all the buttons on the wheel being pressed all the time, and the rim (TM Open Wheel) was being detected as any number of other TM wheels, instead of the TM Open Wheel."
"It started make a lot of noise when changing gears (Squeaking)."
Best PC Game Racing Wheels
Logitech Gaming Headset G330 With its adjustable, behind-the-head design, pressure-relieving silicone lining, and pivoting ear pads, the Logitech Gaming Headset G330 delivers comfort that won't quit. The powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism with helical gearing smoothly and accurately simulates traction loss.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The force feedback makes it so much more real (although it can be slightly jerky sometimes - I guess its tough to approximate the differential resistance that the tires would give). The quality of the build is fantastic, and everything works as its supposed to. But the tightening screws have a 'pop-out spring' mechanism where the tightening knob pops out a bit to give you more grip length, you tighten it hand tight, then when you push it back in, a spring tightens it just a sinch more to be sure its super snug and doesn't move."
"I have raced cars on closed course circuits and it's very similar in Gran Turismo. Also if there would be a way to give feedback through the clutch, brake and gas petals, it would make shifting feel a lot more realistic. I screwed the pedals into the hard plastic floor mat that covers the carpet in our office and this worked perfectly in my situation."
"I just received this package yesterday and I must say after a month of playing F1 2012 and other racing sims with a wireless controller, it was a welcomed relief. This wheel/pedal combo is smooth, precise, feels great as far as force feedback, and has worked flawlessly on every sim I have from NASCAR Racing Season 2003, Grid, DIRT, and F1 2012."
"There is a cog with holes inside of the unit, that gets noticed by infrared or some sort of light, which converts into the amount of wheel turn recognized by your gaming device."
Best PC Game Racing Wheels
Logitech Gaming Headset G330 With its adjustable, behind-the-head design, pressure-relieving silicone lining, and pivoting ear pads, the Logitech Gaming Headset G330 delivers comfort that won't quit. The powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism with helical gearing smoothly and accurately simulates traction loss.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The force feedback makes it so much more real (although it can be slightly jerky sometimes - I guess its tough to approximate the differential resistance that the tires would give). The quality of the build is fantastic, and everything works as its supposed to. But the tightening screws have a 'pop-out spring' mechanism where the tightening knob pops out a bit to give you more grip length, you tighten it hand tight, then when you push it back in, a spring tightens it just a sinch more to be sure its super snug and doesn't move."
"I have raced cars on closed course circuits and it's very similar in Gran Turismo. Also if there would be a way to give feedback through the clutch, brake and gas petals, it would make shifting feel a lot more realistic. I screwed the pedals into the hard plastic floor mat that covers the carpet in our office and this worked perfectly in my situation."
"I just received this package yesterday and I must say after a month of playing F1 2012 and other racing sims with a wireless controller, it was a welcomed relief. This wheel/pedal combo is smooth, precise, feels great as far as force feedback, and has worked flawlessly on every sim I have from NASCAR Racing Season 2003, Grid, DIRT, and F1 2012."
Best Xbox One Game Racing Wheels
Dual-motor force feedback: Realistically simulates the racing experience with smooth, quiet helical gearing.Easy-access game controls: On-wheel D-pad, console buttons and paddle shifters.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I ended up tweaking the deadzones in forza a bit more to my liking, but that was just software settings, and small ones at that. Once it was installed, I plugged in the USB cable, the wheel spun around a bit and it was ready to go. I launched Assetto Cora and to my surprise, found a premade config for the Logitech g920 with and without the shifter. After that, I launched a race (in manual shifting mode) and ran a few laps around Mugello just to see how it was. The wheel is the same size, though it now has a flat bottom The leather feels great, just like it did on the g27. A noticeable difference from the g27 is that the wheel no longer has the LED shift indicator lights. One minor thing I don't like about the wheel is the LED light just above the xbox button. So stiff that I had to put the back of my chair up against my couch to keep from pushing myself backwards just to get the car to slow down at all. This is all because of a small piece of rubber that is inserted into the break pedal spring to give it "progressive" pressure. This could have been a 5 star rating if I didn't have to mod it to get the brake pedal to work normally and if it had the shifter included."
"To get to these settings on FM6 you need to go to: Options: Controls: Advanced wheel controls (by pressing X button in controls menu). Steering: inside deadzone =1. outside deadzone = 100. Acceleration : Inside deadzone = 0. Outside deadzone = 100. Deceleration. Inside deadzone = 0. Outside deadzone = 70. Clutch. Inside deadzone = 10. Outside deadzone = 50. Hand Brake. inside deadzone = 0. outside deadzone = 50. Vibration scale = 50. Force Feedback scale = 100. Degrees of rotation = 420 (again personal preference). In game I run Normal Steering. I suspect this is due to running a vibration setting when drifting and the wheel was constantly vibrating."
"On the Logitech it is permanently installed and requires invasive action to remove which also voids the warranty. The Thrustmaster one is over twice the price, but it feels better, is made mostly of metal and is harder to accidentally put in to the wrong gear. This sounds like a lot, but when running F1 cars where braking needs to be incredibly precise the Thrustmaster 12 bit pedals with 4,096 unique positions are noticeably better. The cheapness of the plastic wheel is all but forgotten from the excellent precision feel you get from the force feedback. Both wheel's pedal boxes and optional shifters do have bolt holes for hard mounting."
Best PlayStation Games, Consoles & Accessories
The gear stick is compatible with real universal (automotive) knobs available at car parts stores and big-box retailers, and the two included shift-plates offer your choice of "H"-pattern (7+1) and Sequential (+/-) shifting. “HallEffect AccuRate Technology” offers precision that won't decrease over time (with its contactless magnetic sensor). The firmware is upgradable, and the internal memory offers adjustable gear-shift travel to suit your driving style (software available for download on PC). 100% metal internal mechanism, metal gear stick and metal clamping system.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great set of pedals at a cheep price!"
"Man, this thing is pricey but it is rock solid."
"Simply the best Shifter in the market."
"could be improved with more vertical resistance and a little better positive feedback or notchiness in and out of the gates to make it a bit more realistic."
"Wished there was a bit more separation and "notchy-nis" to help eliminate hitting wrong gear."
"Very solid construction, you can really feel the difference with the all metal internal mechanism."
"this is my second set; this time buying for my nephew."
"Arrived broken pedal screw stripped, pedal was loose,should have left the factory in that condition very bad QC by Thrustmaster."
Best PC Game Light Guns
Simply mount the LED receivers on your TV or display (with included easy-to remove putty), connect the blue-tooth wireless adapter into an available USB port, install the drivers and calibrate your gun! This gun is PERFECT for arcade classics like Lethal Enforcers, Area 51, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park as well as modern console games like Time Crisis 3, Starsky & Hutch, Ninja Assult and more! 100% MAME® (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) Compatible. Also compatible with PC lightgun games as well as PS2, PS3 and Xbox (compatible only with Guncon2 games on PS2/PS3).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"After setting it up for my PlayStation 2 and getting the IR receivers in place, I calibrated the device and soon after I was playing some good old Time Crisis 2. It worked great with 100% accuracy and I was reliving my nostalgic days of old when I used to go to the arcade and spend my lunch money from school on this amazing game. My only guess as to how this could have happened would be the built in recoil system that probably knocked it loose or something."
"The gun is great but note that it is a bit fragile so I would try not to drop it at all and ask anyone who uses it to pull the trigger softly as there is a known issue about some triggers not working after some time (on the older model like the one I have, which does not have the red tip on the barrel)."
"Nice product, little bit of trouble with drivers (if you are not good with PCs do not buy)."
"pretty cool, works well with mame emulator."
"They have poor driver support for this light gun."
"Often after entering calibration mode, it will not recoil / register after shooting the first led. I believe it's a driver problem because I moved the equipment to another pc and it worked fine."
"It only worked briefly on all my Playstation 2 Time Crisis games."
Best PC Game Joysticks
Whether youre dropping bombs at a distance or firing guns in a dog fight, the stable and precise Extreme 3D Pro will have you dominating the enemy in no time. Whether you're dropping bombs at a distance or firing guns in a dog fight, the stable and precise Extreme 3D Pro will have you dominating the enemy in no time. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This review compares the "Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick" and the "Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick" specifically in the context of Star Citizen: Arena Commander. At this point in the development of Star Citizen I don't recommend buying any kind of stick or HOTAS (hands on throttle and stick). Beyond that I really only need full throttle and full stop, which I can get with voice command or a quick double tap of W or S. There are a lot of buttons on the throttle which is nice, but there's a lot of buttons on my keyboard too. Basically if you're not going to get something with toggle switches and double thruster control like the "Mad Catz Saitek Pro Flight X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S." or the "Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Joystick" (and there may never be a reason to) then save $15 and go with the Logitech you'll be happy."
"I suppose my only complaint is that the stick feels a little bit too high at times. It just dawned on me that this thing wouldn't work well for left handed players."
"A very sturdy and reliable joystick."
"Some games don't work well with it but will still allow mapping, so it depends on what games you play, but I've tried it on Arma and BF1 with no issues at all."
"I would recommend, if you buy one, to rotate your MOST USED buttons around to make it last longer."
"Kids didn't like the feel of the stick."
Best PC Game Flight Controls
Dual-system aerodynamic control: by rotating handle (with integrated blocking system) or by progressive tilting lever. Unique: Plug & Play for ultra-simple and fast installation with all functions pre-configured for immediate takeoff (without worrying about configuration).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this to use in Elite Dangerous and it's freaking amazing."
"As an example, the joystick trigger for me fires my primary weapon; if I hold Button 5, it performs a boost; if I hold Button 6, it targets my wingman's target; if I hold Button 7, it locks me onto my wingman's navigation target. There's plenty of buttons, and with modifiers, you'll only rarely need to use the keyboard, and then only for the less common functions. Mapping it to the throttle AXIS will cause it to behave like a real throttle—nudging it halfway forward causes the ship to increase speed to 50% engines, and pulling it back to zero stops the ship."
"You can get used to it enough to have fun though, but it is very dependent on the game. In space sims, you don't need to worry about your ship stalling or going into a spin because you were too erratic with the controls, but in a ww1 or ww2 game, planes can stall out very easily so you will find yourself becoming very frustrated using this HOTAS."
"You can also detach the throttle form the flight stick, however I had to return this item because the cable in which you seperated the two is just to short from reaching around my keyboard, (a normal keyboard should be ok, however i have a Logitech with g keys on the side, making it a little longer size then your standard keyboard). Pros. + For the price this will prolly the best you can get. + Flight stick and throttle. + Flight stick is very smooth and adjustable. + Setup is easy. + great button layout. Cons. - Detaching the throttle from the flight stick , the cable is very short and can not extend. - Not enough buttons for you hardcore people and some games. All in All this is a great Hotas, Specially for the price, If i had a larger desk and could place my keyboard off to the left side and still have access to it as well as this on my right, or the cable between the flight stick and throttle was longer i could have my keyboard in the middle (which was more ideal for me) I would be still using this today, and give it a 5 stars ."
"Excellent for beginners and for the price, however after some time with the game and the controllers I was left wanting more."
"What I mean by that is that I feel like I can go from 0% thrust to 100% thrust in to short of a time, without really feeling somewhere in between."
Best PC Game Music Controllers
Quick view: This is a wonderful combo, 2.4GHz Mini Wireless QWERTY keyboard, TouchPad combo, with USB interface adapter for the lecture, sales manager, presenter and others, from within a 15' radius make a presentation and operate PC wirelessly. Build-in removable rechargeable Li-ion battery that has longer standby time. Specification: Operating range: 15 meters(MAX), without signal disturbance and no direction limit. 25V. Modulation: GFSK. Channel: 78 channels TX. Power: less than +5dBm Transmission rate: 1M bit/sec. Frequency tolerance: +/-30ppm. Power consumption: 55mA(on), 1mA(sleep). Color: Black. Battery Type: Built-in lithium-ion battery. Notice: After 3 minutes without any operating will into sleep mode, press any key about 1s to wake up. Innovative shape, portable, elegant, perfect for PC, Android TV box, Google TV box, Xbox 360. Ideal for devices such as PC, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Google Android TV Box, HTPC, IPTV.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The only downsides are the touch pad which is overly sensitive and sometimes skips a beat or lags a bit and the unit is very light weight (feels kinda cheap)."
"As a specific example, prior to this update if you wanted to launch an app from the "Make" menu, you had to use the OUYA controller, now this is no longer the case, you can fully navigate and select apps using the arrow keys and OK button. As for my durability concerns, the keyboard is still holding up, but it gets a little creaky if you squeeze it with even a small amount of force. On the OUYA, I had to power the system off and on to get it to recognize the H7 for the first time, but it's worked fine ever since then. The device is incredibly light, with some more heft and higher quality materials I'd be more confident in its prospects of surviving a long time. The only other negative thing I have to say is that on VERY rare occasion so far its seemed a key has repeated a little faster than desired when pressed. However, using this makes web browsing and navigating non-game apps much more smooth and efficient than with the OUYA controller and I still highly recommend it."
"PROS: Nice touch intuitive and well laid out keyboard you mostly do not need to look at to use. Rechargeable battery lasts forever and I never turn it off. Touch pad is pretty precise and also works as a left mouse click when tapped. Nice to have the media and directional controls as separate keypads up top. Nice to have the touch pad in the middle up top vs it being on one side or another. CONS: Slightly mushy key press feeling despite the soft click. No back-lit keyboard. miniUSB charging port and not microUSB."
"Since it turns itself off if it hasn't been used for a while, and then takes a few seconds to turn itself back on after you press some key, I found it a good idea to turn the keyboard off after I was done using it, then turn it back on when I was ready to use it again."
Best PC Gamepads & Standard Controllers
Edition: Controller. The Steam Controller lets you play your entire collection of Steam games on your TV-even the ones designed without controller support in mind.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"* Program any button to any xbox 360, keyboard, or mouse functions (including multiple, e.g. Alt+Tab). * Program independent (horizontal / vertical) (sensitivity / axis inversion). * Select commonly used community created layouts for Steam Games (and tweak them yourself!). * Configure your controller for non-Steam games. * Grab buttons (Ring Finger / Pinky Finger). * 2 Touchpads (can be mouse, joystick, anything in between, as well as DPads, WASD / other key configurations, screen area selection (e.g. minimap), hotkeys (up to a 4x4 grid, I believe), /and more/! * Standard xbox-feeling layout (left / right movement, joystick below, grips, and gyro may take some learning, and ABXY buttons are considered small by many). * Haptics! Want to make that gyro function control a mouse? Or, the right trigger soft pull change your mouse sensitivity to low while changing your scope button to your fire button, while enabling gyro and turning the mouse trackpad into a dpad on full pull, with your melee button becoming a quick unscope button... Or however you'd like. You can make any button on the controller switch the mode of the trackpad to the hotkey selection. The possibilities are endless, and all you need is to program it once in Big Picture; no, you don't have to use big picture to play your games, only to program the controller. Well, the Gyro function, the Hotkey Trackpad function, and the Area Selection function... Those are all new in the last update from a few days ago."
"What an incredibly versatile controller! -Those wacky buttons on the bottom of the controller. I honestly have been hoping controllers from every console would implement snappy paddles for a long time. ("Dual-Stage Triggers"). The Game-cube controller was the best feeling triggers before the Steam controller because of this feature. The Steam Controller has really, really clean and snappy feeling triggers. I just discovered today that you can assign haptic feeling to the triggers too, so if you just bind a button or a key to a soft-pull, you can have the whole controller 'thunk' when you pull it in slightly. In Counter-Strike, I do most of my aiming with the touch-pad because it feels intuitive, but when I want to aim just a tad right, I just keep my finger on the touch-pad, and move my controller a smidge towards the right. The gyro controls are so accurate and intuitive, I can control my automatic fire-spread, which is a level of precision that I can't achieve with anything else other than a mouse. The controller gives me tactile feedback on how much I'm adjusting my aim using the gyro controls. You're going to have to get used to it, just like any other controller. Or, if you're playing a flight game, you can set the gyro controls to pitch/yaw/roll control your plane while based tilt the controller (if you want). Summary: It takes getting used to, but after day five, you'll be complaining about how the Xbox controller has soggy-feeling triggers and doesn't let you aim right. I was vexxed at first by my thumbs going to the wrong place thanks to using an xbox controller, I was concerned by how different the inputs felt, but after going though the menus and making my own controller configurations for games, I don't think I can go back to any other controller. After I get a game all set up, I finally feel like I can forget that I'm using a controller, and really play the game, not fight with the controls."