
Well a couple of weekends ago i saw the Xbox steering wheel on special at JB for $130. I haven’t got a steering wheel for a console in many, many years. I first had one for the original playstation i believe it was… it was fun but just felt cheaply made and they didn’t have force feedback way back then.
Since force feedback has been around, i’ve had a go on a PC with it a few years back and thought it was much cooler. I figured i’d splurge and buy the official xbox one and give it a go, since i have 2 games (Test Drive Unlimited, and Project Gotham Racing 4) which are both fully supported. So i ventured down to my local EB Games, who happened to have it on sale for the same price.
After having the wheel for a few weeks now, i can safely say it is very cool, and it all comes down to the force feedback! It just makes the games so much more fun, when a car bumps you and the wheel fights to turn, or the vibrations when you run off the road or hit a wall, the force feedback is just awesome. An important thing to note is that if you haven’t got a table to attach the wheel to, its no where near as much fun, and balancing on your legs is just not the same.
As a bonus you also get a Forza Motorsport demo with the wheel, which i was quite happy about since i don’t have that game. I’m pretty sure you can download the demo for free anyway though. Come to think of it i’m sure you could download most of the support racing titles as demos for free, to get more use out of your wheel.
I would highly recommend picking one up to anyone who enjoys a car racing game, it just makes it that much more fun. But don’t expect to race better than usual, i’m still better with a controller ![]()











