THRUSTMASTER TX Servo Base (Compatible with XBOX Series X/S, XOne & PC)

Absolutely brilliant set. Paired it with the Thrustmaster TH8A shifter. Using with Forza 6 on Xbox One, and Project Cars on Xbox One. Forza 6 has it's own issues with FFB right now that need addressed, so it's difficult to rate the wheel off of that game alone. So I'll go off of Project Cars. The FFB is absolutely on point. Whether you're driving street cars or full on race cars, you feel every bump, every wiggle, every slip of the tires. The game recognizes every feature of the wheel, pedals, and shifter, and seamlessly adjusts based on what you're driving. For example, if you're driving a paddle shifted car with no manual clutch, even if that setting is turned on (manual clutch and shifter) it automatically recognizes the paddles and removes the need for clutch input. You can of course override that by touching the clutch or shifter at any time. On the other side, if driving a car that has a full manual transmission with clutch, the paddles won't work. This is all automatically done (unless you override it/lock something out via settings and calibration). It also automatically adjusts DOR based on what you're driving. The lock to lock turn radius of a street Ford Mustang for example, is nowhere near the same as that of a full on Formula 1 car. This is recognized between the wheel and Project Cars, and adjusted without you touching a thing.Pedals are plastic, but have a heavy weight to them and feel absolutely solid. The brake mod goes amazingly far for realism. Honestly, I have used/owned a couple of wheel setups with load cells and this matches them at the very least. If properly adjusted, the brake mod feels like an actual brake pedal. You will have slightly better performance with top of the line load cell pedals perhaps, but for this price point you won't get one that is noticeably better. The throttle, clutch, and brake pedal all have different resistances from each other. They are not adjustable (aside from the brake) but you can feel a difference, and all three feel like real world pedals. They also allow for you to modify the pedal face placement (left or right, and with the throttle, also up or down) and most aftermarket car pedal faces will actually bolt to them. So you can get some that suit the size of your feet better if you desire.FFB is very strong. I had to turn it down in fact as at times it would actually start to pop my wrists and shake the rig. At 50% it's still amazingly strong. When you get it fine tuned you really feel everything. Forza 6 on the other hand, at no fault of the wheel's this is not the case at all, but I am not reviewing Forza 6 so the reason I bring that up is if you play it exclusively, you'll want to wait for Turn 10 to adjust on their end. Their wheel support right now is awful so if you get it and play, and the wheel underwhelms or makes the car uncontrollable, that is the fault of Forza. It works perfectly with Project Cars, also have tested it with iRacing and Assetto Corsa on PC but seldom use either so I didn't go in depth. Seemed at least on par with Project Cars.Also, you WILL need a rig of some sort with this. Even if just a wheel stand. It has clamp attachments and bolt on points as well, but the FFB is way too strong for just using on your lap or a TV tray or something. I have a full on sim rig and like I said, on full power it would literally shake it like mad and actually would pop my wrists to the point it felt like they'd break. That's not an exaggeration, it really is that powerful. So don't even bother getting it unless you have a rig, will build/buy one or at the very least get a good wheel stand.I have no doubt Turn 10 will fix their wheel compatibility issues. This isn't the only wheel they have problems with. Literally any wheel with FFB is almost unusable with it. So again, don't judge this wheel off of their terrible support of wheels. But for now, if you play Project Cars or the above mentioned PC sims, this wheel has no equal right now. Not even my Fanatec (that went back as it was within return range) could compare to it.

As an adult gamer that previously used the well-regarded Fanatec CSR Wheel/CSR Elite pedals for Xbox 360, I was looking for a similar quality racing sim wheel and pedals for Xbox One at a similar price point. At five hundred dollars, the Fanatec was a great set that felt like the real thing (so to speak), and the Fanatec also offered some great user refinements like being able to adjust the backpressure of the brake pedal using a spring adjustment behind the pedal to enhance braking feel. Unfortunately Fanatec’s new offerings for the Xbox One are just too expensive, and you’d have to spend over one thousand dollars for a proper Fanatec Xbox One set today.Enter the Thrustmaster VG TX Leather Wheel/Pedal set for Xbox One. This set is truly excellent! The Thrustmaster servo base itself is heavy and is quite substantial. The force feedback and vibration are quite strong (I had to turn the force feedback down a bit as it was just too much to get the wheel turning at 100% FFB in Forza 6). The servo wheel allows you to directly change the steering angle of rotation (i.e., 270, 360, 540 or 900 degrees) and steering sensitivity right on the wheel itself. See the Thrustmaster website to download supplemental instructions on how to do this as its not contained in the included manual. Importantly, the Thrustmaster pedals allow for fine brake adjustment using an included conical brake mod that screws in just behind the brake pedal. Using this mod allows you to achieve the brake pedal feel of your choice. Although the included leather racing wheel and pedals feel great, you can switch out the wheel and/or pedals with a number of alternative offerings from Thrustmaster if you so desire. (I’ve got my eye on that Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 wheel, just wish it was labeled Mercedes Petronas instead!)For those that are interested, the following are the advance wheel settings I’m using with this Thrustmaster set in Forza 6:Steering Axis Deadzone Inside: 0Steering Axis Deadzone Outside: 100Acceleration Axis Deadzone Inside: 0Acceleration Axis Deadzone Outside: 100Deceleration Axis Deadzone Inside: 0Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside: 100Clutch Axis Deadzone Inside: 15Clutch Axis Deadzone Outside: 50Handbrake Axis Deadzone Inside: 10Handbrake Axis Deadzone Outside: 100Vibration: 75Force Feedback Scale: 75Wheel Rotation: Varies by car and preference, but I use 360 degrees and 540 degrees quite a bit across many cars.Also, under the Assists menu, I have steering set to “Normal," no ABS, and STM on (no TCS though).My only, and I mean only, gripe with this set is that in order to update the wheel’s firmware, you can’t just do it through your WI-FI connected Xbox One. Instead, you need a PC, not a Mac, computer to download the update then sync it to your wheel. It is always recommended that you update the wheel’s firmware upon receipt and check back regularly for updates as Thrustmaster periodically publishes updates to refine it’s products features and/or add new features. I hope Thrustmaster one day offers firmware updates directly through the Xbox (preferably) or at least offers Mac-compatible firmware updates.(P.S. – I also tried the overpriced Logitech G920 for Xbox One, which I returned as it was smaller/too much like a toy and did not offer brake adjustability. See my review of that set separately.)