If you’re looking to step your game up and purchase a reasonably priced desk-mounted sim racing steering wheel on Xbox, the Thrustmaster T248 could be for you.
Sim racing steering wheel manufacturer Thrustmaster has continued to tease details about its all new direct drive, ‘DD’, product by offering a glimpse of a fresh quick release system. A quick release system allows the swapping of steering wheel rims. For example, you may own a Thrustmaster wheel base, but use different wheels for different…Continue reading “Thrustmaster’s direct drive wheel will feature a brand-new quick release system”»
Having gone on sale in October 2021 for PlayStation and PC users, the Xbox version of the Thrustmaster T248 sim racing steering wheel and pedal set is now available to pre-order. The T248 is a unique entry-level setup, it utilises a ‘Hybrid Drive’ force feedback system that combines gear and belt-driven technologies. There is a…Continue reading “Thrustmaster T248 now available to pre-order for Xbox”»
One of our favourite sim racing wheels, the Ferrari-branded Thrustmaster SF1000 Wheel Add-on, is soon to be natively supported by Assetto Corsa Competizione. You could always use the wheel and associated Thrustmaster wheel bases in the official GT World Challenge game, but its 4.3” full-colour LCD wasn’t supported with matching graphics and user interface. This…Continue reading “Thrustmaster SF1000 display support coming soon to Assetto Corsa Competizione”»
With the new entry-level all-in-one steering wheel kit from Thrustmaster, the T248, already on sale for those using a PS4 or PS5, now is the turn of an Xbox version. The T248 went on sale for Europe, the Middle East and North America in late October, but with PlayStation dedicated buttons. Now we know one…Continue reading “Thrustmaster reveals T248 variant for Xbox players”»
After Thrustmaster released the SF1000 to rave reviews (ours included), its next release the T-GT II didn’t get such a warm reception. In the interim, Fanatec rocked up with their long-awaited CSL DD and blew the market to bits. The competition had a lot of catching up to do. But then, Thrustmaster released a roadmap…Continue reading “Thrustmaster T248 sim racing wheel review”»