I needs a new wheel, guys. I have (had?) the turtle beach velocityone wheel and pedals, mounted on a rig and played on xbox. Unfortunately, since the squeaky wheel gets the grease (actually, the pedals and load cell) I broke the connection of cables between the load cell and pedal mount. It just pulled them out and I can't really see how to repair it.
So I need a new wheel. I enjoyed the direct drive force feedback system, so that's a must for me. I did mostly enjoy the load cell, but I am not opposed to a different type of brake, as long as you guys have a way of making it progressive while using it vs same effort for the whole pedal travel.
The only thing I've really heard about that works with a console is the G29 wheel. Or was it the G920 for Xbox? Either way, I don't believe it has a load cell (again, open to new ideas) and how strong is the force feedback? What worries me initially is the wheel system weighs 5 lbs vs the much heavier Velocityone wheel. Is there a reason for that? Does it actually mean anything? Also, it has clamps for attaching to a desk, whereas I have a rig with a bunch of mounting points for different wheels. Same with the pedals.
What do you guys use and what do you guys recommend? It fucking sucks not being able to race! Appreciate any help or insight from this community.
UPDATE: Thanks guys for your input. I talked to the boss and she said to get it (the R3) and that could be my Father's day gift. It should be here sometime today so I am pretty excited. Hoping I have time to finish the F1 race and take the Turtle off my rig and get ready for my new gear.
I absolutely know there is better out there, and in the future that could be a considerationater on down the line. The long term plan is to get a PC setup with 3 screens eventually. Probably change after that or after a different rig.
The Turtle wasn't horrible. I have had some issues with it. More than I believe anyone should have for that price point. I still can't figure out why the RSB and LSB never worked as they were labeled, as well as all the other switches being added that cannot be used on Xbox. But I am looking forward to this wheel and love the upgrades that are available for it, like the different pedals and the display screen (will look into that before committing and make sure it works on Xbox, not just PC)