Thrustmaster TX wheel for Xbox One my review
Thrustmaster TX wheel for Xbox One my review
What do I think about the Ferrari Tx wheel for the Xbox One.I've used it on and off since Wednesday Let start with the look of the wheel , at a glance out of the box looks a bit toyish. To my surprise far from being toyish ! The wheel it self has lots of plastic on it , I do like the rubber grips on the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position and also the metal paddle shifters . Once you drive with it , that feeling goes away immediately . The wheel base also lots of plastic , The reason for me noticing the plastic is because the only wheel I can compare it to is my CSR Elite whichis 90% metal . Not a fair comparison when it comes to material used for the build. I do remember my first wheel G27 that also was mostly plastic except the wheel. What you want to know is how does it perform, and for that I must say excellent !This wheel has excellent FFB and you feel every bump, crack and air born jumps when the wheels come off the ground it actually feels like your coming off the ground ," seriously!" that's something I can say I've never felt on the CSR Elite. With the TX the rumble strips feel like rumble strips when the car your driving hits the grass or sand it actually feels real ,and boy oh boy when the tires get back on pavement you better be ready to control the wheel . The pedals are pretty nice with some good resistance . Of course the 3 pedal set coming soon will probably be better but for now these work just fine. Now for compatibility with other peripherals . I have TH8R shifter from Thrustmaster which is for the T500 wheel , does not work with the TX wheel and my G27 pedals don't work also(I'm using the fanatec adapter which has a similar connection as the pedals that came with the TX wheel). I think they probably will in the future simply because this wheel will have firmware updates as the new parts for the wheel start being available such as the 3 piece pedal set and the shifter. I could be wrong. I am getting the Ferrari GTE add on wheel next week which is a much sturdier wheel that has a lot less plastic on it. So in closing this a excellent wheel. Now for my pro and cons list.
Pros:
Excellent force feed back
Very responsive
Easy set up
Firmware updates with easy install
Affordable compared to other wheels on the market
Interchangeable wheels and pedal
PC compatible
Con:
Lots of plastic
Wheel diameter small (for my hands)
No clutch pedal
Settings for wheel only able to adjust on a PC ( CSR Elite / CSR on the wheel)
Final thoughts I am enjoying this wheel greatly ! It is a very good all around performer. If they ever make my CSR elite wheel compatible(Don't think it will happen) with Xbox One I may keep it still in the event that my CSR takes a crap. You will not be disappointed with this wheel. See you on the track!
Thank you.
Odd that settings can't be adjusted on the wheel. Sort of inconvenient. What settings are you running. Any word on whether this wheel will work with the PS3 via a USB connection?
It is inconvenient, that is one of the big pros of a Fanatec wheel compared to Thrustmaster or Logitech - on wheel adjustments.
I have not tried hooking it to the ps3. In regards to the adjustment on the wheel. Thrustmaster and turn 10 will have a update regarding ffb adjustment on wheel and some other items.. should be available mid December.
Thrustmaster X Team
Additional forces optimization and fine-tuning of TX Force Feedback Effects with Forza Motorsport 5 will be included in Forza Motorsport 5 second update scheduled mid-December – This will bring great additional enhancement such as improved forces strength, optimizing wheel & controller profile management, providing user option to set the degrees of rotation.
Nice update Ink. Be able to tweak settings in the game will be very nice.
Soups....Great Critique....Maybe if Zero picks one up we can have another insight....Thanks
It might be a while Wheels. I am liking the game with the controller and so I am in no rush to get the TX wheel.
So I ordered the Ferrari GTE add on wheel for the TX wheel on Thursday (Turkey Day) thru Amazon Prime, i received it today Sunday . I was very surprised ! Anyway I installed it on to the wheel base took about 5 min and off I went on to the track . Now with the new wheel all the ffb feels that much better. The add on wheel has 90% metal 10% plastic , the wheel that came with the base was 80% plastic and 20% metal. Big difference , because of this you feel more effects thru the wheel. I also read thru some other forums that you can change wheel rotation on demand thru the wheel it self (this was for theT500 wheel) being that the wheel base for the TX was similar with identical button placementI tried it and works. It has 4 different settings the lowest 270 and the highest 900 . I forget the 2 in the middle settings. Anyway this wheels is great.
Awesome Ink, but we need some pics! I'm sure that thing looks badass. I love the look of that GTE wheel!
Hey Guys, I wanted to give you guys an update on the Thrustmaster TX, or my ongoing story with it. It's awesome that Ink's experience with it has been good, as are a lot of the experiences that have been posted on FM.net and isrtv.com.
Unfortunately mine to this point has not been so good. That's not the whole story, it is still developing... But I wanted to give an update to make sure you are all informed.
I got my wheel on Tuesday evening. I set it up and followed all the instructions to the letter. Updated my PC to Win 8.1 in anticipation of installing the drivers and doing the firmware update. The firmware update went smoothly, no issues. I then went through the driver config and tested all the FFB behaviours, all the buttons, the wheel and pedals. I then set up the wheel on the Xbx1, turned off my other controller, started Forza 5. Went right into free play an started using the wheel.
So Awesome!! Comng from the Xbox wheel, what a difference. Not to excited about the feel of the wheel rim, and some of the buttons weren't so great feeling, but okay. At first, Forza didn't recognize that it was a wheel connected, and the 900 deg rotation had a big deadzone in the middle. So I quit out, reconnected to the PC and set the DOR to 270 (or 360 maybe). Felt much better when I restarted Forza 5. Had 1 hour of awsomeness with the wheel. My wife even tried it and was blown away by FFB and rumble sensations.
Then..... it stopped working. Disconnected, total dark. No lights, nothing. Restarting did nothing, pull out power plug and back in nothing, reconnect USB, nothing. Connect back to PC.... nothing. Since I wanted the wheel for T-giving weekend and I knew Gamestop wouldn't be able to get me another in time, I called Thrustmaster support instead to see what they could do. Got to speak to someone pretty quickly, went through the diagnostic procedure and nothing. So he ask o have me send them back the base and they would send another. I told them I'd just send it back to Gamestop, and he pleaded with me not to, because this was the first instance of this happenning and they needed the base in order to diagnose the issue.
So I decided I would be a partner to them on the issue and send it back. At this point, I'm still waiting for the replacement ( or even a tracking number to confirm it shipped). Beyond that, 2 things I wanted to point out: 1) They seem to have a firm commitment to ensuring any manufacturing issue that comes up is addressed. 2) They have phone support, and do answer the phone. In fact when I follow up called and couldn't speak to the agent or supervisor because they were gone for the day, the support person reminded me I was calling France at 11pm. Shows they at least have a level of commitment to Global support I'll give a further update and review when I get my replacement.
@andrew that really sucks. Hope they resolve it quickly for you.
One thing I noticed that concerned me was the fans on the wheel stayed on after I told my xbox to turn off. It has happened twice now, unplugging the power and unplugging the usb both got it to stop. Hasn't happened everytime though. I've also had one time where it wasn't recognized when I turned on the XB1. I had to unplug the USB to fix that. Both those issues seem software related to me so hopefully they get sorted (maybe due to the XB1 going to sleep rather than actually shutting down). Until I hear otherwise though I'll be unplugging the USB after each use.
Also the mounting holes on the wheel line up exactly with the bars under the plate on my Obutto Ozone, so I'll have to make an adapter plate to hard mount it. In the mean time the clamp is working ok. I got the pedals mounted up though. My thoughts are pretty close to Ink's, however I'm coming from a 911 Turbo S so the wheel uis a huge upgrade for me. The pedals not so much. They will work until I can get something better, but anyone who's coming from clubsports will be let down.
I haven't tried it on the PS3 yet either. Unfortunately mine's on loan to my niece at the moment. I'll try it out asap though.
I own a Thrustmaster T500RS wheel and it was not unusual for the fans to stay on even after I powered off my PS3 or PC. So long as there is power to the wheel, the fans can work and to be candid, you want them to work. Otherwise, the motor could overheat.
Hey @HadOne,
The Fan might not be a software thing, not to alarm you.... you might, if you haven't alredy, try to leave it for 10-15 mins and see if it shuts itself off eventually, to be sure.
Well I guess I'll leave them on then, thanks fellas.
@Zeratul, yep exactly what I was trying to say. Have to add a bit to it now though. I prefer the leather feel of the 911 wheel than the plastic and rubber on the TX, but that is really the only + in my opin. The feedback is much stronger and smoother on the TX.
Wheel itself was $399, the GTE Rim (which I don't have) is going for $117 on Amazon at the moment. Not sure yet if I'm going to get that rim. The size and shape are pretty appealing though, but I really want to feel the material before I decide if is worth the extra money. No word yet on the pedals and shifter, but the TH8RS is $129 so the XB1 version should be about the same. If I had to guess about the 3 pedal setup I'd say $150-200. The total package could end up around $800.
Regarding the pedals, my gas pedal is starting to squeak already. Very annoying. I'll have to see if I can isolate the noise and maybe add some lubricant. Overall I'm happy so far. This wheel seems like a good long term investment that will grow along with the Forza series. Should be the only one I need to buy for another 6 years or so.
`I believe all their wheel rims are made of the same material. I do know that the addon wheel is 80% metal, so it should feel heavier. Might increase the ffb feel, I have the addon wheel for the t500 and I love the way it feels.
Hey Ink, did you just get some Car wheel wrap from an automotive shop?
Wow you are good! But a huge buzzkill..
Fricken awesome! With the new rim and shifter you will be in heaven.