With the release of "GT Racing 7" that has been waiting for five years in the near future, I believe that another group of veteran drivers will take advantage of this shareholder wind to start or update the steering wheel equipment in their hands. The so-called "work to do good, must first use the weapon", as a "real driving simulator" known as the "GT Racing" series, whether there is a steering wheel blessing, for the final result in the game, there is absolutely no exaggeration of the difference.
ThrustMaster, who has been a manufacturer of steering wheel peripherals for more than 20 years, has also prepared a customized steering wheel product T300RS GT edition for the GT Racing series, which has been officially authorized by PlayStation and GT Racing, and the support for this steering wheel is also directly built into the game, and it is optimized according to the official description to ensure accurate operation and accurate feedback in the game.
As is customary, let's take a wave of open box diagrams, let everyone take a closer look at the product, and then we will talk about the operation experience in the game. On the front of the steering wheel box, the pattern of the steering wheel body is printed. In addition to the Tumast trademark, there are also logos of PS and GT, indicating that they have been officially authorized and certified. The model in the lower left corner is naturally the T300RS GT edition, and you can see that this steering wheel supports both PS4 and PS5 consoles, and actually supports connecting to pCs.
The style after the steering wheel is installed. The steering wheel and base of this product adopt a separate design, which means that the steering wheel can be removed and replaced with a steering wheel of other Styles of Tumast to facilitate a more immersive operation experience in other racing games. The steering wheel ring is made of faux-leather material, which is very close to the hand, and the blue aluminum ring directly above it is convenient to identify the positive position of the steering wheel.
The right side of the base is printed with the base model, as well as two buttons, L3 and R3, corresponding to the operation of pressing the left and right joysticks on the handle.
On the left side of the base are the dials connecting the different devices, as well as the indicator light representing the operating status, which is transparent and will illuminate after the power is turned on, indicating the correct working state.
A circle with the GT logo in the middle of the steering wheel highlights the distinctive identity of this steering wheel, while the other buttons correspond to the functional buttons on the PS system handle.
This is the base of the gas and brakes, this is The Tumast's T3PA three-pedal, if the player has a special need, you can also buy other styles of pedals to replace.
The three pedals are made of metal where they come into contact with the feet and are specially brushed to increase friction. The pedals are very powerful, and there is a very tight pedaling feeling with the feet, which improves the foot experience of stepping on the accelerator and braking during driving. In addition, there is a resistance block attached to the package, which can be installed behind the pedal to shorten the pedal key range and facilitate the use of players who do not have enough strength.
Here's a group photo of the two main devices in the box, and this time the T300RS GT steering wheel can be easily fixed to the table top or special bracket through the base holder (attached to the package).
As shown in the image below, the T300RS GT version of the steering wheel is built directly into GT Racing 7, and it is possible to use the steering wheel directly for driving operations without any adjustments in the game.
After reading the unbox, let's talk about the actual game operation experience. However, in advance, due to objective conditions, I can only use words to describe how I feel when I use this steering wheel, which may differ from your actual feelings. Before you decide to buy this product, I would recommend that you go to the offline store to experience it for yourself before making a decision.
First of all, this steering wheel adopts Tumastel's patented brushless motor motor technology, which is characterized by: the motor is small in size, light in weight, but the output is large, the response is fast, and the rotation is stable and the torque is stable. These features allow analog steering wheel devices such as the T300RS to be made into relatively small products, require little special maintenance on the motor itself, and operate at a very low temperature, making it suitable for players to use at home.
▲Tumast's unique brushless motor motor technology (the picture above comes from the official website)
Secondly, the steering wheel transmission part is used with a double belt transmission system, which allows the player to rotate the steering wheel without any gear frustration, the rotation is very smooth and delicate, and will output different forces of damping according to the state of the body, so that the player can feel the steering wheel state of the vehicle in various states.
▲Double belt drive system (the picture above comes from the official website)
Finally, there is another term that many players have heard of, that is, Tumastel's H.E.A.R.T technology, full name Hall Effect AccuRate Technology, Chinese called Hall effect precision sensing technology. Leaving aside the technology itself, this technology uses a more accurate 16-bit sampling technology in this steering wheel, which allows the steering wheel motor to respond more quickly to torque requests, while compensating for power drops, so that the player's operation is smoother and fit.
The T300RS GT version of the steering wheel, which combines the above technology, shows a very good "follower" effect in the actual game, if you use the in-car perspective while operating the steering wheel, you will find that the response speed of the driver's steering wheel in the game and your actual operation are almost no delay, which also ensures that the driving reaction in the game can keep up with your operation in time to achieve better driving effects.
In addition to the steering wheel operation itself, the various feedback effects of the track also come to the player's hands in a very delicate vibrational way, such as when the player drives over different roads, or passes through certain corners at a very high speed, or even friction or collision with other vehicles, the steering wheel feeds different vibrations or torques into your hands in a realistic way, as if you are really driving a car in different states.
Overall, the Tumast T300RS GT version of the steering wheel in its own brand series of products, at a price of less than 3000 yuan, provides a complete steering wheel driving operation experience. At the same time, it also has very convenient scalability in our own racing simulation ecosystem (for example, you can add hand gears yourself) and substitution (such as you can change other styles of steering wheels or pedals), which we believe is a steering wheel product that is very worthy of the core players of racing games.