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Forza Horizon 6 will launch on May 19th, meaning we have a little under a month until one of the most popular sim racing franchises gives us a new instalment to enjoy. With that in mind, you may be thinking about upping your game, refreshing your sim racing gear, or buying one of the best PC racing wheels for the first time to give yourself that extra level of immersion.
I'll tell you right now that there hasn't been a better time to buy sim racing hardware, in my opinion. After about a decade of pretty scarce releases, new wheels have just hit the starting grid from brands like Logitech, Thrustmaster, Nacon, and Turtle Beach. You've got loads of choices from those brands that cater to lots of different budgets, but chief among them is the Logitech G RS50, our pick for the best wheel overall right now.
If you're coming from a previous Logitech G racing wheel, like the G920 or similar, you might not actually need to opt for the latest set of pedals. Sure, they'll offer you a more customizable experience, but if you have an existing gear shifter or pedal set, you can use Logitech's fancy adapter to pay the price you see above. If not, and you need pedals as well, the full wheelbase, wheel, and pedal bundle is also available at Amazon for $515 (if the $129.99 coupon offer I'm seeing appears for you, and is still active when you read this). If not, it'll cost $644.
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So why opt for the RS50 in a newly competitive market? Well, to get the best value for money from sim racing gear these days, you're better investing in something that's proven to be an ecosystem, not just a fixed wheel and pedal set you'll need to fully upgrade at some point down the line.
The RS50 is a fully modular sim racing setup. Its wheels detach from its base, allowing you to fit differently shaped ones to it to best reflect your racing genre. That's due in part to the RS Wheel Hub, which adds even more of a modular design philosophy to Logitech's ecosystem. The RS50's wheelbase has plenty of feedback power, as well as Direct Drive and TRUEFORCE software within it to give you the most detailed and immersive experience when driving on different road surfaces and vehicle types. But unlike a lot of wheel bases with 8Nm of torque, it isn't a bulky, annoying brick you need to clunk onto your desk or cockpit chair. It's actually got a relatively small footprint.
Now, a modular and upgradable design doesn't actually set the RS50 apart - the Nacon Revosim RS Pure Bundle and Moza's R3 bundle have the same upgradability. But for the amount of power, features, and ease of use with different games that the RS50 offers, it gives you a lot for the price. Especially while it's on offer at this kind of discount cost, you're beating so many of the other top contenders on value for money - and Logitech is arguably one of the most premium brands in the space.
All that, and I'd recommend it to gamers on PC, Xbox, and PS5. Yes, you'll need either an Xbox or PC to play Forza when it launches, but thanks to some really clever compatibility with its parts, you can actually build an RS50 loadout that's compatible with all three systems if you want to.
That part is rather complicated though, so if you do want to get that much compatibility, read our review of the RS50, then maybe consider buying through Logitech's own website to ensure you get things right. I'm not sure Amazon will offer you the same sort of open-ended shopping since things will arrive at the retailer pre-bundled.
For more, read up on the best PC controllers, the best Xbox Series X controllers, and the best PS5 controllers.
