Review on Thrustmaster TS PC Racer 488 Challenge Pc by Anastazja Skorek ᠌

My steering wheel replaced the old T500RS with a 599XX EVO 30 steering wheel. The base of the direct descendant turned out to be weighty and more compact. The TS-PC is sold WITHOUT a pedal assembly, unlike the similar TS-XW, and for those who already own a good pedal assembly, this will be a plus. The steering wheel in this version is almost an exact copy of the Sabelt steering wheel, which is equipped with the Ferrari 488 Challenge. To the real size, he lacks only 1 cm of girth. And if earlier many virtual racers, having traveled on "toy" steering wheels 28 cm in size, were engaged in modding, self-made fastening real racing wheels 13-14 inches to the bases, then this is essentially not required here. It was interesting to immediately compare the functionality of the buttons, since the Ferrari 488 steering wheel is very similar to my previous Ferrari 599XX EVO 30 steering wheel. Some versions of the T300 are equipped with it and it is also sold separately as an add-on. The new Ferrari 488 has more buttons, an LED rev indicator. The cross is gone. It was hidden in one of the two buttons turned into D pads. In advanced driver mode, when all 25 buttons are enabled, the left D-pad works out a standard D-pad, and the right one just 4 separate buttons. Plus each has a simple tap on the top. The two lower toggle switches-buttons are clicked in a circle without a stopper. They have 12 positions. Turning clockwise, regardless of their position, activates one button, counterclockwise - the other. It is convenient to hang on them the brake balance setting, TC level, ABS level, or an engine map. Regular buttons are firmer than the 599XX EVO 30 and have less travel. The shift paddles are similar, but here you can move them further or closer to the edge. It seems to me that the capacity of the base for most pilots is more than enough. The factory 75% of the total force set in the drivers even wants to be reduced. Well, for those who like to swing bitsukha during virtual races, there is already a direct road to professional Direct Drive wheels.