Consoles are the best choice from a barrier-to-entry point of view.
They’re an affordable plug-and-play solution, but many popular racing sim software titles are PC exclusive.
Gran Turismo 7, for example, is only available on PlayStation.
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Popular hardcore simiRacingis (at the time of publication) a PC-exclusive title.
Every racing sim has its pros and cons, unique quirks, and different communities.
You may have to try a few different ones until you could find one that works for you.
The G923 strikes an excellent balance between quality and price. This is one of the best wheel and pedal kits before you move up to direct drive wheels. Just make sure you get the right version for your console!
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After all, you’re buying peripherals that, unlike acontroller, can only be used with racing titles.
The G923 strikes an excellent balance between quality and price.
The Marada wheel stand is a solid place to mount your wheel and pedal kit and is compatible with virtually all of the most popular wheel and pedal kits on the market.
This is one of the best wheel and pedal kits before you move up to direct drive wheels.
Just check that you get the right version for your console!
You’ll also need to mount your wheel, pedals, and optional shifter.
With great adjustability, compatibility with every wheel and pedal kit on the market, and a comfortable racing chair, the GTR is a great mid-range racing sim cockpit, although you can’t mount a screen on it.
Racing Seats and Cockpits
If you have the space (and the budget!
), you’re able to invest in a racing sim chair or cockpit.
Racing sim cockpits are a bit more involved.
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This is essentially a combination of a racing chair and a wheel stand.
It’s all one unit, and all your racing peripherals are attached to the framework.
So be prepared to dedicate floor space to these sorts of rigs permanently.
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you’re free to only use a single display if you’re sim racing on a console.
So you’re able to simply use the same TV you already do.
One of the leading motion simulators on the market, whether you’re into racing or flight simulation, the Next Level will literally move you into another world.
Your author has done this for his budget home racing sim setup.
A 70-inch TV, a PS5, and a wheel and pedal kit connected to a wheelstand.
Assuming you have the GPU to drive three monitors' worth of graphics.
On PC, you might use an inexpensiveMeta Questor any of the more premiumheadsetsto put yourself in the car.
This is the ultimate in simulated immersion, and most of the latest models have special features for VR.
This is all great, but the elephant in the room is the price.
