Turtle Beach has unveiled its first wheel and pedal system designed for racing simulators, following the company’s debut in gaming simulators with VelocityOne Flight in 2021. The new VelocityOne Race is a direct drive system (which means it can deliver more torque for greater immersion Better than strap-based alternatives) designed for Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series It’s priced at $649.99, and pre-orders start today ahead of its official launch on February 26.
To achieve this, you get adjustable aluminum pedals and a modular steering wheel controller with six buttons, five latch switches, three rotary dials, and analogue paddles for the clutch and handbrake. A Race Management Monitor is also integrated into the wheel assembly, allowing drivers to monitor real-time race telemetry data in supported racing games.
Additional customizations for things like control assignments and force feedback levels can be made via the VelocityOne Race Tuner companion app, available for Xbox, PC, iOS, and Android.
The price and features of the VelocityOne Race are comparable to budget live-drive offerings from brands that have already attracted dedicated racing simulator enthusiasts, such as Fanatec’s CSL DD (5nm) – although they are not typically sold as kits and instead need each component to be purchased. Individually. However, Turtle Beach may find some advantages from its large current presence in the console market and the ease of purchasing bundled solutions.
Correction January 16, 11:34 a.m. ET: The press release Turtle Beach originally provided named certain compatible games as Forza Motorsport. The company informed us after publication that details and timing of support for a specific game had not yet been confirmed, so it had been removed.