Thrustmaster - T598 Racing Wheel & Pedals – 5Nm Direct Drive Force Feedback Sim Racing Wheel for PS5, PS4, Windows - Black

Love this wheel! The Thrustmaster T598 is an excellent entry into direct drive sim racing without spending crazy money. The force feedback is smooth, strong, and very detailed — you can really feel the road, curbs, and grip changes while racing. Setup was easy and everything feels solid right out of the box. The included pedals are much better than expected, and I like that it works great on both PS5 and PC. It feels like a huge upgrade from belt-driven wheels and makes racing games much more immersive. For the price, this bundle is hard to beat. Highly recommend for anyone serious about sim racing!

I purchased this originally for my 9yo son who was into Gran Turismo, Forza, and a few other sim racing games. Originally i didnt plan on spending near this much at most I planned on something like $300, the Logitech G920 series. Then upon trying out a complete sim rig with the T598 on it i pretty much instantly changed my mind. First of all the feel and realism compared to something like the G920 series is night and day. The T598 being direct drive lets you feel every bump, turn, or motion the car makes. Its really immersive and i understood why he had been wanting one. We could never go back to a racibg type game with just a normal controller. Especially once i built the rig and monitor stand. The 800r curved oled LG screen probably helps a lot with that as well. If your thinking about getting into sim racing and are looking at the logitech skip it and spend a little more on the T598. Its leagues above the lower end even the mid tier stuff thats a bit pricier it holds its own. Excuse the mess on the sim rig pics we are in the process of moving but at least you can see the setup.

Very pleased. Smooth, quick and has lots of power. Taller axial motor is noticeable if monitor/TV is too low, but manageable with some tweaks of your setup. The most noticeable thing coming from a Logitech G29 was there was no longer any dead spots of force feedback. If you have an older gear driven or belt driven force feedback wheel, you’ll probably know what I’m referring to. With direct drive, there is constant force always and immediately upon change of direction of wheel and ZERO dead spot. The two pedals seem to feel better than the ones that come with the g29, but there’s only gas and brake; no clutch included. I don’t use clutch, so that’s no issue right now. As far as the wheel itself, it does feel a little LESS nice than the G29. It’s kind of plastic-y feeling, but honestly that isn’t noticeable at all to me during actual driving. The paddles are WAY better than the G29. The “clunk” is pretty nice in comparison to the “click” of the switch on the G29. This is the best thing I’ve bought for this hobby so far. Since this is and AXIAL drive, there aren’t any “poles” to stop on like with regularly wound motors. This is supposed to result in very smooth feeling even at low speed. I haven’t used anything but my g29, but I can tell you that this thing is smooth all the time and it seems like you only feel what the game wants without the wheel inserting any of its own inputs.

Review is a bit long. I do highly, highly recommend the Thrustmaster T598. I just started the Sim journey. About 1½ months ago I got into Microsoft Flight Sim and went through 5 different setups. I then went through 3 different Sim Racing wheels. So, I originally bought the Logitech G923 and Shifter. I had it for 1 day. It rattled way too much and I didn't really like it. But it was a completely different experience coming from always playing with a XBOX Elite 2 controller on my computer. So I exchanged the G923 for the Thrustmaster T248. That was way better, and the pedals were fantastic. After 3 days with the T248 and doing some more research, I wanted something a bit better. I seen the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Wheel on sale for $500. I went to Best Buy and was going to exchange the T248 for the Turtle Beach. While looking for my receipt on my phone I seen the Thrustmaster T598. I went into Best Buy and asked to see the T598, as the Turtle Beach was on display to use. I went with the Thrustmaster T598 and it's been absolutely amazing. All together I only used the other 2 wheels for about 10 hours. I've been hooked on this T598. It's incredibly smooth, the feedback from the road, the shifting, the larger wheel and it's so quiet. So happy I went this route. Now I'm afraid I'm going to jump into this hobby a bit too much. I was only playing Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsports. I just bought Assetto Corsa, the Patreon, Content Manager & key. Only started on the career. I'm still figuring everything out on this amazing game. It's so much fun! Sorry for the long post.

Coming from a T300 GT Edition, this definitely a step up in levels. Responsive and very informative when hooked to your rig. (Never used the table top mounts) The pedals are nice and will definitely improve your lap times once broken in. I'm also able to hook up my TP3A pedals and TH8A shifter that I have from the T300 to the T598 wheel base. Its part of TMs ecosystem of wheels rims, pedals, bases, shifters. I've Make also play with baby on my ps4. Make sure to update wheel base firmware in order to get the best from the wheel. Lots of room for this thing to grow and soon Ill be getting a T818 and the TGT II as well. Im just a "trusty thrusty kind of guy!" And I like to collect cool stuff in the Mancave.