Fanatec CSL Elite Racing Wheel Thread- officially licensed for PS4

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The -40% offer for the CSL Elite XB starter kit is kick up the a*** for all PS4 users, however I'd be even more pissed about a -40% offer for the CSLE PS4 starter kit since I already bought it weeks ago :D

I'm guessing the tba new CSL addon wheel will be offer #4 of 4...:crazy:
 
Fanatec answered on a post under this photo that there are 2 BF deals for the ps4 ( v3 inverted pedals and universal hub). They said also that the ps4 wheel and the ps4 -pedals bundle are allready on a very competitive price. The last deal will be for the v2.5 base i think. So the way i understand Fanatec, there will be no CSL ps4 version BF deal. I will wait and see what Thrustmaster dealers will do for the T-GT on Black Friday. They know that T-gt is wayyyyy over priced and i think TM also know that, if we consider the -25% discount codes that they locked out too soon way sooner than they anounced. Just think this. . . . -40% on T-GT vs csl elite ps4 version in price as it is now.

In my opinion Fanatec will loose many potential customers like me(maybe). If we consider the compatibility issues that csl elite ps4 has on ps4 they should promote their product through Black Friday. For me the price is allreay good but i would pay this price if there was a full support right now just like the tm weels.
I think tm will lose a lot of customers by not offering a load cell option at all. There isn’t even an adapter available. If they bring the T-GT down about 200 bucks it will be appropriately priced, but w/o load cell many won’t buy it at any price.
 
If i was Fanatec i would have the ps4 elite wheel + 2csl pedals (no Lc) bundle just usd100 /100euros less or something.... Just to make a small true ps4 offer.
The Universal Hub deal is for Xbox, the CSL deal is for Xbox as well, there is nothing for PS4 so far.
 
The Universal Hub deal is for Xbox, the CSL deal is for Xbox as well, there is nothing for PS4 so far.
Universal Hub also works on PS4. CSP V3i are working on PS4. And Thomas mentioned the last BF deal will also be PS4 compatible. So 3 out of 4 deals are PS4 compatible.
 
I think tm will lose a lot of customers by not offering a load cell option at all. There isn’t even an adapter available. If they bring the T-GT down about 200 bucks it will be appropriately priced, but w/o load cell many won’t buy it at any price.

I would pay 200 bucks less for the tgt if it had the pro pedals at least and 30cm wheel. But i would pay - 40% as it is now
 
Universal Hub also works on PS4. CSP V3i are working on PS4. And Thomas mentioned the last BF deal will also be PS4 compatible. So 3 out of 4 deals are PS4 compatible.
Even their CSL PS4 is not properly PS4 compatible, I was hoping for a CSL PS4 bundle deal but I guess I won't be able to change into a Fanatec user. The Fanatec rep here promised a deal that would make it easy for anyone to become a Fanatec user but I guess that only applies to Xbox people.
 
Universal Hub also works on PS4. CSP V3i are working on PS4. And Thomas mentioned the last BF deal will also be PS4 compatible. So 3 out of 4 deals are PS4 compatible.

If f1 rim goes 40% less i will buy the csl elite ps4 version plus the f1 rim. That was my plan for the beginning
 
If i was Fanatec i would have the ps4 elite wheel + 2csl pedals (no Lc) bundle just usd100 /100euros less or something.... Just to make a small true ps4 offer.
If these ps4 versions are flying off the shelves like I suspect they are, Fanatec won’t have a good business reason to discount them.
 
Even their CSL PS4 is not properly PS4 compatible, I was hoping for a CSL PS4 bundle deal but I guess I won't be able to change into a Fanatec user. The Fanatec rep here promised a deal that would make it easy for anyone to become a Fanatec user but I guess that only applies to Xbox people.
I can not see for ps4 users.

If these ps4 versions are flying off the shelves like I suspect they are, Fanatec won’t have a good business reason to discount them.
i do not think the ps4 version sells like you say. If i consider the "no native" support.
 
I can not see for ps4 users.
At 560 EUR with shipping costs, the bundle is way out of my budget, I decided to wait for the BF deals because Fanatec promised good deals. Alas, so far there is no deal I can make use of to join the Fanatec family. If the last deal turns out
 
I would pay 200 bucks less for the tgt if it had the pro pedals at least and 30cm wheel. But i would pay - 40% as it is now
If you are sure you are just as fast with the old pot. brake, then 600 is prob a decent deal for TGt and pro pedals. Its really where it should be priced normally though.
 
At 560 EUR with shipping costs, the bundle is way out of my budget, I decided to wait for the BF deals because Fanatec promised good deals. Alas, so far there is no deal I can make use of to join the Fanatec family. If the last deal turns out
The price though is very fair for the bundle BUT there is no native support YET. For that i would like a BF deal.
 
Even their CSL PS4 is not properly PS4 compatible, I was hoping for a CSL PS4 bundle deal but I guess I won't be able to change into a Fanatec user. The Fanatec rep here promised a deal that would make it easy for anyone to become a Fanatec user but I guess that only applies to Xbox people.

I’m not sure what your idea of “properly PS4 compatible” is. Stupidly, Sony doesn’t have some standard or SDK for licensed wheels, which is why early Fanatec PS4 wheels weren’t licensed by Sony - it wouldn’t have made any difference to compatibility. It’s up to each game to add support for each wheel, licensed or not (though apparently Sony no longer allows them to support unlicensed wheels). The reason why the G29 and T300 are compatible with everything is because they’ve been around for years. The CSL PS4 has only been around for a few months. Of the big racing games on PS4, it’s fully compatible with Assetto Corsa, Dirt Rally, and F1 2017; PCars 2 and GT Sport are working on adding it, and in the meantime it still works pretty well on those in its compatibility mode already.
 
The price though is very fair for the bundle BUT there is no native support YET. For that i would like a BF deal.
I'm not suggesting that it is overpriced or anything at all, it is just out of my range; moreover, when I see that the Xbox equivalent has got such a sweet deal, it pains me not to be able to make use of it.
 
I'm not suggesting that it is overpriced or anything at all, it is just out of my range; moreover, when I see that the Xbox equivalent has got such a sweet deal, it pains me not to be able to make use of it.


Why not get Deal #3 and drivehub? According to the replies in drivehub thread it seems like you will get just as good of an experience as if it was a ps4 wheel.

If the last deal is csw 2.5 related thats what i will do. Drivehub + csw 2.5 will get me to jump over from thrustmaster to fanatec.
 
Why not get Deal #3 and drivehub? According to the replies in drivehub thread it seems like you will get just as good of an experience as if it was a ps4 wheel.
I have yet to check out the thread, but if it let me play GT Sport with the Xbox wheels, that would be awesome.
 
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I’m not sure what your idea of “properly PS4 compatible” is. Stupidly, Sony doesn’t have some standard or SDK for licensed wheels, which is why early Fanatec PS4 wheels weren’t licensed by Sony - it wouldn’t have made any difference to compatibility. It’s up to each game to add support for each wheel, licensed or not (though apparently Sony no longer allows them to support unlicensed wheels). The reason why the G29 and T300 are compatible with everything is because they’ve been around for years. The CSL PS4 has only been around for a few months. Of the big racing games on PS4, it’s fully compatible with Assetto Corsa, Dirt Rally, and F1 2017; PCars 2 and GT Sport are working on adding it, and in the meantime it still works pretty well on those in its compatibility mode already.
All true. And I can confirm, having my ps4 csl lc delivered yesterday, and having used the Tgt for two weeks before sending it back, that the csl now works better on ps4, gtsport, asseto and pc2, than tgt worked on any of them. And it cost 100 usd less. Virtually all of the complaints and bugs relating to the csl wheel in the last year have apparently been worked out.
 
All true. And I can confirm, having my ps4 csl lc delivered yesterday, and having used the Tgt for two weeks before sending it back, that the csl now works better on ps4, gtsport, asseto and pc2, than tgt worked on any of them. And it cost 100 usd less. Virtually all of the complaints and bugs relating to the csl wheel in the last year have apparently been worked out.

So the ps4 version works on ps4 mode, blue led on ? Please confirm to place my order . . . . . . . . . .
 
So the ps4 version works on ps4 mode, blue led on ? Please confirm to place my order . . . . . . . . . .
It works in blue mode, but at least in gtsport is recognized as a game controller and the rev lights don’t work. (Kind of a redundant feature for me anyway) It drives fine though, and since you can adjust everything on the wheel, it really doesnt seem to matter. If you want rev lights and g29 mapping it also works in purple mode. The adjustability is a huge plus for me since if you dont like how a games adjustments are working, you can tweak it on the wheel adjustments. Tgt has none of that. Btw it is way smoother, which is a bigger deal than I thought it would be.
 
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It works in blue mode, but at least in gtsport is recognized as a game controller and the rev lights don’t work. (Kind of a redundant feature for me anyway) It drives fine though, and since you can adjust everything on the wheel, it really doesnt seem to matter. If you want rev lights and g29 mapping it also works in purple mode. The adjustability is a huge plus for me since if you dont like how a games adjustments are working, you can tweak it on the wheel adjustments. Tgt has none of that. Btw it is way smoother, which is a bigger deal than I thought it would be.
I just wonder why Fanatec didn't anounced it. Well tomorrow my money will go to Fanatec.
 
The CSL Elite does not work in blue mode with GT Sport. Or well it does, but with no force feedback whatsoever. It definitely should not be used in that mode with GT Sport. But the purple mode (G29 emulation) works pretty well, with the caveat that the wheel oscillates slightly at center. At normal speeds the oscillations are very minor, but beware that they become severe at extreme speeds of around 200mph+. Not an issue in most normal use, but worth noting. I highly recommend the wheel, and once it does get native support, it will be amazing.
 
Does it have native support or not? That's why i can not accept easy the no ps4 BF deal of the base. If it works only on purple mode why not buy a used csw v2.? It also works on purple mode and is better than csl
 
Does it have native support or not? That's why i can not accept easy the no ps4 BF deal of the base. If it works only on purple mode why not buy a used csw v2.? It also works on purple mode and is better than csl
Csw v2 does not have different mode options.

And no, actually no blue support in GTS for the CSL E PS4. That's up to Polyphony to implement support.
Until then you need purple mode.
 

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