I think Trueforce is dead on Xbox. Doesn't seem anyone is adding it now.
It seems that way....
No doubt a sour taste in the mouths for those who own the Xbox wheel.
But hey folks dont worry, all that money you spent on the wheel, support *might come, err maybe, just wait and see and be happy...
Drive To Win!
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F1 related promo but come on, did you not see it was the PS wheel version.
Another example that makes a mockery of the "Fail Force" situation
Great job by the marketing team in producing this video, with key employees. Yet all their scripted taglines, the details and storytelling. So impressive but tell me. How many new titles in the last year for Xbox have been properly supported with True Force?
Logitech, what a mess....
With better title support and more control of "individual effects" on AAA titles, this could have been so, so much better.
Money has a way of talking, and Logitech is not a small company, if it was in developers intere$t then we would see better support, as money matters to companies.
This is what annoys me the most we get told here its just down to developers decisions. So is it nothing to do with money then, or potentially exclusive deals/arrangements being put in place with studios/developers with manufacturers?
Even from PC/PS5 perspective, I have seen nothing much, in a year with major racing titles released, that shows me or encourages me I made a great purchase or that I should hold on to this wheel. Did we see any major improvements for the product regards GT7 in updates or other titles seeing improvements?
I expect a lot of people will be watching with interest to see how Fanatec compete with their new hardware. They at least have said support is on-going for GT7 on PS5, i-racing and I think ACC to be amongst their first titles to be supported.
Thoughts / Future Perspective ?
It seems, all Fanatec, have to do is offer a similar experience to TF and have more developers support their brand/product$$$. Based on, if thats what is required/happening. The GT PRO could likely be defeated as Fanatec also have the benefits with additional rims and accessories. We will soon also see if the new Fanatec wheel supports its full 15Nmn with GT7 and possibly before any update (if it happens at all) for the GT Pro. I am not so sure, this issue with the GT PRO is just a "safety related factor" or potentially linked with competition with companies and agreements put in place favouring a particular brand/product?
"Since it was founded in 1997, Fanatec has made numerous innovations in sim racing technology, including popularizing belt-driven force feedback, introducing load cell sensors and contactless magnetic sensors on mass-market pedals, and launching the first direct drive system for the PlayStation®4 system. Furthering its expertise through partnerships with leading car manufacturers and international racing series, Fanatec has become an integral part of modern motorsports. In 2021, the company announced plans to develop racing peripherals with cutting-edge force feedback technology through a partnership with Gran Turismo."
With respect, I'm not convinced a Logitech employee is going to tell us the "whole story" or put himself in a position that discourages sales for the company he works for. However what we have is a situation that isn't fully satisfying and if a poll was made I would expect most owners of this wheel to be in some ways let down or a little disappointed. Other much smaller companies can also release multiple hardware products in a year or so. Therefore, I dont accept that Logitech has needed so long to at least offer 1 or 2 more rim options. Yet we still do not even have any confirmation that a rally or formula based rim is in the works and that is rather lackluster on Logitechs part.
Several DD wheels perform well, or have wheel rim options, So is their much point buying a Logitech PRO wheel with a specific feature, even if that is an exclusive feature, if that company does not manage to get developers to support it in AAA titles for the supported platforms. With a competitor, soon looking to do similar, well I wonder how things will pan out in the upcoming months and year....
Forza Motorsport 8 / Late?
I also found it mind blowing that the new Forza Motorsport did not come with True Force support. As surely if any title you would want your hardware to support on Xbox/PC would have been this one? What we don't know, is if an agreement could not have been reached with Logitech. Is it related in any way, regards Fanatec who have had a history of working with T10 Microsoft in the past.
Well who knows, but just speculation on my part that FM8 was going to release before Fanatec or even Logitech would of had a product ready? Does it make sense, if two competitor brands will have similar exciting "force/haptic" wheel products/technologies that one of them would want/have something in the works related to Forza? We also know this title will be updated/kept active like GT7 for some period of time.
Wishful thinking perhaps but maybe I need to just cut down the caffine...