Sim racers looking for a new-generation-compatible wheel, but don’t necessarily want to break the bank, have a new option coming next month – Thrustmaster’s T150 Force Feedback. While not announced on its US site, Thrustmaster is getting UK players in on the eternal Red vs. Blue battle by offering an alternate Ferrari-branded version alongside the regular wheel dubbed, appropriately enough, the T150 Ferrari Wheel Force Feedback. The wheel will work on both of Sony’s most recent home consoles as well as PCs, supporting all Windows OSs from XP through to Windows 10.
Coming in under the affordable $200 mark (or £170 East of the Atlantic), both setups feature a rubber-coated 11-inch rim with full-metal, wheel-mounted paddle shifters. Like its big brother the T300RS (read Jordan’s in-depth review here) the T150 comes with complete PlayStation support, with a similar switch allowing players to use the wheel for either PS3 or PS4. Naturally, it also comes with the full complement of 13 PlayStation buttons, meaning players won’t need to fumble with a nearby controller. The included two-pedal setup’s angle of inclination can be adjusted for both throttle and brake, while the latter features progressive resistance.
A few more numbers to digest are 12, 4096, 270, and 1080: 12-bit resolution results in 4096 positions along the steering axis; 270 is the minimum amount of degrees of rotation; 1080, the maximum. In other words, the wheel offers precision as well as a wide range of lock adjustability to better cater to both road and race cars.
Like most of Thrustmaster’s current offerings, mixing and matching peripherals is encouraged with both T150’s supporting the T3PA and T3PA-PRO three-pedal sets and the TH8A shifter. Both wheels will be available through Thrustmaster’s website and other retailers in October.
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This’ll be a good option if G25/27 ends up not working in GT7.
You can Pre-Order it for $199.99 at Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826280041&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-PC+Game+Controllers-_-N82E16826280041&gclid=Cj0KEQjwjrqvBRD6wf2fy-C61PIBEiQAUzKQTuryNS19ViVcDx_hAXThu0oPyPDnpZuW20-eQh7OzuMaAvgd8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
Looks decent enough. Is it belt driven? Same base as T300? Competion is always a good thing. I reckon Logitech will bring a DFGT- successor to the table at some point, maybe alongside GT7 or so. Well, II had to upgrade now and recently bought a G29 for under 300€, must say I’m quite pleased with what I got for my money
From the Thrustmaster Website:
This versatility comes alongside some very impressive technical specs: 1080° Force Feedback featuring Immersion TouchSense® technology, rotation angle adjustable from 270° to 1080°, optical position reading with 12-bit resolution (4096 values on the wheel’s steering axis), mixed belt-pulley and gears transmission system, and metal ball-bearing axle. The end result is high-performance wheels that are both solidly-built and precise.
Well then. Your move, Logitech.
Sorry, but too late, Thrustmaster. I already got myself a Logitech G29.
For the same money you could have the t300 Rs which laughs in the face of the g29. The part where you start to shell out the cash is paying for better pedals and a decent shifter (and my God is the th8-a amazing)
^ What he says, did you really pay a premium to stay with Logitech? Enjoy G27 rattle for another console generation…
Can’t wait to hear reviews on this because I have enough money for a G29 but interested in hearing about this wheel and pedals are pretty key factor to me especially how I can do a cheap GTEYE brake mod on the G29 pedals. Not sure what I will do once I hear reviews from this wheel. I know the T150 is cheaper but is it durable? We will find out with the reviews
I don’t think the reviews will tell you anything about durability, unless one breaks during the review of course. I suspect it’ll be smoother and quieter with better feedback than the G29, but without the torque of the T300.
“By my deeds I honor him, V8.”
If I get a PS4 I’ll be looking to this when GT7 comes out.
Oh look. A wheel we can actually somewhat afford. *cough*Logitech*Cough*
The price point of the wheel when converted to USD is $259. That is not as affordable as thrustmaster thinks. Their website says that its going to be 169GBP taxes included, and usually the price remains the same number for USD for most companies, so it might be $169. If it is $169, i am definitely going to get this. Been looking at DFGT’s but i want one that will be compatible with the PS4 as well.
The DFGT is discontinued so it’d be pointless buying that wheel since it no longer is supported by Logitech
The price point of this wheel when converted to USD is $199. It says so on their website.
Errr…….. I hesitantly see this as a good thing. But I would suggest HIGHLY that anyone buying a Thrustmaster wheel get one from a local place, or online from someone who will readily accept returns, because they seem to be suffering a failure rate akin to the 360. My TX wheel was fried out of the box, and I bought it from Newegg for a cheap price and extended warranty. And found out that they won’t accept returns on this piece of… plastic.
Oh yeah, extended warranty. Buy one.
Good news.Looks good /I’d like it more without red or blue,but…/ and If wheel prove to be worth 200€ /decent ff,low failure rate/ then TM got a winner here.Basic set is cheap enough, so anyone can buy it for a starter.But If in need, there’s always option to spend another 250€ for pedals with clutch and shifter and got a decent setup for a comparable price as you get Logitech G29 combo.I think Logitech will have to rethink their pricing for G29 once T150 is out.
and I prefered a simple plain black color. I don’t like the blue nor the red.
Pricing horse logo is cool only on a real Ferrari, I don’t care to have it in sim racing wheels.
It’s like wearing a Lamborghini cap or shirt and not actually have a Lamborghini car. Not cool and wannabe.
Now we are talking a 200$ wheel for PS4 PS3 and PC but no clutch
I would have prefered a 250$ wheel with clutch like the G27.
but it’s still a better quality-cost ratios than previous laughable options.
450$ for a rebranded G27 without gearbox called G29 LOL no.
This so much, these guys are trying to milk driving game enthusiasts for all we’ve got. Just build a durable wheel for around $200-$300 and enough with the two pedal setups, three makes more sense as you an forego using clutch at any time but not the other way around on a two pedal setup. Too many premium gated parts and then attempting to pretend that they are so high quality they are worth the massive mark up, they are toys and should not cost the price of a console.
They’ll keep attempting to milk us, I can’t honestly see how these things still cost so much in this day and age not like the tech used in there is new to begin with, what’s cutting edge in wheel controllers these days? I just want a wheel that is built like my G25, tough as nails, except for the shifter, that’s crap.
What happened to the good ol’ late ’00s?
I’d venture to guess that most people who have a 3 pedal set up, rarely use the 3rd pedal.
@Johnnypenso I’m not sure I could argue that- I rarely use the clutch pedal against other humans, because frankly I’m not all that good in the first place. But I enjoy using it when I’m just driving a car for the sake of driving. And while that doesn’t sound significant, it does mean a good deal to me. I was considering passing up the T150 because the TH8a is a lot too and I really wanted the clutch+shifter, but I might just go without for a while, maybe get the money for the shifter later.
Also have to add that the clutch in GT sucks so it’s not much incentive to use the third pedal if that’s your main game. When I started driving in Assetto Corsa, Project Cars and other games where the clutch works closer to the real thing, I became adamant that I was going to drive every car exactly the way it came from the factory and yes, it was/is a lot of fun. Project Cars even allows you to bump start. I found that out when I spun on California Highway and started rolling the stalled car downhill. Dropped it into second, popped the clutch and voila…I was on my way. Such a neat little touch!
Wow, very good. Excellent news for the community due to excellent pricing. I see a Day1 G29 price drop incoming..
It comes with pedals?? Ugh. That means it’s a low level wheel. I want a T300RS steering wheel without pedals! When will they sell it like that…
Why would you want a T300RS? It also comes with pedals, so by your standards is a low level wheel.
What about the TX servo base.. £229 Uk, from Thrustmaster website.. no pedals, no wheel, you can add stuff on.. Used add on wheels are available on ebay in great condition too.
A new wheel for XB1 under the $200 mark would be also nice…. as I’m not willing to spend more on the wheel than on the console itself (^-^)
I agree with you there
Offtopic but How much did you pay for an XB1? Other than that….yeah..
@ToyGTone: I live in Japan, I paid 48500yen which is around $410 US.
Will be interesting to see if they bring out a version for the xbox one, as this is clearly something that will rival the new logitech wheels. I do thing that Thrustmaster should give out the T3PA pedal set instead of the 2 pedal set though, as it adds more expense into the mix to build it up with clutch and a shifter.
Two pedal sets should go the way of the Dodo, it’s better to have 3 pedals and not use one than to have 2 pedals wishing you had a 3rd.
This looks interesting. I wonder if it will be worth the money. We shall see.