Fanatec reveals Gran Turismo DD Pro (700$/€, pre-orders on November 26th for March 2022 delivery)
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I have a Driving Force GT (aka the Gran Turismo 4 wheel) sitting under my desk right now, just never got around to throwing it away. February can't get here soon enough…
I don't even think it's fair to compare the two lololol. Honestly, the GT did what I needed it to do over the last month. I'm really just getting into the hobby and remembered I had it stored away. The belt definitely gave up past a certain turning point and would stop providing feedback. The pedals belong in a Power Wheel lol. If I made a mistake with the GT, it was darn near unrecoverable
With the DD Pro, I just know what the vehicle is doing. There's zero numbness or vagueness to it, you can react to almost situation in a timely manner.
And yeah, the wheel is pretty ugly but it's functional. I like having the buttons.
I'm going to let my daughter use mine.
Damnn, the ps5 doesn't support the t500rs? Still a perfectly good wheel too.
I found a dongle that allowed my GT to work on the PS4. Hopefully there's a similar option for the t500rs on the PS5.
It works on PS4 games on PS5 (including GT Sport), but I'm not sure if that will carry over to native PS5 games.
If you have the money I can recomment the GT3 wheel. It's a favourite of many sim racers and it has a lot of buttons to use as well. If you don't like the Xbox buttons you can switch them with different buttons that come with the package. Also a big plus to have an Xbox wheel with a PS base because then you can use your setup on both consoles.
If you have the money I can recomment the GT3 wheel. It's a favourite of many sim racers and it has a lot of buttons to use as well. If you don't like the Xbox buttons you can switch them with different buttons that come with the package. Also a big plus to have an Xbox wheel with a PS base because then you can use your setup on both consoles.
Thank you for the suggestion and for emptying my wallet further lolol.
Oh! It'll work with PS if I have a PS base. Niceeeeee.
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No. In order to achieve compatibility with consoles the equipment has to have a certain chip installed. On Playstation the chip is installed in the wheel base and on Xbox it's installed in the wheel. When you combine a PS wheel base with an Xbox wheel you get compatibility with both consoles. :)
I got my wheel a few weeks ago after using a Fanatec CSR for the past ten years. I had been using a Drivehub to run it on Xbox and PS4/5 but I had no force feedback in Forza Horizon 3 and 4. I also got the CSL Elite WRC wheel with it and a Wheel Stand 2.0. Wow, what a difference! Totally worth the insane amount of money that it cost, and now it's $100 less than I paid for it.
Not going to lie, was hoping the bump was someone who didn't order the express bundle saying they got a shipping email. It said February when I ordered so still hopeful I get it before GT7.
If I get the GT DD PRO, it works out of the box with Forza Horizon 5 on PC right? I know I'd need an xbox wheel if I want to play on a console. Also at this point I think I'd just wait for the March 14 ship and spend the saved $50 on the load cell kit. Still deciding if I want to invest in a wheel though.
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Mine said Feb at first ordering then slapped to March pretty much immediately after the order, but we live in hope!
I reckon it will blow my mind since I haven't used a wheel at all at home! Or prove my setup woefully inadequate - the Next Level GT Lite cockpit I got is waiting to be completed and utterly shaken.
How much do you have to fight against it? Have you tried using it on any non-sim games per chance? Curious how it would be in Dirt 5, I imagine weird.
Thanks. Also does anyone know if they charge when you make the order or when it ships?
Unless you get unlucky and you encounter the crash issue that has affected Fanatec wheels since FH5 launch making the game crash every few minutes for as long as you have a Fanatec wheel active.
The common fix is to use couple of year old drivers which isn't a good fix for a wheel that released in 2021 (and isn't a good fix for other wheels either since these wheels get significant updates and upgrades through drivers and firmware). The other fix is to wait for the developers to fix the issue but it's been nearly three months and there's been nothing on that front so far so...
Or you could indeed get lucky and you for reasons unknown you are not affected by this issue.
I had to done down some of the force or else my arms get too tired. I have used it a little in Dirt 5 and after some tuning, it works very well. It was actually very difficult to tune when I first got it and I was very discouraged, but it can store 5 different tunings on board so I have some to switch between if the in game menus are lacking (such as in Dirt 5.) I've been going between Forza Horizon 2, 3, 4 and 5 since they're like all new games now that I can play them with FFB.
Looks like the express version is now sold out.
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so probably they will start shipping other peoples stuff earlier in March possibly.
Gran Turismo DD Pro Express Version
The official Direct Drive Wheel for Gran Turismo®. Combining PlayStation®5 console performance with FANATEC® Direct Drive technology for the smoothest and most dynamic force feedback sensations. Package includes steering wheel, wheel base, and pedals.
fanatec.com
so probably they will start shipping other peoples stuff earlier in March possibly.
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It is still available in the EU store.Looks like the express version is now sold out.
Gran Turismo DD Pro Express Version
The official Direct Drive Wheel for Gran Turismo®. Combining PlayStation®5 console performance with FANATEC® Direct Drive technology for the smoothest and most dynamic force feedback sensations. Package includes steering wheel, wheel base, and pedals.
so probably they will start shipping other peoples stuff earlier in March possibly.
Yup just saw. It's only sold out in the US, EU, JP and AU still have it available. Very interesting. Must have been a good amount of buys in the US.
Anybody else that pre-ordered got a shipping update?
Just received an email that my status is now "warehouse processing", I ordered the 26th of November.
Would be great if it arrives before the launch of GT7, I built quite the rig since then in anticipation :)
Just received an email that my status is now "warehouse processing", I ordered the 26th of November.
Would be great if it arrives before the launch of GT7, I built quite the rig since then in anticipation :)
Yep, just got the same email :-)
I assume its going to be compatible with existing games so we have something to try it out with before GT7?
I assume its going to be compatible with existing games so we have something to try it out with before GT7?
My email only talked about the Load Cell and it being delayed to March 1st, no mention of the wheel or the boost kit, I ordered like an hour after it went live in the US :(
This uses USB-C correct? How is that going to work with the eventual PSVR2 for GT7? Because isn't there only one USB-C port on the console? Can't have both hooked up then. 🤔
It uses a USBC to old-USB cable, so you connect it to the normal USB port on the PS5.
Not what you wanted to hear, but the upgrade is huge. I would also upgrade my TV from 1080p LCD to OLED first, though, you will be amazed!
Ah, well that solves that then. I know my T500RS and pedals require two USB ports so I might need to upgrade my wheel unless I can figure something out.
Same here but I was coming from a Logitech GT lolololol. I hadn't played a racing game since the PS3 era but randomly got the itch and fell in love all over again lol.
Any word yet on a standalone base being made available?
I'm interested but already have wheel/pedals.
Yes the CSL DD exists but if I ever get a PlayStation it isn't compatible.
I'm interested but already have wheel/pedals.
Yes the CSL DD exists but if I ever get a PlayStation it isn't compatible.
Seems like it's only EU preorders that have had the processing confirmation so far.
Would something like this stand work well for this kit? I am probably not going to get the load cell kit but wondering how sturdy something like this would work with the force feedback.
I received the shipping delay email, on the bright side it does move my ship date from mid-March to early-March.
I got the Next Level Wheel Stand 2.0 when B&H Photo got a restock a couple of weeks ago, just waiting for this Fanatec gear to arrive.
I got the Next Level Wheel Stand 2.0 when B&H Photo got a restock a couple of weeks ago, just waiting for this Fanatec gear to arrive.
Order processing which is good! I wonder when I'll break on the load cell upgrade. It'll be a while I think considering I don't have a frame of reference for sim braking to begin with. Tbf I can say the same with the wheel which I am sure will wrench my arm off.
This is also what I got for my dd, looks like they are out of stock on Amazon, I got mine last month.
This is what I was gonna get as well, but when the cheapest places to buy them went out of stock, I convinced the missus that we could handle the full cockpit version :D (which I found a good deal for).
Since then I also bought the Fanatec shifter & McLaren wheel, and installed two bass shakers under my seat. One could say that this all escalated rather quickly :)
Didn't realize that could be an option. Will probably do that then. Any recommendations?