Thrustmaster TS XW Servo Base (Compatible with XBOX Series X/S, XOne & PC)

I was very excited to get this wheel, even had to cancel and re order it a few times due to back order issues. Now that I finally got it, I am glad to report that all the excitement is justified. Pros The biggest detail is obviously the Sparco competition wheel. Everything about it is amazing. The build quality, the size, the feel, the texture, the 9 and 3 grip, the notches for at 10 and 2 feel exactly right. I guess not surprising, given that it is an actual racing wheel. Coming from a more budget TMX wheel, the power and detail in this motor feels like night and day in comparison. The motor is able to pick up on road undulations, kerbs and traction loss with a lot more detail and precision. Trying the TMX wheel back to back compared to TS-XW in Asetto Corsa and Project Cars 2, I was consistently churning out better lap times with TS-XW. I can get so much more information about what the car’s wheels are doing, there is no on-center slop, and the road feedback through the wheel comes much sooner. The power of the force feedback is also very strong, doing a much better job approximating the way a real car’s steering would feel. You experience every aspect, from steering weight increase while turning to response to bumps. The high level of resistance also helps to not unintentionally exaggerate the inputs such as over correcting for an oversteer slide. I haven’t noticed any bucking or that mechanical churning noise that tends to happen when cheaper wheels get overwhelmed. The unit is also internally cooled, and I haven’t noticed it getting hot the way TMX or G29 would. Cons The cons are few but still should be noted. The pedal set that comes with this is frankly junk. They are flimsy, plasticy nonsense and really not usable in my opinion. I own the VG T3PA solid metal set from Thrustmaster and I wish I could get TS-XW without the pedals for a slightly reduced price. The Alcantara on the wheel is nice, but I wonder how long it will last before it starts to wear off, as this type of material tends to do, especially with heavy use. Lastly the buttons on the wheel (excluding the gear paddles, these are great) feel a bit cheap and don’t quite have a solid click feedback to them. Even the TMX has better feeling buttons and it’s half the cost. Overall, this wheel is great. It’s not cheap, but it is a tremendous difference in every aspect over any $300 entry level wheels. This is not just a difference in feel, I believe this wheel would actually improve your lap times. If you have the money, I would highly recommend skipping any entry level wheel and going straight for this. Edit: One point I forgot to add to my initial review is that in order to get the most out TS-XW's capabilities, you will have to fiddle with the force feedback settings in a given game's setup. That means either reading up on what each setting does or just giving it a trial an error approach. Project Cars 2 is particularly helpful in this regard, as they have detailed in-game explanation as to what each force feedback setting is supposed to do. After about 20 min, I was able to achieve a much better feel than the pre-set settings. 2nd Edit: The games I play are: Assetto Corsa, Project Cars 2, and rFactor2. For some reason Automobilista runs poorly on my PC even though I have way more than enough GPU and CPU power to handle it

This wheel and Thrustmaster accessories gets used a ton. It’s been I believe almost 2 years and this wheel still performs like it did day one. No creaking and my pedals don’t make any noise after all the use they get. The force feedback is strong as hell and will rip the wheel out of tour hand if not careful. The reaction time of the wheel is great as well. You can’t go wrong if you’re upgrading from a cheaper wheel. Now I will say I miss my Logitech G923 with the trueforce as with the trueforce i could feel the tires slipping across the pavement as well as when I would shift you could feel the tires chirp the pavement. I rarely get that feel with this Thrustmaster ts-xw racer. I will say though over all the Thrustmaster wheel feels way more realistic and the steering wheels being actual size makes all the difference. I’m sure Thrustmaster can send out an update to make the wheel better but that’s where they lack. I would assume a company this large would send out more updates than they do but they don’t. Doesn’t mean their products are bad because they aren’t. I would just like to see the company put in more effort fine tuning their products. I have both shifters and the $375 handbrake/ sequential setup and it’s worth every penny. I also have the thrustmaster module that allows you to run multiple items like you see in the pic. So trueforce although is great and seems to work on all racing sims isn’t worth having over thrustmaster ts-xw racer. I can feel all that the trueforce puts out on certain sims just not all.

Feedback is extremely powerful. Spins very quick amazing for forza horizon and Motorsport. The wheel did creak at first when turning with feedback and it drove me nuts and I see it’s a common problem I believe I found the fix. The Allen screws in the front of the wheel connecting the brushed metal to the plastic of the actual wheel ( nothing to do with base or quick release) the Allen keys need to be tightened ( nearly over tightened) but they are tiny be careful not to strip. After getting the screws tight as possible the back of the wheel under the paddles have Philips head screws, 1 on each side. Tighten them up. All creaking sounds immediately ceased to exist and this thing can truly shine to its potential. Amazing product. Expensive, but you’ll see where that extra money went especially if coming from a cheaper wheel. Side note: warning sticker placed right on the beautiful red wheel base, when peeling it off it Leaves nasty sticker residue. I had to use goo gone to remove it. If you do that be extra careful no residue or anything drips or falls into the top vents. They shouldn’t have put that stupid sticker there but I’m sure nobody will want to look at that eye sore or the residue it leaves behind. Use a micro fiber and swipe away from the vents, maybe even cover the vents before wiping the residue away. Make sure to do this before turning it on or using it so the heat it dispersed doesn’t make it harder to remove. Hope this helps anybody in my shoes when making this purchase.

This wheel is worth the price point. I had a Logitech G920 and upgraded to this bad boy. While it is not the preferred wheel to use over fanatec, I can highly recommend this wheel for a beginner to mid level racing enthusiast. It feels great, the force feedback is smooth and strong. The wheel is extremely quiet. Setup was simple and quick. The only thing I could complain about is the button layout and directional switch. Buttons are sometimes hard to reach depending on the game you are playing and the directional switch is very twitchy. Otherwise I am very happy with my purchase.

Ended up returning this wheel as it's not what I want for ATS. It's a good wheel though! So I have a Logitech G923 that I replaced my broken 920 with. And I wasn't happy at first. So I picked this TS-XW up to see if I liked it better. I'm playing American Truck sim mostly these days, and while I do enjoy sims like Assetto and PC2, ATS is my main wheel use, so I have to prioritize that. I can tell this wheel would be great for hardcore sims. The wheel is super high quality, and everything feels heavier than Logitech. The FFB overall I can feel is lightyears better, and smoother, due to the belts over Logi's gears. So to the pros and cons that I noticed: Pros: -Very good quality hardware (minus pedals, see cons), the alcantara feels nice. -Strong, smooth FFB -D toggle is nice Cons: -Quite notchy close to center for delicate games like American Truck Sim. Keeping your truck in the lane with one finger is not this wheel's.....wheelhouse. -Pedals, while I liked the pressure feel better than logitech's, are not very good. They're too light and slide on the carpet, and look very cheap. -The buttons for this specific Sparco wheel (can't speak for other TM wheels) are very shallow and kind of hard to press. Gives a tiny little click. Not very satisfying at all. -Button 6 is both the bottom right red button AND the center push of the D-toggle...So there's a duplicate input. Unless I'm dumb.

I've been using a Logitech g27 wheel for about 6 years and it was a blast. Moving over from a controller to an actual wheel and being able to play rally games was next level. I upgraded to the thrustmaster h pattern shifter a long time ago and wanted a different wheel but just never did. I was looking over everything and saw a lot of them either had not no power, belt issues, or just a lack of options from what I wanted. What's all that is all the power that I want not trying to tear off my hands. If you read the manual and install everything in the right order there's no issues and all the way out buttons work right out the gates. It is a little pricey but once you switch your try you can definitely feel the difference in better quality especially just in gameplay. Battle shifters feel good solid construction but LeBron's don't really have a tactile feel so it's kind of hard to know when you've actually mashed it down if you're playing in VR. I would recommend that you switch to a beefier rig if you have a cheap one. I ended up having to put weights on the back of it to keep it from tipping over and moving around.

What an experience. TLDR: The seller sent me the European version of the wheel which requires 240v for proper operation. Only thing is, I live in North America where I had the wheel shipped. We have much lower voltage in our outlets so the wheel would frequently lose FFB (Force Feedback) due to not receiving enough power. To say this was an annoyance is an understatement. It means I couldn't enjoy any race for more than a lap as the FFB would become too intense in some corners (especially in high downforce cars) and would completely disappear, only to be remedied by quitting the app and restarting. I tried F1 23, Assetto Corsa, Dirt Rally 2, and Forza Motorsport 7, all with the same result. Incredibly disappointing experience. Hopefully if you decide to order from this seller they will ship you the appropriate wheel for your region.

I purchased the TS-XW servo base along with two wheels for different racing games. The TS-XW worked brilliantly, until it didn't. While I've had the wheel for almost 3 years, I probably have less than 25-30 hours time on it. When plugging it in now, it simply turns the wheel slightly, resets, and repeats this pattern indefinitely. Both firmware and driver updates have failed to fix it. It's been tested on multiple, separate USB ports and with different cables. This is a repeatable problem on multiple PCs, and is likely in the servo base itself. Following Thrustmaster documentation, I've tried every avenue to correct it, but it still fails. There's a significant lack of quality control here, and it's a guarantee at this point I'll never buy another TS product.

La base al ser de las más altas de Thrustmaster es muy buena, con respuesta rápida...todo llegó en perfectas condiciones y antes de lo esperado

The wheel is the best for the price its perfect i love it so much. Only one downside: if you buy this particular bundle the pedal kit that comes with it is 100% made of plastic so gas and brake pedals make squeaky noise after 8 month of use.

Even with the introduction of the new DD T818 this TS-XW base is still a great buy in today’s market. Especially if you already have a selection of Thrustmaster Rims and don’t want to spend the big $ or don’t need DD. I have it paired with the SF-1000 rim and T3PA pedal set. After updating the firmware and rebooting my system. I hooked it up to my Xbox One S and ran it on F1/23. I have a small issue where it’s occasionally dropping telemetry data and resetting the display (wasn’t an issue in my old TX Base). But otherwise it is a definite upgrade from my 2 year old TX base. A lot more FFB and more road feel. I’m spinning out less with the new base and getting faster lap times.

Le volant est parfait mai les pedal sont vraiment un jouer des pedal comme turtle beach aurai était été vraiment mieux adapté à la simulation

If you are planning to buy this steering wheel, just go ahead. As a sim racer, I can tell you that the quality of the wheel is second to none, the material used is second to none, feels good to touch and precise control. The price is obviously on the higher side but Thrustmaster is a premium brand and TS-XW is one of their best product.