Hardware

Hot on the heels of announcing a full cockpit bundle, Fanatec has revealed two “Ready2Race” offerings based around the Porsche Vision Gran Turismo replica wheel with PC or PC/PlayStation compatibility.

Players looking to make the step up in immersion in the racing games have a chance to pick up a discounted ready-to-race bundle from Fanatec, containing everything you need to make your hobby look that little bit more serious.

Customers in the US and Europe can snag Fanatec products for a bit of a discount from today, with a new initiative centered on refurbished items — and they still come with a two-year warranty.

Fanatec has announced a substantial overhaul of its customer warranty and product return policies. Effective June 3, 2025, the sim racing hardware manufacturer is extending its standard product warranty to a full three years and doubling its return window in a clear attempt to bolster consumer confidence.

An official announcement about the launch of Nacon’s new Revosim racing peripheral range has been made, a year after the initial announcement. The “Pure” Direct Drive wheelbase and steering wheel will be the first to be released, with more accessories to come.

Just over a month after significant price increases hit Fanatec’s U.S. and Canadian customers due to soaring import tariffs, the company has announced a welcome reversal. With a recent reduction in those tariffs, Fanatec is now lowering prices and offering compensation to those who purchased equipment with inflated costs.

Fanatec has just announced a significant update to one of its most popular direct drive wheel offerings for PlayStation and PC gamers: the Gran Turismo DD Pro series will now ship with the company’s next-generation QR2 quick release system pre-installed. This move marks the completion of Fanatec’s ecosystem-wide transition to the new QR2 standard.

Just weeks after Fanatec users in the United States grappled with significant price hikes across its product range, the company has announced a limited-time sale, offering a potential olive branch to customers impacted by the recent increases.

Fanatec has just lifted the covers off the Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel Porsche Vision GT, and we’ve got our hands on one for a full review.

The past year has been a wild ride for Fanatec, and now things just got even more interesting.

Fanatec’s flagship wheel for Gran Turismo 7 has been featured in a special sales bundle, available at various discounts in different markets around the world.

Sony has announced that the recommended retail price (RRP) of the PlayStation VR2 hardware has been permanently reduced by close to a third, to $399.99, starting in March 2025.

Following a trial promotional period back in December 2024, Fanatec has now made the move to implement free standard shipping by default for all orders in “mainland” territories.

Fanatec has announced a special holiday promotion for sim racing enthusiasts, offering free standard shipping on all orders for a limited time along with two new product releases — but you’ll have to be quick if you want to take advantage of it.

The annual shopping extravaganza of Black Friday is now officially upon us, with discounts on products of all kinds — including those vital to our preferred hobby of sim-racing.

Gran Turismo 7 has been updated to take advantage of the PlayStation 5 Pro, and everyone wants to know: how does it improve the game — and is it worth it?

Sim-racing hardware manufacturer Fanatec is celebrating its first “Black Friday” since it was acquired by Corsair just a few months ago, and the company is going all out with a “Cyber Week” of special deals starting Tuesday, November 26.

More than three years since it was originally revealed, the Fanatec Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3 — with which Rhys Millen actually drove up Pikes Peak — is now available to buy.

This is the Thrustmaster T598, and it’s one of the most interesting and unusual sim-racing wheels to come out in quite some time.

Thrustmaster’s racing peripheral portfolio continues to expand apace with the launch of a new “Hypercar” wheel rim add-on for its direct drive bases.