Fanatec Announcements: CSW V2 Reviews Out

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This wait for the CSW is killing me. I was *this* close to e-mailing ECCI to order the ECCI 7000 today, but I'm trying not to spend triple the money that I would be spending on the CSW.

I don't even have to have the CSW any time soon really, I just want Fanatec to take my money and send it to me whenever it's ready. I did the same thing for the CST pedals, I don't mind waiting. I'm just impatient, very very impatient. Yes, my CSR is doing just fine, but knowing that the CSW is on the horizon, makes me hate the CSR. Yes, I'm one of those people.

I just want a good force feedback wheel with quick release, a GT style rim, a Formula style rim, and that's it. Why hasn't anyone offered this before?

UGH!

Sorry, just venting. Thomas, please open pre-orders now so I can send you my money and be done with it.
 
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I would guess that the ECCI must have more powerful forcefeedback than the CSW. The big difference is how involved the 2 are in the firmware development and rim designs, more specifically rims with buttons and inputs. I'm really curious if these 2 products will ever square off. They may not compete on the same price but certainly a similar market.
 
Ahhh! Anyone know where the photos are of the CSR Elite wheel rim disassembled? I've been searching GTP, ISR, and 911wheel for the last half hour trying to find it. I think someone made a joke about m3rocket's wear/tear issue with the photo. Thanks :)
 
lol superbike81 I used to vent just like that too at Fanatec in regards to when the CSR wheels would become available for purchase. Good to see the excitement building up for 'big brother' to arrive :dopey:

Now we all must play the waiting game and just bet when it will come out. Way back when I think I was guessing Feb for it. Thomas has been really tight lipped. Hopefully he will prove me wrong and get it out faster for you guys.

Maybe by the time it comes out perhaps we'll see more modded wheel rims for the csr-e. But I'm not too certain how many mods we will see due to many of the iRacing community sitting around waiting on the CSW
 
does anybody have any idea when the CSR E rims will begin trickling out of fanatec's headquarters?

everything about this wheel is amazing, save the strange rubber compound covering most of the wheel rim's rim...
 
This is what would make sense to me....

They have already said they are working primarily on the CSW now that they are caught up on CSR-E orders. So they are most likely going to get the CSW out in the next couple months (maybe even this month if we are lucky). When the CSW comes out they will have the BMW GT wheel and Formula wheel available for purchase. It's possible they will also release the CSR-E wheel rims at the same time, but I think they will wait to modify them for Xbox use after the CSW is released.

So I would guess the CSR-E wheels will be available around April. But this is based on nothing but pure logical thinking, so don't take it as fact.
 
It took Thrustmaster bout a year to finally release a rim so I fear it might take a long time to make additional rims :nervous:
 
sandboxgod
It took Thrustmaster bout a year to finally release a rim so I fear it might take a long time to make additional rims :nervous:
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Here's a quote by Thomas from Iracing forums:

Fanatec
Perhaps you misunderstood something. The xbox certification limits our options on the default rim but we are indeed working on alternative wheel rims for the CSR E as well. But I am not sure if those rims will be shipped earlier than the CSW.
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It seems to be a indication that additional rims could be ready pretty close to when CSW is finished.
The CSW wheel will be ready between january and april according to info I have seen.

Could there be more buttons, rotary switches and LED's on the alternative
rims when he says the XBOX certification limits their options on the default rim ?
A guy asked that but Thomas has not replied yet.


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Link to quote, probably only works for Iracing members:

http://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/1836258.page#4052657
 
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Okay that is great news I never saw him post that. Alright cool then I see I will not need a CSW then 👍 (I was wondering should I order the CSW as well later)
 
Yeah the statement of "default rim" does invite speculation. Thomas has a very playful attitude so sometimes I don't know if he's intentionally doing a covert leak (if that is the correct way of describing it) or if he is just over specifying. I have European friends that at times I read too much in to their statements, and other times not enough. So posts like that, if nothing else, allow for fun speculation.
 
@amf7
Fanatec... Stated:
"The xbox certification limits our options on the default rim but we are indeed working on alternative wheel rims for the CSR E as well. But I am not sure if those rims will be shipped earlier than the CSW."

The speculation being, is that the wheel has been released and conforms to Xbox licensing. Do addons need to also conform? Is he implying that the future rims may not have this limitation? That is the speculation I speak of.
 
I really like your speculation VWMaster. I have no intention of buying the CSW anytime soon since I only play Xbox right now, so a better rim with more features for the CSR Elite sounds great.
 
VWMasteR
@amf7
Fanatec... Stated:
"The xbox certification limits our options on the default rim but we are indeed working on alternative wheel rims for the CSR E as well. But I am not sure if those rims will be shipped earlier than the CSW."

The speculation being, is that the wheel has been released and conforms to Xbox licensing. Do addons need to also conform? Is he implying that the future rims may not have this limitation? That is the speculation I speak of.
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Ohh I see. Very good point. You should be a corporate lawyer lol
 
Need.........CSW.............now.............(Imagine me scratching my neck intently right now like Tyrone Biggums) BUT, with that said, Mr. Thomas stated on his blog that they JUST introduced all new electronics for the CSW. That need an entirely new set of testing parameters. SO, it looks like it might be a little longer.

Oh well, my GT2 is solid as a rock. I have decided since it is just minor issues with it, and not something detrimental, to keep it for xbox360 purposes (I worked a deal with Fanatec to EXCHANGE my somewhat faulty GT2 for the CSW in lieu of anther GT2 or CSR replacement). I would like to ask support to fix the issues regarding Cold temp start ups. Xbox360 connectivity(only for initial connect, sometimes it does not when I press the button to do so). Also, loss of center while racing on iRacing. Once up and running, and connected, the wheel is nothing short of excellent while racing, except losing its center on PC.

Ah the little things in life..........
 
Troysloth
I really like your speculation VWMaster. I have no intention of buying the CSW anytime soon since I only play Xbox right now, so a better rim with more features for the CSR Elite sounds great.
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All XBOX games are probably designed within the limitations Microsoft
decided, I think PS3 has a similar limitation.
So extra buttons/switches/displays on the additional rims compared to the default rim will probably only work on PC.
 
@erahk64
See that is a tough call. Thomas is quite a smart guy. I wonder if they found a way around the licensing by making the initial package xbox compatible and then all additional wheels are not considered "compatible" because they have extra features on them.
 
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Hes been lurking around here today so i' m certain that if he wanted to he could clear up this speculation but i think he probably wants to keep he next release close to the chest. we cant blame any company for wanting that, but if he want to throw us a bone - hint, hint, we would be happy to hear what he has to say! :)
 
VWMasteR
@erahk64
See that is a tough call. Thomas is quite a smart guy. I wonder if they found a way around the licensing by making the initial package xbox compatible and then all additional wheels are not considered "compatible" because they have extra this or that on them.
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I not sure i understand what you mean.
Do you mean the additional rims won't work on XBOX since they are not
considered "compatible" ?
Or do you mean they will work on XBOX.
If they will work on XBOX also, will there be any XBOX games
which will use the extra features and will Microsoft approve those games ?
 
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Don't know if you guys noticed this but...

Despite all the achiements we made this year there is still a lot of work to be done and we still need to deliver some things we actually wanted to have done this year:

Webshop distribution in Japan and Australia
The new Fanatec website
ClubSport Wheel
ClubSport shifter
ClubSport Handbrake
(Edit: ) Alternative CSR E wheel rims
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http://www.911wheel.de/?q=node/7641

This seems to confirm that we will get different wheel rims for the CSR Elite, whether they have additional features the default one has, or not, still remains unanswered.
 
I would think even if it has more buttons it would only be for the PC. Game developers wont add more button functions for just one wheel.
 
I think thats a sidenote to the important part which is that they will indeed be coming out. and probably sooner than we expected. more options would be nice but not expected. i think all elite owners are just happy to hear there will be something new coming out for them soon
 
@erahk64
I will try to use different terms. What I mean is that the package as it is today is compliant with Xbox Licensing and compatible fully with the console. Lets say that the license requires a controller to have the same amount of buttons as the official controller for xbox and use proprietary wireless technology "X" to connect. Fanatec could have created this wheel and had it tested and approved by microsoft. Maybe it's possible for secondary wheels to be offered that aren't compliant as the initial wheel and base have already passed. So any new feature on these wheels wouldn't be supported by xbox, but doesn't mean that PS3 and PC would not support them.
 
Dosent it say on the spec sheet that the csr e is limited to x amount of buttons (13) I think and the CSW is limited to 111
 
VWMasteR
@erahk64
I will try to use different terms. What I mean is that the package as it is today is compliant with Xbox Licensing and compatible fully with the console. Lets say that the license requires a controller to have the same amount of buttons as the official controller for xbox and use proprietary wireless technology "X" to connect. Fanatec could have created this wheel and had it tested and approved by microsoft. Maybe it's possible for secondary wheels to be offered that aren't compliant as the initial wheel and base have already passed. So any new feature on these wheels wouldn't be supported by xbox, but doesn't mean that PS3 and PC would not support them.
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I think you are saying the same as i tried to say.
Extra features on the new rims compared to the default rim
will probably not be supported by XBOX.
But isn't there a similar limitation in PS3 games regarding number of buttons/switches supported on controllers/wheels ?
 
Is every button mapped on the elite at present. L3/R3 (Clickable joysticks) as well as L1/LB R1/RB?

The GT2 isn't.
 

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