Nacon has only recently released the first products in its new sim racing hardware line Revosim, but already there’s some significant development as its first wheel will become available on Xbox and PlayStation consoles soon too.
Announced at Gamescom in Cologne, the Revosim RS Pure — a 9Nm Direct Drive wheelbase — and its accessories will be released as part of bundles that are fully compatible with either the Xbox Series or PlayStation 5 consoles, though timing and prices are yet to be revealed.
At present it’s not clear how the compatibility will be achieved. Sim racing fans with plenty of hardware already will be familiar with how other brands do it — with the PlayStation “chip” in the wheelbase and the Xbox one in the wheel rim, allowing for mixing and matching to achieve a platform-agnostic device — but how Revosim will approach it is unknown at present.
However it’s tackled though, the future Revosim PS5/XBS wheels should be compatible with all of the other add-ons like the hybrid gearbox, handbrake, and pedals. While the wording of the two announcements is similar but different in some subtle ways, both mention support for the “ecosystem”.
Nacon has plenty of experience in building third-party devices for both brands, like its Daija Arcade Stick and Revolution 5/X controllers, so it’s little surprise to see this development. Indeed Nacon’s head of racing, Sebastien Waxin, hinted as much to us when we spoke back in May, though it is arriving a little sooner than expected.
There are of course more products arriving in the Revosim range too, though Nacon is a little guarded on what they might be, and future devices will also be offered with console compatibility when they become available.
We don’t yet have a time other than “soon” for the console-compatible RS Pure wheel base and its bundles, nor any pricing information. However, while Xbox players could expect a similar price to the PC item, PlayStation 5 players should prepare for a bit of a bump over the €799.90 price for the RS Pure base, rim, and pedal set given the notoriously expensive licensing cost.
