For the most part SteelSeries has stuck to a fairly nitch market. Their products are normally mice, keyboard, headsets, and mouse pads. There have been a few products here and there that have broken that mold like their work with Gunner Glasses and a few products that carried over from their purchase of Ideazon. Surprisingly they recently introduced a new steering wheel, the S1. They worked together with Simraceway to enter into the wheel market. I say wheel because unlike every other product on the market, the S1 is simply JUST a wheel. There isn’t a pedal, gear shifter (other than paddle’s), or even mount for the wheel. With just a USB cord and an F1 inspired wheel between you and the game it’s a different solution, but will it work?
Product Name: SteelSeries Simraceway S1
Review Sample Provided by: SteelSeries
Review by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications
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Interface |
USB |
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Systems |
PC Only |
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Buttons and Controls |
15 Buttons 1 Direction pad 3 Knobs 4 Paddles Responsive RPM / Shift indicator LED lights |
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Dimensions |
Product weight (g) 577 Product weight (lbs) 1.27 Product width (mm) 228.6 Product width (in) 9.0 Product height (mm) 155 Product height (in) 6.0 Product depth (mm) 55.6 Product depth (in) 2.2 |
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Cord |
Approximate length of 10 feet |
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Included in the Box |
$10 Simraceway card |
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Games it works on |
iRacing F1 2011 Simraceway® GTR Live for Speed DiRT DiRT 2 GTR 2 Test Drive Unlimited Test Drive Unlimited 2 Need for Speed Shift Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Need For Speed Underground Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Blur + Any other PC racing game on the market. |
