GameSir has introduced the Swift Drive, a unique gaming controller featuring a tiny force feedback steering wheel with high-precision Hall effect sensors, adjustable rotation, and swappable styles, aimed at enhancing racing game experiences. It connects wirelessly, offers long battery life, and includes advanced haptic feedback, with a more traditional Turbo Drive option also available for racing enthusiasts. Pricing has not yet been announced.
Logitech has introduced the RS50, an affordable direct-drive racing wheel with 8 Nm force feedback and a load-cell brake pedal, aimed at serious but casual sim racers, priced between $349.99 and $699.99, offering a significant upgrade over budget options like the G29 and G923, and competing with mid-level offerings from Fanatec and Moza.
Assetto Corsa Competizione's upcoming version 1.9 update will introduce changes to suspension components, including a new bump stop system that limits compression travel to 20-30mm, forcing drivers to use a set-up with stiffer springs and rebounds. Dampers have also been tweaked to work differently when changing slow speed damper stiffness, resulting in different car behavior over kerbs, bumps, and undulations. Force feedback has been adjusted to match suspension and tyre physics changes. The end goal is to make cars travel over kerbs in a more pliant fashion, avoiding aggressive bouncing out of control.
