GameSir is not any stranger to experimenting with distinctive controller options — its Tarantula Pro can mechanically swap its face button labels to accommodate alternate layouts, and its Pocket 1 clamps Recreation Boy controls onto your cellphone. What units its new Swift Drive controller aside is a small steering wheel positioned smack-dab in the course of the gamepad that’s related to what GameSir calls the “world’s smallest direct drive motor” offering power suggestions results for racing video games.
Pricing and availability hasn’t been introduced but, however GameSir has revealed loads of particulars in regards to the Swift Drive’s options and performance. The steering wheel makes use of a “high-precision” Corridor impact encoder with “as much as 65,000 ranges of decision for ultra-accurate steering.” Its motion may be adjusted between 30 and 1080 levels of rotation, and the wheel itself may be eliminated and swapped with alternate types. Corridor impact sensors are additionally used within the Swift Drive’s joysticks and buttons, whereas its triggers are additional enhanced with particular person haptic motors to simulate the sensation of ABS braking and wheel slip.
The Swift Drive will depend on a 2.4GHz wi-fi connection to your gaming machine and, even with reactive RGB lighting results and its numerous haptic motors, battery life is estimated to be between 20 to 30 hours between costs.
For racing sim followers not as involved with portability, GameSir’s new Turbo Drive offers a extra conventional steering wheel and pedal setup with a yoke-style wheel that clamps to a desk. Just like the smaller Swift Drive controller it options 2.4GHz wi-fi connectivity, Corridor impact sensors within the wheel’s encoder, throttle controls, and shifting paddles, plus intensive customizability together with limiting the wheel’s rotation. Its most original function is a built-in turbine fan that simulates airflow and enhances the sensation of pace. With the fan on, the Turbo Drive’s battery life is estimated to be round 15 hours, however turning it off will allow you to play for as much as 50 hours earlier than a cost is required.