Of note, if you are going three pedals, you will want to eventually have a setup that allows solid mounted pedals and no obstructions between them (for heal toe).This is mainly regarding Assetto on PC with a g920 ( but it seems its not just AC also PCars) It really adds a lot to the challenge / enjoyment, at least for me. Another option is to have a keyboard handy, but in the middle of a race, on the wheel will be much nicer.Īlso, if you like older cars, I would highly suggest a shifter (and three pedals) at some point. There are a lot of things you could use them for. Other buttons for pit speed, lights, pit request etc. the +/- buttons could be for brake balance, the ring for fuel trim. If you are planning on driving mostly old cars probably not a big deal, but if you get into modern GT and F1 cars, having lots of button options will be nice.
It might just count each click as the click of a button, which could work. I do not know if the PC recognizes the red ring thing. It looks like the G29 has more buttons, which would be nice since you can program them for anything on a PC, eventually, you will find a use for all of them. There are other wheels out there to consider but I have not tried them and with me playing allot of PS Sims over the years my wheels have all been Sony PS compatible so that has narrowed my playing field a bit. There is one advantage to the G27&29 and that there are upgrades to the peddles available from third parties that are suppose to greatly improve the feel.
Again I have a G29 upstairs on my play seat hooked to my PS4 and the hassle of taking it apart and moving it down to where I have my PC is just not worth it as compared to just using my G27 The peddles are just a little better the buttons and added dials on the wheel are a bit better but for PC gaming while all of this is nice paying any kind of a premium for it on the used market is not really worth it. If you can find one that the $$$ works for you then by all means it is a slightly better wheel. If you are thinking of sony consol use down the road then this is the wheel to get. In fact it being built with PS specific buttons may actually be a let down for some. While this is a nicer wheel it is definitely not worth allot more than a G27 if you are only going to be PC racing. the peddles are smoother with a bit more resistance and maybe a little better tip in feeling. The paddle shifters are the same as the G27 (kind of a let down to me). Much better buttons on the wheel with dials and things that really do add to the experience. This is a step up in every way from the G27. I am using it now as my PC wheel because I upgraded to the G29 when I got the PS4. To make these work on the PS4 You had to use an emulator through a PC so most people just got the G29 (many unhappy PS4/G27 owners at the time) These are good wheels and over all are a big step up from the old Momo wheel. These should be reasonably cheep as they were not supported by the PS4 when it came out. They feel cheep compared to the MOMO wheels paddle shifters. The paddle shifters are a let down compared to the Momo. You can get an separate H pattern shifter for it. The peddles have more resistance and are much closer to the real thing. The forced feed back is smooth compared to th MOMO. It has a clutch peddle and 6 assignable buttons on the wheel. The middle ground is my G27 (what I am currently using) Much better peddles and over all build quality.
If you got one cof these wheels cheep enough it is still a very serviceable wheel that I had many hours of fun with here in the AC group. In fact they look and feel very much like the real ones on my Mercedes CLS550. Much more realistic than those on the G27.
This wheel has a manual shift lever but it is set up like a slap stick in line drag racing shifter. You may be able to get around this with assigning the clutch to a key on the keyboard but I never tried it. You absolutely need it for may cars in AC to get any kind of a decent launch from a standing start. A big let down is the lack of a clutch peddle. Gas, Brake paddle shifting, and the steering work just fine. A bit down side to this wheel is that I was not able to get the buttons on the wheel to work with AC. These seem to be best purchased from some place where you can pick it up locally like FB market place or CL. They are cheep on eBay until you look at shipping. The forced feed back is good but you can feel the gears. You can operate them with one toe but it gets the job done. It drives ok the peddles are very soft with almost no resistance. I also have a G29 and a Logitech Momo wheel (15 years old 200 deg lock to lock).