Hands on the Revosim Pure, Nacon’s first high-end racing wheel

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Nacon is a pretty familiar brand to gamers, not just for the games that they publish, but for the wealth of pro controllers, headsets, keyboards, and more niche gaming interests they cater to. But as broad as their gaming accessory range has become, there’s still some areas that they haven’t catered to. With the Revosim Pure, they will be drifting into the high-end racing wheel market, which has become increasingly competitive in the last few years.

Just as the racing game genre has skewed further toward sim racing over the last generation, the racing wheel market has also gone far more premium. There’s still brands catering to the £100-200 range with entry-level wheels, but with the advent of direct-drive wheel bases, load-cell pedals and other more advanced tech than basic belts, gears and springs, you’re looking at spending well over £500. I’m not even talking about a fully customised and kitted out Fanatec, Simucube, Moza or Simagic set up, but perhaps one of £500-700 Fanatec’s entry bundles (which vary wildly depending on platform support) or a £1000 Logitech G Pro.

Nacon hasn’t announced a price yet or a launch window for their wheel, but the Revosim Pure is starting off as an all-in-one bundle that will happily match the features of the rest of the market. The included wheelbase comes in the tight, boxy style of all direct drive bases on the market, and is capable of a hefty 9 Nm of force feedback – not market-leading, but still plenty powerful to make the wheel spin frighteningly fast if you crash.

Attached to that is, of course, the wheel. It’s an all-rounder, a 30cm circular wheel that’s appropriate for road cars, but if all you race is virtual GT3 cars and Formula 1, it’s not the same. Still, there’s a decent set of 12 buttons, including a directional toggles and system buttons, and a built-in strip of rev limiter lights. This is set to be the starter wheel for the Revosim lineup, with an aluminium quick release system that connects the wheel to the base and