Microsoft Sidewinder Wheel

Pros: Realistic Feel, Makes you sprout horns on your head! Exciting.
Cons: Expensive, bulky, could be a software issue. Not always compatible.

I am your run of the mill Nintendo/Playstaion game player. I have played computer games from time to time and as of late seem to be more interested in it. However, my son is the computer gamer in the family and back a few months ago he asked for...

Pros: Awesome force feedback action!!!
Cons: Price

Holy Smokes! Was I just driving in the Daytona 500 behind Jeff Gordon or am I sitting at my desktop running the track with my Microsoft Force Feedback Sidewinder Wheel??!! Well the truth is that I was running the track with Nascar 3 with my Microsoft...

Pros: Great design and functionality.
Cons: Pedals could be heavier. No "official" support for Win2000.

I am not a newcomer to the Microsoft hardware line but this is the first time I buy a wheel from them. I have purchased three separate Sidewinder joysticks. The first I gave away to a friend and the last two I sold on eBay during a time when I was bored...

Pros: Force Feedback, need i say more? Great feeling pedals too.
Cons: expensive, and can dominate your drive if force is too high.

The Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Steering Wheel, even with it’s $200 price tag, is worth it. In most common racing games (especially Microsoft games), you can use this wheel to control your ride; weather it be a monster truck, F1 Indy car,...

Pros: solid feel, durable, features
Cons: had to pay for it

I can say first hand how fun, scary, exhilarating, dangerous and blood pumping driving a car real fast through city traffic can be. Of course the cars I drive have those neat go fast accessories on them that (sometimes) make people move out of the way....

Pros: Great FeedBack, Very Good enhancement for racing games
Cons: If not attached properly, you can pull it right off of your desk

When I was working for Best Buy, we had this on display ... I decided to mess with the buttons to see what kind of force a PC steering wheel could generate ... To my surprise, the wheel shook so hard that it made my hands go numb ... Granted, the one we...

Pros: Super effects
Cons: Incompatibility with some other hardware

Having gotten into Midtown Madness and Need for Speed, I've been wanting a force feedback steering wheel for a good while. There it was, Christmas morning under the tree in an unmistakable box from Santa. WOW!!! Very easy to connect, just plug into the...

Pros: Great feel and looks.
Cons: One of the higher priced force-feedback wheels currently available.

Microsoft entered the PC controller market a few years back with the Sidewinder line of controllers. The have quickly become the most readily available game controller available. The Sidewinder lineup added the Sidewinder Force-Feedback Pro joystick...

Pros: Unprecedented performance and precise steering, acceleration, and braking
Cons: A couple of software bugs, the installation can be interesting.

First of all, I don't know where the 60 dollar price tag came from on the page w/ the picture, but I got mine for 206 dollars a year ago and it was on sale this Christmas at Comp USA for 155. I must say, it is quite an advance in gaming technology. The...

Pros: graphic and realistic effects
Cons: takes a little bit of time to understand how to make the pedals work

Here in our home we enjoy racing weather its Nascar or any other type of racing. We have owned other racing software but for some reasons or another they have never worked as well as this one. After doing so reading we decided to get this software...

Pros: Great looking, great feeling, great working...
Cons: Really needs to have a USB version...

I gave this product a 9 out of 10.

Both the form and the function of this product are outstanding and more than worth the $100+ you will have to pay to purchase the item.

Background:

I am a 24 year old male engineering...

Pros: Lots of fun
Cons: No shifter!

I purchased the Microsoft Force Feedback Wheel after trying out several in stores. When I saw a demo of this one in a store and tried it, I was sold. This wheel is so much fun. I am not a video games person, my grandchildren are! I used to off road...

Pros: precise, durable, nice construction
Cons: form factor uses large amount of desk space.

I purchased the Sidewinder after my old Interact V3 busted. This one appears to be much more durable. I haven't found much that I don't like about this wheel.

The realistic feel is amazing. I makes me feel like I am sitting in the driver's...

Pros: great control
Cons: a little bulky

Trying to get the total driving experience in my new game I decided I needed to get a steering wheel and pedals. Well after a lot of consideration I saw the microsoft steering wheel on sale in a store local to me and decided this was price was right for...

Pros: Force Feedback, Good feel, Easy install
Cons: None

One of the things that used to bug me the most was having to use the keyboard for playing racing games. Those days are no more with the Sidewinder Wheel.

The force feedback on the wheel is great. The wheel actually makes it hard to turn when...