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hey guys I'm your host Matt and welcome back to hardware unboxed announced four months ago now logitech c920 driving force racing wheels and they recently gone on sale I picked one up some testing and of course to show off my elite driving skills also on hand is the PlayStation G 29 version for comparison the G 9 20 is Logitech's first force-feedback racing wheel available for the Xbox one however we'll be looking at it and testing it from a PC users perspective it's the follow-up to their highly acclaimed g27 racing wheel which at this stage has an average user review score of four and a half stars from over 1200 reviews on Amazon much like the g27 the G 920 delivers its force-feedback utilizing a powerful dual motor force feedback transmission with anti backlash helical gearing modeled after the gearing used in real-world car transmissions Logitech claims this feedback system realistically simulates the feel of weight shift road conditions and tire degradation so you can feel understeer and oversteer as well as traction loss and more G 920 is also designed to be extremely durable and it certainly has a solid feel about it it's a design combined of metals and plastics including solid steel ball bearings in the wheel shaft anodized aluminium spokes as well as stainless steel paddle shifters and pedals the wheel itself is of higher quality it's supposedly wrapped in hand-stitch leather it's someone really sitting there stitching these things by hand I hope not nevertheless it feels and looks great and it does give the impression of a performance race car wheel the design also features built-in clamps and bolt points which allow you to easily and securely mount the racing wheel to your table desk or cockpit and the base of the pedals unit has an anti-slip material to minimize movement during your heavy heel towing it's hard to stuff up the button location on a controller wheel and the controller experts at Logitech haven't this time all your standard faceup Xbox buttons are on the front of the wheel as opposed to the shifter on the g27 and they work and feel good just as expect the pedal system comes standard with a clutch however unlike the previous g27 model the actual shifter is disappointingly sold separately for an additional 60 ish dollars at that price I know we're Logitech's and job their shifter apart from aesthetics the only real difference between the pedal system on the g9 20 when compared to the g20 7 is a Nixon brake mod which is meant to simulate the progressive braking that you would feel through your pedal in a real car if your g27 owner already though don't despair i've read you can make this modification to your existing wheel yourself quite easily with a $25 replacement part comparing the g 920 to the g 29 there are a couple of differences the g 29 does feature shift lights which while aren't essential i do think they're a nice feature to have there's also a couple of different buttons obviously on the g 920 you've got all the Xbox one buttons and on the G 29 you have the PlayStation 4 buttons but you also get a plus and minus button on the G 29 and there's also this red 24 point not wheel I'm a PC player so I was a little bit disappointed to miss out on the ship lights I'm not really sure why they weren't included they aren't exactly crucial however they did take away a little from my f1 2015 experience performance wise the G 920 and the G 29 live up to their predecessor the g27 but they don't do anything more than that I'm not sure if Logitech would openly admit it perhaps they would this new series is simply a refresh of their previous model with an updated appearance and compatibility for the new consoles I don't want to come off too negatively as the G 920 and G 29 of really great racing wheels to use but at the new MSRP I was hoping for some more tangible improvements coming in at $400 plus an additional $60 for the shifter makes it a pretty hefty price tag and a lot of racing sim enthusiasts would encourage you to spend a little more on a truly high-end racing wheel setup PC users on a budget g27 is certainly the way to go that can be had for as low as a hundred and eighty dollars in some places and if you're willing to do a little fiddling for an extra 20 or 25 dollars you can make the Nixon brake mod yourself and then there's truly no difference apart from aesthetics and button placement I think I speak for most racing gamers when I say that mid race the last thing I'm thinking about is how the steering wheel looks or where my Xbox buttons and d-pad are overall the G 920 and G 29 is certainly a nice setup they both look great and durability should never be a concern they also both come with a 2-year limited hardware warranty and logitech a known for having great customer support my only qualm with the package is the price perhaps if the shifter was included it would be a little bit easier to swallow thanks for tuning in again to hardware on box I'm Harris Matt I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments would you consider buying the G 29 or g9 20 beep-beep