(Part 3) Top products from r/forza

I did, thanks for asking! After doing a lot of thrifting and sale hunting, I ended up grabbing Forza Horizon 1 for the 360, a refurbished Thrustmaster 458 wheel, aaaand.....a cheap laptop computer desk. That last one definitely wasn't ideal compared to specialized racing mounts, but I was doing my best to keep prices down, and it honestly worked a lot better than I expected. Turning it around backwards ended up being very comfortable for the wheel and pedals, so long as you're wary of the center bar. The only thing I want to do now is weigh it down a bit so its a little more tolerant of turns on the wheel. Honestly I want to weigh the pedals down too, as they tended to move around on the carpet. All in all though, the whole setup worked pretty damn well for what we paid for it! As for Forza Horizon, it was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Better than I could have hoped for, in fact! Before bringing it to my grandfather I tweaked the settings to make it as userfriendly as I could. Got through the tutorial, made the controls as forgiving as possible, disabled the music, unlocked a few classic cars, etc. I also set the xbox up so it would boot directly to the game, which ought to help a lot. So far my mother and I have gotten him to play once, and he had an absolute blast doing so! It really warmed my heart seeing him laugh and smile as he played the game. He was just moved into the memory care unit of the retirement campus, so we are hoping we can bring the whole setup into his new living space so it can be a permanent fixture in his life. Should be attempting this in the next few months; I'm both excited and nervous to see if I can convince his aides to help make it a regular part of his day!

I have the Thrustmaster 458 wheel and love it. I basically bought the XB1 and wheel just for Forza.

I have the steering on sim and bought this $90 wheel stand off Amazon. It's not amazing, but is pretty good value and meets my needs.

I just got one for my TX 458 Italia from Wheelstand Pro. I have been pretty pleased so far. Not super expensive, folds up when you're not using it, pretty sturdy and big enough to fit me (6' 1"). The bar in the middle IS noticeable, but I got used to it. Note that the pedals (at least for my wheel) are not directly bolted to the stand, but are clamped between two metal bars. This is a different stand, but you can see the red bar holding the pedals down. Kind of weird, but it works. Good luck!

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My friend gave me his wireless madcatz wheel (http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wireless-Racing-Wheel/dp/B003YBUSMW) when he upgraded to his fanatec.

Its no where near as nice as my DFGT but it does the job. Not having force feedback blows but you get used to it. I wouldn't pay the 150 they are asking on amazon but if you can find it used on CL for about 50 bucks its not too bad. Plus its miles better than the wireless speed wheel thingy.

I really liked that wheel and was bummed when it became incompatible with my XBOX. You can use that wheel with Forza 7 you just need to get an adapter. I use this;


http://cronusmax.com/cronusmax-plus/


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https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Authentic-Wireless-Receiver-Windows/dp/B00FAS1WDG/


It works fine, it's not perfect, but I like it better than using the controller. I guess I got used to it with my XBOX 360. Requires some futzing around and plugging the adapter into a PC and installing some dowloaded files to enable the functions on the wheel. I also have one of these;


https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/product/g920-driving-force


I use that when I play on my computer, it also works on the XBOX. I am not a fan of the clutter in my living room, also the pedals don't work all that well with the furniture I have in my living room.

You can buy lt from amazon or any good game retailer.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005L0Z2BQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1427667065&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&keywords=thrustmaster+shifter&dpPl=1&dpID=31IeTgHKflL&ref=plSrch

If you want it for the xbox one make sure you get the TH8A shifter. There's another shifter which doesn't I nearly made the mistake.

You have to update the firmware on this before it works. Yep this shifter has its own firmware, So does the wheel. Easy enough to update unplug both and plug them into a pc and download updates

The drive that you purchased is 5400rpm (Seen here), which is similar to the drive inside the Xbox. If you want something that won't yield any bugs/crashes, a 7200rpm drive is what you'd be looking for. Such as this, which comes in at only $80, and is 2TB 7200rpm. It comes with the USB cable needed, and according to Amazon reviews works well with the Xbox One. All you should have to do is format the drive when you plug it into your Xbox (which it will come up with a screen to do so when it gets plugged in.)

I also agree that it's insane that they made a game that can't even run properly on their hardware, but that's Microsoft for ya lol; they want you to buy the Xbox branded hard drives/ Xbox One X.

Forza 4 was 6 years ago. This is like going to see the sequel to a movie, but it turns out it's the same movie but with 20 minutes of new footage.

When you play an action game that has 27 missions or 27 multiplayer maps, you don't then expect the 3rd sequel six years later to have the same 27 repeated plus five.

It is par for the course that a new game has more tracks than an old game. It is laughable when 27 becomes only 32 after 6 years.

Wow I kinda wish I got one of those hub add ons. I use a 500GB hybrid hard drive with a separate enclosure
Just plugged into the back.

The enclosure might work better for you if you're worried about the colors not matching. Plug it into the back or side and hide the hard drive somewhere.

Only reason I got the hard drive is to load up tracks faster

Even so, read the reviews on the Amazon page for the MadCatz wheel. Seems like a decent wheel at $150, but now the whole Fanatec setup (wheel & pedals) costs the same as this MadCatz setup.

The only reason I could see going MadCatz is if you're adamant about playing on the couch; the Fanatec doesn't include any provision for a lap mount.

(I have bias and/or first-hand experience, as I've used my Fanatec CSR w/ Clubsport pedals since early December 2011.)

Someone told me to buy windows store gift cards but i don't know, didn't tried it yet.

https://www.amazon.com/Forza-Horizon-Xbox-360/dp/B0050SYDEQ/ 40 bucks worth.

Yup the LCE is still available on Amazon, for under MSRP even:
http://www.amazon.com/Forza-Motorsport-Limited-Edition-Xbox-One/dp/B00EN1IF7C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405110245&sr=8-2&keywords=forza+motorsport+5

ahem..
See here

and here

https://www.amazon.com/Playseat-RC0002-Challenge/dp/B009ZELZDS/ref=sr_1_27?keywords=gaming+wheel+chair&qid=1567326027&s=gateway&sr=8-27

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There's this one which is practically the same but maybe a little more flimsy.

amazon link, eBay link

Seems weirdly expensive, mine was only about £40, same model. Probably a sale. I know it says Logitech, but these stands are compatible with just about everything.