Logitech G923 Racing Wheel Review

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Logitech’s G29 and G920 racing wheels are by far the most popular, and most accessible options for wannabe sim racers like me, whether it’s with a console, or a gaming PC, they plug in with one USB cable, and clamp to your desk and away you go. Plus, offer amazing value, with a ‘good enough’ driving feel that generally can’t be bested for less than double the price. So, a successor to these has to be amazing, right? Well, here it is, the G923, and in this video we are going to take a look and see if it is. But first, if you haven’t already, consider subscribing for more videos every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!

To start off with the basics, the G923 is ostensibly the same as the G29 – although now instead of having dedicated model names for Xbox or PlayStation versions, you just have the G923 that comes in either Xbox or, like mine, PlayStation variants. They still offer a very similar shape and size wheel, three metal pedals, metal shifter paddles, and an assortment of buttons and dials on top of the standard Xbox or PlayStation buttons. Oh, and a spare port on the bottom to add the sold separately shifter.

As far as I can tell, it’s even the same dual motor, gear driven configuration as the G29, although likely an updated controller board as the main new feature of this wheel – the one branded right on the side – is “Trueforce”. Trueforce is meant to offer “Next Gen Force Feedback”, including letting you feel “tire grip, bumps, crashes, and g-forces”. Logitech talk heavily about how force feedback in ‘normal’ games is outdated, based on limited library of effects, and how Trueforce is much more detailed and innovative. Sadly, Trueforce has to be implemented in-game, and only 4 games: Assetto Corsa Competizione, Grid (2019), Gran Turismo Sport, and iRacing. Logitech provided a code to Grid, and were running a competition among reviewers who were sent these wheels, although sadly as of writing this they haven’t concluded it so I can’t tell you if I’ve won or not…

What I can tell you is about my time with the wheel in Grid. Strangely, Grid feels like a game best played with a controller. The physics are arcadey, and the force feedback, Trueforce or not, felt at best like a rumble and at worst was just a high pitched whine. Listen…

I think Assetto Corsa would have been a better title to explore what Trueforce has to offer, because so far it’s hardly the ‘game changer’ Logitech claims it to be. In the ‘old school games’, like the main Assetto Corsa title, or Project Cars 2, it feels good – although not much better than my decade old Logitech Driving Force GT. The feedback is quieter, more refined, although I found out that’s mostly because it was incredibly weak. When turning it up to where I’d like it to be, it was just as loud as my old wheel.

Build quality has improved though, especially the paddle shifters. Man, these feel amazing slamming through the gears, especially in VR in an F1 car smashing it through Spa. Much better than the little nubs the GT has – or the awful shifter I’m honestly surprised hasn’t snapped off years ago. The texture on the grips does feel a little strange though. Feels, almost papery. It didn’t distract me while driving at all, but still thought I’d mention it.

The shift lights on the wheel are a nice touch too. They definitely make it look more ‘pro’, even if I can only see them with my peripheral vision when I’m driving, or not at all when in VR. If they were on the top of the wheel I’d be able to see them better, but it’s not a big deal.

Something that is a big deal though, is the pedals. These are exactly the same as the G29 and 920 pedals, except for one key difference. The springs. Namely, the brake pedal spring. In the G29, they used a linear spring with a little rubber block inside to simulate progressive braking. Most people who used it removed the block, or swapped out the springs entirely, so Logitech took a different approach here, opting for a progressive spring. This one has two spring rates, so it’s lighter for the first 2/3rds of the travel, then harder for the last third. The only problem is, it’s so insanely heavy. Seriously, if I try to press it, either the pedals move on the floor, or my chair does. To use these at stock you would need to have a racing seat you can bolt the wheels and pedals to. Otherwise, it’s unusable. Seriously. I ended up swapping to use the clutch pedal as the brake in most games, which works much, much better. Luckily, the pedals are the same design, so all the G29 mod springs should work in these too.

Which brings us nicely to the point, which is why buy this, when the G29 can be had for as little as £125 when it’s on sale, or £200 right now? Because Logitech’s site lists this set for £350, and even if you go by current Amazon pricing at 300, that’s still at least a third more expensive, for, at least until Trueforce is implemented in more games and offers more than just a whine, not much more value.