Nacon is stepping up its racing commitments: Not only is the French company going to be the publisher for Rennsport’s console versions, it will also enter the sim racing hardware market with its Revosim PURE bundle. What can you expect from their sim racing peripheral debut? Let’s find out!
In 2025, most sim racers probably won't blame you if you started losing track of all the sim racing hardware alternatives out there. The latest to enter the ring is Nacon with its Revosim PURE, a 9-Nm direct drive wheel base that will come with a wheel and pedals. @Michel Wolk already had the chance to test this kit at gamescom 2024 to gather a few first impressions.
Now, however, Nacon officially announced and showed the hardware in Paris, where I had the opportunity to gather some hands-on experience myself.
Basics first: The Revosim Pure direct drive wheel base chucks out up to 9 Nm of torque, comes with a 300mm steering wheel, and a set of two pedals as part of the full bundle. It also includes a table clamp and a mount for your smartphone, which is not only a nice addition to throw in, but also adds a bit more functionality – more on that in a bit.
Nacon Revosim PURE Pedals
The pedals are fairly adjustable, including the vertical placement of the pedal plates, the pedal angle and travel, the pedal spacing and the brake stiffness. For this, the Revosim Pure pedals come with three different types of elastomers, which can also be combined to achieve a custom brake feel. The brake itself uses a loadcell that can take up to 100kg of pressure, while the throttle uses a magnetic hall sensor.The set is also all metal and already features a port for a clutch pedal, which is supposed to be released later on. While you can use the pedals on your desk as well, as the table clamp for the wheel base kind of implies already, it is advisable to prop them up against a wall or something similar – otherwise, they will slide all over the place even with the softest elastomer installed, as I found out on Nacon’s desk test setup.
On the flip side, the red elastomers, so the hardest ones included, do make for quite a stiff brake pedal, which felt nice when mounted to a rig. Overall, the pedal set felt pretty solid, and the amount of customizability is nice to see.
300mm Round Wheel
Looking at the wheel itself, there is more customizability: The rather universal round shape of the faux leather, 300mm wheel is only the first one in a planned line up of more wheel rims that sim racers will be able to change between using the six bolts in the center of the rim, with the button box behind that staying put.On the back of the button box, there are two metal shifter paddles, which are not magnetic, which was done to not drive the price up, as Yannik was told in Paris. However, the button-activated shifters do feel high-quality thanks to the metal paddles. There are no analog clutch paddles, however. The quick release, meanwhile, operates essentially in the same way as that of MOZA’s or Simagic’s, but will not be compatible, naturally.
Nacon Revosim PURE Wheel Base
Meanwhile, the base itself is fairly compact and has an aluminium casing and can be mounted to a rig using either the threaded holes at the bottom, or via slot nuts inserted into the channels on its side. The included table clamp can also be hard-mounted to a rig. It allows for angle-adjustment, too.On the back of the base, there are already ports for a shifter and handbrake, giving away what accessories Nacon has planned for their Revosim lineup. Interestingly, there is also an audio jack at the back of the base, potentially saving sim racers from struggling with the length of their headset wires.
Bluetooth Connectivity
Now, what’s the deal with the smartphone holder I mentioned earlier? Well, it holds your phone – obviously – but this is not just to run SimHub on it to use it as a dashboard. While you can do that, the wheel base itself features Bluetooth connectivity, and that allows you to adjust your settings and use dashboards integrated into the Revosim software via your phone – no need to Alt-Tab out of a game anymore to fiddle with changes. A neat little addition, if you ask me. Via the software, it will be possible to share profiles for different settings, too.You can store up to four profiles in the software, by the way, which is where the four LED strips towards the bottom of the button box come in: Each one of them corresponds to which profile is currently active, so you easily know if you are running the one stored in slot 1, 2, 3 or 4. At the top, an LED REV strip is also incorporated.
Button Caps & Stickers
Moving on to another neat addition, the Revosim Pure bundle also comes with a bunch of button caps and a sticker sheet to customize your wheel. As everyone has different preferences as to where to map different functions, this is may not be a game changer, but is certainly a nice-to-have.Nacon Revosim PURE Hands-on
How does the base, perform, though? Well, it’s a direct drive, alright – and at 9 Nm, it has quite a bit of steam under the hood. Details felt good when the steering force was relatively light, and in general, it felt solid, close to a Moza R9 actually – like Michel had already found when trying the base at gamescom last year.Unfortunately, I was not able to test it in a full-on sim, however, as the titles to run the Revosim PURE in were limited to WRC Generations, F1 24, and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. We hope to be tackle the likes of iRacing, Le Mans Ultimate, Assetto Corsa EVO and more with the base soon.
As mentioned, the kit was also available to try at a desk. While the included clamp was solid overall, there was noticeable longitudinal movement, so the base would move up and down. Still, for a desk-mounted 9Nm direct drive base, things felt decent. The bigger problem many desk-bound racers will encounter is keeping the pedals in one place without bolting them down - as mentioned, even on the softest brake setting, the pedals would move around a lot, particularly if there is no wall or box to put them up against.
Price
How about the price, though? That’s one of the main strengths of the setup, actually. The full bundle will retail for €800, and the pedal-less version will set you back less than that should you opt for it – quite competitive.For now, the RS PURE is a PC-only set, but console compatibility is in the plans already. It should also be available in “select stores” eventually, as Revosim Director Sébastien Waxin told me, so you might have the option of trying before buying as well.
We are already looking forward to taking a closer look at the Nacon Revosim PURE ahead of its release to show you all the pros and cons of the set in detail! The set is available to preorder now.
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