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Forza 6 Apex revs out of beta, with wheel support in tow

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You can play Forza 6 – one of this generation’s best racing games to date – on your PC. Branded as Forza 6: Apex, the beta Windows 10 version of the game features 63 cars and 12 racing events and is free to play. It’s no longer in beta – but it is still free. And more, it now has support for racing wheels.

Says Turn 10’s Brian Ekberg:

“We’ve reached an important milestone in the development of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex – as of today, we’re lifting the “beta” tag and releasing Apex as a full-fledged (and still free!) product on the Windows 10 Store. As we exit the beta period of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex development, it’s also time to update players about an issue that many of you have been talking about since the announcement of the game: wheel support.

We’re extremely excited to announce that today’s content update for Apex will bring wheel support to the Forza Motorsport series on Windows 10 for the first time. This is a major landmark for the Forza series on Windows 10 and has been the result of months of hard work from the Turn 10 and Windows teams.”

Not just any wheel will work though, so here’s a list of the currently supported ones:

  • Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
  • Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
  • Logitech G29 Racing Wheel
  • Logitech MOMO Force Feedback Racing Wheel
  • Thrustmaster T300RS
  • Thrustmaster T500 RS Gaming Wheel
  • Logitech G920 Xbox One Wheel
  • Thrustmaster T150
  • Thrustmaster TX Xbox One Wheel
  • Thrustmaster TMX Xbox One Wheel
  • Thrustmaster RGT Force Feedback Racing Wheel

Funnily enough, I happen to own one of those wheels, purchased back when the first Need For Speed: Underground games tickled my fancy. None of the racing peripherals I owned from the Xbox 360 days work with the Xbox One, so this is probably my best bet at playing Forza 6 with a wheel.

If you own a wheel that’s not on the list, support could be coming soon. Ekberg promises that support for more wheels – like Fanatec ones – will be coming later this month.

Last Updated: September 7, 2016

8 Comments

  1. Greylingad[He Charges!]

    September 7, 2016 at 08:53

    Well, this is really good news, I should launch the Download when I get home tonight….

    Reply

    • Original Heretic

      September 7, 2016 at 09:02

      And you have the perfect profile pic to state this this, indeed, GOOD NEWS!

      Reply

      • Greylingad[He Charges!]

        September 7, 2016 at 09:26

        Hehehe, ok, let me rephrase that…

        Good News Everyone! It seems Turn 10 has been hard at work implementing wheel support for Forza 6:Apex, which means that you need to deliver a wheel to Galaxor at his private mansion on the hilltop of his planet Keplar – F186, of course none of you will make it back and he’s already paid in full, which means your replacement team is waiting outside, so hurry along now, we wouldn’t want Zoidberg to start spreading his hormones again….

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        • Original Heretic

          September 7, 2016 at 09:29

          Congrats, I think you just won LG!

          Reply

  2. Dutch Matrix

    September 7, 2016 at 08:59

    • Greylingad[He Charges!]

      September 7, 2016 at 09:13

      Did he ever bring it back?

      Reply

      • Dutch Matrix

        September 7, 2016 at 09:41

        Does he look like the kind of guy that brings stuff back that he took??? 🙂

        Reply

  3. Fox1 - Retro

    September 7, 2016 at 09:25

    Apex is still a disjointed experience. It’s like racing by yourself ticking off objectives.

    Reply

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