Customer Ratings & Reviews

IT IS AMAZING. I used to have the Logitech shifter, long story short is i heard the Thrustmaster TH8S was cheap as we bjt offered a usb connection. I play on both xbox and pc. My laptop has an extra usb c port that i dont use and using a usbc to usbc cable wkth the shifter works amazing. I have no delay or anything and works as is. I opened beamng drive and assetto and both worked without me having to change settings. Just plug and play. Only thing is that you need a thrustmaster wheel to use it on xbox. I have heard of different solutions for using it with a different ecosystem but i have never tried them. One small complaint is kind of not even supposed to be a complaint, idk. I tried to take off the shift knob and i ended up stripping the screw. This could very well be user error and im sure it wasnt meant to be taken off but just to let you guys know to be careful if you are thinking about swapping to a different shift knob. My desk is just a teeny tiny bit under 1.5 inches thick and the mount for the shifter barely fits, but it does fit. It is very secure and has not moved once.

I got this because i didnt want to spend 300 on the th8a, and i sim on xbox so i had to use a thrustmaster product, it is surprisingly better than i thought it would be. When holding it in your hands you can tell its cheap, but once its mounted it feels great other than the cheap plastic shiftknob. That brings me to one of the 2 dislikes, the shift knob is proprietary, you cant just unscrew it and put a nicer one on, im going to try to thread the shaft but i havent gotten around to it yet. My only other complaint is that it is clamp mount only, its not meant to bolt to a rig , but thats not a big deal, i just would have liked the option. Overall i would recommend to anyone simming on a budget

Like many others, during the lockdown I took up sim racing as a way to trick myself into thinking I was getting out of the house. As part of this new hobby I picked up a Logitech racing wheel with pedals which has served me well. But let's face it - as efficient as they are, the flappy paddle gear shifters lack something compared to the more traditional stick shifter. So when the opportunity to add this to my rig came along, I was more than happy to try it out. In my experience, Thrustmaster has always been the brand to go to for unassuming but very durable flight sticks. I'd never tried any of their driving accessories before though, and when I first took the shifter out of the box I'll admit I was a little worried. When you play in VR it's very easy to get caught up in the moment - which is why it's very important that any sim hardware be built to be able to take all of the abuse the real thing might in case someone uses more force than they really should. And I'll admit that my first impression was not great. Pretty much all the visible parts save for the stalk itself are plastic, and only a single screw clamp was provided for mounting. It was also very lightweight compared to the wheel and pedals I had, making me wonder how long it could possibly stand up to abuse. But after spending a few days with it, I've realized these fears were unfounded. While the case may be plastic there's a very solid frame underneath it, and it is very satisfyingly tactile as you slam the shifter home in each gear as you move through the progression. Thrustmaster has clearly done what they always do and invested everything into making the internals as reliable as possible. What's more setup worked great with no effort at all from me. Since I wasn't pairing it with a Thrustmaster wheel I simply attached the provided USB cable to use it as a standard input device and it was immediately recognized and configured in two of the three racing games I tried it out on. The fact that you don't have to pair it with another Thrustmaster device is a huge plus IMO, and something other companies should be learning from. There are, however, a few downsides that should be mentioned. The biggest is the mounting solution. If you have a racing stand with a dedicated tray for you to permanently mount your shifter, you are going to be out of luck here. For some reason they did not include any mounting lugs, meaning you're stuck with the screw clamp and rubber friction pads to keep it in place on your stand or desk. Admittedly this does work well enough - I didn't have any issues with it sliding around once I got it clamped down, but rubber pads do eventually wear down and need to be replaced. Bolts really don't. And it's also hard to beat the cleaner look of a permanent mount. It would have been very nice to at least have the option.