Joining Thomas Harrison-Lord today on this episode is Xavier Pieuchot, Product Marketing Manager at Thrustmaster. It’s been a big month for the gaming and simulation equipment manufacturer, as its first-ever direct drive wheel base – the T818 – was launched and shipped to its first customers.Here at Traxion.GG, we were lucky enough to receive one of the first loan units for review. But, we wanted to get deeper under the skin of the T818 and see why the American-French company chose now as the time to enter the increasingly competitive direct drive market, which has quickly become the expected technology for sim racing.We cover its launch, development process, why it’s manufactured in France and console support.Is this the most pivotal moment in its 32-year history? Let’s find out…Thrustmaster T818 review: https://traxion.gg/thrustmaster-t818-wheel-base-review/Thrustmaster T818 video review: https://youtu.be/_BmmOuEnYt4 Thrustmaster T128 review: https://traxion.gg/thrustmaster-t128-review-the-best-budget-gaming-steering-wheel/Thrustmaster T128 video review: https://youtu.be/NqsTePHB98sDon’t forget you can email podcast@traxion.gg if you have any questions about sim rallying you’d like us to answer.If you’d like to hear more episodes like this one, please follow, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment on the Traxion.GG website or a review. Your feedback is invaluable and helps us to create more episodes in the future.Sign up for Buzzsprout podcast hosting (affiliate link) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1675699Follow Traxion.GGhttps://twitter.com/TraxionGGhttps://www.instagram.com/traxiongg/https://www.twitch.tv/traxiongghttps://www.youtube.com/traxiongghttps://www.facebook.com/TraxionGG/