Polyphony Digital has announced Moza Racing as a new official peripheral partner of the Gran Turismo World Series, but the big news is buried a little further down the press release… Moza is developing a steering wheel controller in collaboration with Gran Turismo, that will be natively supported in Gran Turismo 7. In other words, a PlayStation-compatible Moza wheel is coming. Moza’s First Step Onto PlayStation If you follow sim racing hardware, you already know Moza. Founded in 2012 by a group of automotive engineers and simulation enthusiasts, the company has built out a full ecosystem of direct drive wheel bases, steering wheels, its “Active Pedal” force feedback pedals, and even motion systems. What Moza has never had is a product that works on a PlayStation console. Its hardware has been almost entirely a PC affair, with a minor foray into Xbox territory with the R3 back in 2023. In terms of force-feedback wheels, Sony’s console has remained the exclusive domain of Logitech, Thrustmaster, and Fanatec, and breaking into that club is a big deal both for Moza and GT7 players. Of course, today’s announcement doesn’t include any details about the new wheel itself, and no release window beyond “the future”. But the fact that it’s being developed “in collaboration with Gran Turismo” suggests this is more than a simple compatibility patch. Series producer Kazunori Yamauchi’s comments hint at how the partnership came about, and it started somewhere unexpected (though perhaps not surprising for Yamauchi-san): camera equipment. “My first experience with MOZA was actually through their camera stabilization gimbals. Gimbals and steering controllers both use the same type of technology in that they exercise very precise control over electric motors, so I had my eyes on MOZA’s developmental ability, technology, and reliability for a while now,” Yamauchi said. Yamauchi added
Gran Turismo 7 Is Getting an Official MOZA Wheel with PlayStation Compatibility
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