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|Description=You buy a 20 Nm (newton meters) capable sim racing wheel base, but the 20 Nm is locked behind an additionnal software purchase. | |Description=You buy a 20 Nm (newton meters) capable sim racing wheel base, but the 20 Nm is locked behind an additionnal software purchase. | ||
}}The company VRS, known for selling sim racing equipment, has launched a product, the [https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base uDFP20 Wheel Base], which is readily capable of certain performance, but this performance is locked under an addtionnal software purchase. | }}The company [[VRS]], known for selling sim racing equipment, has launched a product, the [https://vrs.racing/hardware/udfp20-wheel-base uDFP20 Wheel Base], which is readily capable of certain performance, but this performance is locked under an addtionnal software purchase. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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To use the full 20 Nm, of the same wheel base you already have, and is fully capable of, you'd have to pay an additionnal $398, for a grand total of $847. | To use the full 20 Nm, of the same wheel-base you already have, and is fully capable of, you'd have to pay an additionnal $398, for a grand total of $847. | ||
Almost double the price (88.64% price increase) than the price you initially paid, for the same piece of hardware. | Almost double the price (88.64% price increase) than the price you initially paid, for the same piece of hardware. | ||
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At the moment, you are currently '''forced''' to buy the wheel base on a "lower" torque setting than its max rated power. | At the moment, you are currently '''forced''' to buy the wheel base on a "lower" torque setting than its max rated power. | ||
Then, and only then, after you purchased the wheel base, you will be able to purchase the unlock key to "access" the 20 Nm. | Then, and only then, after you purchased the wheel-base, you will be able to purchase the unlock key to "access" the 20 Nm. | ||
VRS offers the option to simply buy the 20Nm wheel, as a "different" product, the [https://vrs.racing/product/pro-wheel-base-20nm DPF20] base. This one is without this "upgradable" torque, for a price of $799 | VRS offers the option to simply buy the 20Nm wheel-base, as a "different" product, the [https://vrs.racing/product/pro-wheel-base-20nm DPF20] base. This one is without this "upgradable" torque, for a price of $799 | ||
This means, they are selling you the '''exact same product''', which is essentially a [https://sim-pli.city/products/mige-130st-m10010-small-mige mige 130ST motor] with software on-top, at complete different prices. | This means, they are selling you the '''exact same product''', which is essentially a [https://sim-pli.city/products/mige-130st-m10010-small-mige mige 130ST motor] with software on-top, at complete different prices. | ||
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The company defends this practice saying "this new product is a separate offering for those that like the idea of buying in steps". | The company defends this practice saying "this new product is a separate offering for those that like the idea of buying in steps". | ||
# It is not a "new product" by any means. It is a separate offering for the exact same piece of hardware. | #It is not a "new product" by any means. It is a separate offering for the exact same piece of hardware. | ||
# | #When "upgrading" your output torque, you are effectively purchasing nothing since this is something you already own. | ||
# | #They sell the exact same product that is not software locked $47 cheaper, and you can still adjust its power to your liking via their software | ||
To make this any viable and not misleading, they should either: | To make this any viable and not misleading, they should either: | ||
* Completely stop this misleading practice and remind people that they can adjust the peak power of their wheel base via the provided software. | *Completely stop this misleading practice and remind people that they can adjust the peak power of their wheel base via the provided software. | ||
* Re-adjust the price of the product so that both "upgradable" and "non upgradable" versions are the same price, since they are the same product. | *Re-adjust the price of the product so that both "upgradable" and "non upgradable" versions are the same price after reaching the 20 Nm mark, since they are the exact same product. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||