MOZA Brings Direct-Drive Sim Racing to PS5

Big news for console racers. MOZA has just shown off its first officially licensed racing gear for PlayStation 5 at Tokyo Game Show 2026.

Image: MOZA Racing

What's in the PS5 Lineup

Three products make up the range:

R5S Pro Racing Simulator: an all-in-one bundle with wheel base, wheel and pedals, built on the 6Nm R5 Pro. The easy way into a full MOZA setup.
R16S Ultra Racing Simulator: the premium package, pairing the 16Nm R16S Ultra base with a dedicated PlayStation wheel.
R16S Ultra Direct Drive Wheel Base: just the base on its own, aimed at people who already own MOZA wheels and pedals.

MOZA is also working with Polyphony Digital on native Gran Turismo 7 support, with more titles to follow.

What We Know (and What We Don't)

Confirmed: the three products above, shown publicly at TGS, with GT7 support from launch.

Not confirmed yet: pricing, availability and launch dates. The gear is also still subject to Sony's final product approval.

One thing worth knowing if you already own MOZA gear: existing bases like the R5, R9, R12 and R16 Ultra won't become PS5 compatible with a firmware update. The PS5 versions have an extra security chip that the current models don't.

Our Take on Where This Is Headed

Everything in this section is our own reading of the situation, not anything MOZA has said.

Timing. GT7's free Spec IV update lands in two parts, October and December 2026, and the GT World Series Finals run in Tokyo on 5 and 6 December. Our bet is MOZA's PS5 launch lands in that same window, likely once the Finals wrap.

Which wheels will work? On PlayStation, the licence chip lives in the wheelbase, not the wheel. That's why MOZA is pitching the standalone R16S base at people who already own MOZA wheels. So our guess is the base is what matters, and you won't need a special PlayStation rim to race GT7. The dedicated PS wheels will still be handy for PlayStation buttons and menu navigation. MOZA hasn't said which of its existing wheels will be supported, so check the compatibility list before you buy.

Shifters and handbrakes. This one we're genuinely unsure about. Will games need specific support to recognise them properly, or will they just show up as extra buttons or axes you map yourself? We'll know once people get hands-on.

What about Xbox? Here's one we'd actually bet on. On most console-certified systems, the Xbox chip sits in the wheel rim while the PlayStation chip sits in the base. MOZA already works this way on Xbox: its ESX wheel carries the Xbox licence, and fitting it to a compatible MOZA base is what makes the setup run on Xbox. So if you clip an ESX onto one of the new PS5 bases, it should run on Xbox too, giving you PlayStation, Xbox and PC from one base. We're speculating here, not quoting MOZA. Nobody's confirmed ESX support on the R5S Pro or R16S yet. But if it holds, the base won't lock you into one console.

Revosim. Nacon's Revosim line (RS Lite, RS Initiale and RS Pure) is due in November 2026 for PS5 and Xbox. Its PC gear has been out since 2025, but we haven't found it for sale in NZ yet, so we wouldn't expect the console versions here in a hurry. MOZA already has NZ distribution, which should give it the edge locally.

Price. MOZA hasn't confirmed anything. Based on where PlayStation-licensed gear tends to land, our guess for the R5S Pro is somewhere around NZ$1,050 to NZ$1,150. Treat that as a guess, not a leak.

Why We're Watching This One

We run MOZA gear across our sim racing activations and rig hire bookings, so anything that changes what's possible on console matters to us, and to anyone booking a sim racing experience with us. We'll post an update as soon as NZ pricing and availability land.

Sources: MOZA Racing, PlayStation Blog, GTPlanet