For day two of our Peripheral Spotlight series we’re featuring Turtle Beach! With a plethora of hardware products ranging from headsets, to keyboards, and of course flight simulation, Turtle Beach is one of the leading brands in the whole of the gaming industry for both Console and PC.
In 2019, on a routine visit to Microsoft, Turtle Beach’s then CEO, Juergen Stark, got a sneak peek demo of the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) title, and saw firsthand what that game would deliver both on PC, and specifically to Xbox based on the latest gaming system’s power. Being an avid pilot and advanced flight simmer himself, Mr. Stark decided then and there that Turtle Beach was going to enter the flight sim gaming accessories space, and shortly thereafter he recruited longtime simulation accessories expert, Andrew Young, to join Turtle Beach and lead the company’s simulation accessories development.
Since then, Turtle Beach has introduced and launched a variety of groundbreaking, award-winning simulation accessories including the original VelocityOne Flight simulation control system (Nov. 2021) as well as the accompanying VelocityOne Rudder Pedals (Oct. 2022) and VelocityOne Stand (Dec. 2022), the VelocityOne Flightstick (Nov. 2022) and VelocityOne Flightdeck HOTAS (Feb. 2024).
The VelocityOne system includes a vast array of features, with products being able to be purchased separately or together in a bundle deal:
VelocityOne™ Flight Universal Control System
- Universal, all-in-one design including throttle quadrant, trim wheel & yoke
- True to life 180° yoke handle rotation with non-contact hall effect sensor
- Modular throttle quadrant with customizable lever handles and buttons
- Integrated rudder and brake controls at your fingertips
- Full color flight management display to learn and configure the system
- Authentic Status Indicator Panel for PC
- Equipped with 12 analog axes, two POV switch & two 4-way HAT switches
- Dedicated pitch trim wheel for fine adjustment of aircraft control surfaces
VelocityOne™ Rudder
- Ultra-Smooth Rudder Axis with Swappable Springs
- Differential Brakes
- Adjustable Pedal Width
- Non-Contact Hall Effect Sensor in All Axes
- Two Sets of Swappable Pedals
- Stable, Non-Slip Base
VelocityOne™ Stand
- Stepless adjustment for height, length, angle & tilt
- Solid steel construction
- Compatible with VelocityOne™ & 3rd party simulation accessories
- Fold-flat design for convenient storage
- Reversible design
- Adjustable rubber feet
Whether it’s teaming up with popular flight simulation content creator “AirForceProud95” or providing hardware systems for booth activities at events such as FlightSimExpo, Turtle Beach have shown a strong presence in supporting the flight simulation community.
“Through our great, longtime partnership with Microsoft we’ve been fortunate to not only work closely with the Flight Sim team on our VelocityOne flight sim products, but to also support flight sim events and activations,” said Andrew Young, SVP, Strategic Categories, Turtle Beach Corporation. “Earlier this year in June we provided an assortment of VelocityOne gear for FlightSim Expo 2024 that was used in the Microsoft booth for demos, and we provided an even wider assortment of accessories for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2024 game press event in September. They’re a great team to work with and we look forward to doing more together in the future.”
To celebrate the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on November 19th, Turtle Beach have created the discount code “MSFS10”, which can be used on any full priced flight simulation products on the Turtle Beach website. This offer is available until 12/31/2024 so don’t miss out!
We are also running a Turtle Beach Giveaway! Check out our Instagram post or X post here to learn more about what they are raffling off and how to enter.For the full Terms & Conditions, please see further details here: https://www.turtlebeach.com/pages/general-sweepstakes-terms-and-conditions
You can also engage with other community members by joining the Turtle Beach Discord server: Discord