At this year’s CES in Las Vegas, GameSir decided that racing games just weren’t immersive enough. The company rolled out two new accessories that promise to make players feel like they’re sitting in the driver’s seat — or, at least, in a very gusty living room.
Meet the Swift Drive, a handheld wireless controller with a tiny steering wheel built right into the middle. Instead of needing a full racing setup cluttering your desk, you can now twist and turn your way through corners with just this compact gadget.
GameSir says the Swift Drive comes with 65,000 levels of steering sensitivity, which should translate to impressively precise control. It also includes force feedback vibrations to mimic the rumble of the road. The battery is built to last roughly 20 to 30 hours per charge, which sounds like plenty for those marathon gaming sessions.
In short: it looks like someone squeezed the essence of a racing rig into a controller you can toss on the couch.
If you’d rather keep your hands on a bigger setup, GameSir has something even quirkier — the Turbo Drive, a desktop-friendly controller for your next high-speed chase. And this one comes with a twist — or rather, a fan.
Yes, an actual fan built into the controller that blows air at you while you race. The idea is to simulate the rush of wind as your car speeds along in-game. You can turn it off if it’s too much, but if you leave it running, expect about 15 hours of battery life. With the fan off, it stretches to around 50 hours.
It’s part performance accessory, part novelty conversation starter.
Pricing details are still under wraps, but both controllers are making their first public appearance at CES 2026. GameSir plans to share more information later this year about which platforms — likely PC, Xbox, and PlayStation — will support them.
For years, high-end racing gear has been the domain of serious hobbyists — big rigs, big budgets, and lots of hardware. GameSir seems to be taking a different road, betting that casual players want a slice of that realism without rearranging their living rooms.
Whether these devices are clever, affordable breakthroughs or just delightful CES gimmicks remains to be seen. Still, there’s something undeniably fun about the idea of a controller that literally lets you feel the drive.
Would you use a racing controller that blows air in your face? It might sound absurd — but so did motion controls once upon a time.