MOZA for PS5: What We Know and All the Questions That Still Remain

MOZA Racing’s arrival on PlayStation is no longer just a future plan. After confirming its partnership with Gran Turismo in July, MOZA provided the first official look at its upcoming PlayStation 5-compatible Direct Drive hardware on September 11, pointing directly toward Tokyo Game Show 2026 for the next reveal. The product name, torque, price and release date remain undisclosed, but the company’s move into native PS5 sim racing is now much closer to becoming a commercial reality.

For years, using a MOZA wheelbase on PlayStation meant relying on third-party adapters and unofficial configurations. MOZA had built one of the largest Direct Drive ecosystems on PC, while PlayStation players remained largely limited to hardware from established licensed manufacturers such as Fanatec, Logitech and Thrustmaster.

That is now changing.

MOZA became an official peripheral partner of the Gran Turismo World Series on July 28, 2026, and Polyphony Digital confirmed that the two companies are developing a Gran Turismo-branded steering-wheel controller with native support for Gran Turismo 7. MOZA subsequently confirmed that it is working toward its first officially licensed PlayStation racing products under Sony Interactive Entertainment’s licensing program.

Then came the clearest evidence yet.

On September 11, 2026, MOZA published a darkened teaser showing what is clearly a Direct Drive wheelbase alongside PlayStation 5 branding, accompanied by the message that the wait is “almost over” and a direct reference to Tokyo Game Show 2026.

We covered that reveal separately in our first look at MOZA’s PlayStation 5 wheelbase.

Tokyo Game Show takes place from September 17 through September 21, 2026, meaning many of the questions surrounding MOZA’s PlayStation project could finally be answered within days.

MOZA and Gran Turismo Are Official Partners

The most important part of the story remains the Gran Turismo partnership.

Polyphony Digital officially welcomed MOZA Racing as a Gran Turismo World Series peripheral partner on July 28. More importantly, the announcement confirmed that MOZA is working directly with Gran Turismo on a steering-wheel controller that will be natively supported by Gran Turismo 7.

That puts the project well beyond generic console compatibility.

MOZA’s own announcement states that its upcoming products are being developed under the official licensing program for PlayStation and are intended to work with PlayStation 5, subject to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s final product approval.

Gran Turismo producer Kazunori Yamauchi also described MOZA’s involvement as an opportunity to develop a steering wheel that is optimal for Gran Turismo, rather than simply adding console compatibility to an existing product.

That distinction could become significant.

Gran Turismo 7 makes extensive use of on-wheel controls for brake balance, traction control, fuel mapping and its multifunction display. A dedicated Gran Turismo steering wheel could therefore offer tighter integration than simply placing PlayStation buttons on one of MOZA’s existing rims.

MOZA has not yet shown that finished steering wheel.

What it has now shown is the wheelbase.

MOZA Has Now Teased Its First PlayStation Wheelbase

The September 11 teaser represents the biggest change since this article was originally published.

The image shows the front of a Direct Drive base mostly hidden in shadow. A PlayStation logo is clearly visible, while illuminated strips run along the upper sections of the housing.

Its appearance immediately invites comparisons with the current MOZA R16 Ultra.

The existing R16 Ultra produces 16 Nm of sustained torque and features a compact aluminium housing, 21-bit magnetic encoder, flat-wire motor and RGB lighting strips.

However, MOZA has not said that the PlayStation product shown in the teaser is an R16 Ultra, R16S Ultra or any other specific model.

The resemblance is therefore useful context, not confirmation.

MOZA has still not confirmed:

• The official product name.
• Maximum Direct Drive torque.
• Price.
• Release or preorder date.
• Whether it will be sold as a standalone wheelbase, complete bundle or both.
• Which existing MOZA steering wheels will work on PS5.
• Compatibility with existing MOZA pedals, shifters, handbrakes and dashboards on PlayStation.
• Whether more than one PlayStation wheelbase is planned.

Those are likely to be among the biggest questions surrounding MOZA’s presence at Tokyo Game Show.

R5S Pro and R16S Ultra Remain Important Clues

The official teaser becomes considerably more interesting when combined with regulatory documentation that appeared earlier in 2026.

FCC filings submitted by MOZA manufacturer Shenzhen Gudsen Technology on July 1 list two previously unannounced model names:

• R5S Pro Direct Drive Wheel Base
• R16S Ultra Direct Drive Wheel Base

These are not community-created names. They appear in real regulatory documentation alongside existing MOZA products.

The R5S Pro shares its FCC D13 family with the current R5 Pro.

That distinction has become more relevant because the MOZA R5 Pro Bundle is now an officially released PC product.

The standard R5 Pro offers 6 Nm of Direct Drive torque, a 21-bit magnetic encoder and MOZA’s latest-generation force-feedback processing. The R5S Pro, however, still has no official retail product page and has not been announced by MOZA as PlayStation hardware.

The R16S Ultra filing provides an even more intriguing technical detail.

Regulatory testing documentation states that the R16S Ultra and R16 Ultra use the same circuit and module, apart from differences including the model name, software version and an additional encryption chip.

The report explicitly states that the R16S Ultra contains an encryption chip while the standard R16 Ultra does not.

That is significant.

Official console peripherals require authentication hardware, and the existence of a separate R16S Ultra with an additional encryption component fits logically with MOZA’s confirmed PlayStation development.

However, MOZA has not stated that this chip is Sony’s PlayStation authentication hardware.

Nor has it officially connected the R16S Ultra to the wheelbase shown in the September teaser.

The evidence therefore points in an interesting direction, but it remains evidence rather than confirmation.

The most accurate position today is that R5S Pro and R16S Ultra are real model names documented through regulatory filings, while their commercial purpose remains officially undisclosed.

Tokyo Game Show may finally establish whether either name belongs to MOZA’s PlayStation lineup.

Existing MOZA Bases Still Do Not Officially Support PS5

This remains one of the most important points for current MOZA owners.

MOZA’s own support documentation still states that its current racing products do not officially support PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5.

That applies to existing products such as the R5, R5 Pro, R9, R12 and R16 Ultra.

The current R16 Ultra, for example, officially supports Windows PC and can operate on Xbox when paired with MOZA’s licensed ESX steering wheel, but PlayStation is explicitly listed as unsupported.

That makes the idea of a simple firmware update adding PS5 compatibility to every existing MOZA base increasingly unlikely.

The separate R16S Ultra hardware discovered through certification documentation reinforces that conclusion.

MOZA has not announced an official PlayStation adapter for existing owners either.

Third-party adapters can still be used by enthusiasts attempting to connect unsupported hardware to PlayStation, but this remains fundamentally different from native support. MOZA itself states that there is currently no official PlayStation workaround for its existing wheelbases.

That matters because native integration avoids the additional translation layer introduced by an adapter and allows the hardware, console and game to communicate through an officially supported device profile.

For Gran Turismo 7 in particular, that should give MOZA and Polyphony significantly more control over force feedback, steering behaviour, buttons and in-game integration.

Could MOZA Launch More Than One PlayStation Wheelbase?

This is where the R5S Pro and R16S Ultra documentation creates an interesting possibility.

MOZA now has a current 6 Nm R5 Pro at the accessible end of its Direct Drive lineup and a 16 Nm R16 Ultra further up the range.

Public filings show corresponding R5S Pro and R16S Ultra names.

It would therefore be logical for MOZA eventually to offer PlayStation hardware at more than one performance level.

But that is still an interpretation, not an announcement.

MOZA has only teased one wheelbase publicly so far.

A lower-output product could compete with entry and mid-range PlayStation Direct Drive systems, while an R16-class product would place MOZA much closer to premium hardware such as Fanatec’s 18 Nm ClubSport DD+.

Current PlayStation competition gives MOZA a fairly clear market to target. Fanatec currently offers the Gran Turismo DD Pro at 8 Nm and the ClubSport DD+ at 18 Nm.

Logitech also competes in the premium PlayStation Direct Drive market with its G PRO Racing Wheel and 11 Nm Direct Drive system.

MOZA therefore does not simply need PlayStation compatibility. Pricing, ecosystem support and the amount of hardware included in the first bundle will determine how disruptive its arrival actually becomes.

The Existing MOZA Ecosystem Could Be Its Biggest Advantage

MOZA’s biggest potential strength is not necessarily the wheelbase itself.

The company already has an extensive ecosystem covering steering wheels, pedals, dashboards, shifters, handbrakes and motion hardware.

If the new PlayStation base can use a meaningful portion of those products on PS5, MOZA could enter the console market with a broader upgrade path than a completely isolated bundle.

But this remains one of the biggest unanswered questions.

Compatibility between MOZA products on PC does not automatically mean those same combinations will function on PlayStation.

Console compatibility depends on how devices communicate through the licensed hardware and what functions are supported by the game and system software.

The MOZA mBooster Active Pedal is a particularly interesting example.

Active pedals can reproduce configurable braking characteristics and effects such as ABS intervention, making them one of the most advanced technologies currently available in consumer sim racing.

Bringing that kind of hardware into a native PlayStation ecosystem would be significant.

There is currently, however, no confirmation that mBooster will work with MOZA’s PlayStation hardware.

The same applies to existing MOZA shifters, handbrakes and dashboards.

Tokyo Game Show 2026 Is Now the Key Date

The old question was when MOZA would finally show its PlayStation hardware.

We now have the answer: Tokyo Game Show 2026.

The event takes place at Makuhari Messe from September 17 through September 21, with its first two days reserved for business attendees before opening to the public.

MOZA’s September 11 teaser explicitly references Tokyo Game Show and PlayStation 5.

That does not necessarily mean every commercial detail will be announced at once, but the wording makes TGS the clearest official reveal window the company has provided so far.

The questions to watch are straightforward:

What We Know About MOZA on PlayStation Today

The picture is now considerably clearer than it was when MOZA and Gran Turismo first announced their partnership.

MOZA is officially part of the Gran Turismo World Series ecosystem. Polyphony Digital has confirmed that the two companies are developing a Gran Turismo steering controller with native Gran Turismo 7 support. MOZA has confirmed that officially licensed PlayStation products are being developed for PS5, subject to Sony’s final approval.

And, crucially, MOZA has now publicly teased the wheelbase itself.

Separately, regulatory filings confirm the existence of R5S Pro and R16S Ultra variants, with the R16S Ultra carrying an additional encryption chip absent from the standard R16 Ultra.

Those filings make the hardware story considerably more interesting, but they still do not tell us which model MOZA will unveil for PlayStation.

For existing MOZA owners, nothing has changed yet: current wheelbases remain officially unsupported on PS5, and MOZA has announced no firmware conversion or official adapter.

For prospective Gran Turismo players, however, the situation has changed completely.

The question is no longer whether MOZA is coming to PlayStation.

The question is what MOZA will reveal at Tokyo Game Show, how much torque it will offer, how aggressively it will be priced and how much of the existing MOZA ecosystem PlayStation owners will actually be able to use.

If MOZA can combine competitive Direct Drive hardware with Gran Turismo integration and broad accessory compatibility, its first PS5 product could become much more important than a single new wheelbase.

It could give PlayStation sim racers an entirely new hardware ecosystem to choose from.

See you on the track!