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Playstation 3 Logitech Driving Force GT Racing Wheel | 
| From: Logitech
Category: Video Games
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $115.68
You Save: $34.31 (23%)
New (19) Used (1) from $110.25
Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 367
Platform: Playstation 3
Color: Black
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 14.1 x 11.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 941-000020
Model: 941-000020
UPC: 097855051851
EAN: 0097855051851
ASIN: B0015HYPOO
Release Date: April 28, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 24-position realtime adjustment dial: Fine-tune brake bias, TCS, and damper settings on the fly for unprecedented control over your car's performance. | | • | 900-degree wheel rotation: Go 2.5 times around lock to lock, just as you would behind the wheel of many real cars. | | • | Force feedback technology: Feel every inch of the road for maximum control and the ultimate racing experience. | | • | Gas and brake pedals: Get precise throttle and brake response with true-to-life pedals. | | • | Sequential stick shift: Go through the gears for the ultimate in control. |
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Product Description
Make your racing experience even more realistic. Enjoy unprecedented integration with Gran Turismo 5 game functions, while advanced force feedback recreates bumps, crashes and traction loss with jaw-dropping realism. Sequential stick shift - Go through the gears for the ultimate in control Rubber-over mold rim - Enjoy a comfortable grip during intense races Solid, one-piece wheel construction - Drive with confidence knowing this rigid, sturdy wheel won't squeak or flex during aggressive maneuvers Custom tuned for popular games - See and feel every bit of wheel movement reflected in game, without dead zones or lag Ultra-precise optical encoding - Experience reliable and accurate handling
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Now this is what I call pod racing! July 2, 2008
After putting my hands on this sweet peripheral I cannot imagine ever playing another racing game with a boring old controller ever again. It looks and feels as close to the real thing as you can get. Pop in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, set it on the in-car point of view, and you'll swear your really behind the wheel of a sweet ride racing down the Daytona speedway rushing into first place. The feedback is unbelievable. The wheel will turn if you crash and has the range of a real wheel. The vast array of button choices make playing the game your way easier than ever. Don't want to use the knob to change gears? Their are hidden buttons behind the wheel if you wish to use them. Theirs a PS3 controller built in so you won't have to fumble back and forth between a regular controller and the wheel. Its worth every penny and you'll feel the quality that only Logitech can provide. Racing doesn't get any better than this.
The break and gas pedals are sturdy and well made. The grips underneath the break pad are strong so it won't be sliding out from underneath your feet at all. The response is 1 to 1 with the in-game action. Its built to play Gran Turismo perfectly but also works with other racing games as well. The wheel is sturdy and has a great rubbery grip to help keep your hands on the wheel. The built-in rumble will jitter when your on rocks or sand and give you a smooth hum when your on smooth concrete. A crash will give you a good jolt or you'll feel the slight bumb of a nearby car trying to push you out of the way.
The wheel also come with a nice grip to attach it firmly to a table. Logitech has outdone themselves in creating the definitive driving wheel for all games on the Playstation 3. Your simply not playing the game right if you aren't using this wheel.
 how to improve the experience ! July 2, 2008
guys .... my old house mate had a great idea .. he built a very simple table / tray that we could attach the wheels to. They worked like a dream, we could sit on the couch, pedals on the floor, steering wheel at perfect reach. Three pieces of wood and you're there ! worth the effort, way better than using the lap attachment and attaching to a desk is ridiculous !
Addictive June 30, 2008
Let me start off by saying that like some of my fellow reviewers here I'm not much of a "race game" fan. However the Playstation 3 Logitech Driving Force GT Racing Wheel raises the bar.
As soon as you plug it in the wheel begins to spin wildly. I knew from the very start this was going to be a pretty cool experience. I know there is a more expensive wheel available, but this wheel suited me just fine.
To give you an idea of how the wheel reacts to the game in this case "Gran Turismo 5 Prologue". If you've ever lost control of a car before you'll know that the reaction is astonishingly similar. The only difference being that "oh boy, I've gone and killed myself" feeling.
I have it mounted to a tray table. This is not the ideal choice. Everytime I lose control of my car the tray wants to slide all over the floor. Being as my living room has hard wood floors I think you can understand why. I need to either place a carpet under it or find something better to mount it on. Given this experience I'm not sure how a lap tray mount would work. I definately need to find something better and more stable to mount on.
Once I started playing I couldn't stop. If I made a guess I would have to say I played roughly 3 hours upon my intitial sitting. (not including the 15 minutes of setup for Gran Turismo, NOT wheel related)
I can't imagine playing another racing game without it. Race fans (and those like me who weren't before) need to experience this wheel.
Great product...one big oversight. June 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is more than likely the best steering wheel for the PS3. The Playstation 3 Logitech Driving Force GT Racing Wheel has all the bells and whistles that you would expect from Logitech. 900 degree wheel rotation, advanced force feedback, a real-time adjustment dial for fine-tuning your driving experience and a whole lot more. The wheel basically comes with the wheel and the break/gas pedals, both of which connect to your PS3 via USB. Wireless would have been nice, but I guess that would have made it prohibitively expensive. You'll also have to connect an AC power unit to the wheel, which is kind of a hassle, but it's worth it for the driving experience, which is second to none compared to the other console wheels I've used.
The one big oversight that the product has is that there's really no way to play with it on your lap. You basically have to mount it to a table or desk, and considering that this is a product for a console, to me that's kind of a major oversight on Logitech's part. Apparently there's going to be a "lapboard" attachment coming for an additional $20, but that should have been included. People don't play console games at a desk.
Overall, this is a good product. If you really get into your driving/racing games, the price isn't too much to ask, and the wheel is exceptionally responsive. It's a bit bulky, and getting it at a good level is difficult since we're talking about console gaming here (how many console gaming tables to they make again?), as most coffee tables are way too low, at least for me. If they can fix that one problem, they'd do a lot in improving this wheel's functionality among it's target users.
Bumps, shudders, pulls and corrects like a real wheel June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The only VG wheel I ever had was a dreamcast 3rd party nightmare that had pedals and rumble but the play from side to side made all of the DCs driving games unplayable. Force feedback always sounded like fun to me if they could get it right though, and Logitech who really seem to be churning out some quality accessories lately has stepped up again.
The wheel unit with its plethora of buttons attaches quickly and painlessly to the proper type of table (one without a lip) attach the pedals, power supply and usb connector to console and you are ready to roll. The wheel goes through an alignment spin when hooked up and when a game starts so make sure any appendages especially small ones are out of the way when firing things up. I tried Burnout Paradise first and the driving and pedals work great, but some of the games important features can't be remapped (EBRAKE square) and this makes the wheel not ideal for this game, but it works and the rumble and force feedback are powerful with this game. GT5 is the real test and the driving force really gets to show off ripping around the six courses of Gran Turismo. When you bump another racer or hit grass or rumble strip the wheel lets you know it with an appropriate amount of varied rumble effects. When you are pulling tightly into and out of a high speed turn, it pulls like the wheels of a real vehicle would and corrects coming out like it should. The gas pedal sits high and is close enough to the brake pedal to use one foot on both, and is just far enough apart to use 2 feet if you wish. The plastic on the pedals could be a little thicker though. The wires can be a little much with this unit but the feeling of speed and realistic driving is worth the pain. The wheel is setup to work for most driving games (Sega Rally Revo, Dirt etc..) but really was made for the tracks of GT THE DRIVING SIMULATOR. A little pricey but the overall quality (light up horn button, nice wheel grip etc.) make it feel worth the price.
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