Logitech G25 Steering Wheel For PC, PS2, and PS3

Logitech G25 Steering Wheel For PC, PS2, and PS3

bamccaig

Member #7,536

July 2006

The Logitech G25 Racing Wheel looks amazing! The price is a little bit steep ($299.99 USD), but I'm seriously considering getting one. I'm thinking it would complement GT5 Prologue (and eventually GT5) extremely well. 8-) Unfortunately, I currently have my PS3 in my bedroom and there's really nowhere to mount it (I sit on my bed when I'm playing)... So I did a search for a mount, and I've found a few that look awesome (albeit, more than double the overall cost) here. Unfortunately, it appears that I can only find these seats on European-only sites. I'm having trouble finding this stuff in North America. It also adds quite a bit to the price of the G25 (albeit, there are bundles including the mount and system). It's looking like probably about $800+ for the G25 with seat and mounts. :'(

Anybody know of the availability of mounts/seats like these in North America that will complement the G25? Also, does anybody have a G25 to comment on it? It looks freakin' sweet!! Logitech looks to be taking excellent care of PlayStation consumers. I just wish I had a money tree.

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le_y_mistar

Member #8,251

January 2007

i baught it just for Colin McCrea DiRT on PC, it didnt handle well, but apparently it plays decently for other games. Tried couple of other games with it on the PC, I wasnt too impressed. Returned after 3 days. Stick to a normal controler, the original xbox controller can be hooked up to your pc quite easily.

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bamccaig

Member #7,536

July 2006

It looks pretty good in GT5 Prologue Demo: Multiview with G25, even if the driver is only intermediate. 8-) Gran Turismo 5 Prologue + G25 gives a better view of the system and a complete view of one mount option.

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piccolo

Member #3,163

January 2003

i wonder if its compatible with allegro 5

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bamccaig

Member #7,536

July 2006

Success! I've found a few North American (AFAICT) retailers! Still not going to be cheap though...

http://store.videogamecentral.com/plgachandac.html
http://www.gogamer.com/Racing-Seats_stcVVcatId444870VVviewcat.htm

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Matt Smith

Member #783

November 2000

Can't you do a bit of woodwork? you could get a real car seat cheaply at a scrapyard too.

piccolo, It could be compatable with Allegro 5 (or even 4 with an add-on) but nobody has any force-feedback devices to develop it with.

The M$ Sidewinder steering wheel would probably be almost as good as that logitech one. It would certainly do the job for developing the driver and API.

bamccaig

Member #7,536

July 2006

Matt Smith said:

Can't you do a bit of woodwork? you could get a real car seat cheaply at a scrapyard too.

AFAIK, these are real car seats. And not your average grocery getter, but actual racing seats. I could be wrong, but they can't be any worse than a regular car seat. Anything that I made myself would be a hack (I don't enjoy real world DIY projects like that). I'm sure buying a seat/mount for $300 will be a better use of my time and money.

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BAF

Member #2,981

December 2002

Find and purchase suitable seat at junkyard. $20
Buy whatever other materials to build your device. $100
Sense of satisfaction from a job well done by yourself while saving money. Priceless.

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Matt Smith

Member #783

November 2000

In my experience, this kind of thing is very poorly made when done commercially. They are always too light.