Foreword: My other friend Bob told me not to get this. Apparently he didn't speak loud enough. THANKS BOB! j/k.
This is the steering wheel by Logitech that was designed for Gran Turismo 4 on Sony's Playstation 2. Dramatically redesigned (the previous wheel was the Driving Force — for GT3) with an all new 900 degrees of rotation equating to 2 1/2 turns lock to lock (compared to the usual 200 degrees), this wheel is supposed to revolutionize the current state of console/PC steering wheels. Unfortunately, it still sucks compared to just using the controller. My friend was using the wheel on the first S-class license exam (GT3) and never got within 1/2 a second of the bronze time. This was after trying for at least 4 hours. I get on with the controller and get the bronze within 3 trys. That really doesn't say much I guess, however, it may speak to the low level programming within the wheel (or maybe how GT3 responds to the input from the wheel). The main faults are the delayed response of the vehicle to the steering input and the twitching of the car when held in a straight line. I feel that the force feedback is also not very appropriate. It doesn't get stronger the more you turn the wheel (as you would expect), but it does a great job of kicking back at times where you wouldn't expect.
I really hope that it's something that's strictly GT3 related and that GT4 will be much more realistic with the wheel — at least as responsive as with the controller. (It should be as GT3 is restricted to 200 degrees of turning — sorry I forgot to mention that earlier; GT4 is currently the only game that supports the full 900 degrees.) Otherwise this wheel is a POS. A hearty thumbs up the asses.
Last edited:i bought the gt3 wheel with gt3. it was fun for awhile, but it's been sitting and collecting dust ever since. works with the pc, too, but i've just become so attached to the controller.
oh, if your friend wants to try out his wheel on gt4 prologue, lemme know ;)
Posted by: Tiembo at February 10, 2004 12:14 PM