The wheel works ok, but it really needs to work wireless.

Since most people have PS3 on the same side of the room as where TV is, the USB has to go across the room.

That’s very ugly and dangerous too!

Rating: 1 / 5

Okay first of all I’m a serious gamer and this is not the first wheel I’ve owned although it’s my first PS3 wheel. It has numerous extra features that I liked to help pinpoint precision of your racing in GT5. The feel of the wheel is very good and the buttons are pretty well layed out although the buttons on the top part of the central steering column are practically impossible to push when driving. -At least I never needed them.

Now the VERY bad part. The pedals that come with it are connected by this VERY flimsy serial type connector that doesnt latch on or even screw on (like a monitor cable) and when moving the wheel, just the normal racing movement, the connector falls right off and you CANT use the pedals any more. This is VERY frusterating and made me lose TOO many races because of this. The pedals go out and you’ve lost your acceleration and brakes.

It’s a Huge Aquiles Heel to such a mighty wheel. I’m giving it a one star because although it’s packed with goodies whats the point if it all depends on a flimsy little connector that 9 out of 10 races fell off.

Logitech shame on you!! -A cheesy little screw could’ve solved that problem. I will be returning this product.
Rating: 1 / 5

I’ll confess, I’m not really a wheel guy. More to the point, I’m not much of a racing guy any more. Those games tend to do little more than piss me off, frustrate me, and generally rub me the wrong way. As such, I was surprised to find how much I enjoyed playing the latest Gran Turismo title using this control interface.

I should say right out that this was my first experience with a force feedback wheel, so I don’t have much basis for cross-comparison, but with that in mind, it was certainly a better way of interacting with my game than I have previously had available to me. The wheel feels pretty tight for a two-thirds size plastic toy, and the feeling you get while driving is…..well, it’s not a perfect replica, but it’s still pretty authentic. All of the buttons, switches, and levers are located in easy to reach areas from your natural grip on the wheel. The only mechanical element that really bothered me was the gear shift level, which doesn’t have as much wiggle and slide to it as I might have preferred, but otherwise it’s pretty exceptional.

That’s not to say that the device doesn’t have its problems. I personally had a problem with the gas pedal disconnecting from the wain wheel assembly – the pedals would walk progressively further away as I operated them. If you want to work the device from your lap you’re probably up to the creek as well, as the whole controller is just a little bit way too humongous to fit comfortably in your lap and still work. I couldn’t expand the clips far enough to slide the wheel onto my coffee table either, which is partly the fault of my gargantuan coffee table and partly the fault of Logitech not making the clips expand another half an inch to slip on.

On the whole, I’m not sorry that I have the device, and it’s made the PS3 my future platform of choice for those racing games that I do decide to get. However, it should be said that this wheel isn’t going to change your life. I’m not sure I could advise anybody to spend over a hundred dollars on a device like this that isn’t really interested in racing games as a genre. For the price of this device, you could get two other new release games that will probably entertain you longer than the wheel will. While it’s a great piece of technology for people who know they’re interested, I’d say that at its current price point, it’s probably still a toy for the hardcore racer crowd, though those folks should be reasonably pleased with what they get here.
Rating: 4 / 5