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Previously I was playing them with the Sixaxis control which is a very good control but the racing wheel is a lot better since you can have a better control over the amount of force applied to the gas or brake pedals than in the 3 steps pressure sensitive Sixaxis. At the very beginning I needed to get used to the wheel response over the game but after a while you feel that you have better control over any car of these games when cornering than with the Sixaxis. I have been playing PS3 racing games for a while. The only game I haven't tried with the GT Racing Wheel from the previously mentioned is Burnout Paradise because I have been playing with the bikes at the game.For the other games I believe the wheel gives you better control when cornering, step on the gas and brake pedals and the shifting gears on the wheel lets you forget about the shifting stick, this way you can shift gears with both hands on the wheel.On my previous gaming console (PS2) I was using a Madcatz wheel, which I sold after a couple of months because calibration was different for every game and I didn't liked the thing that I was able to turn the wheel endless each way. This GT Racing Wheel calibrates by itself (at least for this games) and it has one and a half turns each way like in a real car.The only downside I find on this product is that the pedals are too close. Titles like GT Concept, GT5 Prologue, EA F1, Ferrari Challenge and Burnout. I'm a big feet adult and I think it would be great if pedals were a half inch more separated than they are, this way I could use the pedals with just one feet.
However, the Logitech has a strong force feedback so if you have a weak table or don't like the shaking and jerking around, then don't buy it. I learned why. Yes, the wires are annoying, but that's a small price to pay for having a wheel/pedals that actually work right. When it first happened, my boyfriend didn't know it would and he thought it was possessed until I told him that's supposed to happen lol. The Logitech works for every car game I've used it for (2 of the Burnout series) and it drives great. Overall though, I've had this product for a week now whereas I only had the Madcatz for a day. All I can say is, it's a lot like the driving games in arcades where you sit in the seats.
Also, it is kinda like Exorcist when it spins around when it's first booted up and all so fair warning. I first made the huge mistake of buying the PS3 Madcatz wheel w/ pedals instead of the Logitech simply b/c the Madcatz was a lot cheaper. This I do not regret. It's horrible. So the next day, I returned it and bought the Logitech. What does that tell ya.
Too much wires in your room. Only reason for 4 stars is "WIRES". Excellent product. Superb for GT Prologue. If you play with lights off, remember them.
Mash the pedal down and fly through some curves.NON STOP FUN. Driving games are a blast with this wheel.feels like driving a real car. Makes Grand Turismo 5 come alive.
I found my size 12 feet would hit the throttle and brake pedal simultaneously with the G25. Logitech could have used a much brighter white LED to give it a better effect.You can select up to 900 degrees of rotation with the steering wheel, although I prefer about 540* in most games. The DFGT pedal assembly is significantly better than the G25 pedal in terms of ergonomics. There is slightly more resistance with the brake pedal which is positioned at a steeper angle than the lighter throttle pedal. You will lose quite a few buttons: the "GT" horn button, the +/- selector, the "PS", the Return key and the red rotary switch. The wheel assembly and pedals are packaged with care and all you really need is an AC power brick and a free USB port. Sports cars and race cars have different configurations for obvious reasons.
Paddle "shifters" feel cheap. I didn't have a free USB port on my PC, so I bought a Belkin 4-port mobile USB hub, which did not result in any connectivity issues with the DFGT. Given that the DFGT was designed for the PS3 GT5 gamers, I'd imagine it would have to endure a severe amount of punishment for such a mainstream game and console system. The Force Feedback is decent although it does not transmit the same feeling I'd get in a real car, but it's close enough.Doing some research, I found that Logitech used lessons learned from the G25 to develop the DFGT and it definitely shows in both the wheel and pedals.
Granted, the G25 has a better paddle shifter setup, better quality pedals, and a 6-speed gated shifter, the DFGT improves on the wheel and pedals and Logitech was able to sell the DFT at less than ½ the price of the G25.Pros: Less expensive than the G25, more ergonomic pedals, more buttons on the steering wheel, same 900* of wheel rotation, and easy to setup on the PC platform.Cons: Pedals feel cheap - although the throttle is the same design as the drive-by-wire throttle in my car down to the single zytel nylon throttle assembly. The plastic hinge is part of the wheel itself, so I am not sure how durable they are. I have gone through half a dozen Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer mice because the switches started double/triple-tapping on me, so I can imagine the sequential shifter having a finite lifespan. In most street-legal cars, the brake and throttle are spaced far apart with very different angles (brake pedal sits higher, all the time) to prevent applying the throttle while applying the brakes.
Luckily for me, I found that I could jam them against my desk and not have it interfere with the pedal positions. The sequential shifter feels very flimsy with an audible click in each position. Sequential shifter feels flimsy and easy to break.Overall: You get what you pay for, but it's the least expensive and fastest way to get into racing sims with a 900* steering wheel that is an improvement over the G25 wheel. I don't buy that it is rubber because it feels like the stiff but grippy plastic they use on dashboards. The pedal set lacks carpet grippers so they will slide around (unfortunately).
I confirmed the DFGT is compatible with the PC.Logitech's packaging is very attractive and obviously design-oriented for the customer experience. The switches feel like the same ones used in most PC mice. This also gave me a comfortable driving position that wasn't obtainable with the G25 due to how the G25 places the pedals.To use the DFGT on the PC, simply download Logitech's Wingman Profiler software and select the Driving Force Pro settings. So the bottom line is that I actually paid for this setup and did not evaluate via the Vine program.
The "GT" glows dimly white and is almost unnoticeable. With the DFGT pedals, there's enough spacing and a difference in angle to prevent this. In Race 07 and GTR Evolution, it is recommended that you select a steering configuration that gives you a steering ratio of about 15:1, or 540* of wheel rotation with 18* of in-game steering lock, or 900* of wheel rotation with 30* of in-game steering lock.
Logitech Driving Force GT (DFGT) Wheel and Pedal SetEvaluated on the PC platform with SimBin's GTR2, Race07 WTCC, and GTR Evolution.I missed out on the opportunity to test these in the Vine program only because Logitech did not post any information indicating this pedal set would work properly on the PC platform. It is easy to use for heel-toe downshifting, except there's no clutch pedal. I am a heavy PC racing sim player and had been looking for a wheel/pedal set for GTR2, Race07, and GTR Evolution.
Funny story about the double/triple tapping is that I could use those mice to make pistols almost fully automatic in games like Rainbow Six 3 without any cheating.There is a brake pedal and a throttle pedal. The pedal assembly takes up little space and works with my desk setup.The wheel measures 10.75" in diameter, very small compared to the steering wheel on a real car, and it is made of injection molded plastic/vinyl/rubber. There are a number of buttons on the wheel, including two on the back that can be used as "paddle shifters." The "paddles" are nothing more than plastic covering two switches.
The G25 would be a nice upgrade if you desperately want the 3-pedal setup and gated shifter (Which I found to be unnecessary with most games/sims).
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