Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience Racing Wheel for PS3 and PC

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00140R0XK
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 13.5 x 12.2 inches ; 7.5 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 30, 2009
  

By : Hercules Computer Technology
Price : $49.95
You Save : $0.04

Product Description

Ferrari GT Experience 3-in-1 Racing Wheel for PC, PS2, PS3
Linear resistance

• Auto-centring
• Realistic resistance thanks to the "bungee cord" system, an exclusive design bearing the mark of Thrustmaster's expertise (exclusive on all platforms!)

Ferrari®-style realistic on-wheel sequential gear shift levers

• Two Ferrari® style digital gear shift levers located on the wheel

Product manufactured under official Ferrari® license. The name with worldwide notoriety! (exclusive on all platforms!)

• Ferrari® is the emblem of victory and automotive competition - values that are genuinely appreciated by gamers
• Ferrari® and Thrustmaster® share the same values: passion, performance, innovation and quality.

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Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience Racing Wheel for PS3 and PC

 

Product Features

• Product manufactured under official Ferrari license. Ferrari is the emblem of victory and automotive competition - values that are genuinely appreciated by gamers!
• 3-in-1: PlayStation 3 ; PC!One racing wheel for all game systems. Vibration Feedback feature on PC ONLY.
• Ferrari-style realistic on-wheel sequential gear shift levers. Two Ferrari style digital gear shift levers located on the wheel.
• Wide progressive pedal assembly with resilient brake pedal. Progressive pedal assembly featuring a footrest enabling precise and comfortable acceleration and braking - ideal for heel and toe racing!
• Mapping feature: fully programmable functions. The 11 buttons, D-Pad, 2 pedals and 2 gearshift levers can be relocated by users. Adjustable wheel sensitivity for precise driving!

Customer Reviews

This is a great wheel for the ps3. I have burnout paradise, blur, split second, need for speed shift, and motorstorm. It works great with all of them. It has a feature to where you can map any of the buttons to different buttons. The gas pedal is automatically mapped to the R2 button as the brake button is automatically mapped to the L2 button by default. It has different sensitivity settings and a great feel as well as button placement. I also have the logitech gt wheel which is also a great wheel but I find myself using this wheel more. Mainly because it works on all racing games, the gt wheel only works with some games. It doesn't have force feedback which is the only real drawback I have to say about this wheel. I bought this wheel before I bought the gt wheel and I'm glad I did. I have never had any problems with this wheel so far, just make sure you plug it in before you turn on your ps3 with the wheel switched to the ps3 instead of pc. With that said I have plugged it in after I turned on my playstation in the middle of a game while paused and it still worked. Overall great wheel, very universal as far as compatablility with other games, and wheel and pedal unit just feels great while driving.

If you are dedicated fan of racing games, and specialize in driving in them exclusively, the Ferrari Experience Racing Wheel is the wrong product for you, and you probably know that already. For an average gamer like me, who occasionally dabbles in racing games, the hundreds of dollars needed to get some of that gear is an overkill. I still like to have better control than a standard dualshock gamepad, and amazingly, this racing wheel provides it for the about same price. The wheel itself is solidly built of sturdy plastic, and very well laid out with the paddle up/down shifters and all the action buttons. With the strong clamp, mounting this wheel sturdily should be no problem at all. You can however forget about playing it in your lap, the tension of the bugee mechanism makes that impossible. The wheel is a bit on the small side, and the bungee cord tension mechanism is stiff, but the steering control provided by it far surpasses the dualshock thumbsticks. The pedals are very sturdy as well, and provide a nice amount of control over the gas and braking. They do unfortunately tend to slide around a lot, and I ended up mounting them with velcro. Once I did that, they stayed put. I lucked out, and had an old wooden TV stand laying around that provided the perfect mounting setup for this product. If you don't have something like that, a visit to the local store to pick a cheap one is highly recommended. I also love the programmability that this wheel has. Due to this, it is a much better choice than the Ferrari Universal 5-in-1 Racing Wheel, also by Thrustmaster. That wheel is slightly cheaper, but does not allow you to change much, making it potentially less compatible with games. Spend the few extra bucks, and get this one instead.
I tried and made this wheel work in Burnout Paradise, Gran Turismo 5, and Need for Speed Shift. With the programmable buttons, and the fact that the wheel is detected as a standard PS3 controller, this should work with almost any game. The only thing this wheel can't be programmed to have is the horizontal axis of the right thumb stick, and most racing games (with the exception of Modnation Racers) don't use that axis for anything but camera control.

 

Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience Racing Wheel for PS3 and PC