Logitech has raced it's way to the new generation of consoles with their Logitech DriveFX Racing Wheel for the Xbox 360. They are one of the first to bring the 'simulation' to racing in this next generation of off-road, racing and simulation game titles.
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Review Logitech DriveFX™ Racing Wheel Xbox 360 Fans Now Have an Excuse to Spend More Money by Consoles have long borne the brunt of an avalanche of criticism, jokes, and outright derision on simulation web sites. Console racing games have long been considered (with good reason) to be overly simplistic, or ignoring Newtonian physics completely so as to allow the racer to KISS (Keep It Shiny, Stupid). Dent-free arcade games are not simply the purview of consoles, however. The PC has been home to several awful titles as well, but at least the ability to sit behind a racing wheel offered you a slight amount of realism that even the most high-fidelity console/gamepad combination could never reproduce. With the advent of the Microsoft Xbox 360, there now exists a console with the number-crunching ability to match pixels with even the stoutest of PCs. With the coming next-gen console wars, the 360 has a clear advantage (it was here first and thus has a head-start) and software and hardware developers have had a chance to create some very nifty peripherals for it. Up until now, the racing wheels made for the 360 have been childish-looking affairs, like something strapped to a toddler’s car seat when they wanted to ‘pretend’ to drive.
Designed to be placed in the driver’s lap, allowing the player to drive from the Barcalounger, these lap-friendly devices were largely met with yawns from gamers who were accustomed to driving with a gamepad and saw no need to further clutter up their living room or have something that ridiculous laying around where someone might see it. Enter the new Logitech DriveFX Racing Wheel for the Xbox 360. Logitech DriveFX Racing Wheel One look at the general design and workmanship, and you can tell this peripheral’s descendants were PC wheels. The DriveFX’s construction is rugged and durable.
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The rubber-coated wheel is approximately 10 inches in diameter and allows you to firmly grip at the 10 and 2 positions. On the left spoke is the direction pad and the four color-coded buttons are on the right. Sony Ericsson Cedar Flash Menu Themes Download more. The Start and Back buttons are on the bottom spoke along with the standard green ‘X’ button that turns on the console. Copyright 1997-2010, SimHQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Watch for this quality wheel in July 2006. by Vaughn Smith
June 26, 2006 - Playing a racing game with a controller is like playing guitar with a tennis racket. At least that's the way you'll see it after taking Logitech's DriveFX Wheel for the Xbox 360 for a spin.
If you haven't used a wheel and pedal setup before, prepare for a healthy learning curve as you'll have to completely adjust your driving techniques, even when playing games that you can ace in your sleep. There are big differences between the steering radius of a 10-inch diameter wheel and a small analog stick and it will require practice before you're smoking the competition.
I put the DriveFX through its paces with Need For Speed: Most Wanted, Project Gotham 3, Burnout Revenge and Ridge Racer 6, the latter being the hardest to control due to its overly-arcade drifting physics. As long as the control config in each game is set to acceleration (RT) and brake (LT), set up will be painless as the wheel is mapped to accept that configuration. Logitech has conveniently placed all of the necessary Xbox 360 buttons on the wheel for game menu navigation. If you haven't played your collection of Xbox 360 racing games for awhile or are looking for a new challenge, this wheel will breathe new life into your favorite hobby.
The 10' wheel has been constructed as a single, durable piece of molded plastic which uses a gas-assisted injection molding process. Two clamps located under the base of the wheel mount provide a solid connection to your desk or table, so wobbling or jerky movements won't hinder your ride. If you don't have a desk, there are no suction cups available on the base which could mean the unit will be susceptible to incidents of slippage. The wheel feels incredible, allowing you to feel the bumps and shakes of the road and the pedals are of equal quality. One drawback to the package is the absense of a stick shift. You can still play games using manual transmission but you'll have to shift using the buttons on the wheel which reduces the overall sense of realism.
Let's face it, anyone can steer a car around a track, but the Logitech's awesome new wheel lets you drive it. If you're going to play the most realistic looking racing games available today, you need the most realistic control to completely immerse you into the experience. Logitech's DriveFX Wheel does just that. It's a definite must buy for those who take X360 racing very seriously.
By Vaughn Smith
CCC Site Director
CCC Site Director