T300 = 299.99 Euros + PS4 with Driveclub = 389.99 Euros, total = 689.98 Euros - 499 euros for base model, weaker than PS4 and likely will struggle to play future games especially pCARS. You have left only 190.98 Euros with no steering wheel or your existing one which has still value and could be sold to buy a new one.550 dollars is 447 euros
T300 = 399 euros + PS4= 399 euros, total = 798 euros - 447 you save 351 euros with the Alpha.
I checked on amazon for the T300, where you find it 100€ cheaper? In any case if you have a wheel then for sure you save money with that Alpha, also taking into account steam games are cheaper and you don't have to pay an annual subscription for online neither. In the reviews i read they all said that the newest games run fine on it too, so i suppose PCARS shouldn't be a problem. Only for the long term future a console would be less risky as the tech stays good for at least 5 years whilst on the Alpha it might become obsolete quicker.
T300 for 299.99 Euro: Link
Maybe as soon as next year, might be hitting that price. I'm personally grateful that Thrustmaster decided to make advanced wheels for the new consoles as if they didn't, might be currently at a situation on PS4 having no FFB wheels working at present time. I imagine profit margins on these products can't be that good too. Hopefully Logitech get their wheel drivers to work on PS4, that way you might be able to use your Fanatec wheel on that platform.
"Getting them to work" makes it sound like a technical issue which I can't believe is true. PS4 is the same architecture as a PC so it should literally be copy and paste or nearly so with PC drivers. The hold up is money/licensing/TM exclusive/bogus security chip issue/politics or something else, because it sure can't be difficult to get the Logitech wheels working with what is essentially a PC with a PS logo on it.
It won't be copy and paste as it is not the same OS as Windows and different architecture from PS3. It might have money and licensing issues too but they are all barriers to getting them to work and I imagine Thrustmaster also faced them too. What is bogus about the security chip? It affects Thrustmaster devices which can't get full compatibility like the T500RS and T100.
It's not copy and paste but you can't tell me that Logitech, a $Billion+ corporation is taking more than a year to get something as simple as a console peripheral to work. There's something else afoot here and it's not technical difficulties.
550 dollars is 447 euros
T300 = 399 euros + PS4= 399 euros, total = 798 euros - 447 you save 351 euros with the Alpha.
If you want exclusives you have no choice but to get the PS4, but in terms of racing/driving games you wouldn't be getting a PC just for AC. There are a wealth of driving/racing games/sims on the PC that are worth the investment of your time. Assetto Corsa made right at one of your local tracks, Vallelunga, halfway down the boot from you, is a fantastic simulator that will put you into the car like no other game I've ever played. Spintires is an awesome game driving heavy vehicles through the mud. Wreckfest is an awesome smash up derby type racing game with awesome soft body physics and great FFB. Euro Truck Simulator is a truck driving game, basically just driving around Europe picking up and delivering loads. Great fun with a TrackiR and the ability to look around the cab. On top of that there's every racing simulator ever made and they are almost giving them away at this point. If you can afford it, a PC is a great investment for a lover of sim racing.
It is a department that they might have shrunk down a lot to reduce costs in order to get company back to making profits. It also might involve help / permission from likes of Immersion and I wonder if there are extra fees to be paid for them. For a loss making business, I imagine it is quite an important decision on how to approach it as it is something they seem to want to originally discontinue support but now need to justify supporting it and I wonder at what cost.
Logitech themselves have thrown up the "security chip" issue as a reason for lack of support themselves. Either way, unless someone makes some drivers for the Logitech wheels, they'll never work, chip or no chip. My guess is Logitech and Sony are locked in a battle of who pays for development of the drivers because Logitech no longer sees itself as concerned with the console market and there's probably a lot of 🤬 waving going on as well. Logitech might even see not making drivers for the system as a way of sticking it to Sony.
You and a few hundred thousand others I suspect. Don't hold your breath though
Posted it in the T300 vs T500 one now.
It does work...with a PC. By the way, please use capitals at the beginning of your sentences. Thank you.👍
