Project CARS - Logitech Wheels NOT Supported on PS4

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I just don't get why a console company and a aftermarket wheel company can't get together and figure it out instead of both of them screwing the consumer over in an already expensive technology age. I personally like my g27 and it works for my needs just fine, that's why I bought it. Now I have to buy more unnecessary expensive hardware to get the same enjoyment I had years ago. I call bs on all of it!
 
I just don't get why a console company and a aftermarket wheel company can't get together and figure it out instead of both of them screwing the consumer over in an already expensive technology age. I personally like my g27 and it works for my needs just fine, that's why I bought it. Now I have to buy more unnecessary expensive hardware to get the same enjoyment I had years ago. I call bs on all of it!
You gave the answer to your question already :)
 
New yes, i had to spend 100 bucks extra on an OS (you can find windows 7 for 25€), wireless keyboard, USB receiver for my 360 pads and an ethernet cable.
Still, i prefer laying down 800 all included for a gaming pc than for a console + thrustmaster.

Don't forget on a console you have to buy the online subscription and an extra pad also (if you have mates), so it's basically the same price yet i never have to worry about compatibility anymore and i can play the best racing sims.
But if you really want a new wheel then i guess for you the PS4 option is the one.

Unfortunately PC related stuff is really expensive here, so the prices you get to enjoy aren't available to me.

I don't play split screen, so I won't need additional controllers, pretty much all of my friends have ps4s. I don't mind having to pay for a subscription to online, it's not that expensive, and I'll only do it if I actually intend on playing my games online, I don't get a lot of time for games, so to begin with at least, I'll just be playing career and offline modes on games, and there are already a lot of good offline ps4 games.

As I've already said, I would prefer a PC, but when it's all said and done it will cost a lot more, so I'll wait until I'm more financially stable to go that way. I also like the look of oculus, so by the time I am in need of something to spend money on that will probably be available lol. Currently I'm stretching it to get the ps4, but my ps3 plays up quite a bit, and my wheel, which was never good to begin with, feels like it's on borrowed time, so it's a good time to upgrade lol.

My car and my family take up most of my money usually, so it may be a while before I get a PC lol.
 
I just don't get why a console company and a aftermarket wheel company can't get together and figure it out instead of both of them screwing the consumer over in an already expensive technology age. I personally like my g27 and it works for my needs just fine, that's why I bought it. Now I have to buy more unnecessary expensive hardware to get the same enjoyment I had years ago. I call bs on all of it!

It's not between the console company & wheel company, it's between the wheel manufacturer & game dev. Sony have already said that it's up to wheel manufacturers to supply drivers to game devs, & this seems to be the case as it's what Fanatec have done for SMS. Now it's up to Logitech to make their own drivers for the PS4 & work with game developers to get them into their games. That is unless there is more underhanded business shenanigans going on behind the scenes than we know about!
 
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That is unless there is more underhanded business shenanigans going on behind the scenes than we know about!

I think you hit the nail on the head there.

I'm sure I read something by Logitech either on their forum or Twitter that stated the G25 was just a HID driver and would work if it wasn't for the 'security chip'. If that was the case surely implementing it into Project Cars would be straight forward and a no brainer. Unless Sony were preventing it for some reason?
 
I know most here are talking ps4, but I just picked up a tx and if the t300 is anything like it you guys upgrading from a g series like i was are in for a treat. Reliability issues aside the tx/t300 is great especially when used with some good pedals. Just my 2 cents for people that may be on the fence. Ended up selling my g27 with shifter no pedals on ebay for 100 bucks to offset some of the cost. All in all it cost me 200 bucks to upgrade to a far superior wheel. Just some food for thought.
 
The problem with getting some Custom build PC on my side is that it's really costs a lot. I could get the price of 2 and half ps4 for a gaming pc that might not run the game on the highest settings.
Also ps plus 1 year costs less than a new game in here, a new game over here cost around 64 - 74 usd's ! even one time when I was going to buy gta v (with pre order bonus) on the ps3, it cost me around 80 usd!!! For the 1 year ps plus I had to pay just around 50 usd.
 
Also ps plus 1 year costs less than a new game in here, a new game over here cost around 64 - 74 usd's ! even one time when I was going to buy gta v (with pre order bonus) on the ps3, it cost me around 80 usd!!! For the 1 year ps plus I had to pay just around 50 usd.
But you're gonna be subbing to PS Plus for more than one year, aren't you? Over the lifetime of the console, it's going to be 200 bucks or something like that. You can get a decent boost in PC performance for that price. And PC games generally cost less too. The usual 10% off you get as a PS Plus bonus usually doesn't make the games cheaper than the full price of the PC version.

This is coming from someone who has subscribed to PS Plus for several years before getting a PS4 too. Back then, I felt that the games I got for free were worth it, but it's been a while since I have been impressed by the free game offerings now.
 
But you're gonna be subbing to PS Plus for more than one year, aren't you? Over the lifetime of the console, it's going to be 200 bucks or something like that. You can get a decent boost in PC performance for that price. And PC games generally cost less too.
I was going to build my own gaming PC (my price for the Laptop, smart phone, PS4...etc could have gone into a strong high end Gaming PC) but i have brothers who wants to play on the ps4 (yes i'm not the only one who play video games in my house) so we had to buy a ps4. At the end it's my problem, not anyone else.

Also on my steam account, most new games are $60, not something like $50.

I never owned a wheel so if i'm going to buy the t300rs then it would cost me the same price as a ps4 so on that price i could upgraded the pc (if i have one).
 
I don't have a list over prices in the past that I can check, but for me, GTA 5 costs roughly 10% less on Steam than it does on PSN. But that might also be a pre-order bonus. I'm not sure, I'll know for sure the 14th i guess.
 
I don't have a list over prices in the past that I can check, but for me, GTA 5 costs roughly 10% less on Steam than it does on PSN. But that might also be a pre-order bonus. I'm not sure, I'll know for sure the 14th i guess.
hmmmm...... GTA V on steam costs the same price as what i payed for the PS4 remastered version, both are $59.99 USD, not sure why the prices are like that in here.
 
It's just Logitech no wishing to work on it. Period.

Fanatech chipless wheel will work on ps4 since they developed the drivers, so the ball and fault is 100% in logitech hands. Hope they'll finally move and do something about it.

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It's not between the console company & wheel company, it's between the wheel manufacturer & game dev. Sony have already said that it's up to wheel manufacturers to supply drivers to game devs, & this seems to be the case as it's what Fanatec have done for SMS. Now it's up to Logitech to make their own drivers for the PS4 & work with game developers to get them into their games. That is unless there is more underhanded business shenanigans going on behind the scenes than we know about!


I think you are both correct. I also heard about some third party interference elsewhere. I believe it was Immersion, and I think they are to receive a substantial fee for drivers on the PS4. If (BIG IF) this is the case, it doesn't seem (to me) likely for Logitech to get into the market as there is no big upside (as the majority of people it will help already have the wheel so it won't lead to many new sales).
 
hmmmm...... GTA V on steam costs the same price as what i payed for the PS4 remastered version, both are $59.99 USD, not sure why the prices are like that in here.
Publishers love to separate markets so that they can charge as much as possible in any given area :P.

That's probably the main reason regional locks existed as long as they did on certain consoles, cause it most certainly hasn't been a technical limitation for the last 10-15 years.
 
what about that game show thing i read about a few days ago!? arent there any news or something supposed to come out today!?
edit: oops... wrong thread!
 
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I think you are both correct. I also heard about some third party interference elsewhere. I believe it was Immersion, and I think they are to receive a substantial fee for drivers on the PS4. If (BIG IF) this is the case, it doesn't seem (to me) likely for Logitech to get into the market as there is no big upside (as the majority of people it will help already have the wheel so it won't lead to many new sales).
Hmm, Logitech have upset lots of customers and Logitech make more than just steering wheels.

I for one have recently purchased some PC hardware and I purposely avoided buying Logitech branded products. I won't be buying anything from Logitech in the short to medium term because of how I (the customer) am not happy with what has happened.

So indirectly, Logitech are loosing sales.
 
Hmm, Logitech have upset lots of customers and Logitech make more than just steering wheels.

I for one have recently purchased some PC hardware and I purposely avoided buying Logitech branded products. I won't be buying anything from Logitech in the short to medium term because of how I (the customer) am not happy with what has happened.

So indirectly, Logitech are loosing sales.
While there is probably some merit in this argument, in the end people usually end up just buying based on price/value/performance/features. I wouldn't pass up a good deal on a Logitech product to buy something more expensive or with less features at the same price nor would most people. I stuck it to Sony though by not buying a PS4 and switching to pc where this kind of obsolescense isn't really a factor.
 
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While there is probably some merit in this argument, in the end people usually end up just buying based on price/value/performance/features. I wouldn't pass up a good deal on a Logitech product to buy something more expensive or with less features at the same price nor would most people. I stuck it to Sony though buy not buying a PS4 and switching to pc where this kind of obsolescense isn't really a factor.

Yup. I did the same, for the exact same reasons. In fact, half of my league membership is going this same route for exactly the same reason. PS4 + New Wheel + pCARS = Too much $$ (especially when my current G27 is only 15 months old). New PC parts cost less than PS4 alone.
 
Yup. I did the same, for the exact same reasons. In fact, half of my league membership is going this same route for exactly the same reason. PS4 + New Wheel + pCARS = Too much $$ (especially when my current G27 is only 15 months old). New PC parts cost less than PS4 alone.
If you run a league online play with PC sims will be a lot better too đź‘Ť
 
If you run a league online play with PC sims will be a lot better too đź‘Ť
BS. Been there done that. I was a part of the Master Race, and most online gaming on pc is filled of cheaters, modders, lag exploiters etc etc. Also the rate of game abandon on pc is usually very fast and people spread out amongst 10000 sims, mods etc etc.

Sure you can find great gaming but it's not easier than on ps4 or xbox. It's the people not the medium making the experience.
 
BS. Been there done that. I was a part of the Master Race, and most online gaming on pc is filled of cheaters, modders, lag exploiters etc etc. Also the rate of game abandon on pc is usually very fast and people spread out amongst 10000 sims, mods etc etc.

Sure you can find great gaming but it's not easier than on ps4 or xbox. It's the people not the medium making the experience.
Please read my post again, i said 'if you run a league'.
 
While there is probably some merit in this argument, in the end people usually end up just buying based on price/value/performance/features. I wouldn't pass up a good deal on a Logitech product to buy something more expensive or with less features at the same price nor would most people. I stuck it to Sony though by not buying a PS4 and switching to pc where this kind of obsolescense isn't really a factor.

Yup. I did the same, for the exact same reasons. In fact, half of my league membership is going this same route for exactly the same reason. PS4 + New Wheel + pCARS = Too much $$ (especially when my current G27 is only 15 months old). New PC parts cost less than PS4 alone.

No playstation exclusives for you, my friends! :P
 
What if the Logitech wheels will not be supported on Win 10?

That will be great for the global Euro zone economy with the amount of Logitech wheel owners lol :lol:
 
No Pc exclusives for you my friend :sly:
And that's the point. It's all about software. I like the ps4 exclusives that's why I bought one (instead of xbone or pc)! Plus, I don't want to waste time and nerves to get this driver running and optimize that setting... to finally get it working. :)
 
And that's the point. It's all about software. I like the ps4 exclusives that's why I bought one (instead of xbone or pc)! Plus, I don't want to waste time and nerves to get this driver running and optimize that setting... to finally get it working. :)

It's not that hard after all. I have a medium pc with a mid-range graphics card. Wasn't that expensive and is enough to play games like counter strike with my friends (as most of my rl friends don't have a ps4)
 
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