There’s been no official information or acknowledgement of Logitech’s G29 steering wheel, but two leaks over the past few weeks have all but confirmed the accessory maker’s return to the sim racing hardware market.
Yesterday, even more information about the wheel hit the web, thanks to a premature product listing which appeared on Amazon.de. It has since been taken offline, but not before the description and photos were downloaded by plenty of GTPlanet users.
According to the product description, the G29 will apparently contain much of the same internals that power the G27, featuring dual force feedback motors and helical gears:
“G29 Driving Force is the definitive sim racing hardware for the latest PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC titles. Feature dual-motor force feedback and helical gearing for quiet, smooth steering. Stainless steel paddle shifters and RPM / shift indicator LEDs help you make crisp, fluid gear transitions without taking your eyes off the track.
“The separate pedal unit gives you natural, responsive control with a brake pedal nonlinear. Driving Force is built for comfort and durability with hand-stitched leather and stainless steel components. Built-in clamps and bolt points allow the wheel to be mounted securely to a table or racing rig, Minimising shifting or wobbling during aggressive maneuvers.”
While certainly a competent piece of hardware, it would seem the G29 won’t be as sophisticated as today’s more expensive wheels from Thrustmaster and Fanatec. The good news is that the description does mention PC compatibility – something that was in question after the last round of rumors suggested the wheel would support the PS3 and PS4 only.
We can likely expect an official unveil of the G29 at E3 in Los Angeles next week. As always, visit our Sim Racing Hardware forum for more discussion. Thanks to Andre for the tip!
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G29 is for PS3/PS4 and G920 for XBox One and PC. Shifter separate.
Well its officially official;
http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g29-driving-force?wt.ac_id=global_news_g29_06112015
$399 USD, releases in July.
UGG really was hoping for half that price.
GT Sport announced on Monday??? Chances are looking bright.
Good God! http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g29-driving-force
$USD 399??? $NZD 499 €400 Are they insane? And two different wheels? One for PS and one for Xbone/PC? Crazy stuff!
I godda be honest, the wheel is fugly. having said that I wont care if it works well.
400€ ??? I bought my G25 which was coming with the shifter 180€.
Not sure of what Logitech is doing.
Where does this mention any price?
Found it in the thread, could just be an estimated placeholder. Also we don’t know anything about the shifter and if G27/G25 owners can keep using their wheels with that. It’s like the no PC support rumours, just sit and wait for the official reveal.
499 cad $ !?!
http://mobile-gaming.logitech.com/product/g920-driving-force?wt.ac_id=global_news_g920_06112015
There’s a clutch pedal, but no shifter. Shifter sold separately I guess.
Why buy the g29 if eventually Sony may support the g27. Its a waste of money if you ask me. The G27 and G29 looks identical and probably have the same FFB but slightly stronger. The G27 still performs like new in my opinion and the g29 pedals looks like you can’t even adjust the stiffness. If I had a choice to by the g29 separately, I’ll just buy the wheel itself and hope it has the same outlet for the g27 H shifter.
Looks good and will most likely get it and hopes it has the same connector for the shifter :D. Not sure why anyone would think that Logitech would make the wheel only compatible with the PS3/4 and not PC, PS3/4 use HID so no reason it wouldn’t work on PC which is legacy anyway. I hope it’s a little more robust in the wheel area, but this looks pretty nice. Glad Logitech got back into making console peripherals, more competition means better products and prices for us to pick an choose from.
Because the initial leaked information said no pc support.
Sounds expensive.
Ah you snooze, you lose Logi. I’ve been a loyal fan for YEAAAAARS and would’ve loved to have one of your units connected to my PS4, but I already bought a TS300 and am waiting for it to arrive any day now. Cheers.
Have heard a a few users reporting their T300 burning up.
Oh well! I’ll see if I can burn mine up as well lol.
Amazon listed it with 400€ which should be the recommended retail price from Logitech.
So way too expensive and all DFGT and G27 get f+cked by Logitech with their no service/support policy on PS4.
Whaaaaaat? At that price point it would be nuts to get this over a T300 unless you’re really worried about reliability (Since TM wheels seem a bit unreliable and my experience with my G27 has been that it’s indestructible.)
I’m confident it will come in below the G27’s original price point since it’s the same thing pound-for-pound minus the 6-speed shifter unit and plus a few buttons smacked onto the wheel rim.
I also really hope that the shifter accessory (that will clearly become available considering the third pedal) can be used as a sequential or assigned other functions all together. The thing I miss most about my DFGT was making the ‘back’ shift lever movement e-brake and the ‘forward’ lever movement upshift. That was handy when exiting a turn with the wheel spinning all over the place.
I can pretty much guarantee the shifter will be the G27 shifter in all but name only, just like this is a G27 in all but name only. Likely the only thing new on this is the wheel, which might justify pricing it around the same as a G27 but not $50-100 more and without a shifter.
I’m sure Logiech has a very close eye on what Thrustmaster and Fanatec and doing. At the very least, the shifter unit itself will be different (just a shifter with no button pods since they’re all on the wheel) but yea, I am worried it’ll be the same chintzy mechanism. I mention the competition because look at the shifters they offer – $80-$100 I think? If Logitech shoots just below those on price for a shifter pod with no buttons I could see it feeling pretty nice. I give it a 25% chance we get a new/improved shifter.
The TH8A from Thrustmaster, is around $CDN180 but the entire shifter is metal inside and out except for a plastic ring outside and the bottom half of the shifter knob. All the internals are metal and it’s a much higher quality unit than the G27. They could easily come in at $99 for the shifter and still be well under the next one up the line. I could see the same shifter as the G27 but with a new face. Having all the buttons in games like Project Cars and the upcoming Assetto Corsa, which have many more options than games like Gran Turismo, would be very welcome.
While I can imagine a lot of people finding this news exciting, it doesn’t excite me at all. It is basically a G27 with more face buttons and minus a shifter. I personally think Logitech knew they could not re-enter the console wheel market without a “necessity”. It would be too convenient and cost effective for consumers to carry on their g27 support into next gen. Instead support is forgotten and a new wheel is introduced.
Unless the wheel itself has improved features, greater bit depth, degrees of rotation, stronger motors, I see no point in “upgrading” to this wheel. Of course we’ll have to see the specs when it comes out. It wouldn’t surprise me if this is just a re-branded G27.
If it is true,, personally I find this news VERY exciting and I am happy as the dickens Logitech are getting back into sim racing wheels and will snap the new one up in a heartbeat! Does your G25 / G27 work with PS4 without purchasing the $200USD RICMOTECH adaptor? iF the news is true, this one will. I say, GET BACK IN THE MIX LOGITECH,, YOU HAVE A HUGE FAN BASE OUT HERE AND WE’RE HUNGRY FOR YOUR NEWEST WHEEL/PEDAL combo!!
This is good to hear…
Woah….
Anyone know the price?
i think i saw somewhere it suposed to be between 150 and 200ish bucks
I saw on one web site around 400 USD
Thanks. Pretty expensive for a set similar to G27 without gear stick.