Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel

McDaniel · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:21

wyrdo said:
Need to? Any reason why? I always thought Linux on the PS3 was rather pointless.

VLC Player

dannyjo22 · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:23

McDaniel said:
Got a PS3 sitting next to me now aswell

Allow me to point out your profile on the other games site you use...

XBL: McDan1el
Wii: Is a gimmick
PS3: Is crap

You spend money on something you think is crap?

HEADRAT · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:24

Anybody know if the force feedback works on the PC over wireless?

Kreeeee · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:28

McDaniel said:
VLC Player

that's nasty, I hate VLC.

McDaniel · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:33

dannyjo22 said:
Allow me to point out your profile on the other games site you use...

XBL: McDan1el
Wii: Is a gimmick
PS3: Is crap

You spend money on something you think is crap?

it is Crap, i wont use it for games (with the exception of Heavenly Sword, and Sigma), its my Media Center (post Linux install) and BluRay player.

McDaniel · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:33

Kreeeee said:
that's nasty, I hate VLC.

It rocks my world, much like Girls Aloud

Kreeeee · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:43

VLC over darkens things and normalises all sound so it sounds crap. It also uses rubbish codecs.

da_mic_1530 · 11 Oct 2007 at 17:47

McDaniel said:
It rocks my world, much like Girls Aloud

indeed I love both VLC and GA, VLC just works for me, plays everything I throw at it, to a decent enough quality

Wyrdo · 11 Oct 2007 at 18:16

dannyjo22 said:
Allow me to point out your profile on the other games site you use...

XBL: McDan1el
Wii: Is a gimmick
PS3: Is crap

You spend money on something you think is crap?

I was going to post the same

but I figured he would be using it for VLC and a media center / bluray and I was right.

dannyjo22 · 11 Oct 2007 at 18:17

McDaniel said:
it is Crap, i wont use it for games (with the exception of Heavenly Sword, and Sigma), its my Media Center (post Linux install) and BluRay player.

Yeah straight to the point as always

I was telling Andy last night I keep thinking of buying one. I will just use it for F1 games though and the odd blu ray. When Singstar comes out for it though I will get pressure from the wife to buy one.

May as well wait and make out its a prezzie for her.

Wyrdo · 11 Oct 2007 at 18:18

dannyjo22 said:
Yeah straight to the point as always

I was telling Andy last night I keep thinking of buying one. I will just use it for F1 games though and the odd blu ray. When Singstar comes out for it though I will get pressure from the wife to buy one.

May as well wait and make out its a prezzie for her.

I need to get another one at some point but I'm going to wait until I have a new TV first to get the most out of the Blurayness. My main TV in the living room is pap

Wyrdo · 11 Oct 2007 at 18:22

And McDaniel, please try the wheel on PGR4 and let me know what it's like you big hunk of love.

NokkonWud · 11 Oct 2007 at 18:37

dannyjo22 said:
I was telling Andy last night I keep thinking of buying one. I will just use it for F1 games though and the odd blu ray. When Singstar comes out for it though I will get pressure from the wife to buy one.

There's only one F1 game on it, all the others will come to Xbox360 too as EA have purchased the license to it. However, the one on the PS3 by SCEE Liverpool is very good, though I wouldn't deem it worthy of a console purchase.

sparkymark75 · 11 Oct 2007 at 18:45

Does the wheel make a considerable difference to racing games? I would get one but I'm not sure about paying £80 for a controller just for PGR4!

NokkonWud · 11 Oct 2007 at 18:52

I would say it definitely makes it more 'fun', however, it also makes it more difficult. It's all about deciding which is best for you at any time.

sparkymark75 · 11 Oct 2007 at 19:11

mmm, I would've thought it would've made it easier. May try and pick one up second-hand.

Desmo · 11 Oct 2007 at 20:07

The wheel deffo takes some getting used to...it's just so different to the controller that yo almost have to re-learn driving games. Once you get it right and with the correct levels of force feedback set, it's awesome.

NokkonWud · 11 Oct 2007 at 20:14

mparter said:
mmm, I would've thought it would've made it easier. May try and pick one up second-hand.

You can go full-lock left to full-lock right in a split second on a pad, you can't on a wheel, so correcting little changes becomes a lot easier and quicker on a pad. Doing that lots of time per lap saves you a lot of time.

sparkymark75 · 11 Oct 2007 at 20:55

NokkonWud said:
You can go full-lock left to full-lock right in a split second on a pad, you can't on a wheel, so correcting little changes becomes a lot easier and quicker on a pad. Doing that lots of time per lap saves you a lot of time.

Fair point. I suppose I was thinking off the sweeping turns or long corners. On the pad I find it difficult to get the stick consistently to the same point where as a wheel would be easier. But given that I've not got one that's me making assumptions :rolleyes:

HEADRAT · 12 Oct 2007 at 08:20

Anybody know if the force feedback works if you use this wheel with your PC as well as Xbox360?