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The Ultimate Gran Turismo Wheel is the Price of Two PS3s

by Chris Arnone, posted on 23 December 2010 / 3,013 Views

A couple weeks ago, we showed you some initial images of the upcoming Thrustmaster T500 RS. While it may sound like some kind of porno-meets-Terminator mashup, in actuality it is to be the ultimate racing wheel for Polyphony Digital's  Gran Turismo 5.

Earlier today, Thrustmaster released a press release detailing all the specs on the upcoming wheel, a slew of pictures, and dropped the price bomb on us. Come January 5 in North America and Europe and January 25 in Japan, the Thrustmaster T500 RS will set you back $599.99. Literally the cost of 2 Playstation 3's or 10 copies of GT5 and that's without the separately sold gearshift, of which no mention was made.

Start saving your pennies now. Here's some pictures to get you revved up:

Thrustmaster T500 RS Package

Thrustmaster T500 RS

Check out some more pictures in the gallery and all the specs by clicking to the source, both below.


21 Comments

IamAwsome
IamAwsome (on 24 December 2010)

I'll have to take a second job for this.

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dahuman
dahuman (on 24 December 2010)

like hell

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Genera1MLD
Genera1MLD (on 24 December 2010)

if you think this new thrustmaster wheel is stupid just checkout the settings in GT5 apparently the thrustmaster wheel is spelt tthrustmaster and no i diddnt accidently put 2 t's there thats how its spelt in the game lmfao is there nothing polyphony can sort out without making complete tit's of them selfs and still no update to fix those crappy shadows out.

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Aldro
Aldro (on 24 December 2010)

No thanks, G27 is good :)

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Genera1MLD
Genera1MLD (on 24 December 2010)

oh and for the record just watch SRT on youtube for reviews on gaming wheels. heres a link: http://www.youtube.com/user/simracingtonight

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Genera1MLD
Genera1MLD (on 24 December 2010)

sorry but no matter how much this wheel costs ill stick with my driving force GT wheel, ive had a thrustmaster wheel before and ill never purchase anything made by thrustmaster again, if anyone can find a wheel made by logitech thats as bad as the thrustmaster ferrari wheel feel free to try as i can easily say logitech dont make shitty products to make there quality product look better.

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Nybbas
Nybbas (on 24 December 2010)

i would call the logitech at 300 mid range, the 100 dollar wheels low range and anything over 300-400 is higher range.... a wheel where the pedals are 600-1000 i would put into a "Extremely high range" category... just because there is a wheel that is insanely expensive, doesnt automatically mean that one thats half the price is only mid range....

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Smidlee
Smidlee (on 23 December 2010)

ECCI force feedback wheel only cost around $2600. There are pedals that runs around $600-$1000 so this wheel and pedal combo is still mid-range.

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iasta
iasta (on 23 December 2010)

Why haven't announce that people will take a 2 second job to buy this wheel... and a 3rd one to buy the shifter...

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Smidlee
Smidlee (on 23 December 2010)

This wheel isn't for the average gamers. There is already a cheap GT5 wheel on the market. This is aim more toward a hardcore sim racer.

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rakugakist
rakugakist (on 23 December 2010)

I'll stick to Logitech for the moment being.

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riecsou
riecsou (on 23 December 2010)

i think they made this wheel for the NBA players, the NFL players, the Baseball players.

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primogen18
primogen18 (on 23 December 2010)

I already have a nice wheel, it's attached to my actual car...

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A Bad Clown
A Bad Clown (on 23 December 2010)

I can imagine how they announced it: "And this wheel will retail for FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE US DOLLARS"

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Alby_da_Wolf
Alby_da_Wolf (on 23 December 2010)

I just hope for that price they used better materials than in their utterly crappy entry level wheel...

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Pr1mus
Pr1mus (on 23 December 2010)

I would buy it if it was called *** Xtreme Thrustmaster T2000 RSX *** Now it just sounds too average, its all the Xtreme and bigger number.

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zgamer5
zgamer5 (on 23 December 2010)

meh! i have my trusty 100 dollar wheel.

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hagelt18
hagelt18 (on 23 December 2010)

That is hardcore...Thrustmaster T500 RS...how does it get any more ridiculous?

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Bornswavia
Bornswavia (on 23 December 2010)

I'm good with just using the normal PS3 controller. So is my wallet.

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Nybbas
Nybbas (on 23 December 2010)

errr logitech g25/27 kthx? what a joke 600 and it doesnt even include the shifter?

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AWESOM-O
AWESOM-O (on 23 December 2010)

I think this is a little to pricey for me.... I love gt but theres just no way im sending this much

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