I say “finally†with heaps of sarcasm because I’m convinced that nobody even noticed the lack of a Sony-approved GT5 steering wheel controller. If you did then not only are you a little weird, but you’re also in luck! The Thrustmaster wheel is branded with Gran Turismo logos and is the second model of steering wheel to ever boast that accolade.
Sony has stamped “We approve and ♥ this so much†all over the device and that approval carries on into the price tag. Yep, it’s expensive. Not just any expensive though, it’s “Sony Expensiveâ€, which is kind of weird because it’s made by Thrustmaster.
The T500RS has a lot of metal, loads of bits and weighs 12kg in total. The pedals are adjustable, the wheel rotates a full 1080Ëš and the whole lot will set you back €500. The peripheral officially went on sale yesterday (05 January 2011) in Europe, Africa and Australia. We’re sure it’ll be available in South Africa soon, but if you simply cannot wait you can always pre-order it off Take2 for just less than R9500 in their “More UK†section.
Here’s a very sweaty trailer for the wheel – eeew.
Source: CVG
Last Updated: January 7, 2011
penada
January 7, 2011 at 11:27
fantastic…jst wonder how much it will cost here when it is launhed, and who will be selling it….if it costs more than R5500 i will have to give it a skip
lans
January 8, 2011 at 10:41
sell some stuff untill it becomes 5500
Banana Jim
January 7, 2011 at 11:29
Am I the only one who chuckled at “THRUSTMASTER”? Anyway, at that price, I might as well buy a cheap scooter for Sunday morning drives
Geeves
January 7, 2011 at 17:46
erm.. grand turismo?.. try gran turismo…
lans
January 7, 2011 at 18:58
OK IM SELLING MY XBOX 360
Selling my DFGT wheel
Selling Halo 3, Halo ODST,Halo Reach, Halo legends
JUST FOR THIS BABY!
Rez
January 7, 2011 at 20:31
Or you could just buy a cheap second hand car.
Hhh
January 7, 2011 at 20:41
or you could buy 100 mcdonalds burgers each with a side of medium french fries, a milkshake, all the justin bieber albums, and a tuxedo.
Anyone agree with me, huh?
lans
January 8, 2011 at 10:42
or i could buy this sweet wheel!
aa
January 9, 2011 at 04:44
The DFGT says hello….