

Related: PS4 HDD Upgrade – How to upgrade your PS4 storage It’s a big improvement over the old wheels, and the pedal set included with the Thrustmaster T300 RS. It’s progressive, with more tension at the end of its depression to give you much better control over the force of the brake and a more realistic. The important improvement in the G29 is the brake.

Each has a different tension style, mirroring what you get in a real car. It’s a three-pedal setup: accelerator, brake and clutch. While the base is plastic, the board is substantial, needing less securing than the oldest G-series sets. There’s no bonus bling to the pedalboard, and it is one of the strongest reasons to recommend the Logitech G29 over its Thrustmaster rivals. And for something that’s going to be consigned to wherever you game (or, as is quite likely, the cupboard 95 per cent of the time) does it matter? Whether you love the colour injection or hate it, it’s not as though Logitech gives you any choice. In all honesty, we did not find much use for it.

Those little blue buttons on the front replicate the trigger buttons on a controller, while the red dial allows quick tweaking of certain car parameters. What we will say, though, is that we were not initially won over by the bright and colourful extra buttons, not found in the Logitech G920. This is a dodgy area, as some claim this is nonsense designed to get people to upgrade from older wheels, that a firmware solution is possible, but we’re not going to go into that here (it’s the reason for the user review down-voting of the wheel on Amazon). You see, the PS4 talks to an extra security chip in accessories like this wheel, which is Logitech’s excuse for the older G25 and G27 models not supporting the PS4.
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The one incredibly shallow pitfall is that there’s a little switch up on the top of the Logitech G29 that toggles between PS3 and PS4 compatibility modes. It automatically recognises the wheel, which can then be used instantly with games like DriveClub and Project Cars. Hook up the 3-pedal board to the wheel, then the wheel to the PS4 and you’re away. We found it to be 100 per cent plug and play. All that’s missing is the pair of analogue sticks, but you’re not exactly going to start playing non-racing games with the G29, are you? However, the upholstery is not quite supercar-grade: there was a bit of flabby flappiness to two parts on the rear.īeing a PlayStation-centric model has let Logitech kit out the G29 with all the buttons needed control the PS4 and PS3, without need for a controller. It seems it’s built to withstand punishment, and is far hardier than the cheap wheels you may have used until now. The feel of the Logitech G29 wheel is pretty much identical to the older G27. The Thrustmaster system offers interchangeable wheels, but when the Alcantara and leather ones cost £140/150, it’s no pocket money upgrade. Rival Thrustmaster wheels are coated in rubber as standard, and feel that bit cheaper as a result. And those of you who have owned or wanted one of these wheels for years will notice it looks an awful lot like the Logitech G27, its last-gen brother.Ģ7cm in diameter, with a largely metal frame and finished with leather, it has a high-end-enough build to just-about give you enough ammunition to convince people it’s not a toy. The Logitech G29 Driving Force does its best to look and feel like a ‘real’ steering wheel. Logitech G29 Driving Force: Design and Features Xbox One owner? Check out the Logitech G920, this wheel’s brother. To make the decision trickier, the two camps each have their ups and downs, but the smoother feel of Thrustmaster’s wheel may well seal the deal for many of you. However, it offers only minor improvements over the ‘classic’ Logitech G27, a wheel that doesn’t work with the PS4 because of contentious compatibility issues.Īt £300, anyone thinking of buying the Logitech G29 also needs to consider the Thrustmaster T300 RS and T300 Ferrari GTE. This is a good wheel, one that may radically increase your enjoyment of racing games if you don’t yet own a force feedback wheel. Don’t own a PS4 yet? It’ll also do the job for the PS3 and PC. The Logitech G29 Driving Force is a force feedback wheel, one of the few that works with the PS4.
