Microsoft's Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel now $99

Time's running out, folks, and if you've got an Xbox 360 gamer in your life that you've vowed to spend a C-note on (and nothing more, tax notwithstanding), here's a bright idea. Microsoft has just cut the price of its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel by $30 to a manageable $99, and it also comes bundled with a driver disc and a demo of Forza Motorsport 2. So, what are you waitin' on? No, really, what's the holdup?

[Preston @ Dec 20th 2007 2:33PM]

I want one. I love playing FM2, but using a regular control kinda sucks.

[vf34wrx @ Dec 20th 2007 2:33PM]

must...resist...spending...more...money...

[Yubastard @ Dec 20th 2007 9:43PM]

yeah, me too, but I wonder if it comes already fixed?

$99 for a wheel and pedals ain't bad, cheap and inaccurate as it may be.

[James @ Dec 20th 2007 10:27PM]

Must.. spend.. money.. on gamess...
too... many... coming.. out... at once...

[Dylan K @ Dec 20th 2007 2:33PM]

Would be a bit nicer if it came with the actual game, not just a demo.

[Chroma @ Dec 20th 2007 3:32PM]

They used to come with PGR 3, as mine did when I bought it about 2-3 months ago.

Then again, it cost me $130.

[Matthew Hilario @ Dec 20th 2007 2:37PM]

so i can "drive" the girls wild.

[Chaj @ Dec 20th 2007 2:53PM]

With no strings attached since it's wireless

[Technex @ Dec 20th 2007 2:52PM]

That's actually a pretty decent deal, I don't own a 360 myself nor am I into racing games any more but it looks like it's good quality, and it comes with a game...

[The R. @ Dec 20th 2007 2:59PM]

it just sucks that it doesnt have force feedback!

[Kevin Mogee @ Dec 20th 2007 3:10PM]

I think it does have force feedback. At least everything I've read indicates that it does. There was even one review that mentioned the need for an AC adapter for the force feedback to work.

[Bob Sintas @ Dec 20th 2007 3:06PM]

Where did you get that it says that it doesn't have force feedback? According to TFA it says: "including full force feedback support."

[ross @ Dec 20th 2007 5:17PM]

It does have force feedback

[bjrcboy @ Dec 20th 2007 3:09PM]

Burn!

[ScareyJ @ Dec 20th 2007 3:15PM]

"Featuring sleek design and cutting edge technology like dual Rumble motors and powerful Force Feedback, the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel is a masterpiece of form and function."

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360wirelessracingwheel/default.htm

[nopassn @ Dec 20th 2007 3:10PM]

I got one a while back... shortly after they started burning out. so the recall was on. I faxed in the sheet, literally a month later I got a letter saying they were going to ship a carton to send it back in. After only two short months of waiting, an empty box with no instructions shows up -just a return label. I send it in, three days later, a new wheel arrives. Quick turn-around, once they get it - it's the 3 months of waiting to get to that point that blows. Also, for being wireless, there sure are a lot of wires. It's wireless to the console, but there is a power cable to the wall to make the rumble/feedback work and then there's the cable from the wheel to the pedals... At least mine came with Project Gotham 3...

[LiqwidZero @ Dec 20th 2007 3:24PM]

Nice! I'll pick this up sometime in January.

[EEL @ Dec 20th 2007 3:24PM]

FINDING A STORE THAT HAS IT IN STOCK!!!

[rndmnme @ Dec 20th 2007 3:25PM]

What am I waiting for? Gran Turismo 5 and a Playstation 3. Forza sucks, best racing sim on the Xbox is still Sega GT 2002.

[RyanTV @ Dec 20th 2007 3:29PM]

this is where the pricepoint should have been in the first place. if it werent so much clutter i might pick one up.

[bo sneb @ Dec 20th 2007 3:33PM]

bah it's still worthless! wouldn't pay more than 30bucks for it.

[why not the LS2LS7? @ Dec 20th 2007 4:00PM]

It's still crap.

It is not quality, it doesn't work well, it's sloppy and unreliable.

http://mrtheawesome.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8306241&publicUserId=5710934

[bo sneb @ Dec 20th 2007 6:06PM]

good review. microsoft should not be shoving their lackluster peripherals down our throats by keeping decent products out of the 360 lineup. i took a chance on the wheel cause it was the only wheel with force feedback on the 360. thoroughly disappointing. aside from the rather weak force feedback, it has no frills, and the only game it feels somewhat decent with is forza. pgr, nfs, and dirt are all better played on a controller. the old fanatec for xbox at least had programming in the wheel itself so you could tune it for games that weren't programmed with it in mind. then on top of that i went thru 4 of these crappy steering wheels, not one of which centered correctly. and there's no calibration software! microsoft obviously has no idea how to make a decent steering wheel. they should leave it to logitech. so instead of spending 300bucks once on a logitech G25 for use with forza, i had to spend 430 plus tax on two steering wheels and the bitter taste this one left in my mouth. it killed my interest in the forza franchize. great job microsoft!

[Mike @ Dec 20th 2007 4:02PM]

Still no PS3 wheel (under $275)?

[SimbaDogg @ Dec 20th 2007 7:39PM]

wtf...are you smoking? i'm guessing you're not familiar w/ the driving force pro which has been out for about 2 years. 900 degrees of turning, and force feedback. $99.97 shipped through amazon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DC64H?smid=A3LJ5WMKNRFKQS&tag=pricegrabber-vidgames-20&linkCode=asn

[James @ Dec 20th 2007 10:32PM]

That's for PS2.. He wants one just meant for ps3..
SIX AXIS AND ALL! WITH RIIIIIIIDGE RAAAAAACCERRR.
Don't forget rumble!

[why not the LS2LS7? @ Dec 21st 2007 3:08AM]

The wheel in the post above (the one you crapped on). Works fine on the PS3. It works in GT HD, GT5 Prologue and DiRT. And it's a better wheel than the 360 Racing Wheel by far. And it's $99.

[m3dina @ Dec 20th 2007 4:15PM]

When hooked up to the mains it has force feedback but when playing wireless it does not. Reason being that if they made it wireless and force feedback, then the batteries would die in next to no time. But seeing as they have dropped the price and now I am waiting for the uk price to drop then I would seriously contemplate the purchase of one.

[apw76006 @ Dec 20th 2007 4:27PM]

I'll buy it and never use it but it makes wonderful man bait.

[Yubastard @ Dec 20th 2007 9:40PM]

bah, you fat, bearded Peter.

[scolen2 @ Dec 20th 2007 5:07PM]

THIS IS THE BEST WHEEL EVER!!!

Never before have I ever laid my eyes are a better designed more accurate and realistic wheel for any video game system. Not only that, but Microsoft has the nicest and quickest consumer support I have never had to use cause all of their products are tops!

[bo sneb @ Dec 20th 2007 5:33PM]

lol u sarcastic bastard!

[80085 @ Dec 20th 2007 5:36PM]

such a shame the 360 has this sad thing for a racing wheel. doesn't even compare to the Logitech G25 for PC, PS2 and PS3. not even worth $99.

[vien @ Dec 20th 2007 6:13PM]

is this just the wheel or does it come with pedals too?

[Tim C @ Dec 20th 2007 6:35PM]

not bad for a wireless controller

[David @ Dec 20th 2007 11:59PM]

People here keep saying that this isn't a good racing wheel, but every review that I've seen says that it is pretty darn good. What gives?

[bo sneb @ Dec 30th 2007 4:07AM]

read the review posted by "why not the LS2/LS7?" above. it is a very straightforward, unbiased, indepth review that details everything i dislike about this wheel. to sum it up, the force feedback is decent but non-adjustable and on the weak side, the build construction is lacking, the pedal base is poorly designed, you can't calibrate it, it never centers correctly, and, aside from force feedback, there are no frills differentiating this wheel from the 3rd party contenders on the 360. no clutch, no stick shifter, only 270 degrees of rotation, and no programmability in the wheel. this means games have to be programmed correctly for the wheel to feel natural, and you can't adjust the wheel to compensate when a game isn't designed with it in mind. result? the ONLY game it feels acceptable with is forza. every other game you might think of playing with this wheel feels downright unnatural.

why do reviewers praise this wheel? probably because it is the best option for the 360, by virtue of being the only force feedback wheel.

and that's what i HATE about it. MS has manufactured the 360 steering wheel market so that this is your best option. i have much higher standards and am willing to pay for them. logitech's driving force pro meets the bare minimum (also $99), and the G25 is pretty much ideal (tho it is $300). at the VERY least i expect a wheel that feels good with more than one game. but you aren't allowed to opt for that experience. it leaves the system without a solid force feedback wheel. if MS must have our money, they should pony up a quality product instead of forcing consumers to pick the best of a bunch of crappy options.

but if you want to play forza with a force feedback steering wheel it's only gonna cost you $180 now instead of $200+. yay.

[Davsot @ Dec 21st 2007 1:11AM]

Hope this one doesn't overheat like the other Microsoft Wireless Racing Wheel.

[TriggerHippy @ Dec 21st 2007 2:04AM]

rndmnme
@ Dec 20th 2007 3:25PM
"What am I waiting for? Gran Turismo 5 and a Playstation 3. Forza sucks, best racing sim on the Xbox is still Sega GT 2002"

Sega GT 2002 is still the best Xbox driving sim? Dude, are you smoking crack. That game blows chunks. I owned the first Sega GT for the Dreamcast and although the graphics were good, the gameplay sucked, especially the brakes. Sega improved it a bit for the Xbox but the game didn't drive right. I'll agree that Forza 1 sucked because the brakes in that game didn't slow the car down but Forza 2 is a big improvement over the first one. They fixed the brakes in Forza 2 and because of that, Forza 2 has to be the best driving sim for a console to date and I'll say that even though I own all 4 Grand Turismos and all 3 Sega GTs.

[why not the LS2LS7? @ Dec 21st 2007 3:12AM]

TOCA 2 is the best driving sim for a console so far. TOCA 3 is right behind it. I'd put Forza 2 in 3rd.

Honestly, the lack of a good wheel for 360 is a huge black mark against Forza 2, even though it's a good game. Get TOCA 2 for PS2 and a decent Logitech wheel and you'll be better off.

[lothar @ Dec 21st 2007 11:12AM]

Toca2 was hardly a sim, it was a fantastic racing game but you were basically handed a car with nearly no options of modifications. Toca was a great game in the case that it was a story based racing game which is very un-common.

Besides the obvious car modding, tweaking of Forza I can go online look up any track and or classed race and view the replay of the top racers with the best times. The frustrating thing is seeing someone cut a full 1 minute off your time in the same car LOL.

[genaldar @ Dec 21st 2007 2:22AM]

Everyone knows Outrun is the greatest racing game evah!

[JET @ Dec 21st 2007 1:43PM]

This is one of the worst wheels I've ever used. At $149, it was worse than wheels 1/3rd its price. Now its only worse than wheels half its price!

JET

[lance gross @ Dec 22nd 2007 10:53AM]

Good deal I gota get it...