On sale in British stores for £840 (USD$1380), Playseat’s DiRT 3 + Logitech G27 deal combines a comfy driving seat, a sturdy frame and a wheel/pedal set into a controller setup that, were your TV big enough, would be as close to the real thing as you could get without a man sitting next to you muttering “easy left”.
If $US1380 is too rich for your blood, if you order online you get a discount that takes it to…USD$1170 (£709).
Why so much? It’s practically a real racing car seat, and is flexible enough to work with most company’s steering wheels. Aside from that, it’s probably more a case of “a fool and his money”.
Playseat DiRT 3 + Logitech G27 [Playseat, thanks jamie!]
boomtish
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:48 PMMines almost as cool. I have an old black computer desk with the drawer removed, a G27 and shifter clamped to it. And I move it up to my home theater chair which is perfect and I’m 6m away from a 120″ HD Projector screen. Let me tell you, Dirt 3 is a rush man!
David
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 5:50 AMIf i had the $$$ I would definitely grab that.
Anyone who has a g27 etc yearns for a setup like that, most try their hand at building their own first.
And the price is actually affordable compared to what some other companies charge.
Baggy
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 6:13 AMI made my own with some steel, some skill and a $100 racing seat off ebay.
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll302/Bagmup/042.jpg
Ezkaton
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 7:34 AMI just use a G25, Wheel Stand Pro, and my PC chair.
Does the job! :)
Don’t have a dedicated space for something like this.
Dissection
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 8:36 AMSeriously?
The G27 and a a regular Playseat (which that is) can be had for about $800-900AUD. Buy a Dirt 3 decal from eBay for $5 and BAM you have the same setup.
Shirokaze
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 10:22 AMI’m not keen on the steering wheel support bar between my legs. Would make it uncomfortable for heel+toe maneuvers.
Ollie
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 12:47 PMFor the price, that seat looks absolute rubbish, you’ve got a post between your legs… and it just looks sh!te in general.
When I get around to buying a PS (prolly wait for next gen now), then I’ll just build my own, even 25mm RHS is good enough for a frame. I’ve got two race seats that I’ve had for years (they were ~$400ea when I bought them), so I could make a pair if I wanted =)
Mind you, helps if you’ve got access to welding gear etc as well =)
Ragman
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 9:18 PMAll I can say is FUUUUUUUUUU Luke.
I imported an Obutto a couple of years back and it is my primary seat along with a Roccaforte desk.
Best setup for gaming bar none.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4013/andyschairdeskandsteerigi5.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2409/andyschairdeskandsteerifs6.jpg
Compare the cost to getting a track worthy car and then driving competition which is what we all really want to do hence why we buy G25/27s and want the most realistic fun possible.
The only thing I am missing from my setup is a buttkicker.