First Pictures of GT5′s New Thrustmaster T500RS Wheel

Accessories December 3rd, 2010 by Jordan

PlanetaDeJuego snagged the first official shots of the new “official” GT5 Thrustmaster T500 RS steering wheel. Notably, the T500 appears to feature a “reversible” pedal mount, which can be used in either a top or bottom-hinged configuration. Thanks to all who sent these in!

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  1. December 3rd, 2010 at 1:47 pm - #
    ddl8

    Pedals look solid, but the wheel looks cheap – however maybe its just photo and in real life the wheel looks good, I dont know.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 1:52 pm - #
      Steve

      It looks like it might have speakers built in

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 2:09 pm - #
      Madman Apex

      @steve or its air circulation to cool the mechanics

  2. December 3rd, 2010 at 1:45 pm - #
    Ryan

    I see a clutch, but no shifter?

    Thrustmasters products have been so-so as of recent. This wheel looks like a good start for them, but just from looking at it I think it needs refinement.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 4:31 pm - #
      Zmann42087

      exactly what I’m wondering… where is the shifter assembly?

    • December 5th, 2010 at 12:37 am - #
      Spacegoat

      Shifter sold separately.

  3. December 3rd, 2010 at 1:43 pm - #
    Fritter

    It looks pretty cool, especially those pedals, but does anyone see an shifting knob anywhere?

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 1:44 pm - #
      Fritter

      Never mind, I forgot it was sold separately. :P

  4. December 3rd, 2010 at 1:43 pm - #
    g27 guy

    Well, I am not pissed at all. I like the wheel, but what can I do. It is the marketing and business game. I play the same game with my work. So, now the question comes, what is the price of the wheel? If it is the $500 plus the price of the shifter, then I am not going to even bother with. If it is comparable with the g27 then I may give it a shot.

  5. December 3rd, 2010 at 1:42 pm - #
    Oli (Death783)

    is that 1080 degress of rotation on the box?

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 1:42 pm - #
      Oli (Death783)

      *degrees

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 1:49 pm - #
      ddl8

      yes it is!

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 2:46 pm - #
      TakeshiSkunk

      Wait…what. A lot of sports cars don’t even have 900. My 1983 Parisienne only has 900…why would we possibly need 1080.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 3:39 pm - #
      stevenhiggster

      I’ve always wondered why we even have 900! Most racing cars strive to have less turns lock to lock not more! F1 cars are 360 degrees lock to lock why on earth would we want 1080?

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 3:57 pm - #
      Gork

      Because 90% of the cars in GT aren’t racecars.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 4:51 pm - #
      RTSolvalou

      You will be able to calibrate where you want full lock to hit, it will mirror it for the opposite turn so it will be symmetrical, and if you can’t handle it then put a bit of tape around where you have set full lock to hit.

      (There may be a slim chance that you can set full lock mechanically)

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm - #
      rydeen

      ^^This, and cuz i like drifting!

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 5:55 pm - #
      TakeshiSkunk

      “Because 90% of the cars in GT aren’t racecars.”

      Yes but what I’m saying is that the majority of non-racing cars only have 900 and some have less than that. I’m only even giving the benefit of the doubt here, I can’t think of any car at all that has more than 900.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 8:11 pm - #
      occasionalracer

      I think pick-up trucks and other larger hauling vehicles go beyond 900 deg. It’d be sweet if they put some MAN trucks in the game for fun.

    • December 4th, 2010 at 2:32 am - #
      RTSolvalou

      Well someone wasted a year of their life creating 2 WW2 cars so I guess anything can happen.

    • December 4th, 2010 at 2:08 pm - #
      quickben

      Maybe they’re going to market it as having “HD Steering” ?

      It’ll fool the kids, anyway !

  6. December 3rd, 2010 at 1:37 pm - #
    adam

    OOo it has a clutch how pissed will be the G27 guys be that there wheel isn’t fully supported but this is! :(

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 1:44 pm - #
      350GT

      Umm yes it is. I don’t think you have to push the ‘triangle’ button anymore either.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 1:45 pm - #
      Blueyond

      Except for some buttons on the wheel my G27 works fine. I don’t even have to press triangle to get the clutch to work. And I can use the buttons on the shifter, they work fine. So I don’t see how the G27 is not fully supported? Combined the G27 has way more buttons than this wheel, as far as I can see, so I think it’s fair that not all the buttons work, especially since the G27 wasn’t made for GT…

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 1:54 pm - #
      Ivan

      I’m more pissed about the fact that you don’t know the difference between there and their

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 2:43 pm - #
      Geo_212

      People mean “fully supported” as being able to program all of the separate buttons on the wheel. By default, only two of the six buttons on the G27 wheel can be used and only two out of four on the shifter module. The wheel is compatible, just not FULLY compatible.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 5:04 pm - #
      J. Hayden-Kart Racer

      yea us G25 will be SOOOOOO disappointed… LOL JK- this doesnt even have a shifter!! only sissy paddle shifters lol

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 5:17 pm - #
      Zuel

      @ Blueyond
      The G25 or G27 is not supported buy GT5. If you don’t see it in the configuration screen. the Thrust Master wheel is there.

      @ J. Hayden-Kart Racer

      The shifter is sold separately.

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 5:33 pm - #
      Faux Shaux

      I don’t comment very often, but I just thought it was necessary to let you know, Zuel, that I think you’re a competent human being. You know your stuff about the video game steering wheel market. And the video game pedals market. And the video game shifter market. You really do know your stuff.

      And I think you’re a swell guy overall, Zuel. Furthermore, I think that you don’t have to make asinine remarks to multiple statements via one comment to convince others you’re worth the oxygen you’re consuming right now. You were fine just the way you were before December 3rd at 5:17 pm (adjust for time zone difference if necessary).

      In other words, chill out.

      Sincerely,

      Faux Shaux

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 7:02 pm - #
      OmniusGT

      After using the Driving Force Pro with GT4 and upgrading to the Driving Force GT for GT5 (which didn’t arrive as we all know) so the wheel was used for Prologue and other driving games, its a shame to see Logitech ‘losing’ the GT licence…

      The question is, if this T500 is the new official wheel, why has the ‘on the fly’ extra buttons been dropped? The Plus and Minus buttons, scroll wheel and menu button? It seems strange that if you go for this wheel, you can’t do that anymore, you can tell this if you go into the options to configure the T500 in GT5, there is no option to configure any of the unused buttons for these Driving Force GT only buttons.

      Also looking at the T500, how would you attach it to a desk (I have my Driving Force GT clamped to my desk using the internal clamps) but I can’t see anything on the photos of this new wheel?

    • December 3rd, 2010 at 7:03 pm - #
      Vulcao

      Faux Shaux,

      are you mad? I can’t believe I waste 1 minute of my life by reading your pointless comment.

      By the way, the shifter will really be sold separately, read the articles.

    • December 4th, 2010 at 8:08 am - #
      ToreDL87

      I`m a G25 owner and yes ofcourse I am pissed that the Logitech G25 is not supported, thanks for pointing that out Adam, since you just reminded me that PD screwed us on this one and went with a different brand instead :P

      Try to wringle out of that while youre at it trying to insult g2x wheel owners :P

    • December 4th, 2010 at 8:11 am - #
      darou

      @350GT

      There’s no more need to press the triangle button for clutch.. I guess Logtitech is to be blamed for the firmware regarding the full compatibility

    • December 4th, 2010 at 9:36 pm - #
      midnightchuki

      yeah the g27 is supported, no more pushing triangle to activate clutch. its just you can customize your buttons on it. but wasn’t there a post that they were working on it being fully supported?

    • December 5th, 2010 at 8:28 pm - #
      robulus

      Dunno. I’ll wait for some reviews. But I’m thinking it might force the G27 price down a bit, and with the shifter included, I’d be inclined to pick up one of those, officially supported or no. This looks a little chintzy. Can anyone confirm force feedback and vibration are both fully supported on G25/G27? I heard a rumour they weren’t?

    • December 6th, 2010 at 12:18 pm - #
      CommonSense!

      I’m not sure what you people are talking about. I have the G25 and it’s compatable. I don’t want to hear this “FULLY” compatable crap just because it’s not in the options menu. As long as you plug it into the system and it works, then who cares if it’s in the menu or not? I use my G25 & Playseats Evolution Racing Seat with Gran Turismo on my 50″ 1080P Plasma HDTV every day without any issues. Not too mention this wheel is a ‘Playstation’ Gran Turismo specific wheel. My G25 is compatable with multiple systems. Also, ’7 buttons’ on my G25 work with GT and I never programmed them. You also DON’T have to press triangle to use the clutch. I’m not against this wheel but, Your Ignorance annoys me.