Now I am really starting to think Logitech is having a rough time financially. Especially since they have not really innovated in the last couple of years. Most of their products are just the same with just a new exterior. If in those couple of years they released something new at all.
If you look at wanting to buy the famous Z5500 speakers then you would be disappointed now because it successor the Z906 has a control center that is less capable. They removed the Dolby and DTS decoder chips that were in the Z5500, in favor for their own propriety 3D Sound System. Which was only and first utilized on their first THX set the Z-60 and was called M3D.
So yeah, it seems they are degrading some stuff. Don't update other products where not needed and slowly out phasing them over time. If you look at the game gear page you see just a few products under each category. Which was totally different in the past, where Logitech really had a big line-up of products in all sorts of categories.
Now I mostly see new ventures (when looking at the site) into personal audio and audio equipment for your mobile devices to stream to.
So yeah, much as I hate to say it but I think that (looking at their products to see where Logitech is going) they won't be making anymore steering wheels in the future. Or any game gear for that matter.
To be even more honest, I think that we might see Logitech pull his hands off of the PC market in between now and 5 years time when I look at the PC product innovation.
OLDSKOOLACURAhow so? Their products seem to be everywhere so how could they be doing bad? I myself have keyboard, mouse, and two G27 wheels and love them.
I don't see how they could be doing bad when their products seem to be everywhere..........this is my view and I have by no means have a lot of knowledge on this subject.
BigbazzWell they just released a new mouse model the G600, but it is a copy of the Razer Naga. Either way it is a new pc product release.
If you look at wanting to buy the famous Z5500 speakers then you would be disappointed now because it successor the Z906 has a control center that is less capable. They removed the Dolby and DTS decoder chips that were in the Z5500, in favor for their own propriety 3D Sound System. Which was only and first utilized on their first THX set the Z-60 and was called M3D.
So yeah, much as I hate to say it but I think that (looking at their products to see where Logitech is going) they won't be making anymore steering wheels in the future. Or any game gear for that matter.
To be even more honest, I think that we might see Logitech pull his hands off of the PC market in between now and 5 years time when I look at the PC product innovation.
Today i had to call with the support of logitech here in holland, and the supports man told me a succesor will come sometime soon, they dont have G27's in stock anymore and since i have a litle ploblem with it they told me to ask the store that sold it to me if they still have some left.
You forget belt driven, true 16-bit resolution and a more realistic, in terms of diameter, rim.
I personally prefer hydraulic over load cell.
What does "sometime soon" accually mean? This year, next year, within 2 years.....?
What does "sometime soon" actually mean? This year, next year, within 2 years.....?
WTFnewsToday i had to call with the support of logitech here in holland, and the supports man told me a succesor will come sometime soon, they dont have G27's in stock anymore and since i have a litle ploblem with it they told me to ask the store that sold it to me if they still have some left.
Time to replace my SRW S1 with a G27.hehThat depends on the company. For some it's more than 3 years.
FixedTime to replace my SRW S1 with a G29.
They are pulling out of the console gaming peripherals not PC gaming.Interesting... Can this claim be substantiated by anywhere else? All rumors I heard was that Logitec was pulling out of gaming peripherals
Today i had to call with the support of logitech here in holland, and the supports man told me a succesor will come sometime soon, they dont have G27's in stock anymore and since i have a litle ploblem with it they told me to ask the store that sold it to me if they still have some left.
You meant the z-560. That didn't even have digital in. In addition the Z906 does support dts and dd. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/speaker-system-Z906?crid=47
I've said this before but Logitech is only into mass market products. Even if there were a g27 successor it wouldn't be the substantial improvement you really want. They have just started to sell mechanical keyboards after the rest of the market showed it to be viable. Logitech is not going to lead the charge they will follow the crowd.
It's interesting to me that Logitech does not get bashed as much as some other wheel companies seem to be. Imagine the frenzy if Fanatec had a totally new wheel about to come out and it leaked that it launches ready to go in a month. Or maybe they do too? ;-)