PC Engine Fan X! wrote:What's a fair price for a G25 or G27 setup these days in mint condition?
You're very lucky if you can even find one. They stopped making those wheels a long time ago and for some reason never made more. Your only hope is eBay at this point.
I ended up settling for a Driving Force GT and I'm happy with it (despite a minor pedal problem). It's way cheaper than the other two wheels and it was made especifically to play GT5. Paid $120 for it.
I know that Logitech still sells the G27 direct and the best coupon I remember them offering was for 50% off anything on their site. After free shipping, do the math. I should've gotten one then but I really wanted an all-encompassing wheel; that may have been a mistake on my part.
2.02 has actual hard-medium-soft tire balancing now, though I'm still not sure of the differences between the tire levels. Updating to 2.02 also gives you a free 86 GT '12, which gets a new player off to a pretty quick start. There's also a kart prize that involves buying DLC, but I don't really understand it (could I buy the Complete Pack and get the kart)?
Now, Japan already got its Spec II disc; America will probably be getting it soon as that "XL Edition" you may have heard about. From what I know, the existing Spec II disc is 2.0X and has the original 4 DLC packs. XL Edition is to be $40 like a good little updated rerelease, whatever it's going to be.
I've noticed that the XL Edition of GT5 is out now in stores stateside with a MSRP of $39.99 USD. What's new in this release compared to the original GT5 release?
It includes all the patches until last October and some of the DLCs (some extra cars and a couple of tracks, including Spa). If you already have the game, you can just go to the Store and buy the extra DLC for a better price.
Just a heads-up: there's a special event going on right now called the GT Academy. You compete in 8 separate rounds, each one with 5 events each. The top players in the final round will get to ride a real car in a real circuit (though obviously none of us will make it there).
The thing is, *you don't need the GT5 disc to participate in this event!* The GT Academy is a standalone game you can get for free from the PS Store. So for all intends and purposes, you get to try out a bit of GT5 for free.
For the rest of us who own the game, completing the events will get you unique cars and racing gear to use in GT5.
