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Xbox 360 racing wheel now slightly more affordable

10:44 AM on 05.25.2007, Jordan Grim Devore 20 comments

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Good news for anyone planning on buying the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel for Forza Motorsport 2's May 29th release date: the wheel will now cost $129.99 (a $20 price drop).

For the same amount of money, you could buy two full priced games or even a Nintendo DS Lite. But if you want to experience Forza 2 the way it's truly meant to be played, you're going to need the 360 racing wheel.

U.S. gamers can also look forward to the "Forza Motorsport 2 Race Weekend" which runs from June 1st through the 3rd. This event will include: "Play and Win", Livery contests, game sessions against the developers, and a leaderboard tournament. You may even be lucky enough to win a 360 Wireless Racing Wheel or other prizes.

More info from the press release can be found after the break.

Collect, upgrade and tune hundreds of cars. From sport compacts to purpose-built race cars, "Forza Motorsport 2" offers more than 300 cars from over 50 of the world's leading manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Nissan, Volkswagen, General Motors and Lamborghini. Players can take their car to the garage and install alternative engines, suspension kits, bolt-on superchargers, brakes, rims and racing slicks. Players can also dial in advanced suspension settings, tire pressure and gear ratios.

Experience an uncompromising physics simulation. Top automotive engineers, professional race car drivers and experienced programmers teamed up to create a complete racing simulator experience. Cars incur dramatic damage and wear, which affects vehicle performance. Advanced tire and suspension models that respond to heat and pressure changes as well as weight transfer and aerodynamic load are just a few examples of how the gamer plays both crew chief and driver.

Master real-world tracks from around the world. From the famously challenging Nürburgring Nordschleife to the green hills of Tuscany, gamers can race on meticulously designed tracks with an incredible sense of speed and realism. "Forza Motorsport 2" features 47 ribbons across 12 environments, including real-world licensed circuits such as Mugello, Suzuka and Sebring International Raceway.

Create and share a masterpiece with the world. Players can express their inner artist in the paint and upgrade shops with nearly endless personalization options. They can customize the shape of their car by combining different licensed rims, performance parts and aftermarket body kits and create a unique paint scheme using millions of paint and decal options. Then racers can hit the track and take in-game pictures of their creation in the "Forza Motorsport 2" Photo Mode, or sell their work of art to an eager community for in-game credits over Xbox LIVE ® using the "Forza Motorsport 2" Auction House.

Literally feel the road, just like a professional driver. Through the rumble functionality in the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, players will feel uncompromising responsiveness to every acceleration, downshift and turn, making the racing experience as true to life as possible. With the latest improvements to rumble, force feedback and wireless technologies, form and function are placed into high-speed gaming motion, letting racers feel every bump around the turns at famous tracks such as Sebring as well as the differences in handling and stability in each car they drive.

Compete in a vibrant online community. Gamers can take their personalized car onto Xbox LIVE for some intense online wheel-to-wheel racing. They have the option to compete in private online sessions with friends or in large public tournaments on Xbox LIVE in the seamlessly integrated "Forza Motorsport 2" Career Mode.* They can earn in-game credits and even complete single-player career objectives while racing over Xbox LIVE. Or they can sit back and watch the best racers from around the world compete on "Forza Motorsport 2" TV.


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dv8withn8's Avatar
dv8withn8 at 05/25/2007 11:18
I bought the wheel literally 2 days before this price drop in anticipation of the Forza 2 rush to snatch them up. I want my $20. Fuk'rs.
ohgr89's Avatar
ohgr89 at 05/25/2007 11:55
Gotta be at least $75 before I open my bank book. That is an obscene amount of money.
Joe Burling's Avatar
Joe Burling at 05/25/2007 12:06
dv8withn8, just return it, take your money, and go down the road to the other major retailer and pick it up there. Then, take me to Chipotle for providing such a fantabulous idea.
jimjo's Avatar
jimjo at 05/25/2007 12:23
Thats actually worth looking into now,I just hope it works well with non-simulation games. I only want it for Ridge Ricer and DiRT.
dv8withn8's Avatar
dv8withn8 at 05/25/2007 12:30
I would but I trashed the box since I have no room for it. Anyone know if Circuit City has like a 30day price guarantee or something?
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dv8withn8 at 05/25/2007 12:49
Ok, called CC. So if anyone else is in the same predicament as I you can just take your receipt into the store and they'll credit you the difference. So long as you didn't purchase it more than 30days before the price drop.
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KilgoreTrout XL at 05/25/2007 13:27
I tried the steering wheel once- it's really, really fun to use and feels remarkably well-built.

It's too expensive for a guy whose racing collection is Burnout and pretty much nothing else, but I was impressed nonetheless.
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Matthew Mac at 05/25/2007 13:57
I love it, and I swear, if I could figure out a way, I would sooooo replace the steering wheel in my car with that one. =)
nate's Avatar
nate at 05/25/2007 14:15
Is that electro lemon?
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 05/25/2007 14:27
It sure is!
Joe Burling's Avatar
Joe Burling at 05/25/2007 15:39
dvd, nice!

now, about that chipotle...
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chronicus_prime at 05/25/2007 16:41
You know there still isn't even enough racers worthy of this purchase yet. Dirt totally let me down as did NFS Carbon. Forza 2 is really the only racer worth buying the wheel for.
Ignus's Avatar
Ignus at 05/25/2007 18:27
I think the picture would be funnier if the *Censored* sigh was on a 45 degree angle.
Pointing up (obviously).
Ignus's Avatar
Ignus at 05/25/2007 18:27
I think the picture would be funnier if the *Censored* sigh was on a 45 degree angle.
Pointing up (obviously).
Ignus's Avatar
Ignus at 05/25/2007 18:28
God dammit. Double post.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 05/25/2007 19:21
That would be funny, Ignus. But that's actually Bobafettm's picture, not mine.
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PacoDG at 05/25/2007 20:33
"However, right now, it seems three places are dropping that price even more. Best Buy and Future Shop has it for $99 (though showing sold out online, I have no doubts it will be in store, use that telephone machine to check beforehand). The best deal of the three places is PCNation, which sadly, I have never personally shopped from this store, however they do have the wheel listed for only $103.97 and that is with free shipping!"

I just posted this over @ http://www.xbox360rally.com/getting-forza-2-would-you-like-a-cheap-wireless-racing-wheel-with-that/ with clickable links for the lazy.
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