What you see here is something called the Gran Turismo Pod. It costs $15,000 and is a peripheral for Gran Turismo 5 (even thought he full version isn’t out yet. And what the hell’s the hold up Sony? Tick … tick … tick). It’s not a wheel and peddle controller with a seat & a screen that you can hook up to anything else like an xBox or a gaming rig, it’s only set up for Gran Turismo 5.
Yes, it’s got that groovy seat and a 40″ screen, surround sound, Logitech G25 wheel and pedals and for some unknown reason, a Plexiglas window.
And that’s it.
For 15K?! Jesus, think you could do a Kart season with that kind of budget … hell, I’ve known guys that have run a full season in Formula Vee for less.
Look, I’m not one to be overly critical of someones gaming choices, I dropped multiple-thousands of dollars on a wheel/pedal/cockpit combo; it was fun, but it finally put me off all PC based gaming … but this thing? Are you kidding?
Really, the main downside is the cost, because I’ve seen similar things, like Bob Earl’s Virtual Racing Chassis does the same thing, and even if you were to thrown in the cost of a monitor, wheels & pedals, amp & speakers, you’re probably talking $1500, two grand tops?
Think of what you could spend the remaining $13K on? Shoot, that’s still enough to go kart racing for a season, and have a “GT5″ set up at home.
Source: Gizmodo
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