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Thrustmaster Ferrari Vibration GT Cockpit Announced

Posted on August 17th, 2012 in Hardware 17 Comments

Thrustmaster Ferrari Vibration GT Cockpit Announced

Thrustmaster has reveiled the mystery product hinted at in their video teasers, unveiling the Ferrari Vibration GT Cockpit 458 Italia Edition for Xbox 360.

This is the second integrated wheel stand solution from Thrustmaster, following the F430 Cockpit that was released in 2010. While the first product was let down by the lack of Force Feedback, Thrustmaster has semi-fixed this issue with the Vibration Cockpit as it at least features vibration effects but no “proper” FFB.

Features

COCKPIT: streamlined body with metal structure and carrying handle – fully adjustable and foldable

  • Metal structure is fully adjustable in length and height, to adapt to all gamers (adults/children) and any type of seating (sofa/chair/armchair)
  •  Foldable with carrying handle for quick and easy storage
  •  Wide, weighted base (total weight of more than 10 kg) for optimal stability
  •  Streamlined “Musetto” body in the style of the Ferrari 458 Scuderia Black

WHEEL: 7/10 exact replica of the wheel on the Ferrari F458

  • Ultra-precise wheel, featuring 16-bit precision (more than 65,000 values on the wheel’s steering)
  • Sequential Up & Down paddle shifters crafted of metal, for Ferrari GT-style driving
  • Manettino® dial: lets you change settings directly while driving in the game
  • XXL realistic wheel: 28 cm in diameter!
  • Grips with rubber texture for optimal comfort
  • Headset connector lets you chat online*

G.V.S. technology– High-precision

  • Exclusive “G.V.S. (Global Vibration System)” technology: allows for vibrations in games to be felt throughout the entire cockpit – including the wheel, steering column and pedal set

PEDAL SET: 2 metal pedals built directly into the cockpit, for total stability

  • Metal pedals with long range of travel, inspired by the shape of the pedals on the Ferrari car
  • Brake pedal with progressive resistance

The Ferrari Vibration GT Cockpit is exclusively for Microsoft Xbox 360, it will go on sale in October, retailing for 299€.

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  • http://twitter.com/bokuwahmz Ahmad

    Those all in one wheel/pedals combos *look* pretty strange, and unstable, more of a portable wheel for consoles yea?

  • http://twitter.com/julien_geekinc julien

    what a joke !

  • Anonymous

    Retailing for 299€. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • mekanis

    I wonder why elitist company like Ferrari allows putting their name on such low-end/low-quality products. Thrustmaster wheels and gamepads, that crappy SMS game, Acer laptops and so on. I would personally be ashamed to have anything Ferrari-related that isn’t an actual car. And I’m a fan of their cars and F1 team.

  • http://www.facebook.com/the.bastard.poet Alejandro Ramirez

    Errr…you can still buy a G27 for that price. And you get a third pedal. And you get a gearstick. And you get leather in your wheelrim. And you get a proven and reccomended steering wheel with good enough force feedback effects. And you get something more practical and mod-friendly than that “cockpit”. The only thing you’ll miss on the G27 is the Ferrari badge, but why would you want one in the first place?

    Basically, everything this thing does, the G27 does it better. And for the same price.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergey-Yashin/100000741610394 Sergey Yashin

    This is a joke, no FFB?! :D

  • Skytrill .

    You said it all mate. They are clearly aiming for casuals with 300 bucks to spend.. who that could be?

  • http://twitter.com/Modmate1 Modmate

    PMSL

  • Anonymous

    Hmm maybe something for my girlfriend… lol

  • Bjørn Gaardbo

    Well done Thrustmaster :) Got us all fooled! Just proves that a decent tease can hype a pretty crappy product into the skies.

  • Anonymous

    True, but what about the XBOX 360 compatibility of the G27 ?

  • http://twitter.com/Polyphonie Mike

    Probably for the same reason why a 55 year old sociology professor would want to date an 18 year old trailer trash (or assumed trailer trash).

  • Anonymous

    having a teaser for this? I hate it even more now!

  • Marco Conti

    Hey, leave my girlfriend alone!

  • Marco Conti

    I think I saw something similar at Fry’s (huge electronics shop). It also had a ferrari badge, but my first impression was that the wheel itself was tiny.

  • http://www.facebook.com/alan.dallas.1 Alan Dallas

    So it’s a 300 Euro Vibrator… lovely.

    :Insert rim-shot here:

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sergey-Yashin/100000741610394 Sergey Yashin

    On a second thought, the idea is good. If they this type of cockpit was made without the wheel (only pedals and the cockpit) and then I could mount my G25 or any ffb wheel on it, then it would be a good and useful thing to have… although I would be worry about the stability of this cockpit and that’s why they make this cockpit with no ffb wheel (less forces, less shake)…

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