PS Move Racing Wheel works with any game - Report
According to tests done by an iWaggle 3D user, the new racing wheel peripheral seems to add motion controls to PS3 games that don't necessarily support Move.
A PlayStation 3 user has reportedly discovered a hidden benefit to Sony's PlayStation Move Racing Wheel peripheral.
According to Albert Chen, whose discovery was reported on iWaggle 3D, the peripheral appears to add motion control to any game, even those that do not necessarily support Move.
Chen said that his tests with the PS Move Racing Wheel showed that it would work with any game, provided the Move was attached to the device and set to controller port 1. Chen reportedly tried the device with games including Need For Speed: Shift 2, Gran Turismo 5, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
He said that while the above games did not recognise the wheel peripheral, they were able to read the controller's inputs as those coming from a normal DualShock 3 controller. (Chen said that his console registered the wheel peripheral's face buttons as regular controller buttons, and the tilting of the peripheral as a normal controller's left analog stick tilt.)
According to Chen's reports, a PS Eye camera is not needed to make the wheel peripheral work with other games. His implication was that any racing game that uses the left analog stick to steer will already be compatible with the racing wheel peripheral.
The PS Move Racing Wheel peripheral is designed to work with racing, motorcycle, and flight games, and will support the upcoming title Little Big Planet Karting, as well as older titles, such as Gran Turismo 5, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Burnout Paradise, and MotorStorm Apocalypse.
The entire wheel is powered by the PS Move controller at its centre, and also features expanding handles, which can turn the peripheral into a motorbike racing handle; in this mode, the right handle of the peripheral features twist throttle.
It's available for pre-order now in North America for $39.99.
GameSpot has contacted Sony for comment and we will continue to update this story.
Laura Parker is the Associate Editor of GameSpot Australia. She loves adventure games, sparkly stuff, Trivial Pursuit, cake, Master Chief, earthworms, and rhetorical questions. She once stole a sandwich from Peter Molyneux.
da fuk
Still not paying $40 for a freaky sex toy disguised as a gaming peripheral.
I'd rather have an actual steering wheel and pedals :/
...you're holding it wrong.
In a months time they'll probably release a patch to stop it working...
I played with that back in PA Musikfest when the PlayStation Truck came by. That thing is lame. It's too light, no weight resistance, and it's too sensitive to use
Reminds me of when I go through old video game stuff and I come across old beastly game accessories and have a laugh. Only this one is new.
Back in my younger days I would use that ugly thing to get better reception for my analog tv
(Im 25 now btw lol)
Looks interesting~!
Looks like a space fighter joystick from a F graded movie o.O lolz
Doesn't this defeat the purpose of the Six-Axis's built- in motion controls?
LOL
Sony's version of a racing wheel doesn't look much like a wheel. It reminds me of the Virtual boy controller without the dual D-pads.
the f*ck is that shit?
Interesting but I'd like someone else to varifiy this first. It may have just been a fluke. Its like science. In order to have the results proven and confirmed one must be able replicate the results multiple times by different people using the same methods and steps.
I wonder if they did it that way on purpose or if it was a lucky accident
It looks like a virtual boy controller with a ps move stuck in the middle.
They invented, the Batarange
who still use the fail that is the PS move
It's so ridiculous I don't know whether to laugh or cry
So I can pwn noobs in Black Ops with this thing?
Sweet!
who has PS moves anymore. I thought that thing has die out
OreoPoptart i do but i don't use it much same with the kinect
Playing 3D platformers, FPS, and fighting games with that thing sounds like a disaster.
nintendoboy16 I played Tekken once with a Rock Band guitar. It didn't work out very well for me in the end, but the buttons still worked. lol.
WhiteStormy nintendoboy16 I played Tekken using a DDR Dance Mat. It was... an interesting experience.
Calling this thing a "racing wheel" is ridiculous, to say the least...
Never seen any wheel look like that.
Even if it costs $20, it's still too expensive for this poorly designed peripheral. I bet it will go on sell soon. It seems Sony still believe that people will grab anything with its brand.
jark888 "It seems Sony still believe that people will grab anything with its brand." Not Sony, Apple.
hangman000 jark888
True to that. Its like the whole ipad craze. Say microsoft tried it first people would have been like. Oh ok this interesting but I'll pass. As opposed to Apple doing it people are like. OMG! Its the best thing ever.
looks awkward
can't the dual shock controller do all this on its own......?
Tilt controls are never, ever, ever accurate enough. And it seems quite obvious to me it would function as a basic controller too. Just a big piece of plastic that holds the controller, so you need the Move as well as this overpriced piece of junk. Is this 1980? Are they trying to be Nintendo? Power Glove! Go up! Go up!
mattcake Nintendo still fill that roll themselves with the Wii Zapper, Balance Board and Motion Plus.
Zepthire95 mattcake Why do people call the Zapper a peripheral when it's just a piece of plastic, whereas the Balance Board and Motion Plus actually did stuff?
wtf is this , ill stick with my G25 :D
can use it for Journey and Flower I guess
nope
OrianaDorta Fugly lol
LOL! Move still exists?
xgalacticax Of course it still exists. Does anyone still use it though, is a better question. I haven't touched my Move controller in a looooooong time. Maybe again for Sports Champions 2. The wife enjoys that kind of stuff.
I don't think i'm gonna buy this with a PS3. Looks a bit annoying.
thats one ugly racing wheel,but it would have made a great bow and arrow PS if its true this will make for a pleasent suprise for Sony and its fanboys
Why use this to play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 when you had better control with it using a regular Dual Shock 3?
leeko_link maybe dont use it to play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and use it to play other games instead? it just supported them, you dont actually need to use them.
The Wheel always looked strange to me, granted I didn't play it, so I hate to judge something I haven't held.
For those that bought this wheel, this PS Move Racing Wheel working with any game is a nice bonus.
I do have the Wii Wheel that came with Mario Kart, and while it's "fun", when playing with friends I much prefer other controls.
SolidTy For some reason, I'm good with most Racing wheels I try but couldn't play using the Wii Wheel. I always use a WiiMote and a Nunchunk when playing Mario Kart.
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