The Gran Turismo official

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s (such as the GT FORCE or Driving Force, see the trademark symbols difference) are a series of

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s designed by

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(a.k.a.

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in Japan) in collaboration with

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. These

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s controllers are designed to be used with the

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and

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systems but later models can be used on PC as well due to their

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connection. The GT Force is the central part of a driving simulation cockpit installation. Official kits are co-designed and released in Japan by Logicool and

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(distributed by import tuner Endless in North America), while compatible kits are designed and released worldwide by European manufacturers such as Playseat® and MoveTech.

Model comparison

Features common to all models include: *

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* Brake / gas

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s * Paddle shifters * Clamp base * Lap attachment *

connector Features that vary between models are:

History

The original GT Force first came out in Japan and South East Asia in 2001. It was later released in North America and Europe. The brand soon evolved to "Driving Force" in these Logitech distributed territories. Code product is "LPRC" for Logicool PlayStation Racing Controller. In 2007, the GT Force line-up was made of three wheels, the entry-level GT Force RX replacing the discontinued Driving Force type (79.99

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), the medium-level GT Force Pro (129.98 USD/EUR) and the G25 Racing Wheel which replaced the first as the top level (299.99 USD/EUR). Both are compatible with PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC systems and are supported by ''

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''.

GT Force

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GT Force for Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (LPRC-10001)

A "GT Force for Gran Turismo 2000" ( Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, LPRC-10001) was scheduled for 2001, however due to a game title change it was replaced by the "GT Force Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec" custom version released on April 28, 2001.

GT Force Initial D version (LPRC-10002)

On June 26, 2003, Logicool released an

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custom version of the GT Force (LPRC-10000).

Driving Force

The Driving Force is the first evolution of the GT Force announced at the London Games Convention in early September 2001. This model is discontinued since it was replaced by the Driving Force Pro in 2003.

Driving Force Pro

The Driving Force Pro (also known as the GT Force Pro (LPRC-11000)) is the Gran Turismo 4 Prologue official wheel released in December 2003.

GT Force Pro for Sega Rally (LPRC-11000S)

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custom version named was released on January 12, 2006.

GT Force Pro (LPRC-11500)

Manufactured by

for the

primarily as well as being compatible with select PC games, the wheel featured force feedback and 900 degree rotation. The wheel offers analogue accelerator and brake pedals, a sequential gear shift to the side and paddle shifters mounted on the back of the wheel in addition to the standard PlayStation 2 buttons. The controller was jointly designed by Logitech and

to be used with

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, however works in games not compatible with the 900 degree rotation by switching into a 200 degree mode. The wheel received strong praise from reviewers at launch for being an overall good experience when paired with Gran Turismo 4. The Logitech website lists PlayStation 3 under System Requirements, indicating it is supported. 900° support will be software dependent.

Driving Force EX

The Driving Force EX (also known as the GT Force RX (LPRC-12000) or Driving Force RX (Retail Version)) is the PlayStation 3 official wheel released on the console's launch date, November 11, 2006. It features force feedback and was succeeded by

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. The wheel came bundled with

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Driving Force GT

The Driving Force GT was released on December 13, 2007. Developed in conjunction with

, first introduced at the 2007

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and intended for use with ''

'', ''

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'' and all

auto racing games, the Driving Force GT is the fifth entry in the company's Driving Force series of game controllers.

G25 Racing Wheel

The G25 Racing Wheel (LPRC-13000) was unveiled on October 25, 2007 and released on December 13, 2007. It currently has no matching official racing cockpit available. It's not an official GT steering wheel but is fully compatible and after some updates, officially supported in GT5 and GT6.

G27 Racing Wheel

The G27 Racing Wheel is based upon the previous G25, with some new features. Like the G25, the G27 is also not an official GT steering wheel but is fully compatible and after some updates, officially supported in GT5 and GT6.

G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel

The G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel is based upon the G27 and the Driving Force GT and it is compatible with the

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and PC. It was released in 2015 to replace the G27. Like the G27, it is also not an official Gran Turismo steering wheel. However it is supported in Gran Turismo's latest installment, Gran Turismo Sport.

G923 Driving Force Racing Wheel

The G923 Driving Force Racing Wheel is the successor to the G29 and G920 wheels. It is compatible with the PlayStation 4,

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and PC. It was released in 2021 to replace the G29 and G920, and has 2 versions: One for the PlayStation, and one for the Xbox. Both versions are compatible with the PC.