Playseat Trophy Review! 

Its actually pretty easy to jump in after someone else in this cockpit. There is a Huuuuuge amount of space between your legs and wheel. My friend has this rig and he is 5'8" and I am 6'4". I had no issues driving after him for a few hours without any modification whatsoever. This is by far the most Rigid Portable Sim Cockpit on the market. And portable is a massive thing in most sim racers list of desired features. Great review as usual and thanks for all the info, I am definitely

Besides its limitations I really like the design. I was a big fan of the Playseat Challenge, since the seat construction was surprisingly stable, everlasting and comfortable (more comfy than my later SimLab Bucket seat).

I think the part of the price is the actual movability of the cockpit. I think it adds to the price tag, and I value that a lot. I need to move it, I love your review - best cockpit reviews on the web. I will probably get this one, as it doesn't weight much, it's really sturdy and it's movable. EDIT: I got it and love it. I also got the shifter/e-brake mount (I emailed them, shop didn't have that at the time) and I mounted DD pro, CSL load cell kit and both the shifter and e-brake.

The first thing I thought when I saw the geometry of the cockpit was "this has so much potential to become foldable". Thank you for the unbiased review.

Thank you so much for the review. I received mine this past weekend. I'm excited to finally be a true sim racer with GT 7 out today (on my birthday of all days :) I agree with your take about the adjustability. I am constantly loosening screws and retighting it when switching between my wife, brothers, friends, and myself. It is a nice looking and functioning cockpit overall. Love how light it is as well.

Got it 2nd hand a year ago and its a great cockpit, if you are a casual racer that does not swap around drivers and don't have a room just equipped for racing ;-) Fits perfect for me 1,85m (75kg) I can sit in it for hours. It is very sturdy and might have some tiny tiny flex in it but it does not bother you at all when driving. I've got it in my living room and can swap it easily to the corner after being done racing. As it is very light & compact as Karl mentions in the video.

great review. I do think this targets a unique market - the need for a solid and movable sim solution. I play sim with the main family TV and would appericate the movability when I need to watch TV instead.

It was expensive but I'm very happy with mine, if a woman buys shoes for 600 nobody says anything :)

I think the price is spot on, not expensive, it adds value since it is light weight, and easy to move away, I dont see any alternatives, with same build quality, that is easy to move away. I will buy it for my dd pro and CSL load cell kit.

Great review - I’ve had one about 6 months, so far so good! It’s absolutely rock solid 👍

Thanks Karl! It's a shame price is 600€ 😂 I would've payed up to 400€ for this as I don't have much space, but I think the playseat challenge will have to do until I find a better & cheaper cockpit.

This is a great concept. I like the compact design The price is the only problem. I hope some manufacturer will make a better one and make it much cheaper

For the wheel deck, you can use carbon paste that you use for carbon to carbon mounts in mountain biking

It's a good-looking unit. I went for an NLR GT Lite a few years ago, before this was around. If it had been, I would have bought it. One modification I would make, if I were in the market, would be to brace the wheel deck at the front with a horizontally-mounted bar, to which I'd fasten 2 uprights which would then go down the the frame (which is running front to rear). I think this mod might be fiddly, but it would enable the use of a mid-range DD drive. Great review, Karl. EDIT: I've just bought a Logi G Pro wheel and an NLR GT Elite aluminium profile rig.

I just bought this and it is a very nice bit of kit but you are paying a good 50% or more over the odds for the low weight and form factor. I had the money to burn and there wasn’t anything quite comparable on the market so ultimately decided it was worth it but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to someone else. I’ve already come up with a pretty nice home brew shifter mount out of some left over plywood in the garage, there’s enough spare bolt hole mounting points that’s it’s pretty easy to work out, I’m sure there will be something on the market soon.

As always, a very honest and detailed Review. Thank you for that. I‘m eagerly awaiting my DD Pro to finally be delivered and to attach it to my Playseat Trophy. Keep up your excellent Work Karl, a truly Trustworthy Channel ✌️

I compared this and the titan. Honestly, I would use this, due to the much easier storabilty AND it has less flex in the pedal base, which DID somewhat show up in the software with a fluctuation of 1-3% depending on the set strenght of the pedals. I also found it weirdly more comfortable than the titan. I would also argue that size adjustability isn't a problem. It has a lot more upwards leg space and my my 1.83m body was able to drive it at the same setting my 1.60m wife used. I sadly was never able to compare it to the ART

In Switzerland the price ranges from 440$ to 600$ brand new for both the black and red versions.

I seen your vids and ended up getting into racing i got my 1st starter rig nd wheel , i ended up buying a gt lite and t248 im totaly in love with racing games now im suprised by how much i like it and how immersive it is after 4 weeks with my setup im sold on sim racing and look forward to getting a solid rig a DD wheel , the one downfall is when the kids are here i cant ever get on it as they all take over it lol great vid as always love your reviews

I got one recently, I like that you don't have have a pole in the middle like the older models. You have to move the GT-DD-Pro, CSL pedals, one hole more to the middle for both pedals. (tip, attach pedals and wires on the pedal plate separate from the stand.)

Haha Karl your a hero man, your reviews alone have saved me sooo much money in not making errors in getting my rig setup and I've got to say everything you've said was exactly as is and I'm now very happy with my setup and purchasing the right rig for my loadcell pedals because let's be honest pedals and having a rig that can support your pedal setup to me is number one. Then also I do have a DD so had to get a pretty solid rig and the one I purchased was exactly as you reviewed

Use it since 2 months in combination with the Asetek Forte Bundle and I'm actually happy with. No feelable flex, looks good, can easy be moved. Had do drill new holes for the base + pedals, but this is ok. One MAJOR issue I have tough... The lenght adjustment clamping is too weak. Under heavy breaking, the seat will lengthen itself, which is really annoying. Seems the only solution to this is, to drill a hole and stuck a bolt/screw throgh to fix it.

Just an update on US pricing since this video was made a while ago. I just ordered one of these through Amazon and they are currently selling this black version for $599 and the Logitech one for $597. I priced out a Omega Titan with seat at $640.91. So depending on where you are in the world this may actually be slightly cheaper than a Titan. Having said that, it's still expensive and the only reason I ordered the Trophy was to take advantage of Amazon store card financing. Anyway, you have the best reviews. Always honest, always thorough, always neutral.

Great review Karl, and thanks for addressing my question regarding if it can easily be stored in two pieces. What surprises me the most about this is that it seems impossible to adjust the seat height (or the wheel height) in any way. The wheel definitely looked to be to high up for you, and if there is no way to change the “ass to wheel” ratio (™️), that seems like a pretty big drawback. Edit: According to their website, seat height is adjustable, tho they provide no info whatsoever, nor a download of the manual.

Really great and detailed review. New Sub! Wasn't aware of this Rig until today. I have had a PlaySeat Challenge for around 6 Years + now due to lack of space and thought this would be a great option until I heard the price of it which shocked me. It looks really great in design and great to move around the flat but perhaps on a good sale it may tempt me.

Very impressive and nice looking. Perfect for the CSL DD

Really solid looking rig but here in Turkey it’s $1400 US and 500 for the challenge. Anything else you’re really going to take the hit. Nice review though, thanks

Krusty The Clown called, he wants his gloves back. Another great review Karl.

"It does smell nice. If that's your thing?" Haha I know a few seat sniffers 😂😂😂

Great review! Im looking to upgrade from my gt lite after i get a simagic alpha mini and was looking at this. The price is very offputting, here in the states i can get a full 8020 rig for pretty much the same exact price which offers much more adjustability. If this was a few hundred bucks cheaper I'd definitely consider it. Keep up the great content Karl, always appreciate the honest and straight to the point reviews!

Oh man you’ve done soo many videos. Testing a bunch of different seats. SUBSCRIBED.

This rig had to much potential and playseat should have spent more time fine tuning it. To start with, the weight is a big plus considering how light it is. Also, the fact that it’s comes flat packed and easy to move around. But I think they should have worked out how to adjust the seats easier and quicker making it possible for driver change. £400 would have been a sweet spot for this IMO

Talking about playseat, that evolution that I ordered for my kid on a next day delivery (Amazon) apparently means the middle of April. I got the slider the next day even though I bought them as a package deal.

Great review. I didnt know about the Omega. I am looking to that one now. Great observation about the shared seat issue. Options are always good for reviews.

I just picked one of these up for £420 to replace my Challenge. Would that be considered a good deal for this?

I almost want this cockpit just because it looks so good. It’s pretty pricey over here in Aus. Around $1000! The GT Omega Titan is at least $200 cheaper. I still want the Trophy though.

im looking to find myself a sim rig and the reviews you make always help and are straight to the point one take. keep it up mate

Thanks for the review. I bought mine a few days ago, and I must say that even if the build quality is excellent, in mine is missing one of the two side supports to attach the steering wheel plate. In addition, the screws are counted and now I'm forced to buy (and therefore waste more time not foreseen) those to fix the pedal set and the steering wheel. For now, I wouldn't buy it again .. very struggle to get to the full setup

I used one of these for about 20 mins and my back was already hurting afterwards, there is no lumbar support on the seat which is the bug problem with this thing. The rest of it is actually ok, but the seat is really bad and like he said you can't really adjust it that much. If you are going to do a lot of hours on this I reckon it would end up giving you back problems. And some people are saying it's ok with a lumbar pillow, but you shouldn't have to F around with a bodgy pillow for this much money. Other setups are the same or similar price but much better.

For the minimalist it's perfect. Great to tuck away. All in one that's where you save the money. Great for tucking away. It's aimed for that market I believe.

Excellent review! Love your content mate have steered me right on many an occasion. Thank you👍🏻

Over £500 is a bit overpriced in my opinion.

I’m really eyeing the Logitech branded version of this, although the Titan if you add your own seat definitely seems like the better option in terms of adjustability and price

i love the relaxed semi"on the fly" way you review things keep up the great work!! nice break from the fucking war

First of all, I love your reviews on all the Simracing stuff! Thanks a lot! I‘m considering buying this rig too. The only thing that keeps me from ordering is that I cannot guess how high and adjustable the wheel will sit on the plate and how it will fit my height. I‘m about 174cm. How is the adjustability and comfort if you would tilt the wheel a bit downwards? Is the seating and driving position still okay-ish? How angled would I have to put the screen then to make sense? I would attach a Fanatec CSW2.5 with the BMW GT2 wheel.

Thanks for the review. I just ordered the sim lab GT1 evo. Can’t wait to set up my DD Pro on a more rigid cockpit. The price is about the same even after the shopping costs. Which are very high.

Another great review. And I agree, there's no way I'll be paying that much for it.

I'm getting mine in a couple of days! I can't wait!

Hi i just bought the playseat trophy and i have a small question regarding the fanatec csl pedals mounting. The bolts at the back of the csl are written M8 but they dont fit in the holes on the plate. What did you do make the holes bigger or use M6 ? Thank you

Great review! I think I'll go for the GT Omega Prime Lite instead for more adjustability, or even a Trak Racer TR80 Lite.

Thanks for the review bro giving up my playseat challenge i love the fact this one lightweight

Hello there, many thanks for the review , a couple of follow-up questions : 1. Its lightness makes it interesting for usage / storage, any way to store it vertically? 2. How comfortable is it compared to a play seat challenge ?

Finaly a normal Review baby 😎👍 hell yeah lets go

Nice review, thanks. I’m heavily thinking about getting one of these. I need something with a pretty small profile that can easily be moved out of the way or to another room. Price is tough to swallow but none of the Omega Titan, F-GT, GTTrack seem to be as portable

Thanks. Great review. I will just use my 100 dollar wheel stand and gaming chair for now. I hope there will be a price drop.

I just got one brand new off Amazon for $465 including tax and free shipping. I’m pumped haha.

Thanks for this Karl! Glad i picked the NLR GT Track instead...if delivery ever decides to show today that is -.-

I'm seeing the price drop gradually across a few sites. I think someone is advising Playseat correctly or maybe they are seeing stock not reducing and reading blogs and reviews to realise they got this one completely wrong. I'll buy one when its £400 tops. Right now, I've seen a site carry it at £454

Someone needs to come up with a racing seat that is adjustable for little kids and adults. This one is almost there with the adjustable pedal distance. But it looks like the steering wheel is fixed at a high position. Right now we're using the Playseat Challenge and putting a box underneath the pedals to raise it up higher when our kids are racing. People are not going to buy multiple racing rigs when people of different ages want to play, or when there is a party and everyone wants to try it out.

thank you for your review it made my desicion easyer wich one i shoud get. got mine today and it turned me crazy there was a littel peace missing where you have to screw the weelholder on now i have to wait some more days to get a complet one its mind blowing i just wanted to finaly play whit my fanatec dd and have to wait even more days to test it out properly. sorry for if my english is bad. its not my mother language. greetings from the small swiss.

I like my new Payseat Trophy.

I want a cockpit like this so bad but I'm going away for school for 4 years, so I want to take my setup with me and a foldable one is just so much more convenient :/

GT all day, thank you for the solid review

Very good points made in this video. At first glance I was pleased with the design of this cockpit but after your review no way this is worth the price tag. The wheel is way too high indeed.

No height adjustment for the wheel is a deal breaker for me. I can spend a little more and get something fully adjustable.

I just set up the Playseat Trophy and it is a good seat. But It must have been my off day today. It took a while to put together in comparison to my Playseat evolution. I applied the Thrustmaster TR series wheel to it...word of advice... Make sure you have the wheel base on the way you require for space and only have the front two bolts on so as you can flip the plate up. This makes it easier to attach the wheel to the base. I had attached all 4 support screws and it was a challenge to attach the wheel with 2 bolts from below. So I started over and flipped forward the plate. As for adjustment to fit someone else, this is definitely NOT a seat for you and your 5 year old. Stick with the evolution or the better yet functional Revolution. I kind of wish I bought the revolution. My main issue with the evolution is the steering column is close proximity to the pedals and you have to wrap your foot around to press on the brake. Fo some games, I just set the brake to the far left. But the Revolution has feature its support bar coming from the base of the seat as opposed to blocking the pedals. That is ideal. I chose the Trophy mainly for the purpose of leg / foot freedom but I sacrificed the ability to change the seat easily to fit others. So the Trophy is good so far but I feel I should have ordered the Revolution.

So youre saying playseat advertises it as compatible with CSL however i just got the csl pedals with LC pedal. There is no hole to bolt down my load cell in the middle How Is This Compatible?

Its really pretty,but,with 50$ more you got lot of choices to buy a pro potential rig,even a GtOmega prime lite worth 700$ with seat

It's 700 USD. I like the minimal clean look. I've been looking into Next Level Racing and Sim-Labs. I'm using the Frenchie Speed Cockpit at this time.

Nice review. Just one question, can the playseat be adjusted to fit at 1,75 ? Or is the steering wheel too high?

I don’t understand why playseat doesn’t include mounts for a shifter.

"Why they put thumb screws on pedals tray but not the length adjustment?" Because frequently adjusting length with thumb screws will probably strip the silver nuts base sooner or later. Or even worse, like I did, deformed the tube. This is why playseat uses 50mm M6 screws with length adjustment bar instead of 55mm M6 which seem to be a better fit size wise. So the shorter screws will strip the nut first before damage the tube too much.

Thanks for your review which as ever are always in depth and cover the important issues. I've still got my Playseat challenge but not being used. Replaced by the GT Omega titan you often referred to. Personally find the PlaySeat too uncomfortable. I've fitted a mini clubman seat £42 from local scrapyard to my titan and is superbly comfortable. Titan wins big time in my opinion and fit a mini clubman seat (perfect width) to fit straight on the titan

Great review mate! i am saving for the Trophy as we speak. I currently have the Playseat Evolution and the at 6.3" the centre bar is a pain in the nads

Thanks for your reviews I’m looking for a race rig have limited space but would like rig with little or no flex will keep watching your channel for ideas 👍

Good video as always, I am stuck between ordering this and the GT Titan atm.

I'd be interested in hearing a review from your 6'4 friend, I'm 6'3 and would like my legs as straight as possible due to injury.

Hey mate, how did you manage to mount the pedals. I’ve got the same pedals you have used in this video but I’m struggling

Nicer than the titan.. You crazy.... Im putting led lights under mine tonight... Gunna look sick!!

Do you think the VRS wheel base and Pedals is good for this? Or do you think that's overkill and I'm better off with the Alpha Mini and some other lesser pedals?

299.99 it's a go if they get the wheel deck height adjustment in the design. Right now I agree it is a fail at being ready for market.

100% right Karl, stupidly expensive! Maybe should have a Tesla badge on it!

The gloves are so you don't get the frame itself greasy or dirty from your hands I'd assume.

Appreciate the vid 👍 added to amazon wishlist to wait for the price to drop 20% (500 abit steep for this unit imo) Now any ideas how to hide this from the missus?

Hi Karl. What a excellent and independent review. I had to choose between this one and the Next Level F-GT. You helped me a lot 😉

My weight is around 110-115 kg. Will it be sturdy enough for me? I need something to seat on and not be worried, use my strenght on wheel and pedals without much flex and squeaking noises.

The high price tag does not have sense... If that would be £100-150 less this would be a game changer and I would definitely buy it. Adding extra £50-80 to that will get me a aluminium rig with a seat...

What size bolt do you all use to mount a the CSL pedal plate to the rig plate ? I dont think they sent the right sizes ...

i just want to say thanks for the good help of your video helping me put it together today. worked out so well.god bless you and your famaly.

Hello. Was just wondering, users who already have this product? Have any of you experienced the bottom seam on the chair seems to tear? Thank you 🙏🏽

Please help. I have the CSL pedals and trophy chair, I can’t install them at can you help?

I've got the Playseat Challenge. Although it's a great cockpit, one issue I have is that the wheel deck height is too high. It's at your upper chest to neck level, instead of a more comfortable mid chest level. It seems the Playseat Trophy is exactly the same. Not sure why they wouldn't make it lower to be more comfortable, from the looks of it there is plenty of clearance between your knees and the wheel base. Tired of driving with my arms so high and the wheel straight. I'd prefer a lower wheel titled up slightly.

Do you think VRS pedals are overkill for this? I dont plan to use high kg of force, if they still are worth it, great. if not then i can get something like the CSL V2's

Hi I have the Playseat Trophy as well and I don’t know where to install the loose velcro strap.

Thanks so much for this review Karl! How is the GT Omega Titan to move around compared to the Playseat Trophy for someone that would need to put it aside once finished racing? Is the Titan much heavier or more of a pain to move about?

Just bought one of these with the adjustable shifter mount and everything i am very exited for the rigidity of these against my playseat challenge. I hated the bouncing moves the challenge rig did under load when you've got a proper fanatec wheelbase attached to it so i'm looking forward to playing with the trophy instead.

its almost in the Trak Racer TR80 price range (included a GT Seat).. at least here in Denmark..

Do you think its light & small enough with the DD installed for one person to carry it from the front room of their home to the basement for storage down a flight of stairs? If not I'd probably look at the sim hound and set up a permanent spot in the basement (pretty dry but just a tad chilly).

If I pop thumb screws where the seat brace meats the frame, will the seat foot fold forward. Thinking about the screwing that and wheel brace, so and drop wheel and fold seat back forward

hey mate i need your help: im almost only playing formula games and also like formula shaped rigs so i want to know if this simrig is good for f1 games or should i get the f-gt? also im 190cm will the trophy fit me?