PLAYSEAT® Challenge X - Logitech G Edition

This is a review of the Playseat Challenge X (bought about 3 months ago) paired with the Logitech G923 wheel and pedals for use with a PlayStation 5. Points to note for prospective buyers: - I specifically wanted a seat that I could fold away and store in another room when not in use, with the steering wheel and pedals still attached. This lets me do that and it doesn’t take up much floor space when folded. - As such, it probably doesn’t have the bulk and stability of the fixed seats, but this is to be expected. - Not cheap, especially given its “light weight” folding-design construction. There seems to be a fair amount of plastic used but the metal tubular frame works as expected. - It has sufficient adjustments to accommodate my parents and my young niece and nephew, and for our average weight and height it seems quite stable and adequate. I’d highly recommend for anyone that wants a seat that folds away and can be moved elsewhere around the home.

Better than I expected, fairly sturdy and robust

This is an amazing piece of kit!! Feels quality when assembling the chair and is surprisingly comfortable in use. Paired with a Logitech G923 (Lots of other wheels are supported too) it's a perfect solution for gamers who want a racing rig but also the option to quickly fold away. The wife doesn't go crazy when I use the chair as knows it'll be gone when I'm done 🤣 Bit pricey but it's the best option out there imo and the older (cheaper) playseat is still a good chair... But this is better in every way if you can get it.

The Playseat has been around for ages now and this new version adds a few quality of life improvements. No more straps to adjust for the angle makes it easier to get in and out of, but maybe reduces the granularity of adjustment. The gear stick holder is a nice addition as well. I've got an old G25 wheel on it, but it'll fit pretty much anything. Bit pricey maybe but it's the best folding seat option around and if you have a 3d printer there are a wealth of assesories available.

Fantastic chair to go with the steering wheel. Very sturdy and folds away.

The seat is great and folds up well. It’s very comfortable and I have played long sessions without any issues. Unfortunately, Playseat have clearly cheaped out on some of the parts — and these aren’t expensive parts either — they’re literally saving pennies overall. For one, the screws that you use to adjust pedal distance from your feet are plastic. They frequently come loose and makes set up/fold up more painful than it needs to be. The threads definitely are not going to last. If they used metal screws instead this wouldn’t be an issue. The catch that locks the steering wheel to the seat is also plastic. It also comes loose, sometimes while driving in the game. Again, this should have been metal. There is another screw that you use to adjust steering wheel height. Again — plastic, also comes loose. Do you see a pattern? Finally there is a strap they have included which you can use to tie the pedals to the seat when you fold it up. Except it’s much too short — they could have spared like three extra inches and it would have been fine. No idea how that even passed QA, I have to use my own. All in all, decent product but poor execution because they wanted to make more pennies on the margin…

Bought this for a mate..he loves it ..folds up great..recommend

Meets our needs perfectly. Installing the Thrustmaster T248 wheel and pedals was rather easy. Folding and moving is easy enough to do a couple of times a day. Just unplugging the cables, and everything else remains on the seat. We even have a Razer Freyja which gets folded in as well. The seat itself is wide enough to feel very sturdy, and narrow enough to fit in the gap we have for it. The only thing missing is a proper handbrake/shifter holder. The one in the box puts the shifter way too high.