# Nissan/Microsoft Video Game Car

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [December 28, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968 "2005-12-28T19:42:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![DoubleDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@DoubleDown](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DoubleDown)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968/1 "2005-12-28T19:42:04Z")

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“_the Nissan URGE concept car allows drivers (while parked) to play ‘Project Gotham Racing 3’ using the car’s own steering wheel, gas pedal and brake pedal while viewing the game on a flip-down seven-inch LCD screen_”

> **[Nissan and Microsoft Create Videogame Car - Slashdot](https://games.slashdot.org/story/05/12/29/0049210/nissan-and-microsoft-create-videogame-car)**
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> pnewhook writes "The Register reports that Microsoft and Nissan have created the first integrated gaming system within a vehicle. Not just in the vehicle, but the vehicle becomes part of the gaming system. From the article: "Conceived by Nissan...

That’s just all kinds of awesome.

- Mike

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jason\_Lange](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jason_Lange)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968/2 "2005-12-28T20:28:41Z")

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You would need to have the car idling or else you would suck at the game having no power steering.

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**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968/3 "2005-12-29T08:25:43Z")

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Yeah, that is awesome!

Kind of a strange choice for the game though, since you can only drive 2 Nissans, one of which is the R34 - how about the new Z, guys?

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**Author:** ![MrRage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrrage/32/5804_2.png) [@MrRage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrRage)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968/4 "2005-12-29T10:18:43Z")

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What not spec… Theres no surpirse 😃

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**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968/5 "2005-12-29T10:36:21Z")

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Because the QR25 makes so much power, it would blow the xbox 360 case apart… :E

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**Author:** ![imported\_RPS131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dbc845/32.png) [@imported\_RPS131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_RPS131)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968/6 "2005-12-29T13:33:36Z")

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> [@Jason Lange](#):
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> You would need to have the car idling or else you would suck at the game having no power steering.

I’m sure they would find a way to allow you to play the game, without having the car idling.

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**Author:** ![imported\_RPS131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dbc845/32.png) [@imported\_RPS131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_RPS131)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-microsoft-video-game-car/140968/7 "2006-01-05T02:32:30Z")

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[http://www.channel4.com/4car/feature/preview/2005/nissan-urge/index.html](http://www.channel4.com/4car/feature/preview/2005/nissan-urge/index.html)

Look what I found. Thing looks nifty. Interior needs not be yellow and blue, but other than that I like. Plus if you removed the Xbox from the back the thing would weight next to nothing.
