Racing VR: Want an Oculus Rift as the Playstation VR has poor support

Tony Williams · 19 May 2018 at 01:48

Okay guys. I bought myself a Playstation VR headset for racing games mainly, I got a Cronus Max Pro to use with my Logitech G27 on the Playstation 4.

Sadly the support for racing games is really poor. Project CARs isnt supported, the only game is Gran Turismo Sport and you can not play the proper game only, a VR mode so sadly I'm left really disappointed with it. I do really love GTS in VR mode though, it's such a blast. I'm thinking I should have bought the Oculus Rift instead now they are £399. I'm thinking maybe of getting the Rift for PC and using that.

Do you need a fancy GFX card or anything? I have a Geforce 970 GTX but I have a standard 1080P monitor.

How does the video quality look on the Oculus Rift compared to the PS4. Do I need a webcam like PS4?

Thanks

Devlish · 19 May 2018 at 06:53

The rift comes with everything you need, no need for extra peripherals. A 970 is what I used and was in the adequate category. I switched to a 1070ti which was obviously better, but a 970 works fine on medium settings. As for quality, never tried a PS but I should imagine theres lots of comparisons out there.

Tony Williams · 20 May 2018 at 06:00

Just got the Rift yesterday and so glad I bought it. Only played a bit of Project Cars 2 upto now.

markoboyo11 · 20 May 2018 at 09:27

Tony Williams said:
Just got the Rift yesterday and so glad I bought it. Only played a bit of Project Cars 2 upto now.

I ordered one on Friday and Amazon still havnt even dispatched it .

Can't wait to try it out, only thing I'm nervous about is the resolution.

NZXT30 · 20 May 2018 at 10:50

Sim racing and VR is a match made in heaven.

wesimmo · 20 May 2018 at 10:53

NZXT30 said:
Sim racing and VR is a match made in heaven.

Yep, I downloaded GT Sport and have played 5 minutes or so, if it ain't a VR driving game, it's not a driving game for me anymore.

markoboyo11 · 20 May 2018 at 11:00

I hope it's as good as people are saying, cos my expectations are pretty high now.
Been watching loads of videos of people saying it's crazy good.

Love sim racing so can see it being awsome

andshrew · 20 May 2018 at 12:30

markoboyo11 said:
I hope it's as good as people are saying, cos my expectations are pretty high now.
Been watching loads of videos of people saying it's crazy good.

Love sim racing so can see it being awsome

The immersion is incredible, but to keep your expectations in check the resolution is poor and probably needs another generation or two for it to be perfect.

lokiss · 20 May 2018 at 12:44

Max out the super sampling on that 1080i. The resolution isn't gold standard, but it isn't dirt poor either, certainly not in pc2 or assetto with a 1080i.

Racing in VR requires a wheel though, it's hard to get the 1/1 experience without, and even better with some sort of racing rig.

markoboyo11 · 20 May 2018 at 13:04

lokiss said:
Max out the super sampling on that 1080i. The resolution isn't gold standard, but it isn't dirt poor either, certainly not in pc2 or assetto with a 1080i.

Racing in VR requires a wheel though, it's hard to get the 1/1 experience without, and even better with some sort of racing rig.

Yeh I have a g29 now with brake mod coming that will do.

Pretty concerned about the resolution but I'm that concerned that I'm thinking it will at least match what I'm thinking, if not better.