Hi guys,
I am considering getting a motion rig (and a new cockpit). I am only playing GT7 with PSVR2 so far. A few questions:
- how often does it happen due to the motion rig that you see „black“, your head is basically out of the cockpit?
- I know it won’t make me faster, but is there anyone using it in online races? I am quite competitive and would hate it if I get black screens in a daily race
- which motion rig does support GT7? I only read about Simrig SR2, D-Box and Yaw. Are there big differences in quality and immersion?
Thanks!
There's quite a few of motion sims that could work with GT7. I think if the motion rig is compatible with Sim Race Studio, then it will work in GT7 as that's a nice 'middle man' app/device. Especially with their 'magicbox' (raspberry pi on the same lan as your ps5 - I highly recommend wired connections for both ps5 and magicbox).
The issue with the black box and green bars only really becomes an issue if you:
A) want to really feel the side tilt motion a lot (sway left and right)
B) super high cambered corners like T1 of High Speed Ring and Daytona (Nordschliefe hasn't been much of a problem surprisingly) I have to lean the other way slightly (this depends a lot on your amount of side tilt in your motion setup and the car)
C) cars with 'small' cockpits. Think, MP4/4, the OG Mini, cars where if you turn your head to the side and "SUDDENLY WINDSHIELD". I found a lot of the Vision GT cars have this problem due to their crazy small, aerodynamic cockpits
The vast majority of the cars its not a problem at all, except those two turns I mentioned. I managed to find a compromise in Sim Race Studio I'm happy with as I don't want too jarring of a motion to begin with.
All that said, I still love it tremendously and I'm so spoiled I can't go back to any screens now, even triples feel like a joke. I'm glad I took the plunge still, but there's really only a few drawbacks to having a motion sim:
A) more cost, uhh....lots more
B) spoils you for 'tv' racing games
C) configuration in sim race studio takes a while to dial things in and find out what does what. But I found it's equal parts fun and curiosity
D) building the sim rig is a CHORE, so get ready for that, no matter which brand you choose
E) black/green screen in GT7
F) not every game is designed for VR. ACC for example is just 'okay' graphics wise, not cutting edge like GT7, but still totally fun
HTH buddy!
Jerome