From my point of view PC2 is lacking (even compared to PC1) on:
1) grass details all around the track
2) replay at fixed 30fps even when the camera is not in TV mode
Regarding grass details, it's clealy visible on some tracks such as Nordschelife. In PC2 the grass is present only close to the tarmac. There is no grass at all on the hills close to the road. Grass on AC is far better and similar to real track. I hope SMS is aware of this and will improve the tracks in a next patch. It makes no sense for me to see dense grass close to tarmac only and nothing in the rest of the track. This is the approch that SMS made in almost the tracks in this PC2. I preferred by far the grass in PC1 covering better the whole track. The grass implemented in AC is far better in my opinion. It's more visible, less dense (so less power demanding) and more variegated than in PC2 (see Nordscleife for example).
About replay, I think the 30fps ruins a lot the beauty a replay is thought for. At least on the TV view a blur must be used to provide a more smoothed animation. The other view must be provided at 60fps (as they are in game).
EDIT:
I also forgot to mention that even after patch 2.0 I cannot save more than 10-12 replays. I will get the error message that 1GB space was reached. I hope it is a bug already known and it will be fixed asap. In PC1 I was able to save more than 70-80 replays.
Furthermore, the menu to handle the replay is absolutely unusable. To switch from one view to another you have open the menu, move to the desired view, press X and then close the menu to see the replay. The replay must be controlled entirely using the pad keys as in PC1. I don't understand at all the choice made in PC2 (it's a mess).
1) grass details all around the track
2) replay at fixed 30fps even when the camera is not in TV mode
Regarding grass details, it's clealy visible on some tracks such as Nordschelife. In PC2 the grass is present only close to the tarmac. There is no grass at all on the hills close to the road. Grass on AC is far better and similar to real track. I hope SMS is aware of this and will improve the tracks in a next patch. It makes no sense for me to see dense grass close to tarmac only and nothing in the rest of the track. This is the approch that SMS made in almost the tracks in this PC2. I preferred by far the grass in PC1 covering better the whole track. The grass implemented in AC is far better in my opinion. It's more visible, less dense (so less power demanding) and more variegated than in PC2 (see Nordscleife for example).
About replay, I think the 30fps ruins a lot the beauty a replay is thought for. At least on the TV view a blur must be used to provide a more smoothed animation. The other view must be provided at 60fps (as they are in game).
EDIT:
I also forgot to mention that even after patch 2.0 I cannot save more than 10-12 replays. I will get the error message that 1GB space was reached. I hope it is a bug already known and it will be fixed asap. In PC1 I was able to save more than 70-80 replays.
Furthermore, the menu to handle the replay is absolutely unusable. To switch from one view to another you have open the menu, move to the desired view, press X and then close the menu to see the replay. The replay must be controlled entirely using the pad keys as in PC1. I don't understand at all the choice made in PC2 (it's a mess).
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