PSVR2, Experience without purchase, try it out...

[TicketBait]

Well I for one have not purchased the VR2 and most likely won't. I feel that playing or should I saw driving in Cockpit view with wobble 2 and playing with the various display settings, such as removing the likes of tire wear, petrol MPH etc and just going with the feel of the vehicle around you and the train it is on can be full immersive and as intense in and of itself.

My set up is with a G923 wheel mounted to a 2.0 NextLevel Racing Stand and a $100 office swivel chair that is locked in. this is all mounted approx5 feet in front of an 85" Samsung 8k TV. With Turtle Beach 700 headphones, and if my wife is out of the house played through a sennheiser soundbar! Have not tried yet with racing gloves and helmet yet. Will add a fan blowing at me to simulate speed as well.

From a driving experience standpoint my senses are most attributed to what I am experiencing not just infant and observing the side and rear view mirrors in most cars, but what is further down the road and watching not the apex of the turn but beyond. Below I painstakingly snapped some photos on my iPhone to show visually what appears to be almost the same as the VR. Sure you can turn your head and see what's coming up on your side but so can pushing the look left or right button on the wheel. I am always looking behind me as well. How does that work in VR. Same way as you don't or can't in most modern seats be able to turn your head around.

I'm not saying that PSVR2 isn't the next best thing to being engulfed in the racing bug. But if you are using a controller rather than a wheel, first get the wheel and pedals and go from there.

My thoughts are this (PSVR2) would be great to have races in against others with same set up. Only way this would be fair. This is not easy at all in most cars. Am amassed at how real race car drivers do this. They have to know every inch of the track. Their car and life depends on it! here we can hit reset. jmo

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[HadOne2Many]

No offense, but nah you aren't getting anywhere near the same experience especially on a single screen. I've done single screen racing (including on a 65 in 4K LG Oled) triple screen racing, and now VR racing. Triple screen comes close from a racing awareness and visibility stand point, but the depth perception you get in VR is unmatched.

 

[Nebuc72]

This reads an awful lot to me like you're trying to convince yourself PSVR2 isn't worth it, not us.

VR is the best luxury you can buy for sim racing, it's not really practical or that competitive, but the experience that it gives you is completely unmatched and 100% worth all the hype and praise it's been getting. It is not a necessity at all, but the feel you get from VR is truly incredible.

You cannot comment on it until you've tried it.

 

[TicketBait]

No offense taken, as I have not tried the VR2 but have driven actual tracks and my set up ain’t too far off

 

[Galvston]

No offense taken, as I have not tried the VR2 but have driven actual tracks and my set up ain’t too far off

my brother, it is. 2d can't compare to 3D. We are not talking about the skill level, or how well you can drive on a giant and good looking/resolution TV.

You can possibly be even faster in 2d, but the depth, scale of things, immersion, just cannot compare to a vr setup. It's not a necessity though, but it's much different

 

[opelman]

If u have car go there and think how close your rig is that feeling when u are in your car?

 

[Ande3200]

A screen will never be able to campare to vr.

 

[kilesa4568]

I've only used the first VR on GTS and while I was green with motion sickness, I still can't get over how much more involving the driving was using it.

I won't be buying the new one, though. The memory of the motion sickness is just as strong as how good the VR experience was, and seeing as I get a bit of motion sickness off wobble cam 2, I don't fancy my chances of adapting to it. Shame really.

 

[Carl Sagan]

well I for one have not purchased the VR2 and most likely won't.

sorry to say you aren't even able to imagine what you are missing.

psvr2 is a totally new level.

 

[Talon16]

I need to get one of my friend's to buy the VR so I can try it before I buy it. But first, I need to get a friend.

 

[TicketBait]

Well I for one have not purchased the VR2 and most likely won't. I feel that playing or should I saw driving in Cockpit view with wobble 2 and playing with the various display settings, such as removing the likes of tire wear, petrol MPH etc and just going with the feel of the vehicle around you and the train it is on can be full immersive and as intense in and of itself.

My set up is with a G923 wheel mounted to a 2.0 NextLevel Racing Stand and a $100 office swivel chair that is locked in. this is all mounted approx5 feet in front of an 85" Samsung 8k TV. With Turtle Beach 700 headphones, and if my wife is out of the house played through a sennheiser soundbar! Have not tried yet with racing gloves and helmet yet. Will add a fan blowing at me to simulate speed as well.

From a driving experience standpoint my senses are most attributed to what I am experiencing not just infant and observing the side and rear view mirrors in most cars, but what is further down the road and watching not the apex of the turn but beyond. Below I painstakingly snapped some photos on my iPhone to show visually what appears to be almost the same as the VR. Sure you can turn your head and see what's coming up on your side but so can pushing the look left or right button on the wheel. I am always looking behind me as well. How does that work in VR. Same way as you don't or can't in most modern seats be able to turn your head around.

I'm not saying that PSVR2 isn't the next best thing to being engulfed in the racing bug. But if you are using a controller rather than a wheel, first get the wheel and pedals and go from there.

My thoughts are this (PSVR2) would be great to have races in against others with same set up. Only way this would be fair. This is not easy at all in most cars. Am amassed at how real race car drivers do this. They have to know every inch of the track. Their car and life depends on it! here we can hit reset. jmo

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well Santa got me the PSVR2 and ………………………………… I was completely wrong and will eat my humble pie.



All you GT7 racers that chimed in about PSVR were absolutely correct. I don’t race anymore in 2D, My times have suffered a little and I don’t care, just need more practice. Went from a “B/S” To “D/S” while learning. right now fter about 60 races in sport/ nations/ manufactures cup I ama “C/S”. But I gotta tell you my driving has gotten better only miss all the other in game info, opponents pitting, distance ahead and behind etc, but I don’t care, there should be a race where we are all on VR.

So thank you all for your encouragement. Heck I even ordered prescription inserts and love being eyeglass frame free. Highly recommend.

 

[MroczMR]

well Santa got me the PSVR2 and ………………………………… I was completely wrong and will eat my humble pie.



All you GT7 racers that chimed in about PSVR were absolutely correct. I don’t race anymore in 2D, My times have suffered a little and I don’t care, just need more practice. Went from a “B/S” To “D/S” while learning. right now fter about 60 races in sport/ nations/ manufactures cup I ama “C/S”. But I gotta tell you my driving has gotten better only miss all the other in game info, opponents pitting, distance ahead and behind etc, but I don’t care, there should be a race where we are all on VR.

So thank you all for your encouragement. Heck I even ordered prescription inserts and love being eyeglass frame free. Highly recommend.

Good for you! I can only wish you great time with PSVR2. Playing GT7 on VR is like completlely new game

 

[Mystical Drag]

well Santa got me the PSVR2 and ………………………………… I was completely wrong and will eat my humble pie.



All you GT7 racers that chimed in about PSVR were absolutely correct. I don’t race anymore in 2D, My times have suffered a little and I don’t care, just need more practice. Went from a “B/S” To “D/S” while learning. right now fter about 60 races in sport/ nations/ manufactures cup I ama “C/S”. But I gotta tell you my driving has gotten better only miss all the other in game info, opponents pitting, distance ahead and behind etc, but I don’t care, there should be a race where we are all on VR.

So thank you all for your encouragement. Heck I even ordered prescription inserts and love being eyeglass frame free. Highly recommend.

where did you order the inserts from? Ive just started having to wear glasses and i was wanting to avoid doing that when I get my vr setup.

 

[klondike]

I have prescription inserts from HONSVR very happy with them. I never tried other manusfactor so I can't really compare. But I am satisfied with HONSVR.

 

[TicketBait]

where did you order the inserts from? Ive just started having to wear glasses and i was wanting to avoid doing that when I get my vr setup.

I also placed my order with HONSVR, very simple straight forward to do. Even has a short video on how to install that a 3 year old could do. Just have your prescription in hand to complete the order. Received back in less than 2 weeks.

 

[Mystical Drag]

I also placed my order with HONSVR, very simple straight forward to do. Even has a short video on how to install that a 3 year old could do. Just have your prescription in hand to complete the order. Received back in less than 2 weeks.

Nice thank you.

Ive really been debating trying a psvr2 but worried that it would collect dust like many of my other vr setups. Plus i often have one 55" tv with the game, another with my pc with multiple chat windows and browsers open. Kinda hard to do that in vr.

Plus ive heard that only the in car view is available in vr correct? I really dont like the idea of being forced into this and not being able to select the view that I want or prefer.

 

[TicketBait]

I am assuming your are using a wheel not controller. I would invest in a wheel first then the VR. I have a very useful Logitech G923, that I got at Bestbuy for $349, now it goes for $300. The "True Force" feedback is incredible, I also got a "Next Level Racing Stand W2" for $200 and that's all I needed. I was playing on an 85" 8k Samsung (only 4K currently available) I only play 2 games , GT7 and COD



I too Mystical Drag was concerned about driving only from inside the car. Considering all the top players do it from either hood or bumper view. Boy are they missing out. You actually have more info going into turns and twists can can feel the car around you so much better. Mine times were worse, heck I went from a B DR rating all the way down to D DR rating the first 10 days, but slowly was climbing back up to "C" . As you know who you go up the competitions SR rating will be worse. So when I entered DR "C" rating the others SR's were mostly SR "B " rating. was lucky if I got a clean race bonus

Well I can honestly say that this is so much more real. The picture is not as clear, but if you were racing in real life you would be putting up with glare and road film on your helmets clear plastic face guard and dead bugs on the windshield, so this is so damn more immersive. I don't know how real race car drivers do it for the 24 hour Le Mans let alone a 3 hour race at Laguna with all the yellow flags etc.

Also now on ALL my vehicles I use I let other racers know I am in VR as shown on my liveries I create.
(see below)

See ya on the track!

 

[shadow0460]

Just try it. Rent one, borrow one, etc. I have a wheel but no stand, so I use a controller with my PSVR2. The device has its flaws but it's overall very good.
The one caveat: it is NOT compatible with glasses out of the box! If you wear glasses, get some lens protectors or prescription inserts. Even if the inserts don't have all the bells and whistles your glasses do, they are still an absolute life saver.
VR has never made me sick, but if I'm sick to begin with it'll make it worse.
The last holdout car for me was the SF '23, the VR experience in that is very glitchy, but I ran it this weekend in the Nations Cup. I didn't win but I'm happy with the result: 11th place and Interlagos CE all gold.

 

[jenson86]

Enjoy!! I always loved the cockpit view but obviously on 2d you are so much slower with it, so I couldn’t use it online. With the VR it is just perfect, why would anyone want any other view?

With regards to competitiveness I used to be low B and was much faster within a few days with the VR. Nowadays high B, low A. I know the world's best don't use VR, but at least for me I am much faster! It is much easier to guess distances etc.

Maybe the top players have clocked so many hours on flat screen that it would take them too long to switch and get the same times? I somehow don’t accept it as a fact, that with VR you might be slower

 

[DextroCat]

I got faster with VR within 2 weeks but I REALLY suck so it wasn’t a very high mark to pass. Improvements when switching to the wheel took much longer than VR. I was only able to switch off TCS after getting VR, so I keep TCS on in FM23 lol.

 

[Revengel]

Welcome to the party! Glad to have you here.

So thank you all for your encouragement. Heck I even ordered prescription inserts and love being eyeglass frame free. Highly recommend.

We're here for you.

where did you order the inserts from? Ive just started having to wear glasses and i was wanting to avoid doing that when I get my vr setup.

I have prescription inserts from HONSVR very happy with them. I never tried other manusfactor so I can't really compare. But I am satisfied with HONSVR.

I'm also in this category. The simple distance-only version I ordered works wonderfully.

Glasses can be used but I'd recommend getting spacers to prevent your lenses from scratching the PSVR2 lenses if you can.

 

[jonoholland29]

I enter all the PSVR2 competitions I can, I'm so desperate to try it. I was hoping one of the local game/electronic stores have one to try but alas, no luck. I was nearly bankrupted by covid so sadly won't even be able to contemplate buying one for 3-4 years.

If anyone in the UK, East Anglia area has one that would be willing to let me try it do let me know