Should I buy a PS4 just for GT Sport?

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It always helps to have a few different games on radar when buying a console. Imagine you won’t like GT Sport that much and then your PS4 is bricked unless you have other use for it.

It’s hard to give advice because Gran Turismo divides even racing game enthuasists. Some love it and some don’t get it.
 
I would look at all the choices you have and go from there. I think we will get one more console generation then that will be it. By then streaming will be the future for games.


I personaly was not and remain not impressed with the gtsport game .
 
YAS!
I bought a new PS4 Pro for $300 (Let-Go App), GT Sport digital deluxe edition that same night and haven't looked back.
Even if you don't enjoy GT Sport as much as you thought you would, there's plenty of other games. Plus the capability it has i.e. web browser, Netflix, prime cideo, blu-ray, etc... Def worth it from an investment standpoint.
 
GT Sport is very good. If you think you’re going to play online races a lot (sport mode in particular), then you could consider it.
If you’re going to buy a ps4 though, check out some of the other games.
This generation of consoles has been far kinder to other genres than racers.
Consider also getting other games like Yakuza, Nioh, god of war, wipeout collection, driveclub, Horizon zero dawn, uncharted, and the recent spiderman game amongst others.
And Bloodborne. Because who owns a ps4 while not owning Bloodborne? :lol:
 
If you want the best console racing game experience right now, then yes. Though, I can't imagine why you'd randomly start wanting that..

I personally wouldn't pay MSRP for a console 2/3's through its life span. Maybe you can get a good deal on a 2nd hand copy of GT and a used PS4. Check craigslist
 
veedub6464
I'm thinking of buying a ps4 just to play gt sport. I've seen reviews of the game that say it is great.
I would like other people's opinions
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If money is not an object, sure. Otherwise, hell no.

Why anyone who is into nothing but racing games would buy a console is beyond my understanding.
 
With current prices, sure go ahead! However I think you definitely need a PS plus subscription for two reasons:
1. GT Sport essence is in the online races
2. PS Plus will give those games to take a break from GT
 
Clean Racer
Do you have any way of trying it out first?

I mean, that's a big investment. I can tell you that I bought one just for GT Sport and I don't regret it. I have been playing it daily ever since. In fact, I ended up upgrading to a PS4 Pro. See if you can find someone who has a PS4 and pick up a used copy of the game to try on their machine. Just in case you don't like it.

Best of luck and let us know how you make out.

BTW, I also bought a Thrustmaster T300 RS but I am a racing game/sim addict.:lol:
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Same for me, although I got the Ferrari Integral version with the Alcantara wheel. Bought the PS4 Pro, had a G27 that I upgraded to the new wheel pedal set, and have on a GT5 seat stand I already had. Tv is a 55 inch, HD, but not a 4K. Now debating if I upgrade that. My set is in the basement, but working to convince my wife we need to replace the 55 4K tv in the family room with a OLED HDR tv. (So I can appropriate the 4K to my driving set downstairs).

I’m starting to watch the online races and am amazed. I’m afraid I don’t know all the braking points well enough and would piss everyone off by rear ending them when they brake. I hope there are races more for beginners and that I can work my way up. But also would want groups that are really driving to drive and not slamming opponents and driving dirty. So not sure how hard it is to find both of those.

fastone371
Every PS that I have owned was purchased just for Gran Turismo and I have them all. I am actually considering trying P-Cars or Asetto Corsa is it?
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I have AC and one other game. Downloaded AC, and never have even unwrapped the other game. No clue why I thought I would ever want to play anything but GTS.

I never played the first two GT games. I’ve seen one had the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Since I’ve been to that many times, I do wish they would add that back into the series. I want to run it with the 4K video so badly.

I was there for Sebastian V’s run a few years ago. Not that I saw much more than a blur go by.
 
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Strittan
If money is not an object, sure. Otherwise, hell no.

Why anyone who is into nothing but racing games would buy a console is beyond my understanding.
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In the grand scheme of things the total outlay for a console is pretty small, by comparison there are people who spend $75K on a car to drive back and forth to work every day.
 
I bought my 2nd PS4 a little over a year ago because I sold my 1st one due to lack of games that interested me at the time (got it the day it was released). I bought my 2nd PS4 just for GTS and it's the only game that's ever been played on it. Actually the GTS disc has never been removed from the PS4 since the day it was bought.
So yes I feel it's worth buying just for one game.

I should add I was still playing GT6 on the PS3 also all the up until the servers were shut down.
 
fastone371
In the grand scheme of things the total outlay for a console is pretty small, by comparison there are people who spend $75K on a car to drive back and forth to work every day.
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You’re comparing a gaming console to a real car, are you? Great.

My point is that if I was into racing games and racing games alone, a console would be the last thing on my mind. I’d get a PC. Sure, a bit more expensive perhaps, but a steal nonetheless compared to the $75 grand car in your comparison.
 
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Strittan
I’d get a PC. Sure, a bit more expensive perhaps, but a steal nonetheless compared to the $75 grand car in your comparison.
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After four years of play on PC, I'm bored to death. The claims of the computer simulators for realistic physics are larger than their actual capabilities, LFS is an exception.
Right now where I live PS4 Slim+GTS costs less than 220€ which is tempting even for the graphics only.
 
Strittan
You’re comparing a gaming console to a real car, are you? Great.

My point is that if I was into racing games and racing games alone, a console would be the last thing on my mind. I’d get a PC. Sure, a bit more expensive perhaps, but a steal nonetheless compared to the $75 grand car in your comparison.
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What I was comparing was the perception of squandering money as that seems the point you were attempting to make. When you add up the hours that most spend playing Gran Turismo even just playing that single title your cost per hour of entertainment is very low. For those of us who actually like racing games it is very easy to turn the game on and run a couple races when before you even realize you have just played for 2 hours. No matter the amount I spend on a real I will not get the same enjoyment of driving it because I must attempt to drive within the confines of the law. I suppose I could always go to local track days with a real car but then you had better be prepared to put tires and brakes on after a day of driving, after that we can start to discuss the real cost of entertainment.
 
fastone371
What I was comparing was the perception of squandering money as that seems the point you were attempting to make. When you add up the hours that most spend playing Gran Turismo even just playing that single title your cost per hour of entertainment is very low. For those of us who actually like racing games it is very easy to turn the game on and run a couple races when before you even realize you have just played for 2 hours. No matter the amount I spend on a real I will not get the same enjoyment of driving it because I must attempt to drive within the confines of the law. I suppose I could always go to local track days with a real car but then you had better be prepared to put tires and brakes on after a day of driving, after that we can start to discuss the real cost of entertainment.
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The experience will definitely be far more felt and better if you have a wheel. It's nice to have it when you play racing games such as GT Sport.
 
nowcontrol
Of course you should........

I got mine last year in the black Friday sales for a great price. I still have not purchased any other games and I play GT Sport daily for at least 2 hours.


^Get one of these if you can find it anywhere.^

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Thats the same one I got on day 1 of release. I had mine in NYC with me when I was given the opportunity to fly to Vegas for day 1 of the Americas Finals... I forgot to take the PS4 (or even just the disc case) with me to Vegas for Kaz to sign :banghead::banghead: I've been kicking myself ever since! Although I did get a small consolation in the form of a selfie with Kaz.
 
I have to say no like some of the others. I only bought a ps for gt. Played every main game since gt1. Played the closed and open gtsport beta's. After a year of gtsport even though we've been getting additional content. I'm selling my ps4, getting a pc and moving on to ACC and iracing.
 
I played GT 1, 2, 3 and 4. Didn't play for 10 years. Hooked up my PS2 2 months ago and started playin 4 again. Saw a black friday PS4 bundle with Spiderman, and bought it for GT Sport. Played Spiderman for 4 days while I waited for GT sport and my G29 wheel. Awesome game(spiderman). Hooked up GT sport 26 days ago, and have played every day since. Haven't touched Spiderman. Online racing is a blast. Seeing how i compare to the rest of my region, or the world is a blast. Getting my racing bug itched without spending hundreds (thousands)of dollars to get a plastic trophy is priceless.

I say do it!
 
Just for that? No.

Online is a wreckfest and the career is just starting last and passing everyone.
It's even more bland then project cars career.

Wheel and pedal settings don't exist.

if you played iracing, assetto, project cars, etc, it's a let down.
 
Funnily enough that's exactly what I did. :lol:

To be fair though, I bought my 500GB PS4 for less than half the market price from a friend because he needed urgent money.
 

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