When you consider just how limited Gran Turismo Sport’s virtual reality mode was, it’s a testament to the franchise’s potential with PSVR that it remains such a memorable experience. Limited to just two vehicle races, the actual sensation of being inside the cockpit of some of the world’s most iconic cars was unmatched. So, why is Polyphony Digital not saying anything about virtual reality for Gran Turismo 7, then?
“So, regarding PSVR, we're not at a state where we can talk about it yet,” series creator Kazunori Yamauchi told Eurogamer.net when prompted for more details. It’s a non-answer, of course, but it’s not an outright denial, which leads us to believe that there’s hope for the PlayStation 5 version of the game in unison with Sony’s next-gen headset.
Apparently, the platform holder wants to release more fully-fledged experiences for its new PSVR device, and Gran Turismo 7 would certainly fit the bill on that front. Our guess is that the new game will support the revamped headset, but seeing as we’re still waiting for the peripheral to be fully revealed, that’s why Yamauchi can’t talk about it yet. From what we understand, an announcement event is likely to take place early next year.
[source eurogamer.net]
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If anything it sounds like a confirmation that they are working on it.
@Loftimus Think thats the reason GT7 was delayed till 2022
Well this makes me think it will launch along side the new headset 😁😁 I never actually tried the other one in vr might have to give it a go. Did enjoy drive club in vr but it was pretty blurry but enjoyable.
For me, it sounds like potential PSVR2 could be a real nextgen.
High resoloution, smooth framerate and better loading speed are all great.
But something as revolutionary as well-designed VR headset with much better software support would be truly amazing
They haven't really announced anything about PS/NGVR other than pretty much that they're gonna push it harder and have bigger titles, so not much chance of any devs working with Sony on it will spill any beans. Will be awaiting a show case next year some time where they'll reveal a few big games at least, I think.
I can’t wait. I bought a racing seat and wheel purely for GT Sport in VR and I loved it. Worth every penny.
Really looking forward to what they can do with PSVR 2.
Considering the game can run on a PS4, it would likely look very good with VR on the PS5.
@Royalblues well of course not on a current PSVR. I think nobody counts on the firstgen VR
Prior to psvr I thought the perfect games would be driving and first person games.
But its the worst travel sickness I have ever had. Wipeout I couldn't finish 2 laps so credit to the drivers of Auricom and Feisar.
@Royalblues you obviously haven’t played any of the best PC VR racing titles like Dirt Rally 2.0, Automobilista 2 etc or Half life: Alyx, MS Flight Sim 2020, Pavlov.
VR is more than ready
With the whole "internet connection required" otherwise arcade mode is the only offline mode, Kazunori Yamauchi said it was to "prevent cheating". Was this a prevalent issue, with previous GT games?
Racing games in VR is just another league than flatscreen racing, imo.
Along with horror games its one of the hardest genres to go back to flatscreen again, because its just so damn immersive being inside the car rather than looking at it through a window (well...TV).
GT7 should be amazing in the upcoming headset. Can't wait!
@Royalblues This game looks great on psvr. In fact it was the game that convinced me to get one.
The trouble was it's too limiting. PS4 was only capable of allowing you to race against one car (which wouldn't have been so bad if the AI was a challenge).
Ps5 should allow a full experience. So even if it looks no better than it did on PS4 it would still be a huge leap over the last game that I'd gladly take.
With the ps5 behind it i see no real reason why this couldn't be psvr1 compatible as well as psvr2
PS VR is great. Astro bots in top three platformers all time and Wipeout is insane. I agree with they above comment, some genra I only play in VR because its so intense. RE7 - Horror, Wipeout - Racing and first party prove this.
Be ready for the full VR event in December or Jan. Am expecting Sony to blow people away with the reveals. 100 percent. ✌
@Royalblues Actually I reckon its perfect for a first time vr experience as you're seated and you're in something (a car) that your brain is already wired to understand moves when you do not. Although I've never had any motion sickness personally (I was put off getting psvr for years cause I heard stories about wearing it for a second than violently vomiting for the remainder of the day)...I ended up trying it and it was game changing. Just being in the car and seeing the true to life scale of it. And looking behind you to see out of a back window...think I verbally let out a 'wow'.
You'll probably find you'll end up getting better time and playing better when racing in VR too as you can judge corners so much easier.
If they can just get this to work with racing against more than one car it'll be amazing. Even better if you can race online too.
@Royalblues GT Sport did a pretty good job on the PS Pro. That was more than capable, but was held back by Sony’s policy that PSVR games had to have feature parity with the original PS4. Remember that the OG PS4 is using 8 year old tech & the PSVR controllers are from the PS3!
I’ve also got the Quest 2 which does an amazing job as a standalone device, but PC VR is on the next level & the PS5 should be more than capable to keep up. At the very least, expect GT Sport visuals (flat screen) in VR for GT Sport.
Remember for VR the console has to render two screens (one for each eye) compared to a single screen & also target 90fps compared to 30-60fps of a normal game. So it’s doing more than twice as much work to get an image in VR
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