Driveclub
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One day though.
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Only cockpit while racing and different cameraviews when replaying. Still amazing that you can sit right next to your own created "avatar". If not already done --> try the Wombat and look outside.
Also the cars with an semi open roof is cool.
Do you think PS Pro will -hopefully- improve especially the distance graphics with or without patch? The close details like the cars are already very good.
Also the cars with an semi open roof is cool.
Do you think PS Pro will -hopefully- improve especially the distance graphics with or without patch? The close details like the cars are already very good.
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Well I Gave in and got the PSVR and camera 
I tried it briefly (not DC) just the demo and was amazed at it so went ahead and got it and the first full game I got was DriveClub, but downloaded all the free demos. I had read a lot of reviews about the graphics etc and I was expecting a PS1/pixel effort but it is good, the finer sharper details of the scenery are missing but this is minor compared to the overall 'immersion'. It has taken a few goes on different tracks to get used to it so it needs a few goes to get better, so it will take time to adjust to the 3d world but there is no other feeling than you are part of the Drive Club 'VR World' looking around the tracks I have driven so many times and photographed actually being 'in the game' feels so surreal.
First impressions.
Set up very straight forward, I have hidden most cables behind the PS4 and the little box sits on top with the one cable coming out with the headset , took about 15 mins of messing around, calibration and setting up was very easy and a small update (2 mins) you are ready to play. Sound was quiet as standard via headset so I link this to TV as normal, and leave the TV/headphones on so I can run it through my amp.
Nothing I read mentioned or prepares you for the 360 degree all round views of VR and the huge size of the surroundings, the drivers feel full size next to you and the car interiors feel real as you adjust the seat up down, left and right and look round, what really amazed me was the size of the roads and the bridges, taking the wombat around the Japan tracks and leaning out the window on boost I was smiling all the way down the track the feeling of being ' in the game' you can't describe until you actually wear one of these, the graphics wizz by and you really forget about them and get immersed, going downhill in Norway the huge mountains the roads feel so real your stomach moves on the jumps/cambers and the degree of the road. This is just with the controller and I have set it to 'motion' and this feels great and realistic so far. I have yet to set the t300 up with it yet, but that must feel good.
I have tried most the demos, UD rush of blood was good as was Kitchen but if you have any kind of fear of rollercoasters, pigs, clowns or scary ladies I would not play at night, frightened the bloomin life out of me it feels so real
The Playroom with the robots was like a real world Mario bros as you control the little robot it is awesome as you move through the world.
If you have VR I highly recommend downloading the new littlstar 'App' to watch the 360 movies and music videos, nature etc, just seeing Rio carnival in 360 view and 'Lion King' - no words for it but - 'Amazing' videos to look around and see the audience or the countryside (full 360) In all the years I have been gaming this is a 'gamechanger' for me and the future of gaming alone, that they have an update via media player 360/3d videos you could even make/upload your own. This alone is awesome.
Cinema mode is great, again i read a lot moaning about the quality of video but it is no worse than a dvd 1080p on a big screen/projector and being able to watch blu rays or dvds of your choice is cool even if 2d on a big massive screen.
I will update when I have played more of DriveClub but no motion sickness yet just a little light headed after a 2hour session!
Overall very impressed if you get the chance to play it, try some 3d/360 videos/movies and other demos as well as Driveclub as some are very sharp and impressive, the 3d audio is also great.
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I tried it briefly (not DC) just the demo and was amazed at it so went ahead and got it and the first full game I got was DriveClub, but downloaded all the free demos. I had read a lot of reviews about the graphics etc and I was expecting a PS1/pixel effort but it is good, the finer sharper details of the scenery are missing but this is minor compared to the overall 'immersion'. It has taken a few goes on different tracks to get used to it so it needs a few goes to get better, so it will take time to adjust to the 3d world but there is no other feeling than you are part of the Drive Club 'VR World' looking around the tracks I have driven so many times and photographed actually being 'in the game' feels so surreal.First impressions.
Set up very straight forward, I have hidden most cables behind the PS4 and the little box sits on top with the one cable coming out with the headset , took about 15 mins of messing around, calibration and setting up was very easy and a small update (2 mins) you are ready to play. Sound was quiet as standard via headset so I link this to TV as normal, and leave the TV/headphones on so I can run it through my amp.
Nothing I read mentioned or prepares you for the 360 degree all round views of VR and the huge size of the surroundings, the drivers feel full size next to you and the car interiors feel real as you adjust the seat up down, left and right and look round, what really amazed me was the size of the roads and the bridges, taking the wombat around the Japan tracks and leaning out the window on boost I was smiling all the way down the track the feeling of being ' in the game' you can't describe until you actually wear one of these, the graphics wizz by and you really forget about them and get immersed, going downhill in Norway the huge mountains the roads feel so real your stomach moves on the jumps/cambers and the degree of the road. This is just with the controller and I have set it to 'motion' and this feels great and realistic so far. I have yet to set the t300 up with it yet, but that must feel good.
I have tried most the demos, UD rush of blood was good as was Kitchen but if you have any kind of fear of rollercoasters, pigs, clowns or scary ladies I would not play at night, frightened the bloomin life out of me it feels so real
The Playroom with the robots was like a real world Mario bros as you control the little robot it is awesome as you move through the world.
If you have VR I highly recommend downloading the new littlstar 'App' to watch the 360 movies and music videos, nature etc, just seeing Rio carnival in 360 view and 'Lion King' - no words for it but - 'Amazing' videos to look around and see the audience or the countryside (full 360) In all the years I have been gaming this is a 'gamechanger' for me and the future of gaming alone, that they have an update via media player 360/3d videos you could even make/upload your own. This alone is awesome.
Cinema mode is great, again i read a lot moaning about the quality of video but it is no worse than a dvd 1080p on a big screen/projector and being able to watch blu rays or dvds of your choice is cool even if 2d on a big massive screen.
I will update when I have played more of DriveClub but no motion sickness yet just a little light headed after a 2hour session!
Overall very impressed if you get the chance to play it, try some 3d/360 videos/movies and other demos as well as Driveclub as some are very sharp and impressive, the 3d audio is also great.
👍
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Wonderful write up torque99 glad you enjoyed PSVR and DCVR 
And wow at this part
Would love to experience that
And wow at this part
Would love to experience that
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@torque99: see you on the track in DCVR. Take the Wombat and/or Venom at the first track in Canada.
Apparently you haven't met my wife. Resident Evil Kitchen is like Teletubbies for me
Also watch the small room concert via LittlStar.
I am also still very impressed with this new kind of experience.
I have tried most the demos, UD rush of blood was good as was Kitchen but if you have any kind of fear of rollercoasters, pigs, clowns or scary ladies I would not play at night, frightened the bloomin life out of me it feels so real
Apparently you haven't met my wife. Resident Evil Kitchen is like Teletubbies for me
Also watch the small room concert via LittlStar.
I am also still very impressed with this new kind of experience.
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I uploaded some in game pics of DCVR. Obviously is the immersion in VR double the fun. Image quality is ok (for me), altough on the www is a lot of complaining. Sometimes I doubt of these people really experienced DCVR themselves?
Also a pic of how the menu is presented right in front of your nose in 3D.
@MeanElf I'm working today but will give it a go later tonight. The ones I tried haven't come out too well, maybe a video will be better.
Great pics @BrainsBush
Great pics @BrainsBush
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@torque99 Really good written review. I couldn't write it better. That summarise it all.
@BrainsBush Awesome pics!
@BrainsBush Awesome pics!
At least the Danish PS store has VR content
. I'm Danish too but here in Bulgaria where I've been living for a few years there are only a few VR titles on the store, presumably because the "worldwide" PSVR release turned out to be slightly less worldwide after all in countries deemed unworthy (Romania is another one, I'm guessing the common disqualifer might be low average income for the natives, though there are certainly a fair amount of people here who can afford luxury items).I've had to go the roundabout way - Amazon UK for the headset plus a couple of disc games, and then thankfully Amazon.com came to the rescue and let me buy PS gift cards with email codes (tried that first in a few other online stores but had all my credit cards rejected) that I could use with my US PS account, after I realized I was screwed with the local store.
@torque99: see you on the track in DCVR. Take the Wombat and/or Venom at the first track in Canada.
Apparently you haven't met my wife. Resident Evil Kitchen is like Teletubbies for me
Also watch the small room concert via LittlStar.
I am also still very impressed with this new kind of experience.
Cheers Brainsbush
^^ Yes see you on the leaderboards, or online, Not many on there at the moment! I will give some more tracks a go later.I will try the small room concert and avoid your wife ^^ in game
👍 The Vrideo app is not available in the UK store yet so I will just use the Littlstar one, but I am sure more will now follow with 3d/360 videos.Thanks @Chikane it is a great feeling if you get a chance to try it out in the future 👍
@MeanElf I will take some video of the New Japan track for you, see how it comes out in Cruise mode.
P.s Thanks @sunshine2002
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@MeanElf I have taken a slow cruise around the car and the first Japan track, I apologise now for the head movements, watching it back I think I move my headset around far too much and too quickly 
, If I do the next one it will be slower but I tried to look around at the track from all angles. I hope this at least shows you some of the buildings etc 👍
Edit: If you don't want to see me messing about with the settings/car - the track starts about 6mins in! I forgot to mention that yesterday!
, If I do the next one it will be slower but I tried to look around at the track from all angles. I hope this at least shows you some of the buildings etc 👍Edit: If you don't want to see me messing about with the settings/car - the track starts about 6mins in! I forgot to mention that yesterday!
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Is this the level of graphics shown in the headset or from the communal screen feed?@MeanElf I have taken a slow cruise around the car and the first Japan track, I apologise now for the head movements, watching it back I think I move my headset around far too much and too quickly
Hi skazz this is pretty much how it looks if you get the headset right on focus. Still quite a lot of detail missing of course but acceptable and it will always have a slight fuzz as you are seeing it so close up but your eyes adjust and now when i put it on it seems even clearer each time. Not perfect but also not bad being stretched right round 360 on the ps4 hardware. 👍
Edit:don't forget everything is on a huge scale the size of your walls at home, the buildings are tall and the mountains skies cars are big etc around you. I had a projector once in 1080 and it reminds me of that but wrapped all around you even on the floor and ceiling. Very difficult to describe but awesome out of body experience. Then you are back in the room when you take it off. The ocean decent in the cage was magical looking down and up on the demo disc.
Edit:don't forget everything is on a huge scale the size of your walls at home, the buildings are tall and the mountains skies cars are big etc around you. I had a projector once in 1080 and it reminds me of that but wrapped all around you even on the floor and ceiling. Very difficult to describe but awesome out of body experience. Then you are back in the room when you take it off. The ocean decent in the cage was magical looking down and up on the demo disc.
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he he finally below 1:16 at Tamil Nadu 1 with that Hennessey Venom devil car. Not my cup of tea. Ferrari FXX was easier with more grip.
Now that I am playing this in VR it is very hard to go back to the much better physics races like Assetto and PCars on 2D....
For me it is the fun to drive and now Driveclub VR gives me that pleasure. Hopefully another VR racing game will show up early 2017??
Below some in game footage. Quality doesn't look that bad. Only that Peugeot is weird
Now that I am playing this in VR it is very hard to go back to the much better physics races like Assetto and PCars on 2D....
For me it is the fun to drive and now Driveclub VR gives me that pleasure. Hopefully another VR racing game will show up early 2017??
Below some in game footage. Quality doesn't look that bad. Only that Peugeot is weird
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Can you set the time of day or cloud levels?
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I am getting a little headache after playing DC @BrainsBush are you experiencing anything so far!? No sickness for me but I might have the brightness too high! Any tips for a novice to get it right. I found moving the headset instead of my eyes helps ! 👍 And how I ended up the other side of the room I will never know
Edit: re calibrated eye/measurements more carefully and adjusted headset brightness, pulled back strap right down low on to neck as it said and this seems to have sorted out any niggles. I think I rushed in with all the settings and didn't read the book and my head now feels normal again!
! 👍 And how I ended up the other side of the room I will never know Edit: re calibrated eye/measurements more carefully and adjusted headset brightness, pulled back strap right down low on to neck as it said and this seems to have sorted out any niggles. I think I rushed in with all the settings and didn't read the book and my head now feels normal again!
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I will go through the ones missing at some point but all cars are locked from the start and new tour so I will be a while getting to grips with it, maybe @BrainsBush might be able to tell you a few cars that are missing. Luckily all my favourite cars are there so far and I haven't noticed too many that I miss yet.
Yes fix that sliding chair, that is what happened to me
Until Dawn is great you will enjoy the rollercoaster if you don't mind that sort of thing, just be prepared to jump a little 
. Regarding driving with a controller it is fine, physics haven't changed Rushy said, I swap between motion (which I never used on 2d) and normal controller, in VR it works well for me so it is worth a try if you just want to cruise round, but for me in TT/Races so far I have swapped back to normal and manual controller. I use cockpit view and hold my controller where the wheel is (like an F1 wheel) and adjust the seat forward and it is great. Remember the roads are like real roads in cockpit view so even little Tamil Nadu race track the road is so wide it is like learning a new game as you take the corners. Immersion is great, just take a break after a few races I found until you start getting used to being thrown round the tracks. So far I have not felt the need to get my t300 out and set up.I have tried the chase cam view, and 'no car' view but as you float high above the car I couldn't get to grips with them and use the cockpit view as default now like I did on normal DC.
Enjoy the ride!
Overall I can't wait to try GT Sport in VR next year which now looks confirmed, and hopefully PCars2 on PS4/Pro if I get it in the future. No regrets from me yet, even when the novelty wears off going back to 2d Drive Club is not the same (I will use this for photomode now I don't think there is one in VR I will have to check that!
), so long term my VR will always be a nice change to try out a new prospective of games/watch Bluray/3d/360 movies/demos when they get released.👍Passenger view around the new tracks, this is a cool feature to sit in the car looking around on replay.
^^I am not sure why the road noise/screaming is so loud on VR? - well i notice it more than on the original even with db set to - (Internal or External audio).
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Edit: re calibrated eye/measurements more carefully and adjusted headset brightness, pulled back strap right down low on to neck as it said and this seems to have sorted out any niggles. I think I rushed in with all the settings and didn't read the book and my head now feels normal again!
@torque99: The first hours I also was dizzy (and that was not of drinking alcohol). I also had to play around with the sliders you mentioned. Now works fine and yeah we should have read that manual...RTFM....
No idea which cars are missing in DCVR vs DC. I have not played the orginal DC that much
Playseat, T300GTE with PSVR is very realistic setup for me. Have not played with controller. Although I steer with the GTE rim you really think you have another steering wheel in your hands when you look in front of your virtual dashboard. very enjoyable.
Also looking forward to PCars2 and GT Sport for 2017. Meanwhile still have to do some challenges in DCVR and drifting is not my best expertise
Great vids! I will also play around with this feature more (requests any one?). But it is still hard to explain to some one who is not familiar with PSVR and has to look on that old fashioned 2D screen. You really have to experience VR yourself
@torque99: The first hours I also was dizzy (and that was not of drinking alcohol). I also had to play around with the sliders you mentioned. Now works fine and yeah we should have read that manual...RTFM....
No idea which cars are missing in DCVR vs DC. I have not played the orginal DC that much
Playseat, T300GTE with PSVR is very realistic setup for me. Have not played with controller. Although I steer with the GTE rim you really think you have another steering wheel in your hands when you look in front of your virtual dashboard. very enjoyable.
Also looking forward to PCars2 and GT Sport for 2017. Meanwhile still have to do some challenges in DCVR and drifting is not my best expertise
Great vids! I will also play around with this feature more (requests any one?). But it is still hard to explain to some one who is not familiar with PSVR and has to look on that old fashioned 2D screen. You really have to experience VR yourself
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