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Sim racing, or for those unaware of it: basically racing games with realistic physics and usually a competitive online racing field, is incredible in VR. The s
by tentboy 7y ago
Sim racing, or for those unaware of it: basically racing games with realistic physics and usually a competitive online racing field, is incredible in VR.
The sense of speed and immersion with a good wheel and pedal setup in VR is unmatched by a monitor based setup. I tried it at a VR arcade and kept adding time to my session to keep playing.
I have a fairly nice and expensive sim racing setup at home right now, but my PC cant run any of the current sims in VR well enough for me to justify getting a headset. Between PC upgrades and headset im looking at $500+ in upgrades that I just haven't gotten around to doing, but you can bet its on my list
- capableweb 7y agoSame for flight simulations (I'm using X-Plane and DCS World [DCS World has much better VR, better overall X-Plane is more fun]) with VR headset. With VR headset, it crushes any other simulators I've used, as the immersion increases and it becomes much more natural.
- cybwraith 7y agoAnd we're "weeks/days" from the much-anticipated Xplane Vulkan update!
- mhh__ 7y agoVR simracing can be hit and miss i.e. rf2 looks amazing but is rough around the edges (Hungaroring in the wet in a GT3 car is amazing in VR) but assetto Corsa looks awful. Don't bother with anything worse than an Index these days, the Vive is amazing in beat Sabre but awful if you want to read the dials.
- tentboy 7y agoHave you tried ACC in VR yet? I can barely run ACC as is on my older i5 but would love to play that in VR as GT3 racing is my favorite class
- mhh__ 7y agoHaven't got it I'm afraid. I enjoy racing gt3s and do most of my online races in them but I wouldn't want to spend (or do I? If it's on sale...) that much money just on GT3 cars. RF2 is so good - the only time i really leave for other Sims is if there isn't content for RF2. The big thing rfactor lacks right now is hybrid modelling unfortunately.
- blackearl 7y agoassetto corsa is great because of the modding community. there are some hybrid fantasy/real life maps that are amazing. You can have these great casual drives through "California" mountains that are inspired by real life. I had a blast playing it with a wheel setup If you want a more realistic sim, iRacing is supposedly top dog, but it's subscription based.
- brozaman 7y agoI have both assetto corsa and iracing and high end equipment (fanatec highest end pedals, fanatec DD2 wheel and fanatec gearbox) and I'm not going to renew iRacing. I enjoy Asetto Corsa better, regarding the physics, I consider they are about as good, graphics are so much better. The good thing of iRacing is the online competition, which is simply superior on every single aspect, but not worth the subscription model nor the costs. It may make sense if you run ovals, dirt ovals or rally cross, but since I only run on circuits, it's not worth the money to me.
- mhh__ 7y agoFor realism with anything other than hybrids you want rfactor rather than iracing (assuming the car is well modelled)
- brozaman 7y agoMy experience is quite the opposite, I think it looks excellent, and the only one which looks better in my experience is project cars 2 (but is inferior on every other aspect). Sure, the text might be a bit blurry (like on every other game), and the dials look worse than desirable but driving at speed I think the immersion is unmatched. I have a gtx 1080 and oculus rift s. I haven't tested yet ACC.