If you can afford it, absolutely recommend you buy this VR2 unit. Yes there is "grainy" visuals but the stuff that is clear added with the 3d immersion completely outweighs the negatives. Motion sickness went away after 1 day and now the hills feel awesome, like a roller coaster drop. I've played this game since release and will now play with VR 95% of the time.

pretty fair take on it. One thing you said on the negatives is that you couldn't adjust your seating position in the driver seat. You can adjust it by moving your head forward/backward/left/right to where you'd want the wheel to sit and then hold the options button and it changes the view to where you want in to be. It might take a couple tries but it's not to tough.

Depth perception is the key. When you play on a flat 2d screen you are guessing when you should hit the break, where in psvr2 you get true 3d and depth and you instinctively press the brakes when you feel you are getting close to a corner. It's a game changer for gt7 and can't imagine ever playing without it.

Had my psvr2 for 2 days now never got into racing games just not my thing until i played gt7 in vr i am having a blast i cannot express how much fun it is so glad i got the headset and gt7 i love how the game starts me out as a begginer and lets me progress as i get better and more confident amazing game thanks to vr

I've been on the fence since release on whether to buy psvr2... This video clinched it for me, brilliantly explained, well rounded review touching on all the key things I wanted to hear! Cheers chap, appreciate it.

Nice well rounded and articulate review, thank you, not put me off buying one as GT7 is the reason i bought a PS5, i have a reasonable pc and a Quest 2, so i know the immersion is a treat, thanks again.

Mad to call this game 2D now we have VR. Just shows how far we've come in gaming. Cheers for the review! I'll need to get a PS5 first before getting the VR haha

Your analogy about putting your hands in front of your face is probably the best way I've heard anyone describe the difference between 2D and 3D. All those things taking up real estate in 2D are now in different SPACES around you, and just like a car IRL, you're rarely bothered by the dashboard blocking your view. Great perspective... pun intended.

I really liked this vid as you talked a lot about the immersion which is the point of VR.

Nice review Womble I will point out for the viewers, that cockpit view point is infinite, once you figure out how to set it, as you know Some in car views show lap times, and deltas, but those glass gauges on the older cars are special Finding the sweet spot in VR helps a lot on distance views, can't stress that enough, and is really the only issue I have with it As with anything, the more time you spend with it, the better you get at working around the niggles here and there All in, can't see ever driving a Gran Turismo game in 2d again

You got it spot on! I spent this weekend racing on GT7 using a controller as I always do. I use the bonnet view rather than the in car but I have to say, being able to spot your apex and drift on slower corners, particularly those before long straights, made my VR times quicker than my 2d records. When I switched from thumbstick steering to using the dual sense controller as a steering wheel, it became more natural and my times actually increased. I've spent ages trying to use the controller as a steering wheel but never been close to my lap times before. The screen tilting as the car tilts is a bit of a weird one, especially on tracks like Daytona where the car is at 45 degrees while you are still upright. Again, just a slight movement of the head and can see everything ok, just feels a bit weird. You definitely get that moving feeling when you first use the VR headset. As a VR noob, I found that it was only brief but the stomach sensations on deeper corners add to the immersion for me. As for the screen details, I don't have a 4k screen so don't really notice it./ it does look a bit hazier than my VR experience. Have you made any changes from the default as there's some tweaks recommended on youtube to tidy up the res and make clearer. Fraid I don't have the link to these vids

Great review, wish I had seen this before buying. You're so right, after the initial wow factor I can't ignore the poor resolution. I had initially decided not to buy one but then I saw so many videos pre launch of so called footage (all be it in 2d) the resolution was way better than I expected but alas that's rather deceptive as it is never that detailed inside the headset. However I'm probably going to keep the PSVR2 as the overall experience of 3d driving is superb. Roll on PS6 and PSVR3. Maybe that will have More acceptable clarity

The 10 lap race on Sazuka where the weather changes is an amazing race in VR. The rain sounds on the car we’re so convincing I really forgot I wasn’t in a real car for a while. I’ve been racing in VR for a while and the motion sickness is totally gone for me, but it was never very much in my case.

Great review I agree with you mostly and appreciate you sharing your opinion. For me as long as I get the headset sitting correctly on my head and my lenses are clean I'm good with the picture quality but I have played a lot of VR so I am aware that this is next level when comparing to other experiences. I do wish they could fix the ghosting or at least improve it, the ghosting makes the VR replay not great at all. But I would not want to race any other way now that I have gone to this.

Agree with everything you said. Great review 👍

fantastic review sir

I have never in my life had motion sickness on boats, cars or anywhere but vr2 makes me so sick I don't want to put it on for days afterwards.. I hope I can get over it some day....

That's the biggest problem with people that are brand new to VR their expectations are way too high they are actually thinking what they would see on say 4K oled is gonna transfer over into a virtual reality world where everything is life sized, etc The trade off in visual quality versus the immersion you get being in that actual world well for me is all worth it 👍 I would start by turning your brightness down at least 3/4 maybe even half in the actual game itself and on the headset turning the saturation all the way up

It's far better than flat screen.

Nice review m8 👍👍

Thanks for being honest. I'm having people tell me the visuals are near perfect when they're clearly not. The softness and the mura are really off putting

I'm keen to see a direct comparison of laptime and consistency over a longer run vr vs screen. You seem like the kind of person to do this.

Got my delivery slot for tomorrow 🙂 seriously can't wait!!

Nice vid man

Man i spent hours by myself on the GTS. Cant imagine that with multipler. I say its worth it. That perspective is what your trying to simulate. Looking into the corner, paying attention to opponents, all while trying to nail the braking. Meanwhile on the straight, you are thinking about the rest equation of strategy, setup and adaptability. Thats what gets the adrenaline going. The dance is quiet poetic. We’re desensitized, just try to get you girl to put it on and win a race haha Now its a real driving simulator ;)

Great review mate, have watched a lot of reviews, this is the best one. A lot of reviewers made it sound like you'd be getting a similar experience to your 4k OLED. My experience is identical to what you said, the car up close looks phenomenal, blew my mind, but looking into the distance you notice the lower resolution, grainy image. I still don't regret my purchase, it's the equivalent of going from SNES to PS1. Pavloz blows your mind, everything looks sharp in that game, maybe it's due to it using Unreal Engine 5, locking at 90Hz instead of the 120Hz GT7 uses.

The VR showroom looks good but why isn't that available in the normal game? It would be great for photographing cars up close and other games (PGR about 15 years ago) have allowed you to move around garages with just analogue sticks.

Awesome stuff. Very objective review 👍🏻👍🏻

VR sickness is down to the framerates your getting, it seems like a nice smooth 90fps here so it shouldn't be a problem. I used to race in VR in project cars 2 way back i only used to get 45fps(crappy pc) and VR sickness was a major problem

I had the original psvr forvthe ps4 and really solely brought it for gt and felt a little let down by the fact that you couldn't do anything but time trial . Do looking forward to getting the new psvr2 .

Got PSVR2 last night. And I've been long time GT fan. Been playing since the 1st one actually. And yeah, psvr2 is the game changer it promised too be. VR is the new default way to play GT.

that's a legit a first time VR take. Yes, the scale, 3D depth and presence kick in fast and no video ever can show you that. 2D cockpit is bogus, you simply can't look around, that's why most just prefer outside car camera. 2D racing has been dead to me since VR, makes no sense anymore. I wish many other cockpit games than just GT7...

Amazing PSVR2

I just bought psvr2 gt7 and g29 wheel but after hearing how so many people say that after trying racing in vr, they can’t go back to tv. It kinda bothering me. For instance, I’ve loved racing games, since the early 90’s and always played with controller. After I recently started racing with a racing wheel, there’s absolutely no way that I could ever go back to using a controller. The difference in immersion and fun is ridiculous and I’m just a bit worried that even tho I’ll probably be disappointed with gt7 graphics/image quality, in psvr2, I may actually enjoy the experience, of being on the track, way more then playing on tv and if that happens, the only vr racing game , I’ll have to play, would be gt7. I hope that after trying vr, I still enjoy racing with wheel, on the tv.

If you are getting a soft image then you haven't set it up right mine is very sharp and I tried parking where you did and could see the 50 marker easily. Also to change your seating position do this if you want to move closer to the steering move your head further back in real life while wearing headset then press the reset button on controller you will now be closer to it.

some VGT cars don't have interiors and don't allow you to use cockpit view with them, what happens if you drive them in VR?

I'm hopeful that the graininess will be improved by more graphical power such as a ps5 pro

Looks great, must be an amazing experience using it. I wouldn’t buy it though, I don’t like cockpit view and it’s very expensive

How is it tracking if using a wheel how does it know where the headset is in space? As you're not using the hand held controllers at that point?

Great review, whether this is for me personally I don’t know, and is it really worth £530 plus. Maybe I’d think different if I’d used vr before. And the glasses question is a significant issue

How's donkey? Great review. I agree

Hi have you noticed since the VR update cockpit view in 2d has been hugely improved because of it.Previously using the Gt3 Porsche driver hands mid corner covered most of your screen,now you can see much more,also it has increased drivers height thankfully,this applies to all cars.

My question has to do with my lack of wheel and rig. Is it worth it if you're just on controller? I'm on the fence but probably going to get it for other games. I want to know how much it improves the racing experience without a sim rig. Thank you!

Dont forget to turn off Hdr and 120hz menu on Ps5 and turn it on in psvr2 to activate both.

Right now it's one game but it will be all new racing games that's coming for ps5 f123 ac2 acc might have an VR update and the new Indy racing game will be in VR so it's well worth it

Great stuff Womble, ive watched several reviews on this. Because you drive in cockpit view the others have a bit of catching up to do. One question ive dropped on every vid ive watched is can you use vr for dailies, nations cup and manufacturers?

I hope they optimise the graphics a bit. If you look at horizon the graphics are a lot crisper.

I only got 1 game on my ps5, ordered psvr last week just for gt7, arrived Saturday, opened the box with great anticipation. And the had sent me another ps5, total bummer. Now I gotta deal with Sony customer service tomorrow as they are closed at weekend(wtf), really looking forward to that.🤨

A great honest review. I was initially very disappointed in the graphical quality in VR but if you accept this as a necessary compromise you will have a fantastic time racing in VR. Like you I thought the showroom was going to be a “gimmick” but it’s detail is fantastic getting up close and personal with so many of wish list dream cars is just wonderful! Is it worth it is so difficult to answer as it depends on your own circumstances. If you already a PS5 and are really into GT7 then it’s a definite yes. Or if you want to experience other VR games. I still feel a bit cheated by the graphical downgrade but wow what a rush when your fighting through a pack of cars, with the roar of the engines and just turning your head to see what’s going on beside you!!

6:20 Do you have accelerated tire deg on? I noticed mad degradation.

I wish somehow they can figure out how to make the 2D objects (rear view mirror, side mirrors) more like actual mirrors. But I'm guessing that would make them "ray traced?" That would require a next generational leap for the horsepower.

Not worth it?!?! It's the single greatest gaming experience I've had in 30 years. Being able to jump into 300+ cars is absolutely mind-blowing

How come the preview footage prior to release was sharp as hell across the board and now the game looks fuzzy, jagged and rough with low resolution visual fidelity in non foveated areas whereas the previously shown footage was sharp on TV without obvious foveated rendering impacting peripheral view elements?

The only major downside with VR2 are the lenses, which are a downgrade from VR1. It is such a shame as I own both and I can see the difference in clarity. Nevertheless, I bought VR2 for GT7 and it is totally worth it. If you love GT7, then the VR2 is a must buy. It's a game changer and I really recommend it. Cheers!

Personally after 5 days the motion sickness is still there and I find that the image quality completely distorts the graphic qualities of the ps5. I returned my PSVR2 to Playstation.

Those tummy feeling aren’t vr sickness. They happen in real life too

The REAL test will be in a month 😂 Is it on your head or on the book shelf!!!

My only real issue that bugs me but seems fixable is the pop in. In racing I'm always looking down the road and the car pop in is pretty bad sometimes. Or rather the lod. At about 100ft the lod removes accessories like giant rear spoilers. Quite a few times the car is right on that lod point and it keeps appearing and disappearing. Similar with the background on some levels. Doesn't ruin it but would be nice if they fixed it by prioritising certain features on lods. Or use foveated rendering to improve lod distances depending where you look. Still super fun game but I wish the car accessories wouldn't suddenly appear on the vehicles when you get closer.

Everyone that plays this game uses a wheel and pedals. I know this is the preferred way to play. But how is it without a wheel? If i get GT7 i wont be able to afford a wheel/pedals for awhile. Funds are tight abd those arent cheap lol

What is input lag like?

How to fix blurry visuals kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNGHZduKtdzOpZ8.html

VR should be mandatory for eSports

Im a newb here with my first wheel. I was a bit bummed with the clarity on psvr2 its got that haze from the sde film. SO, the quest 2 has a bit more clarity so im going to try pc racing. Casual single player. What you guys rec?

What it feels like having the headset on is nothing like this, no indeed... what it is like, is... (drumroll)... nausia.

We need a Ps5 pro for the distance graphics, closeups Look great but distance not so good....but Overall vr2 is great!

Whenever says their review is honest it kind of sketches me out. Just being honest.

Everyone releases PSVR 2 reviews: It’s incredible! After hype dies, and Sony has paid them Honest PSVR 2 review: meh

Been playing 2 days. My thoughts are... Scale seems to be made bigger. Feels like its 70%. The grain is terrible and ruinsthe visuals. These captures look a lot better than actual headset. Detail feels a lot worse in game. Text is a shimmering mess. Spent ages adjusting bbut

They went with the cheeper screens to keep it under $1000. They should come out with a psvr3 right now with better screens.

Scale! You said the scale and the size is everything it was ment to be. But just look at your hands and lower body when you're sitting in a car. Your size look like a 10 year old kiddo! And the steering wheel and everything else scales to that size. Ok, the proportions are correct, but everything in the game is too small. Just look at the steering wheels and how ridiculously small they are 😅

Question,, what about people who wear glasses ?. Can they use it?