iRacing is still the best racing sim; This video will make you fall in love with racing sim games

DSOGaming writes: "Okay, I now want to play a racing game. This is what came to my mind while watching this video from YouTube user ‘chadsmith20′. We do know that iRacing is one of the best racing sims but it appears that nothing can really come close to it at this point. Sure, GT5 and Forza 4 have better presentation but when you properly setup your system, iRacing’s experience is unmatched. Moreoever, chadsmith’s setup - alongside with the triple-monitor and the wheel - is simply a beauty to behold. This is how you should be playing racing games guys."

[green]

That looks more like a sim than anything on console and yes i am refering to both GT and Forza. Iracing looks fantastic.

[Pandamobile]

Are GT and Forza even classified as racing sims?

[HeavenlySnipes]

No, both GT and Forza are clearly going for the over the top, adrenaline pumping action of street racing. You'd have to be a troll to think otherwise.....

[soundslike]

In gt:

with the assists turned off and appropriate tires

yea.

[Oner]

Correct soundslike. And GT5 is the only console game to also support 5 screens...granted you need 5 PS3's + 5 Games but it is still possible to get a VERY good feel/effect when you have the right setup of vehicle, track, environment & hardware (even without 5 screens) over its direct competitor.

[LackTrue4K]

why in the hell is he using racing gloves???....are they connected to the pc or somthing??

[Hanif-876]

I guess that he just want to be a bit more immersed in the racing sim. Afterall, isn't that what we aim for with the multi-panel displays and racing wheel!

[Si-Fly]

Lots of sim racers use gloves! You have to remember that in iRacing even rookie races are 20-30 minutes long and higher classes regularly run 1+ hour races so gloves help with sweaty palms and chafing from your wheel.

[stevenhiggster]

It doesn't look as good as GT or Forza when you actually see the game rather than some hardcore geeks setup. http://media.iracing.com/wp... http://media.iracing.com/wp... Nice lighting and stuff but very flat textures, even worse than GT5's trees.
Physics are great but no better than Race 07 on the PC.

Plus it's a subscription game, which is pants unless your serious.

GT5 and Forza are more for normal gamers and mild enthusiasts.

[Si-Fly]

I was a serious Forza geek and now I just use iracing for online competition, there's nothing better imo.

[Ducky]

Heh, actually took me a second to realize that those were screens instead of car windows.

Cool setup.

[Micro_Sony]

GrandFaroza who?

[bobrea]

Definitley a nice setup. Can't really tell much about the game though.

[thebudgetgamer]

Pretty cool.

[InTheLab]

Thought the cockpit looked ultra-realistic until I noticed it is real. Amazing setup.

But it does make it hard to watch the actual race.