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Gran Turismo 7 PSVR 2 Review – Start Your Engines | UploadVR

Gran Turismo 7 is a solid racing game made better in VR.

It's is one of the most potent racing sims ever to grace VR and Polyphony Digital’s passion for motorsport is in every moment. GT7 is a love letter that celebrates cars old and new, offering a significant range of playable vehicles and racing tracks that take full advantage of the new hardware.

Gran Turismo 7 with PSVR 2 is a must for racing fans.

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darkrider473d ago (Edited 473d ago )

The new standard to beat

S2Killinit473d ago

Oooff that good in case anyone wondering.

luckytrouble473d ago

What a step forward. Remember back when the PSVR1 came out, and it included a fair volume of demos out of the box. One was Drive Club VR and it was a nausea inducing machine. Now we have a day one racing experience again with the PSVR2, and it's felt it defines what it means to have a VR racing game. So much learning has clearly happened.

fr0sty472d ago (Edited 472d ago )

yeah, driveclub was being rendered at 30fps, then upscaled to 60, which still really isn't enough for VR. You want 90-120fps... not to mention it was a pixelated mess, but it was still fun. Glad to finally have proper hardware for a good VR racer. A good wheel and one of those chairs that tilts to simulate G forces would be awesome.

mcstorm473d ago

I'm glad GT7 is getting good things said about it and it kind of sounds like PD have shaken off the bad press GT7 got. Not a massive vr fan myself but I do think racing games are the stand put games on them and sounds like gt7 will be for psvr

Bathyj473d ago

Honestly it's that good I don't think you even need to be a racing fan.

This is the closest thing I've ever seen in gaming that is like being in The Matrix and by that I mean you'll forget youre on a gaming platform and you literally feel like you're in another world. Not hyperbole, it's true. When I'm the car I wanted to put my arm om the window sill and adjust the side mirrors.

I just watched that YouTube video of a woman who was not a racing fan and tried this and she said that's it I'm buying a steering wheel

SullysCigar472d ago

I'm not a racing game fan, however I've done a bit in the real world and I've always been into having nice cars. When I saw GT Planet's impressions of their GT7 preview, I thought "sod it" and went and bought a wheel, pedals a seat and a frame, figuring I can always sell it if it doesn't 'wow' me.

Well...I'm keeping it - utterly blown away, like that xbox guy on IGN was lol

EvertonFC472d ago (Edited 472d ago )

Res7 VR gave me the I'm really there feeling during long play sessions.

RavageX473d ago

Ok, let me say that it is a great experience. IMO there is nothing like it and it is definitely worth experiencing.

Nothing is as immersive, but its not good enough to confuse with real.

I feel that people would be better off just trying it instead of listening to hype masters. Listening to them and the experience will lose something.

It is amazing, thats for sure.

SullysCigar472d ago

"don't listen to hype masters"
"It's amazing, that's for sure"!

generic-user-name472d ago

I am not a sim racing fan but when GT7 VR was announced I bought it in the January sale.

Driving a convertible, on Tokyo Expressway with rain on is just amazing. Now I'm grinding to get golds in everything I can and unlock as many cars and tracks to gawk over as possible.

Bathyj472d ago

I just spent 4 straight hours getting gold in the licenses. It seems easier to judge corners for sure in VR.

My God, the F1 car in VR. You just look at the front wheels and line them up where you need to go.

SullysCigar472d ago

I haven't got that car yet, but really looking forward to it!

The go-kart is amazing fun though - and that sense of speed! I'm looking forward to racing my mates in go-karts once they have the full set up, as I think it's a nice entry point thanks to the grip and instant sensation of speed. You can see every detail of the road surface when your arse is half-inch off the floor!

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boing111h ago

Please, try Synth Riders. It's better than Beat Saber imho, and I love Beat Saber. You literally feel like dancing.

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Meta Is Doing With VR What Apple And Sony Have Struggled To Do

Shaz from GL: "Where Sony is ramping down support for PSVR2, and Apple are reconsidering their future with the Vision Pro, Meta and the Quest 3 continue to shine."

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ApocalypseShadow7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I'll admit that Facebook is doing more for VR than others. But they also have blown over 50 billion dollars so far and growing in R&D, building the meta verse, buying up exclusives and underpricing their products below build price, to kill competition in the stand alone space. Sony and Valve aren't willing to go into the red at an unheard level to capture the market. We know Sony could build a stand alone device that beats Quest just by the features in PS VR 2 and the new stand alone headset they built. But the new Sony would rather build a device they can profit from day one.

But, Sony so far has profited on hardware and on software. They just don't seem willing to spend the money on marketing, selling under build price or spending millions on making in-house VR exclusives for PS VR 2. Which sucks big time. They're just letting 3rd parties and indies run the show.

Article also doesn't mention that Apple's headset is more a developers product than a mass market item. To say they are looking into making a cheaper one for the next iteration is speaking the obvious. Duh. That was always the case. Build something the public sees as quality not can't afford, then make another that the masses can afford. TVs, cars, cellphones etc all were once expensive. Now, they're cheap to buy with many options to choose from. And Apple isn't even selling VP as a VR headset. I'm well aware that Apple's true intentions is to build a device that pushes AR with VR as an option. Not build a VR device. Because they know eventually that they want to replace the cellphone with AR glasses or an AR headset. If they cared about games, they would have launched as a gaming device.

Lastly, Facebook launched Quest 3 last year. But has not mentioned how many they sold up to this point. Why is that? Besides Quest 2 selling more by being cheap, the market can't move forward until they start selling more Quest 3 headsets than 2. Maybe the new exclusive Batman and Hitman games will help. But we'll see.

Abnor_Mal6d ago

Not dead, but definitely on life support from the third party devs and PC crowd who may just purchase the headset.

Although I saw someone say that the module adapter will no allow haptics and adaptive triggers to work, but I don’t know if any of that is true.

Babadook76d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Nope. Not yet.

It’s tough to say what its future will bring. There is still decent support. It seems to have sold decently too. Sony seems absent in a direct way though.

Jingsing6d ago

The issues Meta have is they are Meta. I'll never buy a Meta product, Every Quest headset they release is always a case of it's not quite there from a hardware perspective and the game content is mostly from indie devs. Selling what should be a AAA experience with C tier games is a non starter.

helicoptergirl7d ago

Meta is also Billions and billions in the hole in regards to VR. If Sony were to do what Meta has done, they'd be bankrupt

ChasterMies7d ago

Meta is losing billions on a business that theh will probably walk away from like they did the Facebook phone. Temper your expectations of your investments in Meta’s hardware.

franwex7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I do wish Sony would release more for PSVR. It’s a neat product, but they don’t support it much. It may have the same fate as the Vita.

I know it’s two completely separate products as Vita was stand alone, and PSVR is a companion to PS consoles. More 1st party support would really boost it though.

InUrFoxHole7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

They are done supporting it. They're relying on pc to do it for them. Sony even paused production because it's not selling

Abnor_Mal6d ago

They paused production to get rid of inventory, doesn’t mean the headset isn’t selling, it’s just not selling as fast as Sony thought it would. But with their half assed approach to the headset and lack of first party games, it’s not surprising, saddening, but not surprising.

Meta out here buying up all the exclusives, this is the only part of the gaming market where I feel exclusives should not be a thing since the market is “still in its infancy”.

InUrFoxHole6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

That's exactly what it means... you think people are buying a headset with min support for the price of the console? It's done man. Sadly because like the vita the tech is good and deserved better

Chocoburger6d ago

I own PS VR 1, and it is packed with tons of games to pick from in nearly every genre you could think of. While the technology may be rudimentary compared to newer headsets, it still works, and is fun to play, which is what matters most.

Its a shame that PS VR 2 is having such a slow start, because the tech behind it is brilliant. Its currently on sale for $100 USD off, that needs to be a permanent price drop.

We need more first party games on PS VR 2, the fact that Jim Ryan shut down Sony London Studios right before he left was moronic, they should have been upgrading their hit game Blood & Truth for PS VR 2! What a stupid decision.

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X8 Freeplay Park Update Adds New Social Hub

The VR exclusive hero shooter, X8, has received a new update known as Freeplay Park, bringing a brand new social hub to the game.

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