The TRUTH about PSVR 2 for Gran Turismo 7 

I’ve been using vr for awhile now, since 2016. Pretty used too it. That being said, every time it goes from showing your car and then plop you in the seat I smile like I haven’t seen it before. Still hard for me to believe we have vr after dreaming of good vr for years as a kid.

I was worried about it being blurry and to be honest before I set it up I was wondering if I even made a good decision, but after setting it up and wearing it correctly (it’s a huge factor as even it being a bit too low on your head can cause it to be blurry) it’s been AMAZING and I can’t really imagine playing Gran Turismo any other way now! Just the feeling of driving my dream car with such amazing level of immersion made it 100% worth it for me

Pro Tip for PSVR2. Everytime you take off or put on your VR. Always Check the visual setting to see if it on your head properly. That help keeping everything clear and you in VR longer. It only take 10-13 second to check

PSVR2 is definitely worth the money. I can't express that enough. My mind has been altered for gaming going forward

Worth every penny i have never has so fun with both gt7 and resident evil village, the experince is so much better than on screen

You can actually change your sitting position by holding Option button if you find the perspective a bit off in any car...there is a good video for it made by Wombleleader Racing

Motion sickness in VR is something most people have to go through when they first use a VR headset. I certainly suffered my fair share of it in the early days but little by little your brain either adjusts and you don't get motion sickness anymore or you have to quit using VR (apart from maybe 360 VR videos). It took me a few months to completely get rid of VR motion sickness but it does improve pretty quickly if you keep using the headset and choose less intense experiences until your brain is no longer fooled.

If you like cars even a little and you put your head in this thing with this game your gonna want it.I’ve not seen anything like it ever. Absolutely amazing.

Nothing will ever give me the same thrill as jumping into a formula one car and blasting around Bathurst in VR. Haven’t had this much fun since I was a child

GT7 on PSVR2 was the first moment this Gen that felt actually Next Gen to me.

For the money it's bloody awesome. The first thing I noticed was how you register strong elevations so much more, be it Bathurst (Mount Panorama), the cork screw on Laguna Seca or chasing down the Eau Rouge in Spa. Next thing was the depth perception helping you so much more with finding good breaking points. Spatial awareness is awesome in GT7. Sure it's not as crisp as the 2D version, but that'ssomething more noticable to a viewer than the player. Your focus is on the track, the mirrors, the car next to you or behind you. It's so damn vivid and fun. No cyber sickness with this game, got to struggle with 1st person games like Horizon or The Village though, when trying to play them as usual (fluid movement and turning). The brain expects inertia when stopping or turning on foot. In a car that's different, as my brain's everyday experience is usually a smooth ride.

Mine arrived on launch day 😊 played Horizon COTM, Kayak VR , RE Village and ofc GT7 I’m blown away with the headset, it’s plug and play enough to enjoy with family and friends and level of immersion you get has left everyone who has tried mine amazed (highest VR experience we’ve had is untethered Quest 2 previously) I tried a few cars I have or had, GR Yaris and a GT3 and wow the game manages to really capture the cars handling 100% recommend this to people with a PS5 already

This is a balanced review. Awesome work! A lot of other RU-vidrs are giving their feedback on the unit without providing context by comparing the experience to what's already out there. In that regard it's hard to argue that you can get a better experience without spending multiple thousands in VR hardware ALONE without even accounting for the thousands the PC will cost that can pump the pixels for it. In that context, PS VR2 is a game changer for the industry.

I’m glad you said that. I just told my wife how I felt the sun while racing the other today and she looked at me as if I was crazy

One of the most in-depth reviews you’ve ever done. Lovely content❤

IMPORTANT THING that most GT7 VR players dont know is - for anyone wondering how to adjust the in game wheel to be higher or lower, or away from you (the driver), or closer to you, simply lower your head (while you have the psvr2 headset on) and keep pressed the option button if you want the wheel to be higher, raise the head+hold the option button if you want the wheel to be lower. Lean/move your body toward the wheel and keep pressed the option button if you want the in game wheel to be further from you, move away from the wheel+hold on the option button if you want the ingame wheel to be closer to you. So, play around a few times until you get the desired position.

My headset has never been blurry at worst it looks slight pixelated when I play GT7 but it’s not something that would put me off from getting it. I have had a dedicated racing rig for about 2 years now and it wasn’t till I got the psvr2 that I felt like a kid again playing those racing games in the arcade, the immersion is incredible and it far outweighs the visuals. Some will say “you’ll eventually get tired of it” but tbh it’s the other way around I just can’t go back to playing on a tv lol I feel like I have better control and spacial awareness in vr and my sense of speed feels way better I can actually carry a lot more speed in corners and get within a pixel of the walls. It’s an experience that i can’t wait to share with my brothers since they’ve played video games since the first Nintendo released, I think it’ll blow their mind.

I disagree with getting a wheel first before getting VR The problem with wheel and pedal is that you do need space in your house for it I have the funds but wouldn’t have anywhere to put it unless I store it each time after playing which would be super cumbersome So I’ve been playing GT7 VR with the controller and it is still amazing

Take a few minutes to perfectly calibrate. Especially the tilt of the headset, so back band is snug on the back of skull and eye proximity is perfect and level for your IPD and tracking. When you find the clear visual sweet spot for yourself, text will be sharp for example. After that, you'll always find it again and it will feel routine to calibrate it dead on and stay comfortable for hours.

I think it renders better in the region you're looking at using Eye tracking. That might be the reason the outer edges aren't that sharp on normal video.

Playing gt7 in vr2 is incredible and I can really only imagine how vr3 will be

Got my PS5 VR on day one for GT7 and would have to say it does look a little blurry in the headset especially when you compare it to when you play back a video recording. But the three-dimensional environment it gives you makes up for it too me. Those GR.3 races are so much more intense and really helps make it feel as close to being there as possible. 🤘

Pants:I get motion sick easy from driving my cars like racing cars Pants 5 mins later:Ye i would buy a motion rig

i will always love it when the pants talks tech

Bought the VR2 on release. Happy buy. Hope they keep making great games for it.

Foveated Rendering is why the screen is showing blurriness. The headset makes what your eyes are looking at sharp and diminishes the resolution of the peripheral to aid in performance of the game while in VR. Just like in real life, what your eyes are focusing on is the sharpest and everything around it becomes blurred.

Hey dude, to adjust seating position move closer or further to wheel up or down, and press,hold options. It will save different position. YOU ARE WELCOME 🤗

It's actually tracking your eyes to increase resolution directly at what you're looking at, your peripheral resolution is reduced to help the grunt. Linus seems to enjoy the psvr2

Its the best VR driving sim out there, and nothing compares. For GT7 alone the PSVR2 headset is worth buying just for this

Definitely worth the money. I pre-ordered mine back in November and received the PSVR 2 on the 22nd. I was blown away by how good the PS VR experience. Much better than the first one. Crystal clear, no blurriness, everything looks so clear. No screen door effect. For the price this is relatively cheap compared to PC and I have a much better experience than when I played with my HTC Vive. I love how it’s very light. I do not get tired one bit even after a couple hours. Sony really hit it out of the ballpark with this one.

Personally yes it's highly worth it.

Really good video, very informative. I'm personally not going to be getting it as I have a very decent gaming PC (12th Gen I9, 3080) and I don't really play console games, so it's really not worth $1000 for me for the handful of exclusives. It does look like a very good option for someone who is also into console gaming though. A word about racing setups. What BlackPanthaa says is 100% correct, you CAN spend a TON of cash on a high end setup if you want to. You don't really HAVE to though. I do think having a wheel and pedals setup completely transforms the experience, but the difference between not having one at all vs. having one is MUCH bigger than the difference between having a lower end setup vs. a higher end. If sim racing is it for you, you race competitively on iRacing, and everything else is ancillary then yea you might want to pop a couple of grand for a high end setup. Otoh if you're more of a casual racer like me that just likes to jump in and run a few laps now and then and experience what it's like to drive a high end race car on a real track, then a low end setup is all you need, I personally use a Thrustmaster T-150, which I believe is the cheapest wheel you can get that has force feedback and I'm perfectly happy with it. Ok, not PERFECTLY happy, the pedals suck and I do plan on upgrading them, but the wheel itself is just fine for me. And I mount it on a Playseat Challenge, so the whole setup cost me around $400. That's still a bit of money, but it's a far cry from thousands and you still get a very good experience from it. Not to mention they're easy to sell on eBay, so if you decide you love sim racing and want to spring for something better, you can always sell it and upgrade. Anyway, just my $.02 on racing setups.

The real driving slicks on rain simulator

The dips hits my stomach hard. You can feel the elevation. It's so immersive.

For me racing games are perfect for a racing game for vr as this is the type of game that is simple to do in terms of you don't need to walk ect. Add a chair wheel makes it feel more real. It's definitely something we need to see more of especially on pc. Ide love Microsoft to add this to Forza games. For me vr is just not a must buy as I want to relax and game on my sofa in front of my TV and same with when little wants to play games with me. That said it definitely has its place and great to see it improving every few years.

Lmfao the carnage on the nurb straight sent me

Foveated rendering means the focus is more on what you’re looking at, and periphery is less detailed

I played for like 3h... It was my first experience with VR racing and beside at first feeling effects like going downhill or side to side nothing else happened and I got used to it very quick... Racing itself is fucking amazing, was I better, no, was it fun - fuck yes. As many people say "sense of scale" and depth is mind blowing at first. It's so good even resolution is low in GT7 (despite 2kx2k per eye resolution of goggles)

My experience has been pretty good, my only complaint is how your view is fairly locked to the horizon. So when you go on banked turns like at Daytona your view doesn’t shift along with the banking off the car on the turn. Similar thing happens when you go down the corkscrew at Laguna Seca, view stays fairly level while the car drops down along with the drop in elevation. Honestly these are the only instances where I feel motion sick, when your view does not move as you would expect it to.

I’m gonna wait until this unit get full updated and GT8 will release soon

My 1st VR headset and experience was early March of 2021buying the base model Quest 2 and it's sick!.Last summer I purchased the Valve Index VR Kit but after just a few hours by day3 the right controller failed.I RMA'd it and received a refurbed right controller but it wouldn't stay on unless I plugged the charging cable into my PC.I then got tired of the issues and decided to request a full refund and get my $1,000 back.The only reason I got the Index was because my Right Quest 2 controller's haptics failed and didn't work anymore then after trying a controller update my Left controller failed and while Meta was not giving me a proper answer of when I would get my replacement controllers I got the Index which by then my 2 Quest (refurbed Quest branded) controllers by then.After that frustrating event with Meta's bad customer service they gave me a free $30 store credit to buy any game I wanted atleast.

This gotta be the best vr racing game

You got to have a buttkicker for sim racing.100% once you use one you'll never race without.

The PSVR2 has "Foveated Rendering" which basically mimics your peripherals. This helps developers produce better looking VR games as the focal point of your vision renders at a higher quality compared to the edges.

Maybe it is because this is my first VR set. But this VR is freaking awesome to me. I spent a good 2 hours driving in the rig with the VR. I had a blast fighting with SOPHY! That new A.I. is brutal! I have love ever second. I know some folk are tight on cash, and so was I. Just try it. I love my RU-vidrs for their reviews and all, but ultimately, no one can tell you truly what it is but you!

I would recommend if you see blurry to put on your glasses doesn’t matter what kind of glasses you have it is much better

I've watch a few PSVR2 reviews now, and own these myself, and if you want to know how good they are in GT7, just watch the reviewers like BlackPanthaa laughing and giggling when they drive! Or even when they look over a car in the garage. It really is that damn good! I got bad motion sickness though so have limited my play. My brain is screaming at me it should be feeling movement when I'm feeding it a visual of cornering and elevation change. I'd love to see more haptic feedback in the headset replicating the controller, and maybe that will help with motion sickness, or perhaps going to haptic feedback devices like a Buttkicker may help (?). But if you get sick, stop, limit play, use motion sickness tablets to calm yourself down, and chew gum when playing and even ginger products (which is what I'm also doing) and there are heaps of videos on VR motion sickness to help you out.

Awesome review love GT7!

also with motion sickness, the minute u start to feel it pause the game and take a 15-20 min break. Put it down and walk away get some fresh air. Once you come back you should be good. Also make sure ur cool when ur playing not hot because that increases the chance to get it. Again as soon as u feel it stop playing. Don’t play through it as it will make u not want to play anymore.

20:57 The ghost Pants 👻

It’s called Foveated Rendering using the eye tracking to up res what you are actually looking at.

I can see in your passtrough cam why your HMD is jittering, you have a disturbig light source in your room with a special frequency (maybe some led strips) that are effecting the cams or the HMD to determine correctly its postion by calc between to pictures. Keep sure you passtroughview is not flickering. Than your tracking will be better.

I drive so much better in VR that i don’t want to drive without it.

Just stumbled across your channel and really like it, so I subbed. Have to save up and get the motion sim, like a Yaw2. Yes a motion sim is expensive, but what some don't realize is you don't need the top of the line wheels, because a lot of the feeling is translated through the motion. If you can get both high end, then the sky is the limit

@blackpanthaa for the play area resetting, edit the area as big as you can make it. Then just use the function button to see through when you walk to/from your seat, cause it wont block objects in room. You generally know your room layout. & always remember to hold settings to reset camera. If your too close to the wheel, lean forward a bit, hold options to reset camera, and move back again. Hopefully you see this so i didnt type for nothing.

Waiting for my psvr2 to arrive Tuesday and the first thing I'm going to do is bust out my T248 and fire up GT7

I sometimes feel sick in GT7 when I crash, which happens from time to time. My mind prepares for impact, but there is none. And sometimes when you go fast and have some decrease or increase pasts like in maggiore. Like you're preparing for this fall but there is none. But it's really rare. It's just one of the greatest gaming experiences I've had.

You don’t need a wheel rig to enjoy GT7 VR. I’m playing it with the DualSense and it’s just awesome. Way better than playing it flat.

I'm glad Theo briefly addressed something a lot of wheel users experience, but rarely talk about: Fatigue. Using a wheel and pedal (with or without VR) is very draining. Even if you're used to driving IRL, racing is entirely different and demands a lot more focus and faster reflexes compared to daily driving. So, if you're not used to the demands racing puts on you physically, you'll probably have to meter your sessions accordingly. Like adjusting to anything, build yourself up gradually until you can do three, four hour sessions (or more) if that's your goal.

You are the only channel that has an issue with shaking while filming! I have watched 45-50 videos from different creators - You are the only one with this issue! Why?

0:10 OH DEAR GOD HE CALLED THE GT86 A GR86

Lovely content as usual Theo. Love you so so much. Very detailed and very honest. 😍😍😍😄🥰🥰🥰🥰The sweatpants were a pleasant surprise

Why is the gameplay so shaky on your videos? Have seen som videos from other channels and the gameplay is much smoother (even when they talk).

My tip is to turn the brightness down to 70

Here before 1k views. Keep the good work up theo :)))

Great vid nice to hear own car impressions and PSVR2 stuff. I’m sure was just a slip, but that was a 1st gen GT86 you were looking at and driving, not the 400 unit you will never see GR86. Basically GT86 is a slower GR86 which are both great fun. I suggest you give it a try on real life if you have not already. As long as it possibility of going sideways does not make you sick.

He's driving in the nurburg-rain. Great review btw

I remember going to Disney as a kid and they had a ride my papa loved showing me because it showed in one of the sets the “future” and it was kids in the room wearing VR headsets with their parents and I always thought “WOW I hope I get to experience that some day” and I’m shocked how far technology and VR tech alone has come in such a short time 😮❤

Apart from the 3d which can't be conveyed on video, I couldn't play GT on flat screen as I'm just a casual driver and was constantly annoyed that when I have camera inside of the car I couldn't look into a turn, so not knowing the tracks I had no clue where I was going so often. Shift 2 did that automatically I believe, so it's solvable, but in vr this is just not an issue. You just look. Driving games and shooters on flat screen are broken to me because of VR now.

My eyes were hurting from the jitteriness, but this looks great!

Exactly, too, bro! I spent over 2k just for racing games. People complain about PSVR2 having a little library. People act like more games won't be made.

I’m loving it! Super happy with mine!

DOF Reality P3/H3 motion rig with rear traction loss is the most reasenible entry price and is awesome in GT7 now that Polyphony gave Sim Racing Studio the licence this February just in time for VR this weak. I use a PC/Laptop to run the s/w on the same ethernet network, what a blast!

Good review bro, what I will say, though, is on PC, the HP Reverb G2, especially using the new OpenXR platform rather than Steam is incredible. It is more expensive than the GT7 PSVR2 combo as you need a good GPU but the fidelity is supersharp.

I figured out a way to get rid of some of the blur in gt7. All you have to do is set the the exposure and saturation all the way up in gt7. Afterwords change your psvr brightness to half way and then you will see the difference. Let me know if you see a difference! Cya

0:25 ain't that the NFS Most Wanted Main Menu car sound.

When I first wake up I get motion sickness.

you make great content man

"It's an automatic?!?" he says never using a shifter on his rig lmao love ya chief

it's called foveated rendering

The New PlayStation VR is amazing already

The blurry mess that people are referring too is not because of how close you are to the screen but because of the 2d detail compared to the 3d detail

Only downside im seeing is the slight twitchyness just from head turns and looking around everything else looks spot on

I got the psvr2 and didn't previously have gt7. I had wanted to get it but knew I'd want a wheel and my wife would kill me. After getting the psvr2 I decided to bite on gt7 and I gotta say it plays surprisingly well with the dualsense in gyro mode. I feel like it's undoubtedly more accurate than using the stick (so this goes for vr or not) but if you're in my boat don't hesitate to use the DS as your wheel. It's great fun! I will admit though my arms start to get fatigued on longer sessions since you can't rest your arm weight on the wheel when driving.

Cool video black panthaa

And to be fair, Sony can easily decide to make PSVR2 compatible with PCVR at anytime in the future and if they don't officially, the community will find a workaround...in time.

try to switch the controls from sticks to gyroscope. It is soooo much better. Quite not realistic have a steering wheel but closer to realism then using sticks. have fun ;]

I judged Gt7 on two things. In real life, I own an abarth 500. I also own a 2020 F-type SVR. Both cars (well the F-Type is only the 14' R) but meh!. I was astonished at the models, absolutely incredible. I put the headset 9n the missus and kids, they thought they were actually sitting in versions of our cars. It's that simple. I also own the HTC Vive and had that day 1 from preoreder. That has the laser room scale 5x5mtr and had it wrapped to a 1080 gtx. And it rocked. But this, for 1k Total with the console, is better off than a PC where your average price is going to be 2.5 to 5k. Even at 1k, this is incredible entry level. I only use a thrustmaster t-248. That's enough for the illusion. In real life..no force feedback translates through a steering wheel like this anyway, in fact at 200mph (i did on autobahn) the steering goes LIGHTER!. I would however recommend force feedback through pedals for the breaking. Lastly, wear glasses ? DONT let them touch the glass, they will scratch the lens.

No motion sickness anymore ..no shaking in my videos i think it because you shake your head while you talk to be enthusiastic.. Talk normally and you won’t have that issues . The game is simple amazing

I’m new to the psvr2 and I never get motion sick from activities, pretty good with that sort of thing. But did rally races made me feel sick and playing No Man’s Sky (space game for those who don’t know) actually made me throw up. Driving in normal races is fine for me though can do a good 4 hours with no problem

I think Sony's exit plan to not piss off consumers is- if it doesn't work, they'll open source it. AKA they'll make software to make it compatible with PC/Other consoles. The perfect exit strategy is open up your audience.

You should try the McLaren F1 in NFS unbound

A motion rig the vr2 & hood headphones will be exactly like real life

So does it shake like that all the time or is it not noticeable when your wearing it? Thanks.

A couple of points. You will get more racing games on psvr2. Dirt Rally, Drive club and Wipe Out were on psvr1. Wipe out is probably one of the best vr games ever. This is only the beginning for psvr2 to assume no other racing games will be released is a bit negative.

Love your videos mate but when are you doing to switch off the assists and ui?

it’s awesome I can play the game better it’s literally like being in a car…total immersion ❤

hai btw i love ur videos blackpanthaa. i got attached after i saw 1 of ur vids. keep going :D yooo i got a heart

Hi all has anyone experienced a kind of tunnel vision like your in a scuba mask? Something just changed all of a sudden on mine and it’s just bugging me. It’s such an amazing way to drive gt7

My Thrustmaster T300 + Wheel Stand Pro V2 + IKEA Poäng are very happy with this 💟