If you prefer to drive rally cars in virtual reality, there's good news coming soon, as EA Sports WRC gets VR Beta in Update v1.8.0. It'll be a free upgrade, and integrates the functionality into the main game for the PC, whether you play via Steam, Epic Games or the EA App, as long as you have a compatible headseat connected when you boot up EA Sports WRC. The VR Beta is … [Read more...]
InRun Launches For Steam and Meta Quest On July 18, 2023
Fancy arcade racing with a standard perspective or in virtual reality? InRun launches for Steam and Meta Quest on July 18, 2023, with the claim that the VR support won't produce any motion sickness. The basics of the driving is familiar from various arcade racers over the years. You'll need to dodge traffic in the dynamic world and collect 'style balloons', including some … [Read more...]
More details on Gran Turismo 7 and PlayStation VR2
It's not long until the new virtual reality system from Sony becomes available, with the launch date of February 22nd, 2023. So it's good to see some more details on Gran Turismo 7 and PlayStation VR2, confirming that almost all of the on track action will be available. A new PlayStation Blog article features a quote from Kazunori Yamauchi, the President of Polyphony … [Read more...]
GRID Legends Meta Quest 2 Version Revealed
The arcade racing game from Codemasters is moving into virtual reality with a GRID Legends Meta Quest 2 version revealed just ahead of the January 12th, 2023 release date. GRID Legends was originally released in February 2022 for the PC, Xbox and PlayStation consoles, and most recently saw the Rise of Ravenwest DLC and a Christmas holiday themed event. And it appears the … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo 7 Confirmed For The PlayStation VR2 Launch
While many sim racers will debate the merits of virtual reality versus triple screens, the choice will be coming to PS5 consoles with Gran Turismo 7 confirmed for the PlayStation VR2 launch in February 2023. The news was revealed by Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan in a 2023 CES conference which also shared news on the new Gran Turismo movie. And … [Read more...]
RC Rush Gets A Full Release On Steam
After launching on Early Access back in October 2021, RC Rush gets a full release on Steam with a launch discount until February 3rd, 2022. The arcade racing game features radio controlled trucks racing around a variety of locations, ranging from scrapyards to Egyptian tombs and a volcano. Created by indie developers Tea Monster Games and 4 Fun Studio, the two-person team … [Read more...]
Latest rFactor 2 Weekly Update Focuses on VR
Good news if you prefer to play rFactor 2 in virtual reality, as the latest rFactor 2 weekly update focuses on VR improvements, implementing a 'Hidden Mask Area'. This should give a performance increase for your PC, as it means parts of the game that you can't see in the VR view won't be rendered, saving processing power. So that's good news, although apparently the Oculus … [Read more...]
Porsche Hall of Legends VR Experience Coming Soon
There's a pretty big crossover between enjoying racing sims, loving cars, and being into technology. So while it isn't a game, I though you might be interested in the new Porsche Hall of Legends VR Experience which will be released on Steam on February 24, 2020. The virtual reality title covers the history of Porsche Motorsport from 1894 right up to the latest Formula E … [Read more...]
DiRT Rally PlayStation VR Announcement Trailer
DiRT Rally will now support PlayStation VR, either via DLC for existing owners of the game, or in a new boxed retail version. The PlayStation VR support for DiRT Rally will include every car, route and discipline, including the hill climb and rallycross events. But possibly the most interesting part of the addition will be the ability for a second player to join in. Using … [Read more...]