ShadowKingpin
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The improved graphical fidelity would make it incredible (It's going to be incredible regardless), but goddamn imagine the boost in lighting and detail.
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Driveclub VR is the most impressive virtual reality racer yet
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The improved graphical fidelity would make it incredible (It's going to be incredible regardless), but goddamn imagine the boost in lighting and detail.
valkillmore
Member
Fuck yes
wapplew
Member
Like bring back the weather...
Neuromancer
Member
Have they said ALL weather is gone, or just dynamic weather? I thought it was the latter which isn't as big a deal. You could still have it rain/snow etc it just wouldn't change throughout the race.
That doesn't sound like screen door effect though, that sounds like a lack of resolution. Screen door effect is the black space between sub-pixels, and the PSVR is fantastic in that regard. Resolution stinks though, and I wouldn't be surprised if a few PSVR games are running at lower than the native resolution of the screen.
get2sammyb
Member
That also sounds like they maybe did pull the visor in focus. Like don't get me wrong, games can definitely be blurry on PSVR, but it makes a massive difference when you position the visor in the right place as everything is suddenly brought into crisp focus.
SJRB
Gold Member
I can't see why it wouldn't be Pro-enhanced out of the gate. Sony mandates such for third-parties releasing at PSVR launch and they would probably hold the same standard for internal teams, as well, seeing as it's their own agenda they're trying to push with the policy.
GreySquirrel
Member
Ahh man, I am so tempted to buy a wheel just for this but I just can't justify the cost of a decent one for 1 or 2 games. Maybe they will do the poor man's pretend your controller is a wheel option and I can invest in a wheel after christmas or something. Wondering if a driving game in VR with normal controls would just feel wrong
TheSpecialOne
Banned
Project cars looks pretty bad. Definitely one of the worst looking racing games this gen. It looks even worse than forza 5.
ShadowKingpin
Member
I don't even want to think of driving in a heavy storm in VR. Totally insane.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
With driveclub VR I'm starting to get the itch for a wheel
What are my options for a PS4/PC and maybe even PS3 solution?
What are my options for a PS4/PC and maybe even PS3 solution?
But the team that made DC is over at Codemasters now. Evo doesn't exist.
Sony could either pay Codemasters to have them do it or have some other internal team that hasn't be axed yet do it. The fact they're not willing to is one of the reasons I'm not getting PSVR at launch.
Why are you so sure that Driveclub VR won't have a Pro mode? If you're talking about Rushy's comment, that was specifically about the non VR version.
Some developer made Driveclub VR and that's the developer that will have included a Pro mode.
Sounds like the guy is talking about resolution, not SDE.
Written about a month ago:
http://www.vrheads.com/playstation-vr-why-theres-no-screen-door-effect
Sidewinder
Member
Same here, I've got an old wheel gathering dust, but Sony/Logitech won't let me use it on PS4 ;( (yeah I know about that USB PC dongle thingy).
Would be so damn awesome with the helmet.
That is some bland and lifeless footage, damn.
The way I understand it that was all Evo.
Neuromancer
Member
Ok. Whoever made it, the fact remains that for third-party titles releasing in or after October, Pro support is mandatory. I don't see any reason Sony wouldn't mandate the same deadline for first-party developers, as well.
LostDonkey
Member
On the Xbox, sure. On PC. Not a chance.
Zalusithix
Member
Basically this. The perceived difference has jack all to do with display differences and everything to do with the engine/rendering technique. VR racing on PC has been quickly tacked on to existing games that were already demanding to render and relies on brute force to get it to look good.
Driveclub, on the other hand, has obviously had effort put in to tune its VR mode far more extensively. Getting the right combination of AA/SS and assets is crucial for a clean looking VR game.
With the same engine and optimization effort, a VR game for PCVR will look better than PSVR, not because of the panel difference, but due to the increased rendering power. Once you get out of apples to apples comparisons, however, that is no longer guaranteed.
LostDonkey
Member
it wasn't meant to be exciting. it shows the lighting is anything but "sterile" though.
Neuromancer
Member
Is that the fact? Maybe it doesn't apply to PSVR or there are other exceptions. I would like it to be true of course.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
Pick it up.
As far as I know, they've never said anything about a PSVR exception.
OnionPowder
Member
I don't know if they're going to do anything like that with PS4 Pro. That would be considered a feature.
ReplacementPelican
Member
I think its separate but we're all holding out for an 'upgrade free'.
Also, there was a LTTP for DC yesterday, check that out.
Horsemama1956
Member
Some people will believe anything. I don't care what tech the PSVR uses, that low of a resolution is going to have noticeable SDE, especially since it's right in your face.
Not sure if they will every release a super high resolution version in the future since I'm sure they'll move on to 3D Part 2 or whatever the next fad is in a few years to try and sell electronics.
metareferential
Member
We know the new tracks will come to the standard game for free, so I guess that's as much as we're getting.
It would be nice though to have an upgrade.
DC is the only reason I still have a PS4.
But who gets the mandate? Do they bring another studio in to patch it? I mean, they could, but who knows what the plan is.
The requirement was known and in in place since before April. Seeing as this was a game planned for PSVR, meaning a release in October or later to begin with, they would've had to take that into account when making the game.
ethomaz
Banned
What this quote describe is not screen door... that makes me thinks if the guys knows what he is talking about or it was only a mistake.
Driveclub VR is a separate release, though. Maybe we could see Pro improvements there even if the original title isn't getting an overhaul?
Ready2Rokk
Member
I'm curious if you have personally tried it. I've demoed it several times and although I've used other VR systems, I never saw anything that is described as SDE. It's definitely relatively low resolution, but once you get going, it's not a big deal, except if there is a lot of text to read (I'm looking at you Battlezone HUD).
Rice-Eater
Member
Just wanted to touch on this, I've tried PSVR at Best Buy twice. The first time was about 2 months ago when they started demoing it at BB's nationwide. When I thought back about the SDE I honestly couldn't remember seeing one. I thought maybe their wasn't one at all. I went back again last week and focused on trying to see the SDE. And yes their is one, but it's barely noticeable.
From what I can remember, instead of a rectangle like what I've seen from my smartphone and cheap goggles it looks more like a circle. Except the dark edges outside the circle barely stick out. When I focused on it I could see it. But when I focused on the game I didn't notice it at all and felt it was non existent because of how little it stuck out. This is completely on another world compared to the cheap goggles I got for my phone where the SDE was very noticeable and very distracting.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
I really wish Sony had given the Gran Turismo series to Evolution to do instead of getting rid of them.
This seems amazing.
Having used both OR extensively and doing the PSVR demos in store, the screen door effect is super noticeable in the OR whereas I didn't really see any PSVR screen door at all. The PC I use with OR obviously has much better graphical fidelity than the PS4 but I can see what they are talking about because it definitely does often seem like the OR actually has worse image quality cause of that SDE.
This seems amazing.
Having used both OR extensively and doing the PSVR demos in store, the screen door effect is super noticeable in the OR whereas I didn't really see any PSVR screen door at all. The PC I use with OR obviously has much better graphical fidelity than the PS4 but I can see what they are talking about because it definitely does often seem like the OR actually has worse image quality cause of that SDE.
cleveridea
Member
People thinking VR is a fad, its like 3D TV etc...have no idea what its like when someone experiences their favorite genre or content in VR.
VR is absolutely amazing for car/racing games. Just showing a car fan a good VR car game and they will want to buy one for that genre alone.
Sony is very very smart having a lot of demos. VR cant be described only experienced, so the more demos the better. For someone to want to buy VR, they need to see something they like in VR.
VR is absolutely amazing for car/racing games. Just showing a car fan a good VR car game and they will want to buy one for that genre alone.
Sony is very very smart having a lot of demos. VR cant be described only experienced, so the more demos the better. For someone to want to buy VR, they need to see something they like in VR.