If you thought Resident Evil VII was nerve-racking in VR, try hurtling around blind corners at breakneck speed with the knowledge that the slightest misjudgement will send you careering off a cliff in DiRT Rally. Available on the PlayStation store for £9.99 or as a bundle with the main game, Codemasters has achieved the seemingly impossible: one of the most intense driving games released in years is even more pulse-pounding in virtual reality. The DiRT Rally PlayStation VR upgrade has changed that, however. Point is, racing games on PSVR are either too compromised or too limited. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for more VR modes to be added to Moto Racer 4 beyond lonely time trials, and while TrackMania Turbo is surprisingly playable in VR, the free update offers limited replay value with only a small selection of VR-only events available. Launch title DriveClub VR effectively showcased how the technology could potentially transform the genre, but its drastically downgraded visuals left you with a headache, making it difficult to recommend over the original game. It’s a shame, then, that the current crop of racing titles available for PlayStation VR headset owners leaves a lot to be desired. Donning a VR headset not only increases the immersion allowing you to look around virtual car cockpits, being able to look into corners, follow the apex and monitor your track position offers competitive advantages too. The new PSVR DLC hasn't received an official release date yet, however if the announcement post is to believed one should expect a release within the first quarter of 2017.Racing games are the perfect platform for virtual reality games. This is a very novel idea by Codemasters and it will be interesting to see how this new feature plays out in reality.
Making those calls at the right time will be the difference between the driver hearing the correct information at the right time, so it’s crucial that this is executed properly". The role of co-driver will require " using the social screen to understand when to send calls to the driver using the DUALSHOCK 4 buttons and touchpad.
With the new VR update comes the ability to allow two players to participate at the same time, with one player driving the car and the second person acting in the role of co-driver.
As can be seen in the above video and attached screenshots, VR implementation is already far advanced and should, according to Codemasters, be available " in the coming weeks".ĭue to be released as DLC to the current game, and rumoured to retail for £9.99, the PS VR update is not the only new addition scheduled to be added to the sim. Since the release of PlayStation VR many fans have been bombarding Codemasters to know if DiRT Rally was going to be available on the platform, and today the British studio have confirmed that DR will indeed be supportive of this new technology in the near future.
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