Gaming-PS4

Ok I've got a good winter topic. Recently the wife decided to buy a PS4. It was a nice surprise and we haven't played games for, well...a real long time. So I'm not up on the new stuff and in particular, racing games.

So I got WRC8 (or whatever the newest one is) and it's very fun game. I've played it for a few days now but I'm struggling to get a good feel with the controller. Is a must-have to get a steering wheel for racing games? I'm thinking it would be a lot better but before I buy one I'm looking for advice.

Is it a must-have and makes it that much better?
Does it drive similar to a real car?
What is a good one to get?
Oh also, what other racing games rock? GT, Forza, MotoGP?

 

Having a wheel and pedals definitely will help but it's a bit of a setup. Not much in the way of sim driving with consoles that I've seen.

Gran Tourismo is your go-to for PS4. I've been getting some Dirt 4 in and it's pretty fun.

MotoGP is fun but the physics... well, ya know.

If you get into playing Call of Duty lmk and we can link up.

 

GT has a VR mode. I think it's 20 bucks and I keep meaning to buy it.

 

I pretty much only play Gran Turismo Sport these days. I did take a break for a few and try out Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, it was OK.

 

I’m still rocking a PS2 so I can keep playing the best racing game ever, Tourist Trophy. Don’t know if it’s compatible with the 3 or 4.

 

Nope... but I still have it just in case someday...

 

Soooo what are some of your ‘handles’ on gran turismo sport?

i wanna know whio’s all wreckin’ me.

im an A driver with S ranking, usually,

 

Project Cars is pretty decent. And I need to get a wheel and pedal setup. For my kid.

 

I still think that was the best game to simulate motorcycle riding on any gaming device. Maybe the newer Motogp games are better now.

 

Division 2. Haven’t played another game since last March.

 

Nope. I kept a PS2 up until a year ago just for that game. No one has replicated it for one reason. I believe the guy from gran turismo designed it and he said he’d never do another. It was the best. I don’t know how the newer games can’t look at the code and figure out what he did.

 

Assetto Corsa; iracing

I haven't played project cars since I played Asseto Corsa.

Built a dedicated PC for it, not telling how much is in my rig. Less than a set of nice wheels and tires though...

 

So no one can recommend a decent wheel/pedal for this dirty console peasant?

 

Yeah it was the guy from Gran Turismo.

And while Im geeking out, I loved the Seven Stars Honda 1000rr.

 

A good wheel and pedals is the Logitech g29. Had those for my sim racing but they are also ps4 compat. Good quality and feel for about 200.

 

thrust master T300 RS

 

Ride is much more payable than the MotoGP games for MC racing on PS4

 

how the hell did i forget about that. yes... Ride. There's a thread on here about it

 

I don't have any input on a steering wheel but I would offer a piece of advice: If a friend asks you if you want to try his new PC, full-chassis racing sim.....DON'T....