PS4 Assetto Corsa vs Project Cars.

They're both really great racing games. I enjoy them both so much. I'd have to say that AC is a much more "realistic" game in terms of physics though. PC has pretty good physics but the cars are almost too wild at times. They slide around a bit too much. It doesn't really feel like the cars are in the race track. Feels like you're just kinda skating over the track at times. That's why it may be more difficult to drive the cars in PC. Also, the contact physics for AC are leagues ahead of what PC has. The contact physics in PC are TERRIBLE. The second you make the slightest bit contact with another car, the two cars are instantly glued together and that's just really annoying and not very realistic at all. I hope PC2 improves on the physics quite a bit.

 

+1, I totally agree with that.

 

When you compare the grip level of GT3 cars in both games you'll notice a big difference and we know that AC offers more realistic gameplay so AC is more precise in that area. You can correct me if I'm saying something wrong.


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I've played Pcars for some time, but I can't go back because now I know how the feedback is in AC and therefore it's hard for me to enjoy Pcars anymore.

 

I have spent a bit of time with both and PC doesn't feel right to me unless I spend a good 30-45 minutes refining the FFB on an individual car. Once I get a car tunes, I can drive it pretty well, but it still feels like I'm tuning something to my settings. If I pop in AC, everything is just right straight off. I spent some time fiddling with the FFB settings and ended up almost back at default.

Once I get a car tuned in PC, its fun to hot lap, but the problem is that the moment I want to try another car, I have to go through the 30-45 minute FFB tuning process. A Lot o settings are similar, but I can't just throw a baseline at it and tweak: I have to zero everything out and adjust the variables one at a time to dial it in.

That said, I got the GOTY Version of PC for $20, so gettig the game and all DLC is totally worth it for $20. It'll probably have a lot of replay value as well since it takes me so long to tune the FFB for each car. I do end up driving cars and tracks that aren't in AC though as I can just hop in the car in AC and go, so why bother with all that tuning?

 

Well i find as global game that project C.A.R.S is way better..
Day-night cycle.. 365 days of the year that influence on ambient and track temperature. The climate system..
Lot's of tracks..huge Career mode.. Keyboard compatibility for extra button mapping.. Lot of vof options and camera options..
The FFB is bad explained and difficult to set up correctly.. First the advanced global settings and then the proper car FFB settings.
But once achieved the settings.. I can change between Pcars and AC with no problems, cause i feel near the same amount of FFB details.

Physics side i love Assetto Corsa and it's better than project cars all-round, it's a joy driving and cruising around..
The laser scanned tracks are also great and on a higher level than those of project cars..

Both games are must have for sim fans

 

Probably because car manufacturers spend hundreds of millions making their cars and race cars better and better and perform and handle better and better and AC tries replicate that as close as possible.

 

You're not wrong, probably is my own personal preference talking. One thing is for sure: the road cars, OH..MY...GOD! They handle like a dream! I hate (I'm using the word hate here) the R8 in Project Cars. But in AC it's a great car! I prefer the RWD cars but the Audi is still a good one.

Other thing that I prefer in AC than Pcars is Monza track. A lot better and real version of it.

 

A lot of the Street cars in AC have Semi Slick tires I have notices. Not sure of the Tire model in PC, but I do know that when I have tried Street Tires in AC vs the Semi-Slicks, I do tend to have trouble keeping control.

 

Most of them got Street type tyre.
One of the problems in Pcars is to put heat into the tyres, and even more accentuated on street cars/tyres.. It's like going on ice the first lap.
Tyre models an management are better in Assetto, gives a more natural feeling.
That is why i said i love the physics of Assetto Corsa...
But for sure, the physics of Assetto and the rest of the game like project C.A.R.S would be the ultimate simulator for me..

And achieve a good FFB setting in project C.A.R.S is crucial... I makes a big difference for sure.. But they maked it to complicated.. Assetto's FFB is very easy to setup and enjoy from the beginning of a good FFB... In console they should add the missing min force setting and per car FFB force setting like on PC version to be perfect in this area.

 

Funny, I've heard mainly criticism of AC race cars be in the form of "Street cars are spot-on, race cars are too easy". This is of course from people who haven't even sat in the cockpit of GT3 race car, let alone in moving one. They compare to old sims, thinking the least intuitive and impossible-to-understand handling is the most realistic

 

Yes I drive in real life. Driving is actually a huge part of my job, albeit in a van, but I also have a car at home. I regularly throw my van around fast sweeping country roads at the National speed limit of 60 mph (for a single carriageway road, 70 for a motorway in the UK) I have been driving for almost 33 years.

 

Hey Grijo, nice to hear from you. I think I need to immerse myself a little more into Assetto, but I still enjoy PCars immensely, especially pounding around Bannochbrae and Spa.

 

Thanks everyone for your feedback. As I said above, I will continue to immerse myself into Assetto, no way am I leaving the game. I'm sure I'll feel it more, and the devs will improve the game with private lobbies etc. Exciting times ahead.

 

I love Bannochbrae, great track! Like Black Cat County, excellent track for road cars! I have to confess one thing: I wasn't a big fan of Spa, but I learned to like it after AC, the whole track feels better in AC, specially the last chicane.

 

Pcars compared to AC
+ Day/Night time change, weather change, Multiplayer Custom Servers, better visuals, better damage system
- Poor Physics, Unrealistic FFB , Few Laser Scan Tracks, Out of Support by devs

AC compared to Pcars
+ Amazing FFB, Every car feels differend, Good Laser Scan Tracks, Still in Development,
- NO Button Maping, No seat and cam ajustments, Poor AI , No Multiplayer Custom Lobbys, NO DAY/Night change and weather



In conclusion: ALL of the - of AC still in development and gone a be fixed soon or late , only Day Night cicle maybe never comes, and all the - in Pcars never gone a be fixed because the devs works on Pcars 2 and you need to drop another 70 euro to buy a game who must be the first one!

Both games have pros end cons but AC is way better experiance to drive , and dont forget still in development and Kunos needs support not negative posts, one think is report bugs other talking ****s....and for everyone who Loves AC or Pcars enjoy it both if you can and be happy !

 

Just installed the latest update on PS4>when I go through the paractice and qualifying runs in an online race and the race starts, everyone takes off except me?
I hit the circle button and go back and click on drive, then I can start the race...but then I am way behind everyone on the start of race.
Any help would be appreciated

 

You answered it yourself. Make sure that you hit 'drive' in the 1-minute-countdown before the race starts.

 

Since I've been racing with AC on PS4 I haven't touched PC anymore.
I mostly race formula cars, and now the Ferrari SF15-T, and the Ferrari F138, hell, even the Lotus Exos, they all drive so much better in AC than the Formula A car in PC.

 

I think both games have pro and cons.
Pcars have a great ffb if you take time for the settings.
Then the cockpits are much more detailed than in AC. You can switch through motec displays and the lights are function even in the older cars. That's a point where assetto must catch up.
Car and tracks are great and unique.
But the main point goes to AC..Physics. the physics in pcars based on a shift. And on some cars you can feel it. Assetto Corsa is maybe easier to drive on first sight. But to tiremodel is much more detailed and suspension too. With little changes to your driving style you have much more influence how tires work. A bit to hard steering into a corner and you lost time.
The cars have their own identity and you can feel that in assetto corsa.
Pcars isn't a bad game but assetto corsa feels more like a simulator.