PS4 ..but.. but.. it feels just like driving a car??

I moved apartments recently, so it's taken me a little while to get things set up. But finally, I have AC on my PS4, with a new T150 and a WheelStand Pro. I was very hopeful that this would be as good a sim as people say - but nervous because of all the negative comments that have been flying around.

It's been a few years since I've done any sim-racing at all, because I've spent a few years overseas for work and things got complicated. Before then I was an enthusiastic but talentless sim-racer, and spent a couple of years dabbling with GTR2 and then with iRacing. I liked both of them a lot, although I sucked, certainly not getting anywhere near a podium in iRacing. Unfortunately my PC didn't survive my move, so it's PS4 or nothing for me now.

So when I finally fired up AC - a sim on a console! - and started to get used to throwing those BMWs around in career mode, I was completely blown away. Maybe it's my imagination, but this feels much more like driving a real car then iRacing ever did. Yes, that obviously has a ton of content and a fantastic infrastructure, but in terms of sheer driving feel, AC felt much, much better. I'm staggered! Because it feels like real driving, I was winning races and podiums against the easy AI in no time.

Not everything is perfect, sure. I do see the occasional screen tear, and the content is light. It does feel like the heavier, production cars feel more realistic than the brief bout I had in an open wheeler, but maybe I just need more time. And I get people's need for lobbies, but I'm OK with the AI for now.

Just wanted to share my positive reflections on the game to add a little balance to the negative ones out there. Not to dismiss people's genuine concerns with it, but I do think that taken on its own merits, AC is a fantastic, yet limited sim. Which is pretty much a first on console. Well done - and thanks!

 

Welcome to AC, neat one right?

Techpreview back in early 2013 had just Magione and the Lotus Elise on pc, I had the exact same experience -"It drives like a real car!". The most intuitive driving/ffb physics there is, glad to hear it has come through on consoles too.

CHeers!

 

While I run my Sims strictly on PC, AC is my go-to Sim when I want to "feel" like I'm driving an actual race car. There is just something about most cars in AC that allow me to "feel" the weight of the car and the texture and grip of the road better than iRacing. I run Fanatec CSW2 wheel and pedals along with two buttKickers. RaceRoom also does a great job of projecting the "feel" of a car.