This week we are celebrating the anything and everything about the Playstation 2. It was an amazing console and it can only be fitting that the system gets a proper sendoff. What's showcased here is how the PS2 was faster than a car.
Sony AI and Polyphony Digital announced the global release of Gran Turismo Sophy 2.0, an innovative AI racing agent in the Gran Turismo 7.
Between Sophy and PSVR 2, Polyphony is REALLY pushing videogames forward into a whole new era.
"Gran Turismo has to run on the PlayStation 5, and that means Sophy cannot consume all the computing resources of the machine."
Interesting - I thought at first Sophy was controlled from their server farms. Seems like they've got it running locally.
Remon: "I didn't expect Gran Turismo 7 to be the most relaxing and soothing game on Playstation VR2 . Yes, it's a high speed racing game with extremely realistic physics. But for me, next to Tetris Effect Connected, it's become the most meditative PSVR 2 experience. What's even more surprising is that Gran Turismo 7 in PSVR 2 doesn't make me sick despite its high speeds.
Gran Turismo series producer Kazunori Yamauchi spoke to me via video chat to discuss why the GT7 feels so enjoyable to drive and what inspired his design choices."
I was very careful not to push myself when i first popped GT7 in VR, by limiting myself to 30 min sessions. I got sick from Drive Club VR. Surprisingly, even after hours of playing on a Gr 3 race, I don’t get sick now.
Because the nature of GT games. The game and the camera is static as ever, and it very usable and a prefect way to play racing game with long sessions in VR.
Almost 20 years after its release, a set of cheat codes for the PS2 game Gran Turismo 4 has been discovered.
The article SHOULD say, “BLAST FROM THE PAST! Old school gamers in awe as GT4 cheat codes are discovered after 2 decades. These “cheats” offered free treats for gamers added time savers, additional ways to play, and more. Some magazines had sections or complete issues dedicated to them. Sound strange? Gamers today know them by another name, DLC or Downloadable content…
GT4 was my first ps2 game. I loved it, but the disc stopped working before I could complete it and I never got it replaced feelsbadman.
I remember that episode! Good read
"Aston Martin DB9… that’s not really a racing car that’s just pornography."
Ok I loved the ps2. One of my favorite consoles ever.
But this daily spamming of articles about why it was so great and so wonderful is getting ridiculous.
But when you look back at the ps2, the whole gaming industry has changed dramatically since then.
Back then, we didn't have dlc, online passes, etc.
Back then, when we bought a game, it worked and was complete from day one.
Back then, extra content was "unlocked", not purchased.
Gaming has gone to hell since the ps2 days.
Maybe I'm just getting old but this gen doesn't come close to the greatness of last gen.
PS2: long live the king.