I've kinda concluded now that reaching games like Dirt 4, Project Cars seem to be unplayable with PC keyboards not matter how I configure since it's basically KeyDown/Up.

I'm sorta on the bench regarding getting a gaming controller though. Not sure which to get and how to hook it up, need like a USB convertor?

And just wondering how much of a difference will it make. Perhaps I just suck at real time since games...

@irene wheat about sensitivity though? I think for the reaching game one issue is in oversteering do one moment it's turning a bit. Next moment it's pretty much going of the tracks.

Haven't played project cars, but have played a lot of sim racing, including dirt 4.

While a controller does give you way more joy than a keyboard, it's not all that worth it.

When driving a real car, you can very quickly learn to drive to the best of your ability with a controller, no need to move your fingers.

Driving a real car is about all the little difficulties and techniques. Rev matching, left foot braking, knowing how to time your gear shift, balancing throttling and breaking. Just so many little things that you can't get with a controller.

Basically what I'm saying is, if you like simracing, save up for a wheel and pedals instead. I played with a controller for a year before buying a wheel, and holy Damn did it make a difference in how much I enjoyed it

i had two controllers up to now, some Brand called "Speedlink" which is apparently specific for germoney...and an xBox 360 Controller. It was cheap (30 € in the corded version) and brought me through 3 Episodes of dark souls and various other games. Also most games seem to have specific mappings for it and work out of the box. Under windows i never installed a driver

@irene i see, they expanded. Earlier in existence i thought speedlink is a rather cheap brand. Then amazon got overrun by china crapware..now i see them as cheap but somewhat reliable alternative. Anyway, i have this "Strike²" Controller, not even sold anymore.

@KasperNS I can't drive. If I get behind a wheel I would be a danger to everyone.

@billgates well then you have a good way to practice ;)

@billgates in that case get pedals and a steering wheel. Maybe VR Glasses on top (if there are games that actually support that experience).

I have some distant friends that had real fun with the various bus, rubbish car, truck driver games. Its apparently oddly satisfying.

German Amazon has actually china crap pedals plus steering wheel for under 25€. Logitech has some for 250 and for the same money again you can boy a designed driver seat to mount the stuff on. And if you then pony up the same amount of money you spend so far again, you get a HD Vive. And if you then spend all that money again you might get a pc that can run all that decently.

Or you buy an actual car for 2000 €.

@BurnoutDV a short list of games with great vr support:

Project cars
Dirt Rally
Assetto Corsa
iRacing

That's just the games I've played

@BurnoutDV yes but that's a big investment... So if it turns out that I just suck... the game and all this stuff just end up in a dark corner...