GRID Autosport adding Oculus Rift support in next update

GRID Autosport

Virtual reality gaming is best experienced from a cockpit, as EVE: Valkyrie Executive Producer Owen O'Brien explained in July, but cockpits aren't found exclusively in snubfighters and warbirds. Wheeled machines, like those in GRID Autosport, have them too, and thus Codemasters decided to get the Oculus Rift working with its new game.

It's still a bit rough around the edges, but Codemasters Community Manager Ben Walke said the Oculus Rift support is working well enough that the studio has decided to share it with the world. The menus don't run in VR mode and there are still some options that can cause the game to crash, like changing the resolution or resizing the window from within the game, but it's been successfully tested on both the DK1 and DK2 releases of the Rift.

The instructions recommend starting the game at "Ultra-Low" settings initially and then adjusting up from there. "Framerate and resolution are two of the most important things for a good VR experience—only turn up other settings if you know your PC can handle it," Walke wrote. "You will need a very good CPU and GPU to turn settings up much beyond the minimum."

The patch incorporating support for the Oculus Rift will be released "very shortly," which according to the announcement on Steam means later this week. The update will also incorporate a number of fixes and new code for the upcoming Drag DLC, and grant all players 500,000 in-game cash.

Andy Chalk
US News Lead

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.

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