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DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition Will Give Oculus Store Users Access to Bonus Content for the First Time

For those that love realistic racing videogames and virtual reality (VR), Codemasters’ DiRT Rally franchise has been one of the go-to series for several years with DiRT Rally VR arriving in 2016 and then DiRT Rally 2.0 adding VR support last summer. Today, the studio has announced DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition will be rolled out in a couple of weeks for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. There’s an extra boon for those that own the Oculus Store version, free access to all post-launch content.

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In a blog posting, Codemasters confirmed that: “DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition brings with it a significant milestone to our players on the Oculus platform, who have only had access to the Standard Edition up until now.”

When the launch takes place: “all Oculus users will have their game updated to the Game of the Year Edition, making all post-launch content (including the Colin McRae: FLAT OUT Pack) playable in the dramatic world of virtual reality. If you’ve just got a headset and are ready to take on the world of rally, this is the perfect place to start,” the team adds. That means over 80 cars like the Peugeot 206 Rally and the Skoda Fabia Rally and 26 locations to race such as Wales, Monte Carlo, Sweden, Germany, Greece and Finland.

If you happen to own the Steam version which supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Valve Index headsets then you’ve been able to access additional content for a while. Those that purchased either DiRT Rally 2.0 Deluxe Edition or any full Season pack receive the new Colin McRae bonus content for free.

DiRT Rally 2DiRT Rally 2.0 GOTY includes seasons 1-4 and the Colin McRae ‘FLAT OUT’ pack’ featuring a new Scottish location, Perth and Kinross, with 12 routes, the SUBARU Impreza S4 Rally and SUBARU Legacy RS, and 40 scenarios spanning the legendary rally driver’s career from 1984 to 2006.

The digital edition of DiRT Rally 2.0 Game of the Year Edition will be available on 24th March while the physical versions (Xbox One and PlayStation 4 only) arrive on 27th March. For further VR related updates and announcements from Codemasters keep reading VRFocus.

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‘DiRT Rally 2.0’ Finally Gets VR Support for Rift, Index, & Vive; ‘No Plans’ for PSVR

An update to DiRT Rally 2.0 (2019) today has finally brought VR support to the game. Now available for $60 on Oculus and Steam, the game offers support for Rift, Index, and HTC Vive, though developer Codemasters also confirmed that PSVR support won’t come to the PS4 version of the game.

Launched earlier this year, VR support was not initially planned for Dirt Rally 2.0, but the VR community rallied (ahem) to get developer Codemaster to add VR as the studio had done with the original Dirt Rally (2015).

Today it’s finally happened. The game’s 1.7 update adds the VR feature to the Steam version, and the game has also launched for Rift and Rift S on the Oculus store.

While Codemasters says the game offers ‘OpenVR support’, only Index and Vive are listed on the Steam page. Other SteamVR compatible headsets like Rift, Odyssey, and Pimax ought to work too, though we’ve reached out to the studio to confirm.

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“Since launch our community has been very vocal about wanting a VR version of DiRT Rally 2.0, so we’re delighted to bring this to the PC version,” said Ross Gowing, Dirt Rally 2.0 Game Director at Codemasters. “It turns out that for many of our players VR is the only way to experience a rally game, and this will enable them to enjoy playing like never before.”

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The Oculus version of Dirt Rally 2.0 also comes with exclusive community challenges and five Oculus-branded car liveries. However, it sounds like some of the game’s content isn’t yet available on the Oculus version, as Codemasters notes, “all Dirt Rally 2.0 post release content will be made available for Oculus at a later date.”

As part of today’s update, Codemasters said they do not plan to bring PSVR support to the PS4 version of the game.

Like every VR supported sim racing game, Dirt Rally 2.0 is going to play best with a dedicated racing wheel and pedals. Luckily we’ve got a great set of recommendations here right here.

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The DiRT Rally 2.0 VR Update has now Gone Live  

When it comes to the addition of virtual reality (VR) support Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky: Beyond update has been grabbing all the headlines of late in preparation for next week. For fans of racing videogames, however, Codemasters has just dropped the exciting news that version 1.7 of DiRT Rally 2.0 has now arrived adding VR support.

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Codemasters confirmed earlier in the year that it was working on VR support for Oculus Rift as fan feedback was so strong. The original DiRT Rally only supported the Oculus Rift, providing one of the best (and earliest) VR racing experiences. This time though, Codemasters is going one step further by adding OpenVR support for Steam into the mix. That means HTC Vive and Valve Index headsets will also be compatible with DiRT Rally 2.0.

The update is completely free to download for anyone who owns DiRT Rally 2.0, available via Oculus Store or Steam for £44.99 GBP. If you purchase the Oculus Rift edition will also receive five exclusive car liveries and be able to compete in special daily, weekly and monthly challenges. Additionally, the studio states: “All DiRT Rally 2.0 post-release content will be made available for Oculus at a later date.”

“Since launch, our community has been very vocal about wanting a VR version of DiRT Rally 2.0, so we’re delighted to bring this to the PC version,” said Ross Gowing, DiRT Rally 2.0 Game Director at Codemasters in a statement. “It turns out that for many of our players VR is the only way to experience a rally game, and this will enable them to enjoy playing like never before.”

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For all those PlayStation VR owners out there, Codemasters has confirmed it has no plans to support the headset.

It’s not just VR support included with version 1.7 either. The studio has included DirtFish as a Test Drive location plus a bunch of branded liveries. DirtFish may also come to Freeplay in a future update. Naturally, there are several tweaks and improvements in the bonnet.

DiRT Rally 2.0 features racing locations in New Zealand, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Australia and the USA, with over 50 off-road cars to chose from. As further updates are announced for the VR version VRFocus will let you know.

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Dirt Rally 2.0 VR Surprise Launches On Rift, Index And Vive

Surprise! Durt Rally 2.0 VR is now available on PC VR headsets.

Back in Februrary, we reported that Codemaster’s latest racing game would get Oculus Rift support this summer. The game launched without VR support later that month. Now you can play the entire original title inside the Rift. But here’s a nice surprise; OpenVR support means you can play it on the HTC Vive and Valve Index headsets too.

“Ever since VR was teased many months ago it’s been at the top of the community’s wishlist and now it’s here,” Codemasters wrote on Steam. “This is the perfect time to revisit the game or jump in for the very first time.”

The Dirt Rally series is known for its visceral first-person gameplay, which makes it a great fit for VR (if a little uncomfortable). Check out the first trailer for the support below.

This is almost exactly what happened with the first Dirt Rally. It released without VR support initially before coming to Rift and then, later on, on PSVR. We were big fans of that support, at the time calling it the new high watermark for VR racing games. Three years on, that hasn’t changed; last week we included Dirt Rally in our list of the best VR racing games.

That paints an encouraging picture for Dirt Rally 2.0 VR. We’ll try and bring you full impressions as soon as possible. The game costs $59.99 on the Oculus Store and the same on Steam. This being a racing game, it’s best played with a gamepad controller. It doesn’t support motion controls.  And that’s it; get to enjoying Dirt Rally 2 VR!

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DiRT Rally 2.0 Could Become the Best VR Racing Experience of 2019

When it comes to racing videogames my preference certainly veers towards the rally genre more than any other. While you don’t get that neck to neck adrenaline of racing side by side against other competitors, it’s the complexity of the tracks that wins me over. Rather than lovely flat tarmac which suits ultra-low hypercars, rally stages tend to be a mix of surfaces and environments which are simply awesome fun to drive/slide through. So when Codemasters confirmed this month that upcoming title DiRT Rally 2.0 would be getting virtual reality (VR) support I was more than a little happy.

DiRT Rally 2.0So much so that I decided that DiRT Rally VR was worth another play as it had been awhile. And as luck would have it the studio granted VRFocus access to the review build of the sequel – the standard version – so it only seemed right to have a little comparison between the 2016 VR version and the 2019 non-VR version. Why you may ask, simply because.

Let’s start by saying this isn’t going to be a review of DiRT Rally 2.0 that will come later in the year with the official VR version which is slated for release on Oculus Rift during the summer. What I will say is if you enjoyed the original, and Codemasters manages to perfectly optimise the sequel for VR then Oculus Rift users are in for a treat.

DiRT Rally 2.0 is every bit the improved sequel, plenty of cups, time trials and other challenges, better-looking visuals, yet keeping the series authenticity. The cars have just the right amount of twitch, teasing you to throw them ever faster around corners, yet one small brazen mistake with the throttle and you’re into a tree, off a cliff or both.

DiRT Rally 2.0It was after several races on DiRT Rally 2.0 looking at the screen that the VR yearning kicked in. I may love rally style racing experiences but I’m not particularly good at them – average at best – finding that my preferred viewpoint is inside the car, at the wheel. So it was time to jump into DiRT Rally VR – both played using an Xbox One controller by the way – to see the difference. Obviously, the sequel looked better, and thankfully Codemasters has improved the menu system so it’s not quite as daunting for new players. But that wasn’t what interested me, instead, I was looking for that racing immersion, that greater sense of driving the cars and the perils of what can happen if things go wrong.

Instantly, the VR version felt right, being able to look around the vehicle, in the rear view mirror and at my co-driver. As someone who drives in real life, spatially aware of the size of my car and the world around me, VR allows me to employ those same senses far more accurately than a standard ‘flat’ videogame. As such, racing in VR becomes far more instinctual – a proper racing setup would probably add to this – so I’m not crashing as much achieving better times over each stage and therefore placing higher.

Then it was time to switch back to DiRT Rally 2.0, and what a difference. The six rally locations – Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Poland, US and Argentina – all look glorious, with different times of day and changing weather effects, yet they were missing a spark. And that’s the ability to put me directly behind the wheel of a car which is insanely fun to drive.

I’ll admit I’m biased towards VR – I wouldn’t be here otherwise – and I’ve always said certain genres of videogame have particular synergy with the technology, horror being one, racing is another. Codemasters has played with VR once so hopefully, the next time will be even better. As long as DiRT Rally 2.0 can be ported in its entirety without needing a super ridiculous GPU to run it, then you’ll know where to find me this summer, wearing out the handbrake on my VW Polo GTI R5 in Australia.

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DiRT Rally 2.0 Confirmed for Summer 2019 Launch on Oculus Rift

When Oculus Rift arrived in 2016 one of the best racing titles available came from videogame veterans Codemasters in the form of DiRT Rally. It still holds up well now, even so, an update wouldn’t go amiss. When the studio announced DiRT Rally 2.0 there was no mention of virtual reality (VR) support, that was until October last year when Chief Games Designer Ross Gowing said: “if there’s enormous demand for it then yeah we can do it.” Well, it looks like that has been the case, with Codemasters confirming a VR version last week.

As the studio stated in a Twitter posting, it was listening to VR fans, deciding to port the racing title. This also looks to have been aided by Oculus, with the company obviously realising it would be a massive boon for Oculus Rift to have DiRT Rally 2.0 on the headset.

Major studios don’t always tend to bring their bigger titles to VR because it doesn’t always make commercial sense. With the technology still fairly niche, the extra expenditure involved in porting to VR can’t always be recouped, possibly why Codemasters didn’t make DiRT Rally 2.0 VR compatible from the start. Which is why it seems plausible that Oculus came along with some cash to make the port a reality, and in the process gain a sizable exclusive for release this summer.

What has been detailed just yet is what form DiRT Rally 2.0 will take on Oculus Rift. Will the videogame be fully supported by the headset, so all modes, cars and extras are included? Or will it be a cut down version like Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown or Gran Turismo Sport, with specific modes and reined in features that deny access to the entire experience?

DiRT Rally 2.0 is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on Tuesday 26th February 2019. It’ll feature six rally locations around the world and is the official videogame of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. It’ll feature cars from the 2018 season as well as eight of the official WorldRX circuits at launch, with players having access to a wide variety of both historic and modern day cars. The title will also include support for a massive range of driving peripherals for that authentic racing feel.

As further details regarding the VR version of DiRT Rally 2.0 are released, VRFocus will keep you updated.

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DiRT Rally 2.0: VR-Support für Oculus-Brillen erscheint im Sommer 2019

Der Nachfolger der Rennsportsimulation DiRT Rally 2.0 von Entwicklerstudio Codemasters erscheint offiziell am 26. Februar für PC, PS4 und Xbox One. Im Gegensatz zu seinem Vorgänger enthält der Rennsport-Titel allerdings zur Veröffentlichung noch keinen VR-Support. Ein Fakt, der bei vielen VR-Enthusiasten Unmut erzeugt, schließlich gilt DiRT Rally als beliebtes VR-Rennspiel mit immersivem Fahrerlebnis. Doch der Aufruf der Community scheint angekommen zu sein, denn per Twitter verkündigen die Verantwortlichen nun das Nachreichen des VR-Supports vorerst jedoch exklusiv für Oculus Rift.

DiRT Rally 2.0 – VR-Support für Oculus Rift erscheint im Sommer 2019

Lenkrad bereitstellen, VR-Brille aufsetzen und Gaspedal durchdrücken, um immersiv über den virtuellen Asphalt zu donnern – ein Spielgefühl, welches viele VR-Enthusiasten an DiRT Rally schätzen. Trotz möglicher Übelkeit bereitet der VR-Vorgänger des bald erscheinenden DiRT Rally 2.0 bereits seit Jahren viel Freude bei Freunden des gepflegten Rennsports. Mit dem Release des kommenden Nachfolgers in wenigen Wochen wünschten sich viele Fans der Serie natürlich eine Neuauflage dieses Spielgefühls.

Ein VR-Support für die finale Fassung des Spiels wurde allerdings zunächst dementiert. Basierend auf dem Feedback der Spielerschaft wolle man das VR-Feature abhängig machen, hieß es von offizieller Seite im Jahr 2018. Demnach konzentrierte sich das Entwicklerstudio Codemasters vorerst auf die Kernelemente des Games, um einen reibungslosen Spielablauf zu gewährleisten. Die Unterstützung für VR-Brillen habe geringere Priorität.

Nun gibt es Neuigkeiten, denn per Twitter kündigte das Studio den Nachtrag des viel gewünschten VR-Supports für Sommer 2019 an:

Mit den Worten “Wir haben euch gehört, Oculus hat euch gehört. DiRT Rally 2.0 + Oculus = dieser Sommer…” versprechen die Devs ein exklusives Update mit VR-Support für Oculus Rift. Grund für die Exklusivrechte könnte die Finanzierung des VR-Supports durch Oculus sein. Offiziell bestätigt wurde dies jedoch bisher nicht.

Wann das VR-Feature auch für PlayStation VR (PSVR) oder andere PC-Brillen erscheint, steht derzeit noch nicht fest.

(Quellen: Road to VR | DiRT Twitter | Video: DiRT YouTube)

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DiRT Rally 2.0 Will Get Oculus Rift VR Support ‘This Summer’

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Codemasters announced on Twitter that DiRT Rally 2.0 will get Oculus Rift VR support this summer.

The tweet shows an image of a Rift, no other headsets were mentioned, and states “@Oculus heard you”. This makes it likely exclusive to the Oculus platform.

DiRT Rally 2.0 releases on 26th February- just over two weeks from now. It was announced back in September, but Codemasters stated multiple times they had no plans for VR support. Based on the wording of the tweet it seems Oculus have changed their mind- likely financially like with the original game.

The original DiRT Rally launched in late 2015. It got Oculus Rift support in summer 2016- just after the headset’s launch. Oculus funded this VR support, so it was not released to SteamVR headsets.

When we reviewed the game on Rift back in 2016 we were highly impressed- giving it a 9/10, concluding:

DiRT Rally VR is the new high water mark for VR racing games. It never shies away from the challenges of this new medium and consistently offers creative solutions to maintain both its functionality and its sense of fun. DiRT is able to remind you at every turn just how exciting, surprising, and enjoyable racing simulators in VR can truly be.

The PlayStation 4 version of the game got PSVR support in February 2017. This indicates the Oculus exclusitivity was only on PC. We were just as impressed when we reviewed this PSVR port, noting it played almost identically to on PC.

So while the wording of the tweet and history of the original game make it likely this will be Rift exclusive on PC, there’s still a good chance it will eventually come to PlayStation VR too. Regardless, we’re happy it’s getting VR support as it’s perfectly suited for it.

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‘DiRT Rally 2.0’ is Getting VR Support After All, Coming to Rift This Summer

It seems some cajoling from both the racing sim community and Oculus itself has gotten through to DiRT Rally (2015) studio Codemasters, because the upcoming sequel, which was once slated to release only on consoles and PC, is now coming to the Oculus platform this summer.

DiRT Rally is currently one of the best racing sims available on VR headsets, so when fans of the series heard that Codemasters was making DiRT Rally 2.0, it was clear we were in for another highly-polished off-road adventure. However soon after the title’s announcement in Fall last year, it appeared the studio had other plans, saying that VR wouldn’t be apart of the launch roadmap.

“We’re focusing on making the core game experience before launch – and after that, if there is demand from our community, then we’ll explore the possibility,” McGrath told USGamer back in September.

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DiRT Rally 2.0 is set to release on February 26th, and while that won’t initially include VR support, it appears at least we’ll be getting Rift support sometime this summer.

There’s no word on whether the VR version will be an Oculus exclusive at this point, but considering the tweet from Codemasters below, it’s possible Oculus helped fund VR development on the title.

DiRT Rally 2.0 includes a new authentic handling model, tire choice, and surface deformation. Off-road environments span New Zealand, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Australia and the US.

The game boasts eight official circuits from the FIA World Rallycross championship, complete with licensed Supercars and support series. Events and championships will be available in both a single-player Career Campaign and a competitive online multiplayer.

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