PC3 Project CARS 3 Released

[Paul Jeffrey]

Slightly delayed news about a Slightly Mad Studios product - Project CARS 3 is now available to the general public having released on console and PC Thursday 27th August.

• PCARS 3 available on Xbox, PS4 and PC.
• Over 200 cars and 120 tracks available.

At long last, following a brief early access period for people who pre-ordered the title, Project CARS 3 has finally released to the wider world - hitting real and virtual stores yesterday (Thursday 27th August) for both console and PC versions of the title.

Representing something of a departure from the original Project CARS franchise, the third instalment of the series places a greater focus on the customisation of both the car and game experience - moving away from the more simulation roots of the original games.

With a loyal fanbase of the original games having mixed feelings about the new direction on the build up to release, it will be very interesting indeed to see how well received the new title is over the coming days and weeks.

About the game:

OWN YOUR JOURNEY

• 200+ elite-brand race & road cars
• 120+ global tracks
• Wide set of race conversion kits
• Race to earn Credits & XP
• Buy & own 100s of cars
• Upgrade cars with realistic performance parts
• Customize your car liveries with racing- & community-inspired elements
• Personalize your drivers

FEEL EACH MOMENT

• Fully scalable assists for all skill levels
• Convincing & fun handling
• 24-hour cycle, dynamic all-seasons, all-weather racing
• Unrivalled Controller Experience
• Visceral sense of speed
• Intense crash effects & car-contact
• Enhanced AI

EARN EVERY WIN

• New & deeply engaging career mode
• Battle your way up from weekend warrior to racing legend
• New & compelling Multiplayer and Community Modes
• Fun & exciting Daily Challenges


Project CARS 3 is available now for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

Got questions about the sim? Want to share your thoughts and opinions about the latest title with the sim racing community? No worries, head over to the Project CARS 3 sub forum here at RaceDepartment and start up a new thread today!

 

[SuperMonacoGP]

Erm, Reiza are using SMS physics and tire model. That’s a quite a big similarity don’t you think?

the SETA tyre model wasn't developed by SMS. and as Renato said, the main problem of pcars was due to the very poor implementation of real data into this tyre model by SMS.
rfactor1 and GTR2 both runs on the same ISImotor, do they have a lot in common for you?

 

[GP20]

lol you made my day Martin.

The game has more to do with Drive Club than with Shift. Unfortunatly it does not look as good but it looks good enough (in 4K).
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[c172fccc]

the SETA tyre model wasn't developed by SMS. and as Renato said, the main problem of pcars was due to the very poor implementation of real data into this tyre model by SMS.
rfactor1 and GTR2 both runs on the same ISImotor, do they have a lot in common for you?

So who developed it then? Pretty sure I remember AJ making blog posts on the WMD forum while he making the model.

I do think rfactor1 and GTR2 have a lot in common, I don’t see your point.

 

[Kurupt CDN]

in the same time Iracing is struggling at selling subscriptions

Huh, really?

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[SuperMonacoGP]

So who developed it then? Pretty sure I remember AJ making blog posts on the WMD forum while he making the model.

I do think rfactor1 and GTR2 have a lot in common, I don’t see your point.

you are right it was developed by SMS, my bad.
my point still holds tho : as I said, SMS and Reiza can't be more different as for their story, the quality of their work and the care put in their products. saying they have a lot in common just because Reiza choose to develop AMS2 on the same engine pcars runs on doesn't make any sense.

 

[Deleted member 197115]

I don't think even Reiza agrees on that.

 

[c172fccc]

you are right it was developed by SMS, my bad.
my point still holds tho : as I said, SMS and Reiza can't be more different as for their story, the quality of their work and the care put in their products. saying they have a lot in common just because Reiza choose to develop AMS2 on the same engine pcars runs on doesn't make any sense.

Well, I think AMS 2 feels quite different to pcars. Still, I do think they share a lot.

 

[wein]

I drive with a wheel in acc, rf2 ... This game has little to do with those, but that's not a bad thing. The more I play it, the more I like it! It has a more than fun handling and a million possibilities ...

 

[GP20]

I drive with a wheel in acc, rf2 ... This game has little to do with those, but that's not a bad thing. The more I play it, the more I like it! It has a more than fun handling and a million possibilities ...

Compare with Rfactor 2 like i did and you will be surprised.

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Well, I think AMS 2 feels quite different to pcars. Still, I do think they share a lot.

The reason Reiza chose it was because they wanted to use (share) all the stuff already developed by SMS and just put own content on the top of it.
Yes, seems like not everything went as planned and they need to fix a bunch of stuff in that "ready to use" racing engine.

 

[c172fccc]

The reason Reiza chose it was because they wanted to use (share) all the stuff already developed by SMS and just put own content on the top of it.
Yes, seems like not everything went as planned and they need to fix a bunch of stuff in that "ready to use" racing engine.

Yeah, it sure does share the shortcomings and bugs, but pretty sure Reiza knew what they were doing.

 

[Cote Dazur]

Cuphead and ACC are made on the same engine, yet they don't have much in common..I'm fairly confident the same goes for AMS2 and Pcars

UE4 is not a SIM engine, SMS engine is a SIM engine and Reiza uses a lot of the physic, Apple and oranges.

Erm, Reiza are using SMS physics and tire model. That’s a quite a big similarity don’t you think?

Exactly! But that said the driving feeling is quite different.

the SETA tyre model wasn't developed by SMS. and as Renato said, the main problem of pcars was due to the very poor implementation of real data into this tyre model by SMS.
rfactor1 and GTR2 both runs on the same ISImotor, do they have a lot in common for you?

Apple and oranges again.

Well, I think AMS 2 feels quite different to pcars. Still, I do think they share a lot.

I would add that even within AMS2 some cars feel very different, from quite good to awful. The same is true to me in PC and PC2. In all other SIM I drive, I have never felt such a big gap. Different feelings yes, some I like better or do not like much, but not like in the SMS engine where some are totally broken. For the other engine, I am talking about official content, some modder can destroy any quality in any engine quite easily. For the record, I regularly drive and enjoy content in PC, PC2 and AMS2. Also I do not understand any of the interest for PC3 for this crowd, console gamer yes.

 

[SuperMonacoGP]

The reason Reiza chose it was because they wanted to use (share) all the stuff already developed by SMS and just put own content on the top of it.
Yes, seems like not everything went as planned and they need to fix a bunch of stuff in that "ready to use" racing engine.

in an interview Renato said they initially thought of the rF2 engine but that it was way too complicated to work with after their experience of the Reiza pack for rF2 so they chose the Madness engine because of the SETA tyre model, which he stated it is a wonderful tool but SMS made a pretty terrible job at implementing it into pcars

 

[pgreenwo]

Meh - think I will stick with Outrun 2. Physics look a little more robust

 

[wein]

Compare with Rfactor 2 like i did and you will be surprised.

As I said I drive with rfactor2, and before with rfactor ... GTR2, R07, AC, ACC, RRE, AMS, AMS2 ... I think I have all the pc simulators except iracing. Of course, they are very different sensations, but they are different products that seek different sensations. I really like simulators and I like some arcades. This one, for example, I love ... Those of you who complain about the handling, are you sure you have set the steering wheel correctly? In my case (TX) I had to put everything to the maximum ... Of course it is not RF2 or ACC, but it is a decent driving in terms of sensations, and very fun ...

 

[Dethrone1427]

wrong. Reiza shared no content except Monaco.
So about 2% sharing lets you assume they do it again.
Learn a bit mor about statistics i'd say and do more recherche before you state fake news

Oh right. I thought they shared interlagos/Jerez with them? Congrats on not coming across as a total triggered tool. Totally nailed that one

 

[General_Failure]

Pcars 3 gives me the same FFB than Rfactor 2 on the Nordschleife with the Bentley.

Now if you want you can check it by yourself. Buy Rfactor 2, the Bentley and the Nordschleife and try it.

Lucky you, you will save a lot of money, PC3 is a LOT cheaper than rF2 with all content, and the best part: I guess this is the final version!! Double lucky!!!

 

[GP20]

Huh, really?

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Folks need their racing fix.

www.thedrive.com

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Over the past couple of weeks, iRacers may have noticed the addition of the letters “E” and “W” to the American flag when checking which servers are hosting their events. With the dramatic expansion of the iRacing user base to more than 170,000 active members, we have added a number of new...

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If it's writting on the net. lol
You know that now there is IA? I wonder why.

 

[M D Gourley]

We found the use of PC3 !!
It's a screenshot generator ^_^

LOL...'Steam' says I have spent 19 hours in PC3 ...truth be known half of that time would be spent in 'Photo Mode' with extra time adjusting the FFB and other settings to my liking

 

[GP20]

It's a nightmare to upload a video on youtube.
I have a 200mb upload connection but it's useless and now youtube makes some kind of processing for the SD and HD version.