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!

 

[sentry87]

Maybe it might bring casual gamers into sim racing.

The track cut and penalty system in pc3 is even harsher than pc2. So if this games intention was to bring the casuals into sim racing, they will fail.

 

[Jach]

LMFAO ridiculous priceVery confident

 

[c172fccc]

Me when i never touch kickstarters in the first place

Not sure why you're laughing, everybody that payed for that made money in the end, no matter if you liked the game or not.

 

[Tombprince]

Not sure why you're laughing, everybody that payed for that made money in the end, no matter if you liked the game or not.

I have witnessed so many gaming related shitshows i have become desensitized essentially never was really interested in project cars 3 anyways glad i dogged this bullet.

 

[Case_]

The track cut and penalty system in pc3 is even harsher than pc2. So if this games intention was to bring the casuals into sim racing, they will fail.

That's a good point. Nobody wants simracers who are used to actually observing track limits. Not to mention that's not a very accurate simulation of real racing anyway.

 

[c172fccc]

I have witnessed so many gaming related shitshows i have become desensitized essentially never was really interested in project cars 3 anyways glad i dogged this bullet.

Yeah, I get it.

For the game, well, I decided to make my own opinion and bought the game. Turns out that I like it. I played it for about 14 hours now. It sure is not for everyone, but at least I’m not the only one enjoying it, I participated in multiple online races with 20+ players.

 

[Cheesenium]

The hell are you talking about Cheese...

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While different from the previous 2 games, I think the soundtrack is pretty good.

Dr baystad did the whole sound track for the last 2 games. Not 2 shitty songs now.
Like everything with this game, they decided to rip everything that is good out of this game. Where are songs like Spa 24? Oh wait, it is gone like the track Spa.

 

[MPortnoy]

This guy is annoying af, and seems to derive more enjoyment from listening to himself trying to be funny. PC3 can be reviewed in literally 10 seconds.

tl;dr: It's an arcade racer. Whoopee.

Maybe....
I honestly rarely watch these so called simracing "influencers" on youtube but this one gave me a few laughs because everything he said is true.
It's not only the fact that PCars3 is arcade or not. One of the most annoying things in PCars2 was curbs behaviour and regardless of who the game caters, that bug got transferred to PCars3.
Let's call things by their name. Ian Bell and company are just lazy af, deliver half baked games and take your money.

And to add to it, ACC had the same unrealistic behaviour in curbs at the beginning and within months Kunos fixed it.
Trust me, the hate that PCars get is not unjustified.

 

[c172fccc]

Dr baystad did the whole sound track for the last 2 games. Not 2 shitty songs now.
Like everything with this game, they decided to rip everything that is good out of this game. Where are songs like Spa 24? Oh wait, it is gone like the track Spa.

Well it’s obvious that you’re angry. I don’t think you’re being fair.

 

[XRRoy]

To cut the review short:

Ian Bell: The Man Who Sold the World.

"More than 200 cars"????

Gran Turismo 4: So you've chosen death...

 

[M D Gourley]

The awesome Merc 190-E DTM at Brands Hatch GP

 

[liby88]

i saw just one video and it looks awful and like a bad mobilegame nothing to pay for maybe something for the fortnite generation, cuz daddy is paying anyways

 

[PartyPePe]

Looks like the game flopped hard. It only had 1,218 concurrent players during the launch night while PCARS2 had 6,726 and PCARS1 was over 10,000.

 

[giga1tr]

It's a game.
I think you can have fun with it. The sound and the FFB is definitely better than in PC2. If you just want to do a few laps without building setups for hours, without driving in a highly concentrated manner, then it's a good game. It has a good range of vehicles and many beautiful tracks. AND! VR works very well. So it's a game.

 

[LibranRabbit]

Won’t touch it, but the most satisfying part in all of this, is reading all the bad comments. Shareholders are not going to be happy!

 

[Kimmo Kokkonen]

Sorry but imho you are deluded if you think the later gmotor engine ( rFactor2 ) does not have
vastly improved physics tires chassis FFB then GTR2

Good point, thanks for that. But I hated Rfactor1 so I also hated Rfactor2 too

No, seriously I own Rfactor 2 but it's main menu is stupid so not really used that game, driven only few hours, less than 50 h thought. Other good simulator RaceRoom was my favourite until huge updates autumn 2019. But RR is free so you do not loose any money if you do not buy more tracks and cars, you can always test it before you buy. Btw, i have almost all R3E tracks and many of the cars, I found a huge cheating bug few years ago and they gave me full content then

So next time some company wants to sell me something new so they should create real DEMO version so I can test it before I buy or load full game, Steam refund is not my case, also because DEMO lives for ever so I can easily test it later or just remove it immediately.

DEMO is better because it is just a small piece of full game, fast to load and test, DEMO is the best way to sell games for me. DEMO is also possible to release months before the full game, DEMO is the best way sell games. If the game is crap (or gives nothing really new) so they won't create DEMO, right?

 

[IceColdBeard_24]

OK they went on a different path....why not......but it's not even a good arcade game......we've been eating the same soup over and over again.....it's sad

 

[M D Gourley]

Esparante GTR1 at Shanghai...holy moly this car is awesome , audio is fantastic , personal opinion of course

 

[TheRealCeeBee]

bought it, turned off all the on track "bonus" nonsense, setup on my triples, cranked the ffb all the way over, and, its better than pcars2 so far. Lots fo bugs though, but sure they will fix it up.

As for the youtube brigade, begging for cash on a street corner with a board "can't work, no marketable skills" was honest. now we have youtubers, "too lazy for a real job, please donate".. I take my lurnin' from people that matter, not digital hobo's.

 

[Slapped]

RD was always going to be a tough audience for this, and to be fair this game was never aimed at the RD membership. The reception of the game has been somewhat more positive on other forums dedicated to the likes of GT and Forza, which is understandable.

As I, and many others, have previously said, the biggest mistake here is that it was called Project CARS 3 intentionally to sell this game on the back of the Project CARS heritage despite there being so much of a departure from the previous two games that it clearly isn't Project CARS.

This has caused two problems really - the hardcore simmers aren't buying it because we've had our ear to the ground and know it's an arcade title, and the guys who want to kick back on the sofa with a joypad and do a couple of sideways laps aren't buying it because as far as they're concerned Project CARS is a complicated sim. So from both sides SMS have kind of shot themselves in the foot with regards to the marketing of this title

From a personal point of view I've nothing against arcade racers - I play a hell of a lot of Wreckfest and WipEout VR, but for me an arcade title has to do something different - like the pure carnage and insanity of Wreckfest, or the stomach out of arse moments WipEout provides in VR. Project CARS 3 doesn't appear to offer a niche like that to get me interested, plus I already have everything else except iRacing, so there's little room in my collection for it.

I'm sure there is still a market out there for arcade racers such as PC3, and I'm sure as hell not going to tell anybody not to buy this game - especially if I know they want a joypad racer. However in light of the disappointing sales figures of GRID '19, at least on PC, it may be that the market has shifted away from the casual racer, and that the low hanging fruit likely being aimed at by GRID '19 and now PC3 simply isn't there anymore. Consoles, however, may be a completely different story so there may well still be good money in such games.

I may still pick up PC3 as it's VR compatible from word go - If it didn't have VR then it would be a flat no from me.