Gran Turismo 7 for PS VR2 will not support headset controllers: Yamauchi explains why

Gran Turismo 7 will soon receive a free update for PS VR2. The entire game will be converted to virtual reality, but will not use PS VR2 controllers. For what reason? The answer came from the creator of the series himself, Yamauchi, who explained that the priority was the use of DualSense and steering wheels.

The information comes from an interview with the Japanese newspaper GAME Watch. The question was, “PS VR2 comes with a dedicated PS VR2 Sense Controller, but what’s the reason why it wasn’t supported?”

Yamauchi replied: “We didn’t dare to make it compatible. Basically, you sit in the seat and use the gas pedal, the brake and the steering wheel to control the car, so the DualSense functionality was enough for us. Also, many Gran Turismo players are used to using a racing wheel, and the combination of the PS VR2 headset and a racing wheel is just like driving a car. The experience is the same, so we focused on the two experiences of DualSense and the racing wheel.”

This information has been translated from Japanese to English with an automatic translator, so it may not be very accurate, but in principle what Yamauchi said is clear: the PS VR2 controller they weren’t all that interesting a solution for Gran Turismo 7.

Yamauchi also indicated that the new chapter of Gran Turismo is already in development.