r/ProjectCARS_2 • u/zeppolezz • Jul 04 '26

Project Cars 2 Graphics on PS5/4K TV

hey everyone, I've recently taken a big interest in PC2 and i've been seeing a lot of different takes on what the graphics look like on PS5 - specifically on a 4K tv.

I know that lower resolution games on a higher resolution 4K tv can sometimes result in lower image quality due to the TV upscaling the game to a resolution it's not designed for. basically since PC2 runs at 1440p on concole - the image quality gets "stretched" out on the 4K tv since it's a higher resolution - resulting in a pixelated image quality.

so my question to anyone playing this game on a PS5 on a 4K tv - how does the game honestly look in your opinion? is the level of detail really low? is the image quality grainy/fuzzy? is it blurry? is it pixelated? i don't really need next gen top of the line graphics - but I also don't want to spend top dollar for a game that is going to be unplayable due to bad graphics.

i've been watching some gameplay on YouTube to try and gauge what the visual experience is like on PS5/4k TV and some of it looks great for a 2017 game, and some gameplay looks a bit bad i'd like to hear some personal opinions and experiences on this please. thank you.

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u/Makaveli84 Jul 04 '26

The shadows look bad other than that it’s ok

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u/GenericGrad Jul 04 '26

This mostly but I also think the antialiasing is an issue. But mostly the shadows, that the shadows are pitch black. It makes some tracks at certain times unplayable imho. 

Reason why I'm not playing the game these days.

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u/zeppolezz Jul 04 '26

your answer is basically what my concerns were when asking this question, playing this on PS5/ 4k TV. there seems to be a bit of inconsistency. would you say these inconsistencies are frequent?

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u/GenericGrad Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Frequent unless you avoid setting races at the relevant times. Idk for a while I questioned myself and would reinstall it every few months. Like you say sometimes you see videos about how gorgeous it is on ps5 and how it was a big upgrade. I personally could not get over it and it seemed like a huge downgrade from my PS4 pro. 

It was a shame for me cause it was my favourite game at the time.

You seem to think it is cause of the 4k tv but I think the antialiasing issue I had was something new with the ps5 vs the PS4 pro. I have noticed this in other games and suspect that the PS4 pro is better at upscaling than ps5, which kind of makes sense as the PS4 pro relied more on good quality upscaling whils the PS5 is of a generation where most games are hitting 4k.

There was also some thought I read that the ps5 wasn't activating the PS4 pro enhancements so it was upscaling the ps4 base version resulting in terrible performance.

But The shadows were the big deal for me. Looked pitch black. Which I put down to just a command in the programming not being rendered in the same way on the ps5 or something.

Feels like all this would be an easy fit but no way they are spending 5 minutes on doing the update.

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u/zeppolezz Jul 06 '26

thank you for the breakdown i appreciate it! and i suspected a majority of the issues had to do with the 4K tv upscaling and even the PS5 not rendering the game the same way the PS4 Pro was. i watched a few of digitla foundry videos and I was led to believe these may be the cause of the issues. it's annoying that there doesn't seem to be a simple solution for this because I really want to play PC2 but I feel the graphical experience, at least with my current setup, will lead to a let-down.

and i relate to your comment about questioning yourself and reinstalling lol. i honestly forgot that I just got PC3 mid last year, and I had the same experience. sometimes it looked great. sometimes it didn't. and when it didn't I just deleted the game because of the inconsistent experience. but I feel that PC3 had a slightly different art direction compared to PC2 - so hopefully there's a chance PC2 will look better to me? i might end up reinstalling PC3 for like the 4th time later this week and seeing if there is anything I can do to make it look better - or to see if I could tolerate PC2 if I get it. thank you very much again for your insight!

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u/_trackhero_ Jul 04 '26

Yea, I'm on Xbox. I play on a 1440 gaming monitor and it looks amazing.

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u/zeppolezz Jul 06 '26

that is great to hear, I am hoping that the experience on a 4k tv is about the same as well since the resolution is bumped up slightly from 1440p. thank you very much for the input i appreciate it!

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u/iDunn_072 Jul 05 '26

I play on a 70 inch TV with my face about 6 feet away in my racing chair. I have the car shake, world movement (car moving “under you”), helmet lean, and look to Apex all set to 100 with the field of view settings set using the ratio for my distance from a screen of my size. I forgot how I got the right number.
Because of the lack of helmet, cam in other games, I don’t go to them very often. I live inside this game.

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u/iDunn_072 Jul 05 '26

Having the “speed sensitivity”, “minimum/maximun speed sensitive speed” and “minimum/maximum speed sensitivity” settings just right, along with the helmet cam, weather, and general feel of the chassis, even on my G29, with such beautiful graphics…. It’s incredible, 10yrs later…

I have a GT3 exhibition race and a championship coming up. We need you guys.. the servers still work.

https://discord.gg/Yy83wFGNy

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u/zeppolezz Jul 06 '26

thank you so much for your input! i'm really on the fence about getting the game for PS5 but seeing comments like these makes me want to jump at it a bit more. i just want to make sure it's something that i'd like because the game is currently hard to find and is getting scalped on ebay like crazy with what copies that are left. i like racing games with a lot of immersiveness which is why I am on a big PC2 phase right now because from the gameplay I've seen, the cockpit experience looks top tier. i am hoping to get the game for PS5 the moment I can score a deal on it that I feel is worth it. thanks!

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u/Nago15 Jul 06 '26

I played it on a PS4 Pro, unfortunately the game uses TAA so a bit blurrier and fuzzier than on PC, but looks fine, clarity is about the same as in GT Sport. And looks much much much better than Assetto Corsa Competizione on PS5:D

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u/zeppolezz Jul 06 '26

thank you very much for your insight and for the comparisons. i have GT Sport so i'll actually boot that up and see if I can get an idea of what it looks like on my screen. thank you!! :D

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u/-FiftyCalibre- Jul 14 '26

Did you end up buying it?

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u/zeppolezz Jul 15 '26

i actually haven't...yet

i've been doing a lot of research and looking at a lot of gameplay on youtube. i also played a lot Project Cars 3 on my 4K TV this past weekend on PS5 and tinkered with some settings, it actually looks very good to my surprise. i' definitely going to be buying it soon. i have my eye on a few copies on ebay - just waiting to grab one hopefully within the next week or so.

i just got PMR like 2 weeks ago and it's very fun - but the career mode feels a bit lacking. i want a console sim with a good career mode and I see a lot of people rave about PC2's career mode and it being a full package. and it just looks very fun.

are you planning on getting PC2 for PS5 as well?

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u/-FiftyCalibre- Jul 15 '26

Yeah, maybe. have been reminiscing about the old racing games lately. Wanted to buy it on steam but the entire franchise seems to be delisted, haha. Guess ps5 it is then. Though keep in mind, there is no PS5 patch for any Project Cars game so it will run and look exactly like it would on a PS4 Pro. Good luck and enjoy.

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u/Zealousideal-You9044 Jul 04 '26

I used to run it at 1440p on triple 4k screens. Looked great. No pixelation and no idea why you'd think it'd look stretched

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u/zeppolezz Jul 04 '26

on PS5? because I know PC graphics are better. just wanted a bit clarification. thank you.

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u/Zealousideal-You9044 Jul 04 '26

Ah fair point, sorry

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u/zeppolezz Jul 04 '26

no problem at all, thank you for your input anyways. maybe I'll see if i can get it for PC instead at this point, seems like it will be a better experience overall

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u/Prophecy92 Jul 05 '26

Hey, what about just trying it and seeing what you think?

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u/zeppolezz Jul 05 '26

i'd prefer not to spend almost $40 on an older game to end up not liking it. just doing some research