Man drives 200mph R35 Nissan GTR using just a PS4 controller

In something that appears to be real-life Gran Turismo, this UK YouTube personality has stepped into a R23 Nissan GTR by using nothing but a PS4 controller.

This is every gamer’s dream.

From the days of playing Simpsons Hit and Run, Burnout Revenge, Forza Motorsport, and Gran Turismo, kids, teens, dads, and many more have been controlling virtual cars with hopes of imitating real-life racing.

Now, one man has lived the dream and driven a sports car using nothing but the buttons on his PlayStation pad.

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UK man drives a Nissan GTR with nothing but a PS4 controller

We’ve seen some cars fitted with gaming consoles over the years, most notably the iconic $100k Volkswagen Jetta from Fast & Furious, which came with a PlayStation.

But seeing cars swap their steering wheel and pedals for a controller isn’t quite an everyday occurrence.

UK content creator Paul Wallace, AKA ‘SOL – Supercars of London’, has just showcased himself doing the unimaginable, as he got in the virtual driver’s seat of this adapted Nissan GTR.

The concept saw Wallace have control of the entire Nissan GTR’s controls while he followed in a vehicle behind (a Nissan Qashqai), like driving an RC.

In a new upload to his channel, the Brit revealed this Nissan GTR – or GTR/C – has been changed to have its gas, steering wheel, and brakes changed to the buttons of a PS5 controller.

The paddles on the back of the pad were used for acceleration and braking, and the left joystick was used for steering.

Gamers familiar with car racing titles will know this is quite usual in virtual circumstances, but it was about to be put to the test.

Having gently squeezed the trigger to roll off, the creator chaperoned the sports car around the makeshift track.

He didn’t quite rip the RC into its 196mph top speed, but it was a wild experience nonetheless.

“This is just the weirdest thing I’ve ever done,’ he said.

What this means for the future of driving

Some people theorized that this could be a game-changer for people with accessibility requirements, taking to the comments to say it could be a valid replacement for people who can’t use pedals.

Truth be told, this has been done once before, but by Sony itself.

The PlayStation creators showcased their Afeela prototype last year at CES 2024, and COO Izumi Kawanishi used a Bluetooth connection to drive the car remotely, thanks to the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller.

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