Love sim racing and pseudo-sim racing (? whatever gran turismo and forza fall under) but there's something classic about great arcade racers. Never gets old.
Same here. I wish Namco/Bandai would get their act together and resurrect the proper Ridge Racer again. It went out on a sour note with the bare bones Vita game. I loved the PSP version however (Ridge Racer 2).
You’d be surprised man. The Xbox 360 (or pretty much that console generation) was way ahead of it’s time. I was amazed of how this game (RR6) looked back when it was first released!
@@Magnulast I have 6 and 7, they are virtually identical except the 360 has better colours and lighting. PS3 benefits from rendering at 1080p though. Also the field of view is slightly better in 7, the car is slightly smaller which helps playability.
@@FullNietzsche There is more detailed backgrounds in ridge racer 7. And the colors are far better and vibrant.(very close to the PSVITA ridge racer) I don't like 6's mute color looks.And as a result it looks depressing in comparison to 7.
@@Magnulast I love both 6 and 7 (and other Ridge Racer games too), but I'd give the edge to the PS3 version (RR7) because of the resolution bump, the extra tracks, more music added (some via DLC), Xevious intro game (a nice change from Pac-Man), and the best reason, IMO, is that it got full on stereoscopic 3D support, and looks amazing when played on a nice 3D display (if you can still find one! hehe).
The Xbox just got something 2 generations of the PlayStation has been lacking. A playable Ridge Racer game natively on the hardware. The PlayStation I loved as a kid is dead.
There is fantastic RR 7 on PS3. However, this chapter of the great racing saga is also very good (maybe slightly worse than RR7) and I am more than happy that I can play it now on my Xbox One.
Exactly my feeling. I was a PS guy from PS1 to Vita, the PS4 never got proper back-compat so it never clicked for me. PS5 doesn't seem to be improving in that area, so mine collects dust while my PS3 and XSX get all the love. PlayStation is a zombie brand.
@@FFFan3445 The PS4 literally wasn't powerful enough to be backwards compatible with PS3 games. Now the PS5 is backwards compatible with all but 6 PS4 games (for legal reasons, although I think those were all shovelware.) And even if you don't like playstation, you can't pretend it's a zombie brand when the PS5 had Sony's most successful console launch ever. Obviously that's just because of scalpers, but for some reason it was more newsworthy than Xbox scalpers (I know Xbox demand is a lot lower than playstation, but I don't know if that affects scalper demand.)
@@hitpeppens2932 This is merely going off with Sony said. Sony said that it's the most successful launch. Sure they all went to scalpers, but a sale's a sale, whether it goes to a scalper or not.
@@MrGamelover23 PS4 is slightly more powerful than an Xbox One, so why wouldn't it be powerful enough to run PS3 emulation if Sony had wanted it to. Power isn't the problem, it's the lack of will from Sony to do it.
A great game but it's a real shame it's still stuck at 720p with no anti-aliasing. A 3x or 4x increase in the resolution would really have helped here and I'm sure the Xbox Series console have more than enough GPU and CPU overhead to handle it.
A lot of people didn't notice at the time of the game's release because there weren't a lot of 1080p screens at the time, but Ridge Racer doesn't actually run at 720p when outputting to modern tvs and monitors. It natively runs higher at 1440x810. Your point still stands of course, but just something to note. It also depends on whether the method they use would work on the game without breaking it. If a back compat game isn't enhanced in some way, it's usually because the methods they use to enhance somehow broke the game.
This is probably my favourute arcade racer ever. The no collisions ach was so much fun i had to get 1000gs on this game twice after srarting a new gamertag. The good old days of the best console ever ❤
I would love to play it again, IF MY BARADUKE FIERA DLC WOULD WORK CORRECTLY WITH MY SAVE, without that particular dlc (that i have in my download library but the game doesnt recognize it, only on my xbox 360), i cant continue my save game, which is a bummer
Thank goodness i still have this on disc. Ridge Racer 7 is the better game though and its incredible in 3D Top class treatment from Microsoft/ Bandai Namco on giving this game the BC treatment.
I know people have… strong opinions on Unbounded, but I wish it could be added to the backwards compatibility list. It’s like the Split/Second sequel that we never got.
@@aacob2 oh ok great. unlucky for you about the dlc though 😔 i think they start downloading as you install from the disc if you own. lucky me i just downloaded all of them while i was a kid lmao
After massive excitement and crushing disappointment of the ridge racer 8 switch rumour this has come at a great time.. feeling all nostalgic watching the Xbox 20 year show and seeing ridge racer 6 make the BC list.. First thing I did was purchase this game from CEX for £6!!!! And an hour later it was up to £12.. I can’t wait to go through this game again Riiiiidge raaaaacer
Is this running in a higher native resolution than 720p? It just looks like there are still some jaggies on the cars and track elements. It still looks very nice, and with a buttery framerate. I'm glad it's playable on the Series X.
Love the franchise to death, but RRT4 (with all its flaws, limits and contradictions), besides shining for its ost, managed to create last-lap drama in every, single, race. Its successors never did lilewise.
@@yesmate78 What? Backwards compatible 360 games still have achievements on the Xbox Series. It emulates the whole 360 console system, not just the game.
А почему Ridge Racer 6 не вышел на PlayStation?! ЭТО ЖЕ ЯПОНСКАЯ СЕРИЯ ВИДЕОИГР, Так что впервую очередь сначала на японские консоли (PlayStation или Nintendo) а потом всякие Икс Боксы!!!
@@13Carrey1 play it as normal, i have to make sure my region is set to US but thats it. after i have finished playing it, i change back to the UK region
![Evolution of Ridge Racer Games [1993-2016]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0BNo1TIrmsk/mqdefault.jpg)
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Love sim racing and pseudo-sim racing (? whatever gran turismo and forza fall under) but there's something classic about great arcade racers. Never gets old.
Not gonna lie. I miss this game franchise...
Same here. I wish Namco/Bandai would get their act together and resurrect the proper Ridge Racer again. It went out on a sour note with the bare bones Vita game. I loved the PSP version however (Ridge Racer 2).
It's really impressive to see a game released in 2005 with graphics and gameplay that still holds up even to this day.
Gonna grab myself a copy.
You’d be surprised man. The Xbox 360 (or pretty much that console generation) was way ahead of it’s time. I was amazed of how this game (RR6) looked back when it was first released!
I'd still say Ridge Racer 7 looks far better, but yes this game's graphics have aged fairly well.
@@Magnulast I have 6 and 7, they are virtually identical except the 360 has better colours and lighting. PS3 benefits from rendering at 1080p though. Also the field of view is slightly better in 7, the car is slightly smaller which helps playability.
@@FullNietzsche There is more detailed backgrounds in ridge racer 7. And the colors are far better and vibrant.(very close to the PSVITA ridge racer) I don't like 6's mute color looks.And as a result it looks depressing in comparison to 7.
@@Magnulast I love both 6 and 7 (and other Ridge Racer games too), but I'd give the edge to the PS3 version (RR7) because of the resolution bump, the extra tracks, more music added (some via DLC), Xevious intro game (a nice change from Pac-Man), and the best reason, IMO, is that it got full on stereoscopic 3D support, and looks amazing when played on a nice 3D display (if you can still find one! hehe).
The nostalgia me and my older brother used to play this game on the Xbox 360 back in 2011 and now I’m 19 and he’s 23 wow time flys
The Xbox just got something 2 generations of the PlayStation has been lacking. A playable Ridge Racer game natively on the hardware. The PlayStation I loved as a kid is dead.
There is fantastic RR 7 on PS3. However, this chapter of the great racing saga is also very good (maybe slightly worse than RR7) and I am more than happy that I can play it now on my Xbox One.
Exactly my feeling. I was a PS guy from PS1 to Vita, the PS4 never got proper back-compat so it never clicked for me. PS5 doesn't seem to be improving in that area, so mine collects dust while my PS3 and XSX get all the love. PlayStation is a zombie brand.
@@FFFan3445 The PS4 literally wasn't powerful enough to be backwards compatible with PS3 games. Now the PS5 is backwards compatible with all but 6 PS4 games (for legal reasons, although I think those were all shovelware.) And even if you don't like playstation, you can't pretend it's a zombie brand when the PS5 had Sony's most successful console launch ever. Obviously that's just because of scalpers, but for some reason it was more newsworthy than Xbox scalpers (I know Xbox demand is a lot lower than playstation, but I don't know if that affects scalper demand.)
@@hitpeppens2932 This is merely going off with Sony said. Sony said that it's the most successful launch. Sure they all went to scalpers, but a sale's a sale, whether it goes to a scalper or not.
@@MrGamelover23 PS4 is slightly more powerful than an Xbox One, so why wouldn't it be powerful enough to run PS3 emulation if Sony had wanted it to. Power isn't the problem, it's the lack of will from Sony to do it.
So happy they finally added it to backwards compatibility list!!!
This 👉👉👉👉
16:11 Aye ya'll brought the stuffing?
Still waiting for Remake Ridge Racer Type 4 🤩
I don’t know how I came across this video at 4am now I’m installing this game as I’m typing this 😂
A great game but it's a real shame it's still stuck at 720p with no anti-aliasing. A 3x or 4x increase in the resolution would really have helped here and I'm sure the Xbox Series console have more than enough GPU and CPU overhead to handle it.
I just wish those kinds of improvements were possible with PC versions and not just emulating consoles.
A lot of people didn't notice at the time of the game's release because there weren't a lot of 1080p screens at the time, but Ridge Racer doesn't actually run at 720p when outputting to modern tvs and monitors. It natively runs higher at 1440x810. Your point still stands of course, but just something to note. It also depends on whether the method they use would work on the game without breaking it. If a back compat game isn't enhanced in some way, it's usually because the methods they use to enhance somehow broke the game.
This is probably my favourute arcade racer ever. The no collisions ach was so much fun i had to get 1000gs on this game twice after srarting a new gamertag. The good old days of the best console ever ❤
I would love to play it again, IF MY BARADUKE FIERA DLC WOULD WORK CORRECTLY WITH MY SAVE, without that particular dlc (that i have in my download library but the game doesnt recognize it, only on my xbox 360), i cant continue my save game, which is a bummer
Just start a new game.
Thank goodness i still have this on disc. Ridge Racer 7 is the better game though and its incredible in 3D
Top class treatment from Microsoft/ Bandai Namco on giving this game the BC treatment.
Very nostalgic, I played this game a ton on the 360
Need a new Ridge Racer. To many Forzas or GTs
I agree but what we really need is another blur or PGR5
@@enxgmatxcofficialridge racer and BLUR *MUST* comeback... or even Split second
I miss this game
Game is still downloadable on Xbox one s and x along with the series x and s
I know people have… strong opinions on Unbounded, but I wish it could be added to the backwards compatibility list. It’s like the Split/Second sequel that we never got.
Unbounded was amazing, just a shame it was only 30fps
@@liammeech3702 Damn. However, maybe there's a 60fps patch out there.
I hope rr6 comes to the EU and the UK Xbox stores
Yea dude what's up with that
@@homersams9015 apparently due to licensing, which is fucked up cause this game was announced for BC worldwide and its only purchasable in the US :/
@@geraldlecar0s did you read it in the Internet ?
Buy the disc
@@southsidetherealest2860i did
I really hope they add the game and dlc to the Australian store. I have the disc but would love to get the dlc!
does your disc let you play it? also have you downloaded the dlc before and are able to redownload them from your account?
@@geraldlecar0s never downloaded the dlc before but yes the disc let's me play it.
@@aacob2 oh ok great. unlucky for you about the dlc though 😔 i think they start downloading as you install from the disc if you own. lucky me i just downloaded all of them while i was a kid lmao
@@geraldlecar0s oh that's super lucky! And yeah since you own it you can download it easy
You should be able to download the dlc. I downloaded the DLC for Dirt 3 through the backwards compatibility.
After massive excitement and crushing disappointment of the ridge racer 8 switch rumour this has come at a great time.. feeling all nostalgic watching the Xbox 20 year show and seeing ridge racer 6 make the BC list..
First thing I did was purchase this game from CEX for £6!!!! And an hour later it was up to £12.. I can’t wait to go through this game again
Riiiiidge raaaaacer
It's painful there won't be another RR game for next-gen consoles.
Is this running in a higher native resolution than 720p? It just looks like there are still some jaggies on the cars and track elements. It still looks very nice, and with a buttery framerate. I'm glad it's playable on the Series X.
Still better than most modern racing games out there and it's not even the best Ridge Racer, as i've seen people prefer more RR4 (PS1) and RRV (PS2).
RR as well brotha
Needed to get back into this brought for £20s
Love the franchise to death, but RRT4 (with all its flaws, limits and contradictions), besides shining for its ost, managed to create last-lap drama in every, single, race. Its successors never did lilewise.
Sure wish I could play Ridge Racer 7 on PS5.
you can play it on PS6
That first map was the best cragasam
Not available in the UK and where is RR Unbound? :(
It is for £20s from cex and £4s for unbounded
Not a fan of the racing games of this generation much prefer the old arcade ones
This isn't on the store yet, any updates?
Type it
Only live USA
It's only 9.99 USD
Looks like you need a physical disc for any other regions outside of US.
Thanks for the reply I ended up getting a physical disk shortly after I made this comment@@DriverGear
you own 52 digital games, wow thats alot
is it possible to play pal disc version on pal console or do you still have to switch to us?
Yes, you can play PAL disc on PAL console.
Never played it but I miss this game
Please I have a question - if I buy xbox with gamepass, can I buy RR6 and dowload it? Does it work like that on Xbox 360?
just pop the disc in or buy it digital you dont need gamepass to play
Ehi guys. Is it normal that in the PAL version there are no achivments on xbox series X?
Because its a 360 game
@@yesmate78 What? Backwards compatible 360 games still have achievements on the Xbox Series. It emulates the whole 360 console system, not just the game.
Anyone still play this game?
IN asia version I can't fround this game , where you download this game
It has been removed from the store
Oi boa noite tudo bem com vocês curtem muito esse cara
OH MY LAWWWWD
They miss race driver grid…
Juegazo
it looks exactly like the psp version :o
А почему Ridge Racer 6 не вышел на PlayStation?!
ЭТО ЖЕ ЯПОНСКАЯ СЕРИЯ ВИДЕОИГР, Так что впервую очередь сначала на японские консоли (PlayStation или Nintendo) а потом всякие Икс Боксы!!!
Is it on Xcloud?
No only Gamepass games are on xcloud unfortunately
@@Owl_Coup_Productions This is so sad.
no uk store yet grrr
not Aust either :(
Try Canada. It's there
Picked it up from the us store. My save won’t transfer that’s pretty shit. Seem like im going to have to complete it again from scratch.
@@broadcastmonkey how can u play it after u pick it up in the us store? I have always go back to the us region to play it :/
@@13Carrey1 play it as normal, i have to make sure my region is set to US but thats it. after i have finished playing it, i change back to the UK region
Why does RR6 look so dark on my TV
3mal an der selben Stelle häng geblieben.....bleib lieber bei anderen GAMES!!!!
bit talkey toaster
This thing is slow af none have the speed of RR 1 on ps1 Wtaf how is that possible
why drift so bad ? i can beat in race in no time if i have xbox360. what old school day
I miss this game
I miss this game