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a Master Ninja · Apr 28, 2017

VR hype was unavoidable in 2016, so it came as no surprise that when Microsoft announced it would release the "most powerful console ever" at E3 2016, the pitch was that all that power would drive "4K gaming and high-end VR". The announcement video even had Todd Howard talking up Fallout 4 VR.

Months later, Microsoft removed all mention of VR on Scorpio from its websites and marketing. Investment in VR projects is apparently on the decline. Microsoft spokespeople in 2017 have said Our plan is to bring mixed reality content to the Xbox One family of devices, including Project Scorpio, in 2018". So the Scorpio will probably support VR in some form eventually, just not at launch.

So, do you care if Project Scorpio supports VR? Does this feature affect your purchase decision at all? Would you be excited for Microsoft developed VR games/modes? If in the end the Scorpio does not end up supporting VR, would you be upset?

Personally, I expect to buy the Scorpio at launch, but VR is currently a non-factor to me. Sensory depriving headsets don't fit into my homelife, but the 4K aspects of the system do appeal to me. If Microsoft comes out at E3 2017 and announces a bunch of first-party VR titles, I'll be unhappy that those resources didn't go elsewhere.

SgtCobra · Apr 28, 2017

Not at all, don't really know what else I should say. I'm just not interested.

Agnostic Priest · Apr 28, 2017

Personally not at all, I'm glad they are not focusing on it for the time being.

gamz · Apr 28, 2017

Zero. VR does nothing for me.

bluexy · Apr 28, 2017

I think it'd be a great feature to list among others, but personally no. Then again, I'm already invested in PC VR. But, still, what I care most about is having an Xbox that delivers an exceptional 1080p experience and lets me experiment into 4K if I decide to. VR isn't important in that equation at all.

Bits N Pieces · Apr 28, 2017

Nope, until the headsets are wireless I have no intention of buying into VR.

Xando · Apr 28, 2017

Didn't care on PlayStation. Didn't care on PC and won't care on Scorpio.

VR is a huge waste of everyones time imo. Just like Kinect.

gamz · Apr 28, 2017

Bits N Pieces said:
Nope, until the headsets ate wireless I have no intention of buying into VR.

This. I was disappointed at WC hands on with the Lenovo mixed reality headset today, with having to be attached to a PC.

Peltz · Apr 28, 2017

Only if Microsoft makes really great 1st party VR content. Otherwise, no.

Space_nut · Apr 28, 2017

No. I don't think I'll ever want to spend more than 200 for vr goggles

Outrun · Apr 28, 2017

No. Not one iota. I don't care for VR, at least in this iteration.

tapedeck · Apr 28, 2017

Nope..I have absolutely no interest in it.

Zeta Oni · Apr 28, 2017

Nope, was never a reason I was getting one even when it was being marketed.

Heck, I don't even own a 4K TV and I'm picking one up.

Rembrandt · Apr 28, 2017

Yeah. VRs cool. I'll be down for more good console VR stuff.

Lee · Apr 28, 2017

I have the space for it with my current set-up, but no real desire to play VR games. Granted I've never tried them. Still, a no from me as a likely Scorpio buyer.

Calm Killer · Apr 28, 2017

Not at all. VR is like 3D movies to me. Just a pointless fad.

grizzelye · Apr 28, 2017

I'm in no rush for VR, so it doesn't matter to me.

RedRum · Apr 28, 2017

We'll see. Probably not right now seeing as I bought a new computer for the Vive.

djnewwest · Apr 28, 2017

Absolutely! I've heard so much about how amazing Oculus is, cant wait to see it for myself.

Also I want netflix in VR, watching movies in VR is apparently unreal.

Plainsong · Apr 28, 2017

Nope.

Caayn · Apr 28, 2017

I cared enough about PSVR to sell it within 2 months after purchasing it.

The tech is too gimmicky for me at the moment (display quality and tracking issues) and the space requirements for the "better" headsets is something that I'm not willing to accommodate for.

So no. I don't care about VR at all.

Rocketz · Apr 28, 2017

Not really.

Games just are not there to warrant a potential extra $400+ dollar purchase.

cackhyena · Apr 28, 2017

Noooooooooope.

JaggedSac · Apr 28, 2017

I did the climbing thing from Crytek at a BestBuy on a Rift and I felt sick for hours afterwards. I am done with VR for a while.

t hicks · Apr 28, 2017

Nope, it's just not there for me right now (sold my PSVR after a couple of weeks because the tracking was just so bad in my environment)

Shil Pencer · Apr 28, 2017

Scorpio will support VR its silly to think otherwise, but yes I will be buying it for its VR possibilities

CrimsonEclipse · Apr 28, 2017

Nah, don't really care for VR...there are some interesting VR applications but meh. Just give me a controller and I'll be fine.

Guardians · Apr 28, 2017

One Eyed Willy · Apr 28, 2017

VR no, AR (Hololens) .. YES

leeh · Apr 28, 2017

Nah. Used both PSVR and the Oculus and I just don't see it as anything other than a super cool tech demo.

Mushroomer25 · Apr 28, 2017

Probably alone in this, but it's my make-or-break feature. If Microsoft can sell me a box that does Rift-quality VR for sub-$550, I'm onboard. (Provided the Oculus lineup of content comes along with it)

I have zero interest in 4K, and all of the improvements for 1080p players seem trivial. But VR would absolutely sell one to me.

jjasso21 · Apr 28, 2017

Nope, not at all. I suppose it's cool, but I have no desire to ever play a game using it.

BluePigGanon · Apr 28, 2017

Nope.

Alx · Apr 28, 2017

VR (or AR) is probably the main reason that could make me buy a Scorpio. I don't really care about prettier games so I'm fine with the base console, but if Scorpio brings new features to the table then things are different.

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Papo Swing · Apr 28, 2017

No, unless they do some sort of relaunch for VR as a whole I already see it just being very niche or just dropped liek every other cool piece of technology in the past. Kinect, Wiimote, PS Move etc.

MS can't even back their own thing, Kinect, then yeah I don't want them backing VR.

Shpeshal Nick · Apr 28, 2017

Not really.

irrotational · Apr 28, 2017

Yes, I have a rift so it would be great if they pull a genie out of a bottle and support it. Even if the oculus store doesn't come across.

Fisty · Apr 28, 2017

All it takes is one Xbox exclusive VR title and most of these folks will be singing a different tune

squeakywheel · Apr 28, 2017

Nope. I have PSVR so I don't need that.
Microsoft can barely keep their software pipeline supplied with their limited studios, much less finance VR AAA titles which Sony is currently struggling with.

Spasm · Apr 28, 2017

Bits N Pieces said:
Nope, until the headsets are wireless I have no intention of buying into VR.

Not only this, but the software needs to be more compelling. I was this -> <- close to buying PSVR for RE7, but decided not to when I looked around for more HQ experiences and not seeing much. Even on PC where VR is a lot more mature, there isn't really much that interests me.

Yautja_Warrior · Apr 28, 2017

While I'm not exactly that interested in buying a Scorpio (I have a good gaming PC) but I hope MS deliver a decent VR option for the system though.

I've played on the Vive at a friends and I have PSVR and really love VR, it's just a totally next level experience with the immersion it brings and I want VR to do well, so the more VR options out there, the better.

gamz · Apr 28, 2017

Fisty said:
All it takes is one Xbox exclusive VR title and most of these folks will be singing a different tune

Nah. I'm down for AR though!

Vegetable Lasagna · Apr 28, 2017

Yes, but no. I want everything to support it so VR can move forward. But until there is more attractive software and less cumbersome hardware I'm not planning to jump in myself. My friends all have Vives and I'm honestly VR'd out with what is available.

BleedOrange · Apr 28, 2017

Eventual VR support is an added benefit if they ever decide to include it. I dont have any HMD's at the moment so my purchasing decision isn't based on support or non-support. I will buy in on merit of traditional gaming experiences alone.

mindsale · Apr 29, 2017

Don't care for VR. Will probably buy a Scorpio.

D3VI0US · Apr 29, 2017

Not at all and as someone who got motion sick after a 30 min session with the Vive I probably won't be long term at least until the tech gets better. I'm more interested in AR cause it's less isolating. I'd feel like an asshole sitting on my couch next to my gf playing VR on my Scorpio but if I had something like a Hololens not as much.

MrFrankFontaine · Apr 29, 2017

As I already have VR for PC, no. Otherwise it would definitely be a selling point for me. VR can provide experiences you just can't get with flat screens.

Planet · Apr 29, 2017

Microsoft hasn't shown anything VR yet at all. How do you expect any form of interest? Even the most daring theoretical minds don't have a lot to base their fantasies on.

If you ask the same question after it is actually well demonstrated, better yet available, you will get a completely different answer.

Especially because in the current state of affairs, this kind of topic headlines will attract those "VR is dead" clowns like a black hole.

LittleBigGamer · Apr 29, 2017

mindsale said:
Don't care for VR. Will probably buy a Scorpio.

Don't care for Scorpio. Will probably buy it if it supports VR.

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