Actually, yes. I overlooked the opening on the side at first.
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Oculus Rift CV1 images found in CSS (potential input sneak peek?)
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False alarm!
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GuitarAtomik
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I doubt that's the main game controller. Keep in mind, Oculus has a whole division focusing on VR movies and shorts you can watch in the Rift. A simple remote would be perfect for that type of content. Also, though it's largely placeholder, the jpg mentions the simple device and the gamepad separately.
thomasmahler
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Then you still need something more intricate that allows you to move forward in your left hand and buttons in your right hand. Imagine playing any first person game with that remote... no go.
I'm pretty sure if they include a simple remote, it wont be for no reason. There's more to VR than just games.
Even the existing DK2 doesn't put any weight on your nose if you wear it correctly (that's what the head strap is for). This is supposed to be much lighter.
Dreamwriter
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First person shooters are going to suck in VR, unless they find a way to fix the VR sickness or have you actually turn your body to turn in the game. Don't expect the default controller setup to be designed around first-person-shooter controls.
We'll see. I've never used an OR myself but it's what I've always been reading about those things.
GuitarAtomik
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What time is the stream?
Must be from trade shows or something where it's not correctly adjusted for each user.
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Deleted member 20415
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damn, that thing is pretty ugly.
Really had hoped for no earphones... I prefer my gaming headset.
Definitely going to be interesting hearing larger rounds of feedback from people on the show floor next week.
Really had hoped for no earphones... I prefer my gaming headset.
Definitely going to be interesting hearing larger rounds of feedback from people on the show floor next week.
1pm est
Dreamwriter
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They've said the headphones would be removable, that you can use your own.
The earphones turn up so you can move them away and use your own. They are not mandatory, though they are apparently high quality, so you might well want to give them a try before assuming you'd prefer some gaming headset.
It's also coming with a built-in DAC(not sure in the headset or external), which should tell you how dedicated they are to providing quality sound. Palmer is an audio enthusiast, so he's not gonna let this part slip.
Oculus stream and Steam sale starting at the same time. There will be some serious multitasking happening Thursday.
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Deleted member 20415
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Don't doubt it will be good, and good to hear that they're removable. I just really have an aversion to those foam (or on-ear) earphones... makes my ears sweat (gross, I know).
DouglasteR
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Desire to know more intensifies.
Neuromancer
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Those headphones look really shitty. Good thing you can use your own, right?
Dreamwriter
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How do you know it doesn't have any sensors?
GuitarAtomik
Member
Pretty sure that's exactly what it is. There will be another game-centric controller.
Yes you can. They have said they have tried to make some high quality headphones since sound is a huge part of VR so I want to hear them before I write them off.
Could be.
It says simple input device (SID) and game controller in the text. So there are 2 different devices.
A bit odd that someone would say that, because like Durante said, even the devkits as unbalanced as they are don't put much weight on the nose area - Which is why I once had my DK2 on for nearly 5 hours and still survived..
I'm not surprised why why Beats keep selling with that kind of attitude.. They are NOT shitty. I bet not many people out there have better headphones suitable for VR in their homes.
They wouldn't include a built-in DAC if they were going to use shitty drivers.
awilliams213
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Ready Player One
Saying it's outdated doesn't mean it's all a year old. Some things could be newer, but still not final design. There's a bunch of DK2 and GearVR images in the leaked folder as well.
No you misunderstood what I said.
Palmer Luckey's last tweet (I'm on my phone I can't link it right now) is a strong reference to the powerglove.
Of you can check it you'll see, it's from a movie where the kid on the picture says he loves the powerglove.
Theonik
Member
SMB3 for the rift?
I'm aware of the tweet. I just don't think that automatically means we'll see a glove.
Some sort of hand-tracking though, maybe. But that would be against what we're seeing here where it says simple remote+gamepad, and it'd be strange to do both hand tracking plus a simple remote, since you could essentially use your hand to perform most of the same functionality.
Dreamwriter
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I think you guys are taking his powerglove joke tweet too far... he didn't even show the powerglove, just the "I love the powerglove, it's so bad..." kid.
Insane Metal
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I can't wait to know more. I think VR is the excuse I needed to build a gaming machine. Shit.
It's not fake, its an old mockup image. Palmer already confirmed it was real, but says its "ancient" and we shouldn't expect everything to carry through. Although the mockup was updated on April 24th 2015.
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Deleted member 20415
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Yeahhhh, wish it was a bit sleeker than boxy, but I'm sure later versions will get to that.
As said a billion times already: the headphones are detachable.
Also, the images in OP are very old, not final.
Some times GAF is lightning-fast and some times slow as snail, as the OP is still not edited to include the Palmer quote.
What do you mean? Why would you even assume that?
GuitarAtomik
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Most impressions are that they're actually really fucking good. Besides that, they're removable.
Why include them? Sound is a big part of immersion in VR. Larger than people think of at first glance. They want to make sure you have a really good option for them out of the gate and aren't using some shitty headphones that ruin the experience.