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Will you ever buy a VR device?
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Nope.
My one experience made me feel sick for a whole afternoon.
What device did you use, if I might enquire?
Almost definitely either:
A) the game's fault (moving your vision too much, 90% of VR games now have many options to combat this)
B) the system's fault (not high enough frame rate (90+FPS required to really trick the brain)
Raptomex
Member
This. There doesn't seem to be many worthwhile games to justify the cost.
Alucardx23
Member
Already did. It's something you need to try yourself to understand. VR is not going anywhere, this is the future of entertainment.
Aztechnology
Member
Absolutely yes, I know it's going to be a vital part of gaming's future. I'm just a holdout for certain features I think need to be there.
Foveated rendering or sufficient performance to push 4k at least. But eye tracking regardless is a useful and desired feature for me if not for UI manipulation and movement etc.
That's my biggest holdout but I really want to see more improvements for controllers, the knuckle controllers are a nice step forward but I want to see the haptic feedback glove controllers.
Locomotion. The single greatest issue for VR.
But again, hell yes I will. I just imagine not for another 4 or 5 years.
Foveated rendering or sufficient performance to push 4k at least. But eye tracking regardless is a useful and desired feature for me if not for UI manipulation and movement etc.
That's my biggest holdout but I really want to see more improvements for controllers, the knuckle controllers are a nice step forward but I want to see the haptic feedback glove controllers.
Locomotion. The single greatest issue for VR.
But again, hell yes I will. I just imagine not for another 4 or 5 years.
uncledonnie
Banned
Not until wireless and around $200. So not anytime soon.
I bought HTC Vive and Oculus. There isn't an immediate need, I think they need to be smaller, wireless, and higher res for wider adoption. (Also Standalone will be more suitable for mainstream)
I just played Echo Arena this weekend though and it is probably the best game I have played in VR. It is probably my longest played game in a single session and one that I see myself returning too on a regular basis. It being free and insanely fun to play gives me hope that it will.
I just played Echo Arena this weekend though and it is probably the best game I have played in VR. It is probably my longest played game in a single session and one that I see myself returning too on a regular basis. It being free and insanely fun to play gives me hope that it will.
kqedequalsvolvo
Member
Currently can only see myself getting one where I'm 'forced' to because a franchise or particular game I really want to play is exclusively in VR and the cost of a headset is below that of a current gen console.
I think VR is really exciting and I'm keen to see what happens in the future with the tech but it's certainly a method of playing games that I don't feel particularly comfortable with (compared to couch/TV) and I've yet to see anything that makes me deviate from that. I've had plenty of "oh, that's cool/interesting" moments but nothing that makes me feel like I want to actually buy a headset.
I think VR is really exciting and I'm keen to see what happens in the future with the tech but it's certainly a method of playing games that I don't feel particularly comfortable with (compared to couch/TV) and I've yet to see anything that makes me deviate from that. I've had plenty of "oh, that's cool/interesting" moments but nothing that makes me feel like I want to actually buy a headset.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Likely no. The hardware is too primitive and the types of games coming out don't interest me at all.
I think AR will ultimately be more widely adopted than VR in the end.
I think AR will ultimately be more widely adopted than VR in the end.
Red Liquorice
Member
Nah, it's the kind of tech that will be completely outdated and obsolete sooner than later. We'll have immersive video games sure, but it won't be with a big clunky visor strapped to your face.
I did about 20 years ago and bought the Virtual IO Eye glasses and the worked pretty well. Flight simulators were already pretty cool. But I was also in research during that time and used it a lot for that.
Now I own the Rift. It was a sale and I got it for about 399 Dollars and it was totally worth it.
Now I own the Rift. It was a sale and I got it for about 399 Dollars and it was totally worth it.
Pjsprojects
Member
Putchased PSVR a while back and it collects dust.
Will see if anything interesting gets released this year and if not it goes on Ebay for Christmas.
Will see if anything interesting gets released this year and if not it goes on Ebay for Christmas.
I tried my sister's fiance's HTC Vive and I'm much more open to getting one of them. It was very cool. Though now I really want a Vive because it seems like the best one but I don't have a good PC so it'll be a while.
It was funny. Everyone they showed VR to, it took them a while to get used to moving around and the general controls. They were amazed at how quickly I understood it. I kicked the shit out of that archery game.
It was funny. Everyone they showed VR to, it took them a while to get used to moving around and the general controls. They were amazed at how quickly I understood it. I kicked the shit out of that archery game.
Geno Breaker
Banned
Definitely a PSVR at some point. Need to check out AC7 VR.
It's very understandable, but for at least a portion of time you completely forget there's anything on your face at all.
Honestly, the complete brain-trick of completely feeling like you're in a different place is unutterably powerful. The fictional worlds you know and love in videogames become real, physical spaces. It's insane.
I don't even like 3D movies because of the glasses so yeah the headsets as they currently exist is a nonstarter for me
Camp Freddie
Member
When (or if) it is cheap, lightweight, hassle-free and software has evolved well-beyond the current "tech demo" stage.
Otherwise, it's an idea that sounds great but is just too much hassle to bother with regularly.
I fear that 'physics' might mean that it is impossible due to the latency and precision requirements, but I'm hopeful those problems can be resolved.
Otherwise, it's an idea that sounds great but is just too much hassle to bother with regularly.
I fear that 'physics' might mean that it is impossible due to the latency and precision requirements, but I'm hopeful those problems can be resolved.
At some point, probably. My main problem right now is cost to entry. I've got a VR-capable PC, but the minimum $600 entry fee is quite high, and honestly I'd rather have the pricier Vive if I was going the PC route. Then I would also need to pick up some VR games, as right now I don't have too many that are actually VR compatible. So at the end of the day I'm looking at almost $1k worth of stuff I've gotta buy, and then I still don't really have the physical space to get the most enjoyment out of VR.
I also have a PS4, and was close to biting on that $300 headset deal a few days back, but then you also have to buy the camera and move controllers (for the "best", most-complete experience anyway), and then there's also the software cost since I have a whopping zero PSVR titles in my library. The games I want that work with PSVR are still damn near $60 dollars, and a lot of other stuff is just expensive tech demos. At the end of the day, I'm probably going to be out $600+ dollars getting into PSVR, so at that point, why not keep going for the fuller PC experience?
So I'm stuck. I want to give it a go, but it's very expensive and I'm afraid I'll get bored of setting it up once the novelty wears off and I'll just have a $800 helmet sitting around. If someone puts out a $400 complete PC VR experience, I'll probably finally bite the bullet, but until then I guess it's the demo kiosk at the Microsoft store in the mall for me.
I also have a PS4, and was close to biting on that $300 headset deal a few days back, but then you also have to buy the camera and move controllers (for the "best", most-complete experience anyway), and then there's also the software cost since I have a whopping zero PSVR titles in my library. The games I want that work with PSVR are still damn near $60 dollars, and a lot of other stuff is just expensive tech demos. At the end of the day, I'm probably going to be out $600+ dollars getting into PSVR, so at that point, why not keep going for the fuller PC experience?
So I'm stuck. I want to give it a go, but it's very expensive and I'm afraid I'll get bored of setting it up once the novelty wears off and I'll just have a $800 helmet sitting around. If someone puts out a $400 complete PC VR experience, I'll probably finally bite the bullet, but until then I guess it's the demo kiosk at the Microsoft store in the mall for me.
NoKisum
Member
Haven't had the chance to. But they seem to fit on people's heads like large baseball hats. And I can barely hats considering my hair.
For reference, think dreads like Wooly from Super Best Friends, but thicker and poofier.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Absolutely, but not this gen.
iceblade997
Member
This. Already having to wear glasses for daily life makes it so I don't want to add to that.
I'll wait and see how the tech develops and what kind of games come out but thus far I'm fine with playing in a more conventional manner.
Wow, fair enough. It is completely different - 3D movies are shit and barely effective whereas VR is a complete fooling of your brain into thinking it's a different place.
But yeah, some HMDs are still uncomfortable this gen, so it's understandable.
All my friends who wear glasses have loved the HTC Vive. This gen's headset is big enough that you don't need to remove your glasses to put it on (they're always like "wow" when I tell them that) and then they completely forget about the glasses/HMD once inside because the head and hand tracking is so immersive.
MyleMan1010
Member
I own a Vive and PSVR. I'm mostly happy with both devices, the software for each is my biggest complaint.
DanielJr82
Member
For porn, maybe. Not at all interested in it for games or movies.
I have a PSVR for now. Would like to also purchase a PC option but at the moment I'd need to look into upgrading the PC in conjunction with that - which in turn suggests that I'm probably best off waiting for at least the next generation of headsets first.
Really ought to look into where the PSVR-on-PC research has got to of late, actually.
Really ought to look into where the PSVR-on-PC research has got to of late, actually.
I'm not talking about the experiences, I realize those are different, I'm talking about the thing that I need to wear on my head. the comparison to 3D movies was to say that I already don't want to wear those glasses on my head and those are just normal glasses essentially. factor in what a VR headset is and like I said it's a nonstarter.
the experiences being different is why I'm actually open to VR/AR when the headsets get significantly less bulky and don't require wires or anything
Kitsune Sama
Member
Maybe someday. It still need a lot of development.
Yep, it's fair enough even though I can't empathise, and the bolded will definitely happen. We're already seeing big headway on that within one year of gen 1 launching.
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