One potential problem is how to market VR to the masses. Most people who've tried it rave about it, but how do you get that message across in a TV ad? It's a bummer Sony had to close so many of their retail stores, it seems like it could have been a good place to provide people with demos of the tech.
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Project Morpheus - Sony VR headset prototype - unveiled
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a wearable kinect 3.0 is the future of gaming.
There is no VR standard. They should make it work with PC though.
Galactic Barret
Member
What would that run you? $500+150/200? A modest $600-$700.
How the hell are retailers/MS going to sell THAT?
Maninthemirror
Banned
And that is good news because this will ride its coattails as the console solution to the rift pc solution
Rift will create a public awareness and sony's vr will ride off of it in release
Muppet of a Man
Member
Finally. Jumping Flash VR.
Yes! Best idea so far for VR.
For those that still haven't accepted that VR is a force, just try the Boiler Room demo for the Oculus Rift (from the animated movie Spirited Away). Even on the first Oculus dev kit, it's one of the coolest things I have ever seen! Just watch the little sootballs carrying the coal and you will be a believer! I haven't had anyone leave that demo unimpressed with VR!
Point is, try it first, comment after!
Point is, try it first, comment after!
mrchampipi
Member
Will wait to see the actual prototype on someone's actual head to make an oppinion...
Still, always very excited to see VR finally coming through. Well worth the 20 years+ of wait.
Still, always very excited to see VR finally coming through. Well worth the 20 years+ of wait.
Xal-Shoota
Member
Dammit I didn't know there was a new thread and debut'd it wrong! Oh well, here ya go
Maninthemirror
Banned
I think what sony should do is to align Morpheus as a replace your tv for gaming device where you immerse yourself with this rather than use your tv. This will act as the virtual viewing device for the ps4
WordsintheWater
Member
Not something I am really interested in or see myself using, but still cool stuff.
The accessories you need are precisely the same no matter what platform you're talking about. What sequence you get them in is an overly silly attempt to criticize for the sake of one-upmanship, even for you.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
Meh not hyped yet
Pretty much how I feel. Similar to 3D/3D glasses... I just don't want to strap a huge thing on my face.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Jumping Flash 4 mother fuckers... make it happen!!!!
Well in that case I was right at saying 720p+ per eye, as 720p is just under half of 1080p. But thanks for the clarification.
They are working on 4k OLED rift and sony is talking sub 1080p LCD no strobing.
One get community support to mod back older games, one does not.
Easy to see witch one to pick if you want a good VR experience.
Ricerocket
Member
I'm all for VR and I see content is a bold point for them (though last) and I fear that will be the biggest issue facing the success of VR. It won't work in majority of games, it'll be used in very unique content that will need to be heavily marketed for a chance.
Cool story, bro!
This headset looks fucking sexay!
Can't believe it actually looks stylish!
My hype is out of control!!!!!!!!!!! :O
Punkster_NY
Member
Dammit I didn't know there was a new thread and debut'd it wrong! Oh well, here ya go
Oh my fucking god that's amazing. LOL
Shocking.
TheRealTalker
Banned
It turned out to look more appealing visually then I expected... Granted it is still a prototype
lightzGamin
Banned
Sony always had a problem of pumping out a lot of things at once, instead of focusing on a product till it matures.
Gamepads are not particularily expensive. A VR headset is gonna be several hundred dollars. Consumers will buy "VR-free" consoles if Sony/MS do not open up in that regard, that I'm sure of (assuming VR takes off).
googleplex
Member
You're crazy if you think you are getting 4K rift any time soon.
BlackCloud7
Banned
Seriously tho, I have been lurking for a while(got my account activated this month damn it took time), and I remember someone putting up that hillarious gaf gif with morpheus explaning Junior members and Gaf in overall...... Sony probably used GAF for their name!
CamHostage
Member
Bought.
Yeah, 30FPS is going to make people puke.
Also, even if the res is only 1920x1080 across both eyes, you still need to process stuff like geometry twice.
This will very rarely turn into a game that's worth playing outside of the novelty of seeing familiar environments in VR. Proper VR conversion is a big deal and developing a game with VR in mind is the best course of action.
I agree that PC will be the place to go for the best VR simply because it is a very new and evolving technology that will require high end parts as resolution improves. Not to mention how quickly independent deveolopers are taking to VR. ...but I'm still glad to see Sony giving it a go. VR as a concept is too good to limit to one platform.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
You can put two images on one display.
Hell, unless you've been living in a cave for decades you've already seen four images on one screen.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Would buy for sure. Im wondering on price, im game up to 299. After that im out till it drops. We will need moves and cameras too? Or just cameras?
The PS4 camera is better?
I find it hard to believe Kinect would have trouble tracking LEDs on a headset.
TetraGenesis
Member
Is it really LCD? Non-strobing? I haven't been following the thread.
boredandlazy
Member
Sub-1080p?
And here people are saying they don't want to pay more than $150-200. Guess what my dev kit when for? With taxes, shipping etc $400. Now guess what 4k OLED will cost. Hey I'll probably buy them both but the bulk of the consumer that are console only? Yeah I answered that myself.
Frayne Daddy
Banned
Why? I want to see it in serious action. I'm not going to get hyped over nothing. Right now the OR is looking mighty impressive from what I've seen
Yeah. Powering a 4k display at 90Hz or there about would be expensive. not to mention the cost of a headset with a 4K OLED screen.
I mean...haven't i7/triple Titan systems be shown to struggle to get to 60fps at 4k with Crysis3?