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Project Morpheus - Sony VR headset prototype - unveiled
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Miles Quaritch
Member
Any Until Dawn announcements related to this? Seemed the perfect game to showcase this tech.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Thanks for the explanation. I get it now.
Great. My concerns over VR still remain, and yes I have used the Rift. The idea of closing myself off from my surroundings and wearing something on my face do not appeal to me. If they get this running wireless then it'll at least resolve the issue of being wired in.
Also, ff they don't let it work on PC they are nuts.
I'm assuming this was already posted? lol
Also, ff they don't let it work on PC they are nuts.
I'm assuming this was already posted? lol
wapplew
Member
I want all of those VR companies come out with industry standard for VR together and each make their own device base on that.
The last thing we need for VR future is fragmentation on tech. If everyone on the same page, content developer get to reach bigger market, everyone wins.
michaelius
Banned
8) non-hardcore put VR into closet after few years and never takes it out of it just like they did with Wii
Sony said they have low-persistence and "have a lot of experience experience in that area".
call_kotaku
Member
Actually, regarding self-publishing and what sort of content can be delivered on PS4, is VR porn (or porn-like experiences) feasible on a Sony platform? I'm not asking if Sony will develop first-party sex games, but rather will their platform allow it?
Might be a huge advantage for Rift and its openness going forward if everyone needs to buy their virtual harems on PC.
Might be a huge advantage for Rift and its openness going forward if everyone needs to buy their virtual harems on PC.
The Rift has a 90 degree horizontal fov so this would be in line with that. Valve's expectation of what 'presence' requires is also in line with this (110 diagonal = 90 horizontal)
TropicanaTwista
Member
Thanks for the link. Thats good news. Price and getting third party on board is going to be their biggest challenge. Getting that price at a good spot will help build a bigger install base, which should get more third parties on board.
Well, they manufacture screens... Screen and graphics technology is their main expertise I would say. There's nothing inherently difficult with low-persistence hardware wise.
Except that for instance in race games or flight sims, this has endless replayability.
But don't have seen an advantage yet for it above the Oculus headset...
Maybe not to play a game, but they will to sit on the 50 yard line of the Super Bowl. Or to take a virtual tour of anywhere in the world.
I could see this happening. It's a mind blowing experience. Very easy to get excited by it.
If its that price and works decently, with ps4 still on top, it will be a smash hit.
It will be interesting to say the least.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Until a few months ago we didn't even suspect they were working on VR. Yet here we are.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Based on what I've seen of 3D games on PS3 (which were employing similar technique where the resolution in 3D was halved horizontally) with good programming, it is more intensive by some small amount. You could see for example in UC3 they had to scale down some effects a bit here and there, but nothing major.
Yes. They are developing for both.
So potentially there wouldn't be a huge drop in image quality between the 1920x1080 version and the VR version?
Yes. Not twice as intensive, but also not the same. For one thing, you're transforming all geometry twice. And you may also be somewhat less efficient at pixel shading. The exact relative performance impact depends on the game/scene.
That is, if you mean 2 960x1080 views
I know their OLED pro monitors and their HMZ-based medical products, as well as their high-end cameras. But none of their products, consumer or professional, I'm aware of has a low persistence screen. That's why I'm asking
KennyLinder
Member
Well if its 30fps then it would be SHIT in VR. I guess the game will be shown again at E3.
Sidewinder
Member
So where's that DemonNite dude, he needs a tag, biggest tease of them all! I'd go with:
"One Tease to rule them all, One Tease to find them,
One Tease to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
He knew what was going on, he said something about blue and red pills (matrix, morpheus...) and he knew there'd be a diving demo for it.
"One Tease to rule them all, One Tease to find them,
One Tease to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
He knew what was going on, he said something about blue and red pills (matrix, morpheus...) and he knew there'd be a diving demo for it.
QuicheFontaine
Member
The advantage is that it's on a home console!
But yeah, really I think that's it. The actual tech isn't going to break new ground over OR.
Wiktor
Member
Sidewinder
Member
Am I the only one gutted it may not work on PC...
Doubt anyone knows, but even if morpheus can be made to work on PC, would it still work well on games/apps that support Oculus Rift? Probably a bad example, but like using a PS4 controller on games that use 360 controllers. (Situation is better now there with the hide D S4 option, games I had trouble using it with work now), but I hope you get what I mean!
Doubt anyone knows, but even if morpheus can be made to work on PC, would it still work well on games/apps that support Oculus Rift? Probably a bad example, but like using a PS4 controller on games that use 360 controllers. (Situation is better now there with the hide D S4 option, games I had trouble using it with work now), but I hope you get what I mean!
larrybird33
Banned
I don't care what it costs. I will buy this for Gran Turismo 7 if it supports it.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
My mind and body are equally ready for this.
Once this is out it will make watching TV feel like looking through a window. So many clever possibilities with this tech.
Once this is out it will make watching TV feel like looking through a window. So many clever possibilities with this tech.
Am I the only one gutted it may not work on PC...
Doubt anyone knows, but even if morpheus can be made to work on PC, would it still work well on games/apps that support Oculus Rift? Probably a bad example, but like using a PS4 controller on games that use 360 controllers. (Situation is better now there with the hide D S4 option, games I had trouble using it with work now), but I hope you get what I mean!
where is your master race nowwwwww......
OminousShadow
Member
Damn That thing looks real slick.
I wonder how the mirroring works then. I figured the HDMI was just for that and the signal for the headset was just the USB.
Yes, if the 1920x1080 runs at a rock solid 60 FPS. (Or ~72-90 FPS, depending on how the persistence turns out on their final product)
I don't know, but my guess is that sure it would. Besides the unknown persistence situation, from all the information currently available it looks like a Rift in a snazzier box. (and with a different mounting mechanism) The problem would be getting the spatial tracking HW to work, then it should be rather easily possible to write a software shim for the API.
I'll put my money on it being for tracking data. Like a Rift
Wiktor
Member
Am I the only one gutted it may not work on PC...
Doubt anyone knows, but even if morpheus can be made to work on PC, would it still work well on games/apps that support Oculus Rift? Probably a bad example, but like using a PS4 controller on games that use 360 controllers. (Situation is better now there with the hide D S4 option, games I had trouble using it with work now), but I hope you get what I mean!
Well..somebody will surely make some unofficial drivers, but yeah, if you want VR on PC it propably would be wiser to go for Rift, especially since it will propably upgrade regularly.
Caayn
Member
You're not the only one. I'm afraid that the first generation of these devices will not support both consoles and PCs. It's time someone made a standard protocol for communicating with a VR headset. So that we won't need to buy 3 different VR headsets with a different logo so we can use it on every device.Am I the only one gutted it may not work on PC...
Doubt anyone knows, but even if morpheus can be made to work on PC, would it still work well on games/apps that support Oculus Rift? Probably a bad example, but like using a PS4 controller on games that use 360 controllers. (Situation is better now there with the hide D S4 option, games I had trouble using it with work now), but I hope you get what I mean!
That would absolutely be ideal technically and from a user perspective, especially if the HW is so similar in principle.
The issue I see is a corporate one. Everyone is smelling blood and wants to "own" the VR space. You don't do that with standards (unless you are extremely confident in delivering the best product).
Edit: Maybe 10 years from now the EU will mandate a standard