Yes indeed, although I am not responsible for that lower image... I'll be contributing to the piece(s) though.This could only be your doing
Oh god, I was scrolling from the bottom and I just saw the "Oculus" and "Out March 2015" before scrolling up further and seeing the "next issue".This could only be your doing
Yes
Aiming to be similar to devkit ($350), possibly lower.
You can use glasses, and they say CV1 will be more comfortable for glasses than DK2, although still unlikely to give as good an experience as being glasses-free. They haven't confirmed anything about custom lenses, but they are working on a solution.
Yes, positional audio is going to be a big deal, so they want everyone to have at least a good starting point with the built-in headphones. They will be removable.
Exciting times indeed. While it does remove the need (or should I say 'desire') for an enormous triple screen setup, you're still going to want a well set-up environment in which to drive. You need a good amount of clearance for the camera, and you'll get the best experience in a dedicated rig where the seat, wheel and pedals all line up perfectly with the virtual car you're sitting in. However, for a desk user (like myself), it is an enormous transformation just by itself, and despite a less-than-optimal seating position, I have no doubt that with the DK2, I'm feeling more engaged with the sim sitting in an office chair than people sitting in high-end rigs on triple monitors.
You definitely don't want to do that.I have a wheelstand and an Ikea chair that's perfect for it, so I'm all set as far as that particular setup goesCamera mount point is really the only thing I need to worry about. Could probably find a way to affix it to the wheelstand somehow.
Those wheelstands are sturdy, but not that sturdy! The camera needs to be absolutely rock solid otherwise the head tracking skips. Mine was doing ok on top of the monitor while I tested stuff with a gamepad, but as soon as I started fighting my wheel, it messed everything up. Taping it to the wall was the solution.It is going to be demanding, no doubt about it. However PC sims tend to be already fairly well-optimised for triple screens and high framerates, so it might not be quite as bad as you imagine. Live For Speed for example has one of the best VR modes of any game, and that is very easy on requirements. I had no problem running it through DK2 on my old i7 870 with a GTX 670, and there was room for higher res and higher framerate. If we imagine CV1 is 1440p at 90Hz, I reckon it might have just managed that. iRacing is more CPU-bound - upping the resolution doesn't seem to have a dramatic effect on framerate, so I'm expecting that to also be fine. AC is a bit variable, hitting the GPU hard with a few of its effects, but it is scalable and can run very fast with stuff turned down while still looking very good. Even Project CARS is not out of the question, although high settings can bring any system to its knees, and it doesn't look that pretty if you turn it down too low.
Ahh, my entertainment for the day
Yep, the page really need to say that for 40$ you pay to have the possibility of buying for $1000+ of DLCs and play with them for 6 months.
One is required to read the entire 'About This Game' section to understand what you're buying into. This info should be front and centre on the store page. I hope the 'soft launch' onto Steam is a success for the people at iRacing.
I remember the backlash on Greenlight when something was about to get approved... I think it might've been AC? I'm yet to hear any people get riled up on GSC or Formula Truck (though that might be coming).
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