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To be fair, I never thought VR was ever dying, but I could see the argument. But now, no one can deny the last year has been absolutely huge for the medium's upward swing. This year has extended the medium's life for a long time, if not outright cemented it as a worthy add on for gaming.
VR headsets had their best year ever in 2019, and the Quest, Rift S, and $1000 Index are sold out almost everywhere. Along with the delivery and announcement of a first: consistent AAA games. More AAA games in a 12-month span than all of VR's history, combined.
Today, HTC Vive is firing back hard at Oculus's success, with 4 new variations of the Vive announced today. One is an all-new headset and the other 3 are modified Cosmos if I'm not mistaken. Either way, it shows HTC's dedication to the medium with a massive reinvestment.
Other huge news in the last months.
PSVR2 is confirmed.
Half Life Alyx is VR exclusive and confirmed for March 23. 15-hour long full game.
Valve is working on 2 more unnamed AAA exclusives
Ubisoft is working on AAA exclusive based on a "previously successful IP." Rumors are Splinter Cell and AC
New Medal of Honor is VR only.
Iron Man VR set to launch in May.
If VR ever dies, most of us reading this will be out of the gaming scene by the time it does. Too many companies are reinvesting, too many big-name games, too much evidence of the upward slope of software and hardware. This surge in 2019-2020 has extended its life by years, and by then the headsets will only be cheaper, smaller, more powerful, and with an even large base of games. It's here to stay in my opinion.
VR headsets had their best year ever in 2019, and the Quest, Rift S, and $1000 Index are sold out almost everywhere. Along with the delivery and announcement of a first: consistent AAA games. More AAA games in a 12-month span than all of VR's history, combined.
Today, HTC Vive is firing back hard at Oculus's success, with 4 new variations of the Vive announced today. One is an all-new headset and the other 3 are modified Cosmos if I'm not mistaken. Either way, it shows HTC's dedication to the medium with a massive reinvestment.
Other huge news in the last months.
PSVR2 is confirmed.
Half Life Alyx is VR exclusive and confirmed for March 23. 15-hour long full game.
Valve is working on 2 more unnamed AAA exclusives
Ubisoft is working on AAA exclusive based on a "previously successful IP." Rumors are Splinter Cell and AC
New Medal of Honor is VR only.
Iron Man VR set to launch in May.
If VR ever dies, most of us reading this will be out of the gaming scene by the time it does. Too many companies are reinvesting, too many big-name games, too much evidence of the upward slope of software and hardware. This surge in 2019-2020 has extended its life by years, and by then the headsets will only be cheaper, smaller, more powerful, and with an even large base of games. It's here to stay in my opinion.
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