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[Shpeshal Nick]

Wireless VR Headset?

They have piqued my interest. That would be a real shot in the arm for VR.

 

[wesleyshark]

Assuming that guy above knows what he's on about... he replied to this...

Emilio Garcia‏
@Emilio_GW
My issue with all the VR tech is the wires. Can't see me buying VR till AAA games available & lot less wires.

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Ryan Daws‏ @Gadget_Ry 6m6 minutes ago
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Ryan Daws Retweeted Emilio Garcia
Almost guarantee they're gone 😉 #Xbox #VR #Scorpio #ProjectScorpio

That would be a megaton

 

[pieface]

Yup, would be incredibly impressive.

E3 is going to be amazing this year!!!

I had no interest in VR til right now.

 

[wesleyshark]

 

[gamz]

Assuming that guy above knows what he's on about... he replied to this...

Emilio Garcia‏
@Emilio_GW
My issue with all the VR tech is the wires. Can't see me buying VR till AAA games available & lot less wires.

with...

Ryan Daws‏ @Gadget_Ry 6m6 minutes ago
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Ryan Daws Retweeted Emilio Garcia
Almost guarantee they're gone 😉 #Xbox #VR #Scorpio #ProjectScorpio

That would be huge! Perhaps they are working with MS on getting that done?

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Ducktales until his story is corroborated.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Good initiative. The next iterations of Vive and Oculus are almost guaranteed to offer wireless VR. It's a huge step forward from the current systems.

 

[tapedeck]

Assuming that guy above knows what he's on about... he replied to this...

Emilio Garcia‏
@Emilio_GW
My issue with all the VR tech is the wires. Can't see me buying VR till AAA games available & lot less wires.

with...

Ryan Daws‏ @Gadget_Ry 6m6 minutes ago
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Ryan Daws Retweeted Emilio Garcia
Almost guarantee they're gone 😉 #Xbox #VR #Scorpio #ProjectScorpio

 

[wesleyshark]

That would be huge! Perhaps they are working with MS on getting that done?

Borrowing some of that hololens wizardry perhaps

 

[pieface]

To be fair, I remember the Phil Spencer interview with IGN recently, and he said that the only way Xbox was going to get involved with VR, is when it becomes wireless.

Maybe it's possible sooner than we thought?

Though, in the same interview he didn't sound like VR was imminent for xbox, so i'm unsure.

 

[gamz]

Borrowing some of that hololens wizardry perhaps

Yup.

 

[Dynasty]

Borrowing some of that hololens wizardry perhaps

Hololens is wireless because they have a CPU and GPU in the headset, it is a standalone product, to do high fidelity VR you are going to have to link it up to something.

 

[Rourkey]

Sweet. So in theory manufacturers could patch in the functionality as long as it has hdmi 2.1 then?

I think it means if yiou have a hdmi 2.0 license you dont need to pay any more for 2.1

I dont think it means they are necessarily comptable or that the hardware can be upgraded with a bit of sofware


Suspect the VRR stuff will take hardware level upgrades

Would dearly love to be wrong though!

 

[Hoo-doo]

Borrowing some of that hololens wizardry perhaps

Hololens is wireless because everything is on-board in the headset. It's not streaming video to the thing.

 

[wesleyshark]

Hololens is wireless because they have a CPU and GPU in the headset, it is a standalone product, to do high fidelity VR you are going to have to link it up to something.

Hololens is wireless because everything is on-board in the headset. It's not streaming video to the thing.

Derp. You guys are correct lol.

Time to get more coffee.

 

[TBiddy]

So, possibly wireless VR in cooperation with AMD. I'm not into VR, but if you consider the mess that is the PSVR setup, this must be very intriguing for those who want to play VR!

 

[emjot]

When is the gamasutra article going live?

 

[gamz]

When is the gamasutra article going live?

this?

 

[TRios Zen]

this?

Thought I had read 9:00 AM Eastern somewhere, but not sure now. Find out in a couple of minutes I guess.

 

[jet1911]

When is the gamasutra article going live?

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/..._Project_Scorpio_and_its_brandnew_dev_kit.php

 

[TBiddy]

itshappening.gif

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/..._Phil_Spencer_looks_to_the_future_of_Xbox.php
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/..._Project_Scorpio_and_its_brandnew_dev_kit.php

 

[Meus Renaissance]

All this talk of Scorpio and I can't help but wonder who is actually meant to buy this console.

MS are hyping this to be the next-gen Xbox, but it's selling point is 4K resolution and VR. All this without ever showing a game.

 

[Hoo-doo]

All this talk of Scorpio and I can't help but wonder who is actually meant to buy this console.

MS are hyping this to be the next-gen Xbox, but it's selling point is 4K resolution and VR. All this without ever showing a game.

They specifically are not.

To cite the Gamasutra article:

corpio’s chief talking point is 4K resolution: Spencer says Microsoft is trying a mid-generation console refresh because it wagered the Next Big Thing in television technology, 4K displays, would be adopted widely enough to justify building towards in the middle of the Xbox One’s lifespan, rather than at the end.

“We could use that kind of clean cut,” Spencer said. “But we thought 4K TVs would get to scale in the middle of this generation.”

 

[Meus Renaissance]

They specifically are not.

To cite the Gamasutra article:

So why is so much media space, columns and discussion here dedicated to yet another 4k machine? This is clearly not an Xbox Two, just like the Pro was not a PlayStation 5. Certainly, with 70-page threads, this is being treated as more than an incremental upgrade, even though it is nothing more than that.

 

[Justin]

So why is so much media space, columns and discussion here dedicated to yet another 4k machine? This is clearly not an Xbox Two, just like the Pro was not a PlayStation 5.

I don't think a 12 minute video on a hard core hardware enthusiast site and two articles on a site that is for developers constitutes "so much media space".

 

[jbug617]

Jez is right about the dev kits having a monitor on it to track performance

 

[phil_t98]

So why is so much media space, columns and discussion here dedicated to yet another 4k machine? This is clearly not an Xbox Two, just like the Pro was not a PlayStation 5. Certainly, with 70-page threads, this is being treated as more than an incremental upgrade, even though it is nothing more than that.

same happend wth the PS4 pro, they have to write about something

 

[TBiddy]

That's some sexy stuff. Looks like we have a pretty good idea on how Scorpio will look now, considering how close the XB1 looks to the dev-kit. Can't speak for the XB1S, since I don't own it

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

For what we would do in 2016, and we sat around a table not too dissimlar from this and said, I think we need to do more than what the silicon is that's available in 2016 at a price point that a console customer would want to pay. So that's when we stopped that effort.

$399 bruh

 

[black070]

So why is so much media space, columns and discussion here dedicated to yet another 4k machine? This is clearly not an Xbox Two, just like the Pro was not a PlayStation 5. Certainly, with 70-page threads, this is being treated as more than an incremental upgrade, even though it is nothing more than that.

The XB1S has it's own 100 page thread.

 

[wesleyshark]

All this talk of Scorpio and I can't help but wonder who is actually meant to buy this console.

MS are hyping this to be the next-gen Xbox, but it's selling point is 4K resolution and VR. All this without ever showing a game.

No, they are not.

 

[JaffeLion]

$399 bruh

yup, $399 pretty much confirmed, IMHO. no one would "want" to pay $499, when they can get the PS4 pro for hundered dollar less, so $399 seems much more likely now.

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Why Fallout 4 though. It's the ME:A of Fallout games.

Nah, it scored well and sold millions. It's one of the biggest games of this gen. VR needs games like Fallout 4 if it's ever going to have a chance of hitting mainstream popularity

 

[Detective]

All this talk of Scorpio and I can't help but wonder who is actually meant to buy this console.

MS are hyping this to be the next-gen Xbox, but it's selling point is 4K resolution and VR. All this without ever showing a game.

R.E.A.D

 

[Hoo-doo]

Nah, it scored well and sold millions. It's one of the biggest games of this gen. VR needs games like Fallout 4 if it's ever going to have a chance of hitting mainstream popularity

Fallout 4 holds zero mindshare right now and interest of the game fell off a cliff post-release. I'd wager even Skyrim VR would have way more of an impact.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Who is that twitter guy and is he someone we should TRUST!?

*panting

 

[Somnia]

Surprised no thread on the Phil Spencer interview from Gamasutra yet, that's way better than the other article IMO. Really enjoyed reading that.

edit: Thread went up literally as I posted this.

 

[Strootman]

$399 bruh

Yep.

 

[luffeN]

2.0, even:

hdmi.org

Sooooooo HDMI 2.0 TVs will be able to take advantage of all the HDMI 2.1 specs given the 48Gbps cable?

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Sooooooo HDMI 2.0 TVs will be able to take advantage of all the HDMI 2.1 specs given the 48Gbps cable?

watch my vizio p-series tv get a firmware update for vrr/freesync lol
i'd be happy

 

[MaulerX]

Assuming that guy above knows what he's on about... he replied to this...

Emilio Garcia‏
@Emilio_GW
My issue with all the VR tech is the wires. Can't see me buying VR till AAA games available & lot less wires.

with...

Ryan Daws‏ @Gadget_Ry 6m6 minutes ago
More
Ryan Daws Retweeted Emilio Garcia
Almost guarantee they're gone 😉 #Xbox #VR #Scorpio #ProjectScorpio

Hot damn. This can't be real.

Spoiler

Please let it be real.

 

[TakeItSlowDude]

Wireless VR requires line of sight 60GHz, maybe the Scorpio has 802.11ad or will have some sort of breakout box with the appropriate wireless adapter.

 

[Kaako]

Wireless VR solution for Scorpio? I'm listening.
Hope they deliver a kick ass all around VR HMD & software showcase at E3.

 

[Lady Gaia]

Wireless VR solution for Scorpio? I'm listening.
Hope they deliver a kick ass all around VR HMD & software showcase at E3.

It would certainly make VR a much more compelling story. The obvious challenge is keeping latency low since that's your primary enemy in VR. Wireless connections always add latency over their wired counterparts. The question is how much? Even touted "zero latency" technologies aren't, they're just low latency compared to other more common solutions.

 

[pieface]

Bit of an article on it here by the guy who was tweeting about wireless VR...

https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2017/apr/12/opinion-speculating-about-xboxs-plans-vr/

 

[Matty8787]

I might be crazy but I am considering selling my PC and going full console.

I already own the PS4 Pro and if I sold my PC could easily afford this and a Switch.

 

[brawly]

Imagine if they fixed the RGB range. That would be the real megaton.

 

[Hockeymac18]

I've seen this gif used a few times in the last week in response to some Scorpio-slated feature.

Has to be a good sign (gif usage has to be a great metric of excitement, right?...).

To be fair, I remember the Phil Spencer interview with IGN recently, and he said that the only way Xbox was going to get involved with VR, is when it becomes wireless.

Maybe it's possible sooner than we thought?

Though, in the same interview he didn't sound like VR was imminent for xbox, so i'm unsure.

Perhaps trying to manage expectations...?

 

[VE3TRO]

Man these next few months will be slow. Would be great if they could release in September. Could do some great bundles.

Imagine if they fixed the RGB range. That would be the real megaton.

Guess I'm not the only one. 😁

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Any more info dropping or are we done?