Jigolo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0sq9XbZIi4
Should post this here since a Gaffer made this. Good video
Should post this here since a Gaffer made this. Good video
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E3 2015 Predictions & Discussion thread
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jmaine_ph
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Smart move. The best way to sell VR on consumers is to get those things on people's heads. Simply showing gameplay or trailers won't cut it.
It's they booth. Booth is the space for people trying their games right?
Or am I confusing? x.x
So do i.
Can't believe it's almost time again. To quote Ken Lobb: "I love E3!". Bring on the Saints Row Reboot.
This is not that surprising considering that this might be the last e3 before its launch.
I just hope they announce price and exact launch Date
LegalEagleMike
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wonder if they will spend much time on it during their conference. Honestly the only way I think people will get what VR is all about is by actually trying it.
I dislike the "big push" at the conference. Booth is whatever.
Hexa
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Awwwwwww yeaaaaaaah. This is going to be amazing.
No doubt they will have a Morpheus segment at their presser that debuts these games as the show floor is where we will get the hands on impressions.
Not looking forward to people bitching about this though.
Aces&Eights
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My one GAF wish for E3 is actually to have El Torro drop his infamous .gifs all over the thread. That coupled with breaking news and stage mishaps just make it so much better.
What do they mean by "big push" at the presser? I hope it's not a long segment during the conference :/
You know, anything they show, be it traditional or VR games, can't actually be experienced by viewers.
You know that right?
Please tell me you know that.
Man-is-Obsolete
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It will be taked about, but of the near 2 hour run time they can't spend a lot of time talking about it on stage. They can spend 15-20 minutes or so detailing plans for launch and games that will launch with it, but half the show floor makes sense because the best way to show it off is to have people experience it.
Edit: unless they can output a proper feed showing what is being played on stage, then I can see maybe a little more time spent on stage for it. But no way they spend an hour talking about it.
I don't think so. Best way to sell people on it is have them try it. I would not be surprised if they announce demo kiosks at local Bestbuys during E3.
And people are stupid to think that. It's their next big thing. People don't want them to talk about it or invest in it but then complain if it flops. This is the way to go
SDCowboy
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Please, not at the presser.
As long as its half of the booth and a quarter of the conference then that's fine. Half of the conference would be too much.
He knows
But if you won't experimence morpheus, you will need both visual presentation (game itself and explanation) and reviews from those on the booth. If you have just one of these, you will feel not that confident, as normaly happens to any games even without VR.
SDCowboy
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A quarter of the presser would be around a half hour. That is way too much, IMO.
Yep.
I keep asking myself where's the market?
It seems everyone is hedging on VR being the next Wii, but forgetting the Wii as a total package was $249.
Man-is-Obsolete
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Lol, it is an interesting topic right now. I fear the market VR appeals to may be way more niche then anyone is thinking right now. Tech companies and enthusiasts and developers love the hell out of it, but will joe six-pack go to the store and invest in this platform, that also requires him to separate himself from his/her family when using it?
Part of me is really excited for it, and the other part fears we have another Move and Kinect on our hands that will be forgotten in a few years.
Good job to that Gaffer, nice and professional. Perfect music.
The "PLEH-STAY-SHAWN" at the end always gets me excited.
I think that's the least we can expect if it's dropping next year.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Am I missing the point of showing VR on a stage? Surely it has to be experienced to get the most out of it.
Acquiescence
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Maybe they're pushing it hard at the booths because they know a VR demonstration won't translate well to a live stage, and they need to make up for the lack of exposure somehow, in which case that's fine. But if Morpheus is receiving this same amount of focus at the actual conference then FML!
KillerSloth
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Got a feeling sony is going to spend way too much time on morpheus and not enough on core games. I think they should show morpheus at a seperate event not e3 at least not a lot at e3. Sony is making a mistake here imo.
Man-is-Obsolete
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The seller of VR is the immersion factor, something that can only be experienced. Traditional games can be sold via trailers, but VR needs to be tried to sell. Watching a trailer tells me nothing about why I want to own VR, in fact it just asks the question, well why don't I just play that on my TV instead?
bryanee
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I don't know. I've watched a bunch of youtube videos of people playing games on the Rift and I can see with a lot of them why it would be fantastic to play them with a VR headset.
I cant wait to try it out for myself.
pleaes dont be true.
Man-is-Obsolete
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I think the better thing to do would be to announce details about the launch of the product and games launching for and some trailers for those games, and then announce a partnership with Best Buy or something where people will be able to demo Morpheus starting this year, and immediately on the show floor of E3. Perhaps the in store demos are scheduled events like the Nintendo Smash thing last year, because otherwise those things would get rekt if left in the wild at retail stores.
Plinko
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You mean the technological advancement science fiction has been teasing the public with for decades? Gee, I wonder why people would be interested?
Seriously, I don't understand why anyone would NOT be intrigued by this.
Or maybe you announce the games and potential launch and price
"Sources close to SCE" ehhhh?
KillerSloth
Banned
I agree with this, have a bad feeling sony is going to be focusing too much on morpheus at the expense of core games. I'd rather they unveal morpheus at an event just for morpheus not at e3.
This is totally the issue for me (personally, as well as looking at it as a wider thing). Gaming is so big now namely because it's so social and easily accessible - locking it off again, making it private and reclusive, is never gonna do well.
Edit: the tech is cool for sure, and I like the idea, but yeah.
KillerSloth
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I bet most calling it a fad have never tried it...I don't think it is fair to call it a fad this early, from all reports it really is awesome once you try it, have an open mind people. After saying that e3 is not the place imo to focus too much on it......i'd rather a seperate event to unveal morpheus.
And the VR headsets are going to cost the same as the actual consoles, it's not going to take off in any big way.
Itchy//Tasty
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Anyone think we're going to see something from Sucker Punch? Been a while since Second Son/First Light. On the other hand they could be saved for PSX.
KillerSloth
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Yeah but prices don;t stay static forever necessarily.
Man-is-Obsolete
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Well if anyone has the time to talk about VR on stage it is Sony, their conferences are already a half hour longer than anyone else. Also I think they are being smarter about launching this device than Move and are having WWS developers make games from the ground up, including Media Molecule and Studio London and I think it is a forgone conclusion that No Man's Sky launches with Morpheus support and I bet The Witness will as well. So they will definitely have games to show for it.
dr_rus
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I'm ok with this as long as all 1st party games for Morpheus will be playable without it.
SDCowboy
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I think it's a fad in its current form based on the very safe assumption that the overwhelming majority of consumers will not want to strap a device to their face to consume media.
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