it is not that it is not done, it is that it does not have the marketing push that console makers do have. Everything you will get on console has been available for testing on PC first.
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Next Gen Consoles Can't Compare to Oculus Rift
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it is not that it is not done, it is that it does not have the marketing push that console makers do have. Everything you will get on console has been available for testing on PC first.
cm osi
Member
well, modders. you know, you need them to have HD texture packs for pc games, so they'll work on it too.
i don't care much about this until i see .hack//THEWORLD
i wanna watch cutscenes, or tv shows with the oculus (and play games of course), and be in the room with the characters / actors. watch a battle from the battle field kind of thing.
.....but yeah, wont be able to do that without software support. really compliments the next gen consoles if they can power something like this. really looking forward to the sdk release in march.
.....but yeah, wont be able to do that without software support. really compliments the next gen consoles if they can power something like this. really looking forward to the sdk release in march.
Well, technically, the onus is on the software creators more than anything. Head tracking might be more of an issue but I'm sure it's still possible.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Yea, haha. Virtual reality done right for the first time ever...lol?
Except this is a light, low latency, high fov, stereoscopic 3d VR with 2013 technology...and all at a reasonable price. It hasn't been done.
Virtual Boy was not on the PC
Oculus Rift is, the community will make the most games compatible with Rift and 2014 you will see games like Doom4, Star Citizen or Project Cars with native Support.
Virtual boy was an idea far ahead of it's time. Oculus Rift actually has all the right technology to make it work right for once, it is being released at the "right" time, there never was a right time in the past. That makes a huge difference.
Oculus Rift will also get all the support it needs, it's doing everything right, putting it into as many developers hands as possible while gaining huge positivity from every person who tries it, what a great start. It could not be doing any better right now really.
deejay8595
my posts are "MEH"
More of the same? Really...
Next Gen for sure. That's what developers will be putting all their energy in.
Besides, I like to multitask when gaming. Talking to my wife, watching the news or a light show, having my son beside me. The OR is way too isolating.
Limiting games to a first person view is also a huge factor.
You're putting words in my mouth. I'm not a PC master race guy, but we already know what next gen has in store for us.
The CONCEPT of Virtual Boy was great but the actual hardware wasn't capable of delivering anything like what we're talking about here.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Why are people ignoring the fact that RIFT is not the platform but a component/peripheral? Driver support of integration would have to be implemented (which I want) onto the platforms.
The Rift should be on as many things as possible and it does require HW to run. So next gen can compare if they support it and I hope they do.
PC will power this thing no matter what and I am set on full hype mode for this thing but to say next gen can't compete is looking at this rather short sighted.
You (the consumer) should be excited for the potential of this thing taking off and being supported by more HW manufacturers in the PC and console space.
The Rift should be on as many things as possible and it does require HW to run. So next gen can compare if they support it and I hope they do.
PC will power this thing no matter what and I am set on full hype mode for this thing but to say next gen can't compete is looking at this rather short sighted.
You (the consumer) should be excited for the potential of this thing taking off and being supported by more HW manufacturers in the PC and console space.
DerZuhälter
Member
Think about that well and hard.
I've heard this several times now: Works best with FPS. But when I think about real aiming and using the OR for aiming, I start scratching my head. Counter-Strike or Quake 3 or even something like CoD MP won't really work with it now, won't it?
Unless you're ready for extrem neck pain afterwards.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
What if an Oculus Rift could PLUG INTO a next gen console?
Jaded Alyx
Member
Thread title is correct.
Available to the developers working with a target spec, yeah.
To me game buyer there aren't games I can buy right this moment that I expect out of next-gen.
And if there are, I don't know them. Because all I've played on my PC would be a disappointment for next-gen to me.
Visually we expect stuff like Watch Dogs and SW1313, true.
We don't know if they will innovate in the input device sector.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
We won't know if it's the right time until a year after its release.
Also, what developers are there? If Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, EA, Activision, 2K aren't on it, any console will fail.
you still need games with 60fps Vsync and 3D at the same time.
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Deleted member 80556
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Yeah, they can't compare, because we don't have anything set on stone about next-gen!
As far as we know, Sony or MS could be talking with the creators of OR to bring compatibility.
Most likely, however, is that people who are interested in Oculus Rift have a high-end PC, and thus, have no need of next-gen consoles (from the rumors we have as of now). And lets be honest, MS has IlumiRoom (that device that projects visual effects into walls), and Sony has some kind of technology that allows two people to play splitscreen with the complete TV screen through the viewer's perception of the image (I'm not sure if I'm explaining myself well enough).
Oculus Rift might be PC only, but it doesn't mean MS and Sony aren't working their own tech, instead of only improving the existent one.
As far as we know, Sony or MS could be talking with the creators of OR to bring compatibility.
Most likely, however, is that people who are interested in Oculus Rift have a high-end PC, and thus, have no need of next-gen consoles (from the rumors we have as of now). And lets be honest, MS has IlumiRoom (that device that projects visual effects into walls), and Sony has some kind of technology that allows two people to play splitscreen with the complete TV screen through the viewer's perception of the image (I'm not sure if I'm explaining myself well enough).
Oculus Rift might be PC only, but it doesn't mean MS and Sony aren't working their own tech, instead of only improving the existent one.
gamethriller
Banned
So what about all the football players....they all wear helmets for long periods of times......you would simply get use to it or not use it...
cm osi
Member
it won't work, it's not like the hmz-t, oculus need compatible games. no way devs will make console games compatible with it
Nope. It was complete crap even back then. Sorry.
You're right that it will need software support though, even if that's Captain Obvious material. That's why they're releasing a dev kit... And with 10,000 pre-orders, I'd say we should be covered.
Maybe if you did some actual research, then maybe you could come up with a better comment. This is not 1995, why are you stuck in the past?
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
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BobTheFork
Member
wait, so now the Rift is a console of some kind and not a display device?
That's precisely the reason I'm not interested in the Rift. I'm sure the vast majority of compatible game options will be military shooters and Bethesda games, both of which I'm getting more than a little tired of.
Are you kidding me? Do you really think those helmets are comfortable? They use them for protection, not for comfort. It's a very different situation.
Dark Octave
Banned
Thanks for the heads up, OP.
Come next gen, I'm just gonna buy an Oculus Rift as my only console.
Come next gen, I'm just gonna buy an Oculus Rift as my only console.
Rift is more like what kinect/move was for xbox360/ps3 only this time it is for PC.
And it is not only a display device with head and positional tracking.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I'm hyped about this thing a lot, but there's two things I have to say:
- If Sony, MS or Nintendo want to support this kind of device, they can make their own very easily. Sony's already been in this business with something that has an even higher quality screens.
- This thing is going to be a very hard marketing sell for consoles that will always aim for 'fun for all' approach. A device that isolates you 100% from the outside world and 'traps' into its own world. Fox news would have a field day with it.
- If Sony, MS or Nintendo want to support this kind of device, they can make their own very easily. Sony's already been in this business with something that has an even higher quality screens.
- This thing is going to be a very hard marketing sell for consoles that will always aim for 'fun for all' approach. A device that isolates you 100% from the outside world and 'traps' into its own world. Fox news would have a field day with it.
Haunted
Member
had to re-read the sentence to understand what you were saying
joke post confirmed
Backfoggen
Banned
I think the Rift will merely be a PC toy, just like TrackIR etc.
I dunno man, I kind of want to start using bing for the free redbox rentals.
Yeah, this is kinda like saying you're not going to buy a PS4 because OLED TV's are coming. It doesn't make any sense.