So VR is here

testaccount123 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cML814JD09g

thats basically room scale on steroids, would be fantastic in a massive park or carpark or even a theme park made for such a thing but normal consumers will never use it, we just dont have the space. I am sure movement will be figured out at some point though, its too important

RasTa wrote: »

It is sold out on Amazon.com, .jp and .co.uk

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Not really an indicator of anything though, It depends on the amount shipped and other historical disasters like the Mega CD, 32X, Dreamcast (sorry Sega ) had sold really well or sold out initially.

It says Sony has sold through as much stock as they and Amazon expected to sell at this stage. We don't know if they are supply-constrained or trying to pull a Nintendo and create artificial constraints, but either way, it's good news for Sony.

https://twitter.com/Windows/status/791288289856659456

Interesting tweet coming from Microsoft's Windows 10 event today.

gizmo wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Windows/status/791288289856659456

Interesting tweet coming from Microsoft's Windows 10 event today.

Will probably see an Xbox branded headset for the Scorpio I reckon now.

Zillah wrote: »

They show it connecting to a laptop...

I'm not 100% sure but that might be a Photoshop job.

Bambi wrote: »

A tiny tiny laptop

These laptops are small, but those laptops are far away.

Having had the ps4 vr for a week now I can say that it has surpassed my expectations by a mile. I've used some basic vr sets before including a set up in the trinity science museum and the quality of the experience on the ps4 was far better. I was actually not prepared for it when I first tried it and dove straight into the rush of blood demo.
I can honestly say I have not been that scared since I was a young fella watching the first alien movie! It blew me away. I couldn't even finish the first level before I had to rip the mask off. Having played it for a week I've gotten used to it and can sit through the entire game but its still terrifying.
This experience is do different from any previous form of gaming that I don't think most actually understand what they are bringing into their homes.
This is not for kids, no child under 16 in my opinion should have access to this. Anyone who is considering getting one for their family needs to strap one of these on first ,play the silent hill demo and have a man gutted in front of your eyes or sit through the rush of blood demo to understand.
Batman arkham is an incredible demonstration of what is possible. This tech is in its infancy and even now its so different from anything I've ever played that I already Dont feel like playing any of the other normal games I have in my collection!
There are other types of games such as interactive stories that show how this will change almost everything related to entertainment.
Its not perfect by any means but its good enough that it will change everything if it gets into as many households as they think it will.

I repeat if you are getting one of these for your family you need to understand what you are bringing into your house. This is not like normal gaming, the effect that it has on your brain to make you feel like you are actually there has not been experienced by the majority of the public and will have different effects on different people. Several of my friends have tried it out and all different results. All of them loved it but the horror games were too much for some of them. Interesting times ahead and exciting games coming. X wing pilot and Star Trek bridge commander... VR is here to stay.

SeantheMan wrote: »

Indeed, where are the stats for 'fastest-selling' coming from. 1 month of sales , the first month or how is it calculated ?

PS4 has 43.5 millions sales atm, Xbox One has beaten it in sales the last 3 months.
Also 43 is way behind PS1, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii sales


From what I can tell the problem with VR and it's future success lies on Cost of Entry and developers.
Obviously it's expensive.
But being so, many people won't buy it at present....but we want developers to make AAA titles for it....but they're not going to if enough units haven't been sold as the chances of making back their money isn't there.....and in turn we won't be happy because there's no AAA titles.......so we ask developers to make them...but they need a return on investment........but we won't invest unless there are games........and around and around it goes.

Spot on.

The biggest challenge for VR is tradational games. We want AAA games for VR but if a studio does this the payout is going to be dismal in comparison to making a game that 43 million customers can purchase.

I think PSVR will quickly become the PS Vita if it isn't selling as quickly as the PS4 was back in 2013.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Total console sales are way down on previous generation, as are game sales, probably due to the popularity of smartphones and tablets. The PS4 is only doing so well because the competition is doing so poorly.

I'd say smartphone's have played a part for sure but I reckon the main reason console sales are down is poor hardware from both companies. There was just no WOW factor with the Xbone and PS4 unlike the jump from say the PS1 to PS2 and again with PS2 to PS3 and likewise with the Xbox line.

The fact both brand have had to issue upgrades so early in the current consoles lifespan speaks volumes.

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Spot on.

The biggest challenge for VR is tradational games. We want AAA games for VR but if a studio does this the payout is going to be dismal in comparison to making a game that 43 million customers can purchase.

I think PSVR will quickly become the PS Vita if it isn't selling as quickly as the PS4 was back in 2013.

A killer app is needed to push VR and not just tech demos people will get bored of fast and only then use to show off the headset to friends.

It will be very interesting to see what the jointly made Asus, Acer, HP and Microsoft unit will be like as these companies have much more experience and brand recognition in the PC markets than the likes of Oculus and HTC. I wonder if these VR headsets will turn into every other year upgrades like we see with graphics cards!

tonybodhran wrote: »

Having had the ps4 vr for a week now I can say that it has surpassed my expectations by a mile. I've used some basic vr sets before including a set up in the trinity science museum and the quality of the experience on the ps4 was far better. I was actually not prepared for it when I first tried it and dove straight into the rush of blood demo.
I can honestly say I have not been that scared since I was a young fella watching the first alien movie! It blew me away. I couldn't even finish the first level before I had to rip the mask off. Having played it for a week I've gotten used to it and can sit through the entire game but its still terrifying.
This experience is do different from any previous form of gaming that I don't think most actually understand what they are bringing into their homes.
This is not for kids, no child under 16 in my opinion should have access to this. Anyone who is considering getting one for their family needs to strap one of these on first ,play the silent hill demo and have a man gutted in front of your eyes or sit through the rush of blood demo to understand.
Batman arkham is an incredible demonstration of what is possible. This tech is in its infancy and even now its so different from anything I've ever played that I already Dont feel like playing any of the other normal games I have in my collection!
There are other types of games such as interactive stories that show how this will change almost everything related to entertainment.
Its not perfect by any means but its good enough that it will change everything if it gets into as many households as they think it will.

I repeat if you are getting one of these for your family you need to understand what you are bringing into your house. This is not like normal gaming, the effect that it has on your brain to make you feel like you are actually there has not been experienced by the majority of the public and will have different effects on different people. Several of my friends have tried it out and all different results. All of them loved it but the horror games were too much for some of them. Interesting times ahead and exciting games coming. X wing pilot and Star Trek bridge commander... VR is here to stay.

This makes for very interesting reading.

I used to be a gamer in my younger days, but if I tell you that the last games I used to play were on Amiga's and Atari ST then it will give you an idea of how long its been since I regularly played computer games! (probably over 25yrs).

I did have a 3 or 4 hour spell on Halo on the XBox when it was released, and I couldn't believe how much gaming had come on since I had last played them. But as good as it was, I still had outgrown computer games and didn't catch the bug again. I just put it down to being older and having new interests in life. To be honest, I never understand the idea of older, married men retreating to play computer games for hours, so I have no idea what all the big titles are like. Despite knowing names like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Uncharted, Assassins Creed, Metal Gear Solid etc, I have never actually played any of them, or even seem them played in the flesh.

I always said that something big would have to happen to get me to have any interest in computer games again, and to be honest I have been intrigued by VR over the last couple of years.

Perhaps this is the start of the technology that will revolutionise gaming? I know that my kids will have a much better gaming experience than I ever had, and who knows maybe I might just enjoy it all again myself?