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CiDeRmAn · 19-03-2023 09:53AM

I'm caught deciding on a PSVR2 vs a Steam Deck... This troubles me because I had decided on the former, but there are so many great games to play on the Steam Deck!

Damn you!

Too many choices!

PS VR2: State of the art VR with a couple of stunning games to show it off

Steam Deck: A massive library of classic, new and retro titles, many of which I already own in my library....

Bugger....

Inviere · 19-03-2023 10:06AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120375087#Comment_120375087

PSVR2 for me there, it's a different (albeit currently small) library and experiences you can't get any other way. The Steam Deck, while great, offers you a way to play games you already own and can play anyway.

Colonel Panic · 19-03-2023 10:32AM

I have a Steamdeck and I’m still trying to justify the purchase and that’s putting me off a PSVR2.

I popped into GameStop last Sunday to buy one and the salesperson talked me out of it!

He said that the games were good but if there wasn’t one or two you HAD TO play to wait. Damn him and his logic.

johnny_ultimate · 19-03-2023 10:49AM

I was disappointed by Half-Life 2 on Steam Deck. Doesn’t feel great with the standard controls as the lack of any kind of aim assist is punishing in it when playing with analogue controls - it’s very much a PC game in that sense. You might fare better if you get on with gyro aiming or its touchpads - but I’d recommend linking it to a display with a mouse and keyboard for the best experience. Should still run great because of its age.

Lots of other games, including FPS games, do run fantastic on Deck.

Mucashinto · 19-03-2023 12:39PM

Ooh, Steam Deck for me and atm with the 10% off it's the best deal in modern gaming imo. I had a perfect use case for it as I'd no other modern handheld and a gaming monitor with nothing going into it - most people wouldn't be bothered with connecting it to a screen I imagine but I love being able to jump into a quick game on a separate screen.

If I bought a VR unit atm I'd think I'd just follow the pattern of using it exclusively for about a month before gradually putting it away until something big came out/got ported to it. I'd also have to move furniture around! I'd like to see Sony prove their commitment to it a bit first as well tbh, they're charging enough for it!

Most people recommend going for the 256gb but I'd say 64gb all the way. As long as you have a decent sized SD card lying around you'll be a long while before you're short of storage and by then a (genuinely easy) upgradeable 1tb SSD will probably be less than 100e the way prices are going. Certainly one purchase I have zero reservations about buying, would just like to see a sizeable software update soon with the VRR they've been promising.

DaveyDave · 19-03-2023 01:08PM

I have both and I think I made a mistake getting VR at launch.

PSVR is lacking games right now, don't buy one just yet. Outside of GT7, Resident Evil Village and something else that slips my mind it doesn't have a strong lineup. Apparently the Horizon game is just boring climbing for 90% of the game and you don't get to explore the world much and not the system seller it was hinted at. In fairness, if you didn't have the original VR the lineup isn't as bad if the likes of Rez or Moss are new to you.

Lack of VR1 backwards compatibility is mind boggling and a huge negative. A lot of people didn't get into VR then and gaming has grown massively since then, it would be great for people to pick up the decent titles from last gen.

A lot of the games are like tech demos rather than full games so there's not a lot of substance there just yet.

Granted I've only played GT7 and Rez for the moment so I'm not interacting with a virtual game world or using the VR controllers and using my hands. I'm going to pick up The Walking Dead Saints and Sinners soon as apparently that's a very good game and should have better immersion than just sitting there driving with a Dualshock in hand. Eye tracking is cool in Rez though. Apparently Resident Evil Village is a genuinely good experience in VR.

Also if you wear glasses everything outside of looking straight ahead looks crap and it's not Foveated rendering, something to do with the curvature of the lenses and the type of OLED panels used. If I'm driving in GT7 and look in the corners of my screen at the mirrors they're out of focus, I have to move my actual head. Definitely need to look at VR lens inserts.

Also disappointed to hear Dark Pictures Switchback VR is apparently crap, really enjoyed Until Dawn Rush of Blood last generation :(

Inviere · 19-03-2023 01:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120375474#Comment_120375474

It's a brand new product though, the software will come. Whether it'll deliver on software is a different story, and there's still only a handful of VR games I'd call must-have's, to this day. It's a niche investment really.

Ciderman already has a gaming pc, so unless he really wants to play his games on the move, then the steam deck is a great option.

I'm not sure I'd choose either in your shoes Cidey, I know I said the PSVR2 but how about a 3rd option...get yourself a MiSTer setup in that cab of yours man.

johnny_ultimate · 19-03-2023 01:56PM

I’m completely sold on VR, but I still don’t have any real interest in PSVR2 for now. The fact that there’s little in the way of announced games other than ports is just underwhelming. Heck, even Half Life Alyx - which I already own and have played through - would be enough of a killer app to get me interested based on the improved tech alone. A new Asobi Team game would be a killer app. But there just needs to be a better sense of what the future holds for it. Sounds like a fantastic headset though, especially for anyone jumping into VR for the first time.

To me the biggest bonus of the Steam Deck is just having a capable, portable gaming PC that isn’t the same PC I use for work every day 😅

CiDeRmAn · 19-03-2023 05:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120375541#Comment_120375541

Honestly, I haven't turned that pc on since 2021!

I really should!

Inviere · 19-03-2023 05:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120376214#Comment_120376214

If you feel the Steamdeck would take its place, then its a no brainer

DaveyDave · 19-03-2023 08:41PM

While VR2 is new and the software will come I was hoping for a bit more from the launch lineup having already experienced the original PSVR. It's not that it's bad it's just some of the games don't appeal to me as someone who isn't new to VR. I'd just caution anyone to wait and see if developers pick up on it more this time around. It was definitely an impulse buy for me.

Cidey, if you want a lend of my VR2 just drop me a message and you can use it for a little while. GT7 is pretty cool, Digital Foundry did a video on Resident Evil Village outlining how it's improved for VR, if you don't have it already CeX have it for €32, not forgetting their 2 week online no questions asked return policy wink wink.

The Steam Deck makes sense for people who already have a gaming PC as you're making existing games portable. I don't use my PC that often as I prefer the couch and big screen, it's handy to boot up the Steam Deck while my girlfriend is watching her shows. Handy for playing on the quieter night shifts too. I went with the 64GB plus a 512GB SD card as it didn't break the bank plus I have the option to add a 1TB NVME internally if I wish. Really cool piece of kit.

TechnoFreek · 19-03-2023 10:59PM

Payrise treat

CiDeRmAn · 20-03-2023 10:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120377186#Comment_120377186

I appreciate the offer but no thanks on the PSVR2, it is very kind of you though, we have a great little community here to be sure.

I'm probably going to get the Steam Deck, it is on sale right now so I'll snatch up the cheap-as-chips 64gb one and a decent high quality memory card.

Thanks for your advice

CiDeRmAn · 22-03-2023 12:33PM

Son of a beach!

The 64gb one is out of stock!

The Last Bandit · 22-03-2023 12:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120387092#Comment_120387092

Upgrade to the 256GB then is the only sane option :)

KeRbDoG · 22-03-2023 04:25PM

Picked up a clean boxed JAP Sega Dreamcast, which is nice.

DC PSU and GD-ROM replacement on route.

This would be my 3rd Dreamcast over the years but I had given the others away since. My first one back in 2000ish was a JAP console from GamesWorld. They had fried the PSU and somehow I got it for free and fixed it up. Good times.

KeRbDoG · 22-03-2023 04:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120387092#Comment_120387092

Aren't the flash storage in those user replaceable/upgradeable?

Inviere · 22-03-2023 04:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120388180#Comment_120388180

Nice, looks to be in great nick. I've had a few Dreamcast consoles over the years too, and have always sold/traded them. I've got a Japanese one here for retrobriting, and will likely add the psu and gdemu to it when I get around to it - and I'm bloody keeping this one!

o1s1n · 22-03-2023 04:46PM

I always find it amazing how well Japanese folk tend to keep boxed stuff in general. Time and time again I've bought items that are quite old in some instances and they'll still have original leaflets and the likes.

That Dreamcast looks like it just rolled out of the factory.

The Last Bandit · 22-03-2023 10:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120388260#Comment_120388260

Did you see the donation the Neil RMC got recently, fantastic collection of boxed computers in great condition.

The Last Bandit · 22-03-2023 10:11PM

Not arcade or retro but just got this after a few months lost in the post, manuscript from Battlestar Galactica score signed by composer Bear McCreary 🎶

CiDeRmAn · 23-03-2023 01:38PM

Frak me, that is incredibly cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuDQzr9Ryh8

Colonel Panic · 24-03-2023 09:48AM

That is a great piece of music. So cool to have a signed manuscript!

First of today’s deliveries.

Time Crisis and Point Blank here I come. Just in time, I’ve rinsed Confidential Mission and HOTD2 at Christmas so I need a new gun game experience.

o1s1n · 24-03-2023 11:43AM

Lovely stuff, I can smell the mintiness from that photo!

Colonel Panic · 24-03-2023 02:02PM

second piece of the puzzle. To my Aero City!!!

o1s1n · 24-03-2023 02:10PM

ACTION!

tonyotonyo · 27-03-2023 05:19PM

Old arcade games! Dark seal, only getting a blue screen. A prod on one of the customs gets flickering and looking closely it seems a few feet are lifted. Hopefully that's all it is. Shinobi and shadow dancer all grand, flying shark too. Looks fun. A very clean robocop 2 that's plays fine but has corruption on text, as suggested by ollie and movie I'll try to piggybavk ram. I'll have a better investigation later with a supergun.