I still don't get how that's PC-specific. The Rift is a standard HDMI input, so if a developer wants Rift support there's no reason not to add it as an available option.
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I still don't get how that's PC-specific. The Rift is a standard HDMI input, so if a developer wants Rift support there's no reason not to add it as an available option.
James
VR is a nerd feature until proven otherwise. In the end we're talking about a $300 peripheral, time will tell if it catches on.
Didn't we try that in the 90's?
Sorry, but I disagree. Good VR adds something to gaming that wasn't there before, and its easily accessible not just by the gaming crowd but also the general public. The real question is whether it gets used properly or goes the way of motion controls, which also showed something new and effective but was mis-used so badly that it's now a complete joke.
Also, 90s VR was garbage, pure and simple. Turns out it's a valid idea when the tech actually works.
James
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Virtual Internet Hacker VR is a 90'ties hacker movie simulator. Type in any url and you will have to navigate through the website in virtual reality. Move by "hacking" type as much as possible at the keyboard - press space to convert hacking into momentum in the direction you are looking.
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Tell people to spend $300 so they don't use their $1000+ TVs.
There's nothing to disagree with, it really is an open question as to whether people outside of game forums will buy in.
Exactly, until the tech is dirt cheap it's not catching on. Sure there's a niche market for it, but at 300 bucks it's not going to become the next big thing any time soon. Even then, it's most going to be gamers. Joe Public isn't REALLY going to get into VR until they can hit a button and turn their living room into front row seats at a broadway show, or similar shit.
Oculus Rift seems more like it'll be useful for military or scientific purposes rather than gaming.
I wouldn't judge until it's consumer model is available to everyone. It may not be great for a fast-paced shooter, but a slower survival horror game will be intense and game-changing. PC people will be the guinea pigs, but I can see it being embraced firmly in the future on most platforms.
If it's nurtured properly, VR could be the biggest leap in entertainment since color TV. I still think the technology isn't quite there for it to be this generation that popularises it, but i feel like cheap, small and light VR capable headsets will be common place and will replace TV and smart phones completely one day. Even in its current state, they just need to figure out how to shoot video in 360 degrees, then it completely trumps a TV for everything except shared viewing.