VR - Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PSVR, etc

[blade023]

Well I jumped on the DK2 soon after it came out, and when I got it I was blown away. I've used it for a few things; mostly a couple of games, not really watching video. The first thing I usually say about the Rift (DK2);

There are no words, no videos, no descriptions or articles, no comments or previews... absolutely nothing can convey what it's like to experience Oculus' VR implementation except putting on an Oculus Rift and trying it out.

My first impressions after trying out just 2-3 titles were I was completely amazed. I've tried minecrift with it (mod for minecraft, pretty good) and that was impressive. There are a few technical aspects which they worked out in order to make it comfortable which I could go into more detail about but suffice to say the guys who did minecrift have done a great job.

Far and away the most amazing experience (and the game I've used the Rift for most) has to be Elite Dangerous. I got into the beta just to try it out and I was not dissapointed. Despite initially not having a lot to do in game, I spent the first few hours of 'play' just sitting there in my chair, gormless expression on my face and just staring around at the graphics in front of me. The sense of 'presence' that was achieved with that game was staggering. I now can't play Elite without the rift; it's too debilitating not being able to look around.

That being said the DK2 while amazing does have some caveats. As mentioned there is a distinct "screen door effect" evident which is not too distracting but always there. Basically you see the lines between the pixels. The other drawback is that the resolution is too low to present detailed graphics, especially text. Further away (or smaller) text is a bit hard to read in Elite. How do I cope with this? This is one of the best things about the Rift; I just leaned in towards the text! Without thinking, I was using features of the rift as I would do something in 'the real'.

I got the email the other day about pre orders for the consumer version. It's going to have higher than 1080p resolution which is good, but it will mean that I'd need a better graphics card than I currently have. I was half expecting that.

While I wouldn't suggest getting a DK2 unless they've come down in price a lot (maybe not even then; they may not be very well supported moving forward) I would say that if given the opportunity to try one out, or even better the crescent bay that's been shown at demos, you should. The people I've shown the DK2 to (family and friends) had a similar reaction to me of amazed wonder. Often trying to grab or poke things in the rift that weren't there in real life, or reeling back from scary things.

I'll be saving up to get the consumer version and a new GFX card as soon as I can afford it.
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[Alan1986]

Ps4 gamer myself,
My thoughts are if the oculus rift cost the price it does and has such a high price plus needing a good pc to run what is the new ps vr going to be like?
Interested in trying one in store myself, but will it be a poor man's oculus?

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[Alan1986]

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Why are people still calling the current consoles 'next gen' ?

they've been out quite a while now, shouldn't it be 'current gen' or 'new gen'


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[Musketeer]

Elite Dangerous is the only game I could use it with... not enough reason to spend so much money on VR headset I think.
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[Razzy]

Having played eve Valkyrie on the DK2 all I can say is....If this this the standard VR games are going to keep to then I can't wait till the price drops and I will be getting one!
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[Alan1986]

Ps vr has now been priced and release date announced,

Anyone interested?

I do want to go and try one myself, I probably wouldn't use it enough to justify the price though,

But I am tempted with it, need to find somewhere to try it out
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[Jayy]

I'm more tempted by the Vive now with the cameras and controllers to map the space you're in.

Still keeping a keen eye on it.

[mudcow007]

not high end, but my pops just bought a S7 an it came with a Samsung VR headset (powered by oculus drift?)

twas whoresome!!

so much want....

[CaNsA]

This is the kind of thing I've been waiting for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE6qXd6Itw&feature=youtu.be

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[Jayy]

[chris-red]

https://gizmodo.com/pornhub-just-launched-a-free-vr-channel-and-it-is-wild-1766603651?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
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[Jayy]

Porn Hubs VR mode is great with a cardboard or similar device

Anyway, who's actually jumping on the VR bandwagon quite soon with a commercial released headset?

I stopped myself from buying a dev kit as I didn't even want to see it until it was polished.

Now I'm in heavy research mode as to whether I get an Oculus or Vive.

Leaning heavily towards the Vive at the moment for obvious reasons... the controllers.

I do want to see some hands on videos from normal people, not professional reviewers or big brands (heavily biased from sponors, etc).

REALLY want to try that Virtual Desktop, looks incredible.

There's a good view games shipping with Vive and although I'm sure they're fun, I'm looking more for simulation. I want to watch movies in a VR cinema and it feel like you're actually there, I want to see what a POV wingsuit flight is like in 360 degree video, etc.

I'd love to play something like GTA V in 1st person mode VR, that type of thing.

[CaNsA]

El Reg made me lol.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/29/oculus_rift_review_roundup/

[hedgehugger]

Still got that screen door effect, but it's not as bad as it was.
Still feel all huey if things move while you aren't controlling them.
Still get a hot face wearing the headset, but haven't noticed any steaming up.
But I've only used it for about 10 mins

We are having a problem possibly with the supplied xbox controller, may be microsoft driver issues.

Still fun though

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[Jayy]

Debating whether to buy a Vive now, or hang on for a couple of months and see how things pan out as it's still early days. I'd quite like to get the new Nvidia 1070 / 1080 Pascal GPU as well.

I have a Gtx 980 Ti at the moment, which is more than capable but I'm liking everything I read about the new GPU's.

I do think VR is going to be absolutely huge, a game changer and so I already have started learning 3D rendering applications, making objects, buildings, rooms, etc.

I think in the next 5 years, entire new industries will have emerged where VR experience designers are hot in demand in all kinds of different scenarios.

For example, interior design of a project and creating environments for the developers/clients to walk around in their new place and visualise where things go, etc. That alone would be big bucks. I know this already exists now but when the VR tech is common place, it will be a pretty common thing to have done.

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[Jayy]

I'd have to know the warranty was there, I don't like buying second hand things if it's not covered by warranty, rather just get it new then you know what the deal is with it.

I will wait at least a month from now, look at them again in May and hopefully have some good reviews out.