Virtual reality

It would be interesting to see if Sony really has beaten Occulus Rift to the punch. Sitting down gaming will be the initial approach I reckon.

I'm trying to imagine DriveClub with a wheel, pedals and VR headset.

Like motion controlled gaming it does nothing for me

Ohhhhhhh, Vienna!

I like the idea of turning your head and your actual fov changing (not kinect style either) but i think we'll be a while yet!!

Like this you mean?

Rumour has it Sony will be announcing their head set on Tuesday.

Whoopee [censored] Do

Should start concentrating on releasing killer must have games for starters or decent games for the camera both companies seem to push on us.

I mean this Kinnect is it some form of a joke or what ? what purpose does it actually have and if you want to make customers buy a product bundled with it then at least have something mildly amusing to go with it.

Edited by time2die (Mon 17-Mar-14 00:02:19)

I agree, it means something to me. Oh Virtual Reality!

Definitely the next (or at least he most exciting) step in gaming I feel. A bit anti-social though I suppose? They just need to develop some force feedback gloves and we're sorted.

The Occulist Rift was really exciting but in some ways the fact Sony are launching a model soon for the PS4 is even more so as it will no doubt help get many game devs onboard.

One of the big questions is gonna be the money aspect of course. And it remains to be seen if Sony are gonna have proper head tracking built into the headset independent of their PS4 camera. Hope so. But knowing them you probably need both. :/

I think commercially it would be more viable a product if it is compatible with the PC. It would also make financial sense with the Occulus Rift already on the horizon, but who knows? Their Pulse PS4 headsets are PC compatible though, so you might be lucky SPOOK.

Did you watch the video? There's plenty of mileage in just watching your mates flail around the room then chuck up on their shoes! As I said earlier though, I reckon sitting down is where it will be at to start with. Imagine having a gun on that roller coaster ride and having to pick off terrorists as you go round? Or how about Bioshock Infinte? Shooting dudes when riding the sky rails was pretty frustrating. Imagine that with a pistol and head tracking? Could be sweet.

Yeah mate, I watched your rollercoaster video link. Looked sweet and I agree with you about expanded applications for shooting stuff whilst aiming your head independently etc.

I googled your link as I was curious which show it was and what language they were speaking in. I think it was Norwegian and got Google to do some translating for me. Now I've got that Vienna song stuck in my head again! Yargh.

I doubt Sony will make their new VR headset PC compatible but it would make sense if they did but Sony are a funny company when it comes to having proprietary hardware (they love to screw more money out of consumers with their 'it only works on Sony' memory-cards and suchlike) and forcing consumers into their ecosystem so I won't be surprised if they make it a PS4 exclusive, at least with the first version.

Still, Valve seem to be behind the Rift so we PC guys will get to play too. But having a big name player like Sony in the PC market would be nice as I'm sure the build quality would be good. There are a few products in this space albeit they are still prototypes in the main so there will definitely be some innovation going on soon. One of my eyes is a bit wonky though so I don't know if VR goggles would work with me - yeah, I have a lazy left eye and I don't get on with binoculars so I'm not confident this set up would work well for me. It's pretty tantalising tech to have tho so I'm looking forward to trying it one day.

Bioshock Infinite on the rails would be a superb demonstration of these VR goggles for sure! Lovely jubbly!

Edited by deleted (Mon 17-Mar-14 07:02:15)

Now Confirmed by Sony.

Not that I'm slightly interested in strapping some robotic gadget on my head and walking around like some possessed Zombie

More Virtual Reality

Unless i can remain slung back in my armchair and just starring at the Television with this contraption on my head then Im out ���..As in Dragons Den ���..OUT

Edited by time2die (Wed 19-Mar-14 01:09:58)