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VR an Expensive Gimmick? - Game Night #104

Game Night Podcast #104 featuring Greg Bargas, the Editor-in-Chief of GamingEnthusiast.net - The crew talks Oculus Rift, VR tech and plays a few rounds of Microsoft Mahjong.

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MordocSeLanmere3441d ago

Regardless of the price I have a feeling that VR will stand the test of time as more than just a fad. Whatever for it may end up being in the end.

ZaWarudo3441d ago

I don't think It'll be a big for gaming, but i could see it being useful in other ways.

MordocSeLanmere3441d ago

Any particular examples you had in mind by chance?

ZaWarudo3441d ago

Maybe medical training, military training, flight training, or any vehicle training.

Criti-Choco3440d ago

it already has been in application for those things for years. Just as a consumer peripheral its tougher to manage.

IMO I think the technology still needs some cooking time, the VR itself can be fine, but controls are still a big issue for the layman consumer who doesn't have say, a airplane simulation set or a drivers wheel and what not. Also comes down to the quality that can be rendered, and keeping that consistent so people don't get disconnected from that sense of immersion

It will still be gimicky initially, but all things are like that until they just slowly become accepted as the norm.

AizenSosuke3441d ago

VR shall been the new 1996 of gaming!

mochachino3441d ago (Edited 3441d ago )

It's only a gimmick when it doesn't work as advertised.

The majority of motion controls were in some part a gimmick because they all required some form of compromise over the previous type of controls.

VR is the real thing. It tricks the brain into feeling that your not looking at the screen, like regular TVs, or looking into a screen like regular 3DTVs, it makes you feel like you're actually in the screen, in the game.

People can hate all they want, it's the nature of online commentary and gamers in particular. But once you experience quality VR personally (not stuff like Google Cardboard) you'll realize that it's the biggest advancement in gaming since polygon 3D graphics.

I haven't experienced PSVR but I have real concerns regarding the capability of my PS4 hardware to doing VR justice. So maybe that could be a gimmick. Oculus is certainly not however, and if Vive is even better. VR has some real potential.

Every gamer should pray VR takes off, it's the only real defence against the complete stagnation of the industry which is more and more dependent on sequels and at a loss for new gameplay ideas. Trust me, even COD in VR would be a completely new game experience.

You should thank every PC enthusiast with capable hardware shelling out the money for VR. Your really don't want it to die in the water, you want it mainstream as fast as possible. Game experiences will be far better for it.

8833441d ago

Except for your concern about PSVR, I enthusiastically agree with your thoughts.

Pandamobile3440d ago (Edited 3440d ago )

I honestly don't the negativity towards VR on N4G recently.

I guess some people are just purists who are content with playing games the same way they've been played for 30+ years.

I bet if N4G was shoved into a time machine around the time of the dawn of 3D graphics, people would still dismiss it as an expensive gimmick. "Just give me more bits! I don't want any of these new-fangled 'polygony' things muddling up my Mario and Sonic games!"

Obviously price is a real concern for most of these guys, but like any new tech, it's gonna be expensive for a few years. But really, people drop $600 on tablets and phones. $600 for something as ground breaking as virtual reality isn't the worst thing in the world.

holtzy3440d ago

the real price is more like 2 grand. if you don't have a pc that can handle it you are easier looking at a grand just to update the pc to use vr.

Pandamobile3440d ago (Edited 3440d ago )

If you want to be an early adopter and you don't have a decent setup, yeah there's a $1500 upfront cost, but that's less than most Macbook configurations, and plenty of people shell out money for stuff like that.

Right now VR is going to be an enthusiast PC gaming product, but give it a year or two and just about every off the shelf PC will be VR ready, and VR headsets will cost 1/2 to 1/3 what they do now.

MordocSeLanmere3440d ago

I couldn't agree more, the only problem is when you've spent all your spare savings into having a nice upgraded PC. It's pretty hard for your average person to just sum up anot her spare $600.

RAWRferal3441d ago

Bought a Google Cardboard v2.0 kit the other day. My first VR experience. If this is what is possible with such a cheap throwaway setup, I'm simply drooling thinking about what the future holds for this technology.

It's the real deal!

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True Alien Isolation VR is finally here with immersive motion controls and much more

Alien Isolation Grand Mother VR is an all new virtual reality experience for Creative Assembly’s best ever horror game.

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DivineHand12516d ago

I played through most of the PS4 version of the game but stopped because another game came out. I bought it last year for PC with the intention of using the VR mod but haven't gotten around to setting it up. I am glad I waited.

Neonridr15d ago

Great game, even better in VR. A little drawn out by the end, but I hope we see CA do something a little different with the sequel.

OtterX15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

Sweet. I also rebought this game on Steam for the purpose of VR. I'll have to give it another shot w full immersive controls. I had only tried it out briefly before.

It's funny this was never officially released at retail as a VR game, bc it feels so perfect for it!

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Zombie Army VR: Everything You Need to Know

Zombie Army VR is creeping onto VR headsets later this month, and here's everything you need to know about Rebellion's latest.

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People Can Fly Drops VR Publishing Amid Industry-Wide VR Slowdown

The Polish studio behind Bulletstorm and Outriders confirms plans to phase out its VR publishing activities.

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Babadook791d ago

Yeah. Not the best dev by a long shot, but I've heard Bulletstorm improved a lot after the initial launch and all the complaints.

Abnor_Mal91d ago

I bought Bulletstorm VR but couldn’t get into it at the time, the controls were a bit off, but at the time I was finishing up Arizona Sunshine1/2. Most likely the reason the controls felt off, plan to go back to it soon.

jjb198191d ago

I really wanted to love Outriders. I was hooked on it at first but it was so janky the further I got into it. I had to force myself to finish the game. I liked it just enough to buy the expansion but I burned through that jankfest also. It sorta gave me Division 2 vibes a little bit and that's what helped me through it. I don't think I would trust any of their VR stuff anyway.

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