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bluedawgs said:
fleischr said:

Vita maintained a small and very active user base while Sony 1st party studios walked away. That seems to be what's coming next for PSVR.

Is the PSVR doing much for Sony in terms of bottom line? Probably not. Ideal peripherals to launch would be similar to Kinect or Wii Fit - a new device that sells large volumes and brings a new userbase into the fold. So the question is, if VR can't accomplish anything close to that, what's the business case for extending support?

please tell us what this is based on, i can't wait to see what you come up with

 

edit: also the whole logic that sony is "abandoning" the PSVR when it launched 9 months ago is just absolutely hilarious to me. sony spends years investing in VR and creating a slick ass fuck headset that does the best VR possible at its price point, it outsells the lifetime sales of the Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE on day one and dudes on the internet think they're done with VR just cus there was a drought of games for a little while at the beginning of the year, insane

The beginning of the year had RE7, which should be bundled with every PSVR and camera that game is  probably goddamn amazing in VR. Imagine if Sony would remake Killzone two or even better 3 in VR. I would sure as hell buy that, and a PSVR. 



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I think something that you need to see is that PSVR is essentially a platform. What ever install base it's got is how much games are limited to sell on it. If it even sells as much as the PS Vita, I'm not even sure if that's enough to justify it to developers to make full fledged games built from the ground up for PSVR. And then without those PSVR won't look appealing enough outside of the core PlayStation fan audience, sales won't raise enough to convince developers to devote so much resources to produce VR games like these. Until then your left with mostly low quality tech demo typed experiences, made with reused old assets of previous games.

Also Sony haven't really shown me that they will support their hardware if it doesn't do that well, and neither have 3rd party developers either. PSVR needs to get in the high millions so it can become a sustainable platform for developers to profit from it, or I can't see it doing well.

I just don't think 3rd party developers or even first party, are gonna stick around for VR if they can't make money from it. Just a peripheral or not if it cant sell well it's not got a good future for it. I mean the PS Vita is essentially history now, and right now PSVR is Sony's 2nd pillar.

If does become then successful then yes all will probably go well but right now it's not in that zone, and I'm not sure how long or if it will ever get their. It's super expensive and the libary is lacking from a quality standpoint. I've yet to feel convinced that first party will be their no matter what and I've yet to see a ton of 3rd party developers get on board with high quality full fledged games that appeal the masses that the PSVR is a must own.



fleischr said:
bluedawgs said:

please tell us what this is based on, i can't wait to see what you come up with

Name all the Sony 1st party PSVR games announced at E3 this year.

Spoiler: It's a rather a short list.

Uh GT Sport has a VR mode and its releasing in October, Media Molecule's Dreams will have VR support, Supermassive who made Until Dawn and Until Dawn: Rush of Blood are releasing The Inpatient this year which is a full blown prequel to Until Dawn, Supermassive is also making a game called Bravo Team for the PSVR, not to mention Farpoint which came out a few months ago along with the PSVR Aim controller, also there are rumours of Sony making brand new controllers for PSVR, regardless of first party titles announced at E3 (don't know why we're focusing on first party announced at E3 but whatever) Sony is supporting the PSVR way more than they did the Vita and there's way more to come. Seriously this thread and others like it will look even more dumb than they already do now by next year



Qwark said:
bluedawgs said:

please tell us what this is based on, i can't wait to see what you come up with

 

edit: also the whole logic that sony is "abandoning" the PSVR when it launched 9 months ago is just absolutely hilarious to me. sony spends years investing in VR and creating a slick ass fuck headset that does the best VR possible at its price point, it outsells the lifetime sales of the Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE on day one and dudes on the internet think they're done with VR just cus there was a drought of games for a little while at the beginning of the year, insane

The beginning of the year had RE7, which should be bundled with every PSVR and camera that game is  probably goddamn amazing in VR. Imagine if Sony would remake Killzone two or even better 3 in VR. I would sure as hell buy that, and a PSVR. 

yeah i know i played the entirety of Resident Evil 7 in VR and it was one of the best gaming experiences of my life



Green098 said:
bluedawgs said:

please tell us what this is based on, i can't wait to see what you come up with

 

edit: also the whole logic that sony is "abandoning" the PSVR when it launched 9 months ago is just absolutely hilarious to me. sony spends years investing in VR and creating a slick ass fuck headset that does the best VR possible at its price point, it outsells the lifetime sales of the Oculus Rift and HTC VIVE on day one and dudes on the internet think they're done with VR just cus there was a drought of games for a little while at the beginning of the year, insane

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/23/sony-officially-gives-up-making-ps-vita-games-5457689/

From 2015, a little under 4 years after the PS Vita launced Sony 1st party studios offically give up making PS Vita games.

yeah im not talking about the vita im talking about the psvr



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bluedawgs said:
Green098 said:

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/23/sony-officially-gives-up-making-ps-vita-games-5457689/

From 2015, a little under 4 years after the PS Vita launced Sony 1st party studios offically give up making PS Vita games.

yeah im not talking about the vita im talking about the psvr

Sorry must of misread that don't know why lol.



SegataSanshiro said:
I know it will and been saying it for a while. I been right about VR for 20+ years and people still try and argue with me. No matter how much you argue it VR is still niche it's not the future. It's a tried and true failure to be the future for 30 years. PSVR isn't much different than N64DD,32X,SCD.

VR is NOT the same as it was in the early 90's. I paid a dollar a minute to play a terrible VR mech simulator in 92'. What you were right about 20 years ago, or going back to my first exposure, which was terrible by the way, doesn't apply. Inroads are being made in ways that were not possible 20 years ago. Your viewpoint is too absolute. It's a tech worth exploring. RE7 VR looks amazing. It's a matter of adoption and support. I won't say it's "the future", but again, the progress has been noteworthy. PSVR alone is certainly more promising than the add-ons you mentioned. 64dd. Really? That had what? 6, Japan only "games" and died an ignominious death among those few who even knew it existed. You're lowballing VR.



- "If you have the heart of a true winner, you can always get more pissed off than some other asshole."

Heard the same exact argument against me when I said 3D isn't going anywhere. Uh huh seen it before. 3D flopped...yet again. VR will remain niche as long as it costs a bunch and requires bulky headsets.



I'm still holding out for holodecks. They will probably release before Star Citizen.



SegataSanshiro said:
I'm still holding out for holodecks. They will probably release before Star Citizen.

You havent even tried VR yet have you