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Own PSVR 8 34.78%
 
Will be buying PSVR 2 8.70%
 
Will maybe buy PSVR 2 8.70%
 
Won't be buying PSVR 6 26.09%
 
Sharing PSVR unit with a mate/family 0 0%
 
Will be buying PSVR next generation 1 4.35%
 
I have mobile/PC/other VR 3 13.04%
 
Comment/indifferent/other.... 1 4.35%
 
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Conina said:
COKTOE said:
Still hoping L.A. Noire finds a home on PSVR eventually.

Could happen. The Vive exclusivity is over, official Rift support is already here.

https://www.roadtovr.com/la-noire-vr-case-files-launch-oculus-rift-support-hardware-compatibility-minimum-specifications/

Ah ha! Good to know!



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Wow, what an awesome update!

How could I ever play Wipeout games outside of the VR cockpit? Such an immersion gain!



Conina said:

Wow, what an awesome update!

How could I ever play Wipeout games outside of the VR cockpit? Such an immersion gain!

How is the HUD? Is it easy to keep track of?



I'll give it a shot but wasn't RE7 the killer app? And Far point?

I'm actually not the biggest Wipeout fan but I am curious to see how it feels to be inside of that world. How much does it cost?



I bought the Omega collection for €18 earlier this months in a PSN sale. Combined with discounted PSN credit I paid €15



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I bought the game at release for full price hoping for a VR patch. It took a while, yet wow, it smashed all my expectations. Right from the start it's fully transformed for VR, no need to switch to a VR mode or anything. 3D menus all tailored to the headset, and simply everything is available in VR.

First I turned off all the comfort options, internal view, lock camera to pilot and disable any view restrictions. It's amazing and so much better when you can look to where you are going. It makes the game a lot easier as well. Everything looks great, from the cockpit to the people cheering along the track. This is how I have always wanted to play Wipeout. 3 Campaigns to complete as well, this is going to be fun for a long time!

Beware it's definitely an 'advanced' VR title and the game kept turning comfort options back on the first time I played certain tracks or entered zone mode, with a motion sickness warning. Luckily I had no problems with that in the 2 hours with the game.

I played GT Sport VR before turning on Wipeout. F1500 GT on the Nurburgring, exciting, yet Wipeout is so much better and looks better too. (Environment, cars look better in GT Sport of course) I don't think I'll play the VR time trial mode much in GT Sport, Wipeout I'll be playing a lot.



Own VR but no interest in wipeout so a pass from me.



John2290 said:
Nogamez said:
Own VR but no interest in wipeout so a pass from me.

How could you not like Wipeout? Blasphemy! ^^ 

It's a different game in VR tbh it changes it so much, if you like mario cart you'll like this if not then you won't, It's mario cart on steroids.

Just never really liked wipe out,  liked f zero x though. I would imagine in VR it would just make me sick and I only use VR for horror stuff



I feel the term "killer app" is being misused these days.  A killer app isn't a game or software that demonstrates the potential of a product, rather it is a game or software that makes the masses want/buy the product.  Wipeout series is great I'm, but too niche to be considered a PSVR seller to the masses.

 

There's only a few killer apps in videogame history...

Pong

Super Mario Bros

Super Mario World

Sonic the Hedgehog

Super Mario 64

Final Fantasy VII

DVD (for PS2)

Halo

Wii Sports

 

I might be missing one but that is the echelon of true killer apps that made those systems fly off shelves.



SidOfBee said:

I feel the term "killer app" is being misused these days.  A killer app isn't a game or software that demonstrates the potential of a product, rather it is a game or software that makes the masses want/buy the product.  Wipeout series is great I'm, but too niche to be considered a PSVR seller to the masses.

 

There's only a few killer apps in videogame history...

Pong

Super Mario Bros

Super Mario World

Sonic the Hedgehog

Super Mario 64

Final Fantasy VII

DVD (for PS2)

Halo

Wii Sports

 

I might be missing one but that is the echelon of true killer apps that made those systems fly off shelves.

Wipeout is what drew me to Playstation. It's the game I saw playing in the shops on ps1 and I had to have one. Wipeout 2047 was the killer app for the system for me.

From that list only Super Mario 64 and Wii Sports got me to buy the system and both ended up being disappointing. But sure, they worked for the masses. Wipeout worked for the demographic I was in at the time, mainly because of the music and style. 2047 is still the best wipeout.