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thismeintiel on 30 June 2011
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Hynad said:
glimmer_of_hope said:
Lolz, so let me get this straight. Nintendo plans a tablet type controller....and haters call it a gimmick?
Sony plans a virtual boy rip off......and people say it's a great idea?
Just goes to show the Nintendo haters around here, it's getting pretty damned sad.

 

How is it a rip off?  You're kidding yourself if you think the Virtual Boy offered anything remotely approaching virtual reality.  

Exactly.  The Virtual Boy wasn't true virtual reality, it was just a 3D headset.  Virtual Reality actually transports you into a world, one that you see through the eyes of your character.  Somewhat like a FPS, only with this your body movements are what controls the character.  You move your arm up, the character does the same.  You move your head, the perspective changes like it would in real life.  The VB did none of those things.  If anything, the 3DS offers the same experience as the VB, sans headset.

I hope Sony persues this.  Wii U and Xbox 720 wouldn't even be an afterthought if Sony had this powering the PS4, albiet at a reasonable price.  To make it somewhat cheaper, I could see them having an improved PS Eye and Move controllers for tracking your hands, body, and the headset, while the headset would only be used for displaying the image.  And they defintely need to make it where your TV displays everything the player is seeing.