kowenicki said:
If you read my OP you will see that I said I will almost certainy buy it despite what I am saying here. But it is niche... and its a small niche. You cant get away from the fact that in this guise it is a very solitary and insular experience. I'm sorry but that simply isnt mass market, not even close. |
It's 2014 dude, everyone is anti-social.
If a person wanted a bunch of VR headsets so that friends and family could enjoy them together, that'd cost an insane amount of money. I don't think that's a problem though. I absolutely hate this trend, but it's a rarity when a game offers local mp. The PS4 and XBONE are also solitary experiences the vast majority of the time. In order to actually play Killzone Shadow Fall together in the same room with three friends, you'd need to buy 4 PS4s, 4 games, and have 4 TVs. Just like with "social" VR that'd cost an insane amount of money. Didn't stop Killzone from selling 2.1 million copies or the PS4 from breaking records.
As long as the VR device has good marketing, it'd be an easy sell to gamers.
