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ArnoldRimmer on 11 March 2014
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RenCutypoison said:
ArnoldRimmer said:
RenCutypoison said:

I don't think it will be big based on that. But they are indeed interested in "VR" devices, and they clearly want to make hardware for it(and that's what they do best).

So they may go VR for gaming, we shall just wait and see.

(BTW, it's not VR, it's just hering and sight simulation, the only two senses used to appreciate movies, thus it seems more efficient for movies than gaming to me)

Just out of curiosity: How exactly do you define VR, if you do not consider the upcoming Playstation headset and the Oculus Rift to be VR?

I agree that the 3D headsets that Sony released so far were definitely not VR devices, those were clearly only "3D viewers", their usefulness being limited to watching (non-interactive) movies.

But the Oculus Rift and the upcomfing Playstation headset are without a doubt VR devices in my opinion...


VR means virtual reality. It's about emulating your senses in an alternate reality (here, a game). Now, do you perceive reality just trough hearing and sight (and head movement) ?

These devices are just HSS (Hearing and sight simulator) IMO.

Well that is (and has been for decades) the current state of VR HMDs. It's not necessary for a single device to simulate ALL human senses to be considered a VR device.