Sony GDC 2014 - theory involving VR and Driveclub, am I reading too much into it here?

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ArnoldRimmer said:

RenCutypoison said:

ArnoldRimmer said:

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.

I'm just not pleased for current device, so I'll wait a few years. Tough I can see why people are excited.