How the Oculus Rift Could Help Xbox Crush PlayStation

[Scoobes]

Landguy said:

Burek said:

That just looks.....pointless.

Instead of playing the game on my TV, I'll put this plastic box on my head, and play the game on my virtual TV. 

Yes, Sony is truly in trouble....as if their TV division was not suffering already, sales will completely stall now that we can game on virtual TVs.

I don't disagree with your sarcasm.

But, isn't that the same thing that Morpheus does?  You strap a thing on your head instead of using the TV in front of you?  Yes, I know that the actual VR is different, but the logic is the same.

You're having a laugh, right? The concept is the same but the whole implementation is completely different.

In one you're completely immersed in the actual game scenario. Racing a ferrari? you're inside the cockpit. Wandering Skyrim? you're directly inside the world. Flying a plane? You're inside the cockpit.

In the other, you're inside a fake living room playing a game on a fake TV. The game image still appears 2D and is separated from the player. You're immersed in a fake living room, not the actual game world.

OT: Clickbait title is clickbait. Article says nothing to suggest Xbox could benefit from this.