VR - PS4 vs PC

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Uabit said:

Zkuq said:

This is exactly what I was wondering. Apparently VR requires a lot of processing power. Each frame, the image needs to be rendered twice, and the framerate needs to be higher (at least solid 60 FPS, and preferably 90 FPS). Oh, and resolution needs to be high too (1080p per eye is probably decent, but a bit on the low side).

Some reading on the requirements:

• http://iq.intel.com/the-technical-challenges-of-virtual-reality/
• http://www.roadtovr.com/sony-confirms-new-90hz-display-mode-for-playstation-vr-formerly-morpheus/
• http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/11/20/playstation-vr-framerate-90fps-60fps-minimum/

So yeah, I somewhat doubt that on consoles we're going to be seeing a lot of VR games that core gamers would be interested in. Which leaves PC, where there's been tons of demand already despite the prices. And devs are going to love the power too. And considering console gamers probably aren't too eager to pay huge sums of money (after all, they got a console at least partially because it was cheaper than PC, at least in their minds), I'd say VR on consoles faces some real challenges. Of course if price and performance are OK, VR's breakthrough is probably going to happen on consoles, but I'm very doubtful about that at the moment. That's not one but two huge challenges to solve, and it seems they're much less of an issue on PC.

PS VR is going to be full of games with shitty graphics and the ones that actually look impressive or something is going to be because they aren't actually games but movies like the order 1886, heavy rain or beyond or are a straight hall full of scripts like uncharted. 

PS VR will be fine.

VR doesn't require great graphics because regardless of how it looks as long as there are no artifacting, it is going to be believable.

Already right now if you look at Rigs and London Heist for psvr (or even eve valkyrie) you can clearly see that the graphics are still great. Way beyond ps3 graphics (which are arguably still pretty okay).

Sony have already proven that they were able to get native 120fps + 30fps second screen (not just splitter image. unique picture for multiplayer purposes) on the PS4 with VR.

Uabit you are definetly angry or jealous or something. Rather hateful statement.

There are games on ps4 that look better than The Order 1886 that have great gameplay.

Uncharted 4 is that type of game, God of war ps4 will be that kind of game. Ratchet and Clank is another game that looks amazing with great gameplay.

Driveclub is a game that people who have been to the events say look amazing in VR. Sure they have dialed some of the graphics back but the reports so far have been that the scalebacks have been trivial at best. 8 cars on track instead of 12 etc. Cloud system scaled back. No actual graphics reductions just simple scalebacks.