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Conina on 01 October 2016
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zero129 said:
SvennoJ said:

What if time is an option and a person might not want to bother with setting up vive and wants to use VR in different rooms by simply moving the console and one easy to place camera. You can buy a psvr bundle and start gaming in 5 minutes vs research what you need in a PC, upgrade/build/order it and research how to setup Vive properly.

PSVR is for the mainstream. For those who don't bother buying blu-rays and go for the convenience of streaming instead of spending 30 seconds more inserting a disc for much better quality.

Good then that you can use a small form factor PC thats just as small as the PS4 and use Vive well sitting down and it will still be the better expereience.

Dont try arguring here that the PSVR compares to the Vive as it really isnt even in the same ballpark.

No one is saying that the PSVR isnt worth it for the cost but if money isnt an option why would a person want the lesser hardware?.

Also im tired of you making PC out to look like som complicated mess to use. Its clear your PC is anchint since you have said so your self so many times.

Any downplaying you do of PC comes from 3rd party sources or from "When i last used PC" like 10 years ago!.

I have to disagree. I see the PSVR in the same ballpark as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, all 3 products have their advantages and disadvantages.

The display resolution of PSVR is a bit lower, but the image quality also depends on other factors. The full RGB-RGB-pattern instead of the Pentile RG-BG-pattern of OR / Vive makes up for most of the resolution gap and keeps the annoying screendoor-effect in check (RGB subpixels can usually be stacked much closer together than Pentile subpixels). OR's / Vive's resolution advantage is wasted by their displays' subpixel-matrix.

The big advantage of the HTC Vive ain't the image quality but the room scale possibilities. And for people who want to move around to get the best immersion it is an important factor. For lazy people like me who want to comfortably sit while playing VR games (or standing on a spot without blindly walking around), the roomscale possibilities are quite uninteresting.

PSVR has other big advantages. F.e., it is the most comfortable of these 3 headsets, especially for people wearing glasses.It has been said by many others, but in this unboxing video you can see, how easy it is to put on and take off the headset while wearing glasses:


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I'm sure there will be "second generation" PC VR headsets in the next years which are an improvement in every aspect than OR + Vive + PSVR. I'm waiting for these until I invest in PC VR.

Until then I'll have fun with PSVR and its exclusive or timed exclusive VR games. When I look through the announced and available VR games, there are a lot more PSVR-exclusive games than PC VR exclusive games that interest me.

And I'm not downplaying PC gaming. As many of you know PC is my main gaming platform and that I have a VR-ready PC. I also love to play on my consoles and handhelds, but my PC gets by far most of my "gaming time".

PS: I don't believe these secret sauce claims. The PS4 Pro is a lot faster than the PS4, so of course it can deliver a better performance and/or image quality for PSVR without any secret features. Even if the PSVR resolution is fix, some/better antialiasing can improve the image quality of the PSVR games a lot... I'm looking at you, Resident Evil 7 VR!