Is PSVR Sony's next Vita?

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JustThatGamer said:

Not sure if you are serious. If so, I hope you have room to give it a chance at some point. VR is absolutly the future of games. Sony has to be at the front if they want to stay on top of the indursty. I am very happy that they are pushing forward, and being proactive with this tech, because too many times Sony has been slow, and it has massivly hurt other industries.

I really can't think of a AAA sytle game that won't benefit from VR. Some games really benefit from it, First Person Experiences, 3rd person Experience, and Racers. The Last Of US Part II would be a perfect game to support VR, because it fully engaes you in the world. There is no better way to play a 3rd person game, because no matter how big your screen is, you will never have a proper feild of view. 

We already know Polyphony is working on it for Gran Turismo, but honestly Sony needs to get the rest of their big studios doing projects. Sucker Punch, Naughty Dog, Gurrillia, Sony San Deigo, they all need to be making AAA games for VR, to make sure Sony is ready for the swing from flat screen games to VR.

I think VR definitely has a place in the videogame industry, preferably at arcades & theme parks. Personally I don't want to sit at home wearing one of those cumbersome contraptions. Also, I typically play games with others, story & multiplayer, so the shared big screen experience is a must.

Nowadays on the rare occasions I do play games alone I'd prefer to feel comfortable than more immersed, nothing wrong with people embracing VR but it's just not for me.

Fair enough.

I really would prefer that VR at home becomes big, more so than in arcades and theme parks though. I would love to see a future where you can buy a VR system for $5,000 that has cutting edge tech, the most percise motion tracking, and industry leading screen tech. I would totally be in the market for that kind of stuf.

 

Back at the O.P.

I find it funny that people are asking whether Sony is serious or not about VR, when they renamed the PlayStation division Sony Interactive Entertainment. If that doesn't point to a future of VR and Advanced Motion Controls/Motion Tracking then I don't know what does.

As others have said. PSVR is definitly a building block. An early entry into a market that is going to explode in the future. Sony being involved now is a great thing. They messed up in portable devices by not going to digital music fast enough, They messed up in TV's by not supporting LCD fast enough, and they messed up in Mobile by not turning the PSP/PS Vita into a mobile platform. This time they are at the forefront of the new emerging tech, and are in a position to have Samsung/Apple like success in the VR space. That is good for Sony, that is good for consoles, and more and most importantly, that is good for the future of gamers.