| Soundwave said: No offence Potato Hamster, but you also claimed the NX (Switch) couldn't be a hybrid I believe and that PS4 Pro and XB1X would never happen because it would be a disaster that developers couldn't handle making games at different settings. Also VR will eventually become something Nintendo and MS are in on too, it's not just a "Sony thing". |
No, I claimed the NX wasn't going to be more than one device (it isn't) and I said the PS4 Pro and XB1X would never happen unless they created the ability to play regular PS4/X1 games without patching and required developers to put in minimal effort, and thus neutering the potential of such a hardware upgrade (they did). I said third party developers would never support them as extra development platforms (they didn't). When I said both of these things I actually had seen and used development kits for both the Switch, and had seen the first documentation for the PS4 Pro. I can assure you that the policy Sony had in place or PS4 Pro support and the policy they had in place when the PS4 Pro had changed dramatically, since, you know, developers refused to support these consoles the way Sony wanted them to.
I was right about both.
How much longer is VR going to take "baby steps"? Is thirty years of baby steps not enough? Is 30 years of hearing "the next generation is going to be the one that breaks through" enough? And your Dreamcast example is piss poor, since the Dreamcast's demise had nothing to do with its online service.
Like I get it. You love VR. You think it's a "legit experience". Sure it's going to get cheaper and better, the same way that racing wheels have gotten cheaper and better over the years. Yet, I bet racing wheels aren't going to be anything more than a niche product ever. Why is that?
Sure, MS might give it a college try, they have done AR tech demos at E3 regularly. But it's never translated into anything great, and I don't think Sony's numbers with VR are exactly encouraging. Also, what makes you think Nintendo is going to get in on VR? What are the chances they're looking at what Sony is doing with VR and having a good chuckle? Nintendo is not exactly known for its powerful hardware. What are the odds they can offer a VR experience that can even go head to head with the PSVR before we see a Switch successor?
