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Egann on 11 August 2013

WHAT THE HELL?! NO! NO THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

Basically, for this design to work:

  • God forbid you have a den smaller than 300 square feet.
  • God forbid that den have furniture or bookshelves.
  • God forbid that den have a window.
  • God forbid your HDTV is smaller than 60 inches or you have to sit closer than fifteen feet.
  • God forbid someone want to do something else in the same room when you want to get your game on.
Even if the illustration is an egrigious exaggeration, this will work with a tiny minority of dens and entertainment centers. Remember how you had to move furniture for your Kinect or Wii? This is that times 20. It will be an impressive convention display where Microsoft can present it in a sterile environment they control, but no more. 


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endimion on 11 August 2013
Egann said:

WHAT THE HELL?! NO! NO THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

Basically, for this design to work:

  • God forbid you have a den smaller than 300 square feet.
  • God forbid that den have furniture or bookshelves.
  • God forbid that den have a window.
  • God forbid your HDTV is smaller than 60 inches or you have to sit closer than fifteen feet.
  • God forbid someone want to do something else in the same room when you want to get your game on.
Even if the illustration is an egrigious exaggeration, this will work with a tiny minority of dens and entertainment centers. Remember how you had to move furniture for your Kinect or Wii? This is that times 20. It will be an impressive convention display where Microsoft can present it in a sterile environment they control, but no more. 

like most high end tech no need to move furniture these is designed to project on it not a flat wall (even though it's better).... and who the hell puts a TV in front of a window... not only is it the worst place to put it... but it is also a waste of light.... anyway blinds or curtains solves the issue...

and i don't know you but illumiroom or not some one walking in front of the screen while playing is a nuisance anyway...

my current dwelling is like 500sqare feet and my living room is big enough for the tech and over 250sf... beside big expensive cities a 300sf living room is rather small imo

but yeah it is not for everyone... like having a decent 5.1 or home theatre is not for everyone.... (god forbid you have neighbors lol)



ArnoldRimmer on 12 August 2013
endimion said:
I don't think oculus rift will be that popular.... not because it is not good... but because only really tech savvy gamers have heard of it and have interest into it.... and they won't have the marketing and advertising budget companies like MS Sony and other tech company have....

The main reason mostly tech savvy people have heard of it so far is simply because it's still more than a year before it's even released. Why care about something you won't buy anytime soon anyway?

 

The tech savvy people will run for as soon as it's released, for they realize the potential.

Gamers will run for it when they try it out on a good game and realize how much it improves the gaming experience.

Mainstream men will run for it when they realize the potential for virtual sex.

Mainstream women will... well, who cares. ;)

 

If the Oculus Rift doesn't become a huge success then it's not because the hardware isn't interesting enough, but because the hardware is so interesting that other companies are coming out with very similar but even better solutions.



endimion on 12 August 2013
ArnoldRimmer said:
endimion said:
I don't think oculus rift will be that popular.... not because it is not good... but because only really tech savvy gamers have heard of it and have interest into it.... and they won't have the marketing and advertising budget companies like MS Sony and other tech company have....

The main reason mostly tech savvy people have heard of it so far is simply because it's still more than a year before it's even released. Why care about something you won't buy anytime soon anyway?

 

The tech savvy people will run for as soon as it's released, for they realize the potential.

Gamers will run for it when they try it out on a good game and realize how much it improves the gaming experience.

Mainstream men will run for it when they realize the potential for virtual sex.

Mainstream women will... well, who cares. ;)

 

If the Oculus Rift doesn't become a huge success then it's not because the hardware isn't interesting enough, but because the hardware is so interesting that other companies are coming out with very similar but even better solutions.

we'll see but i highly doubt it.... it would be any major tech brand why not, but in the current state of things I doubt it will reach critical mass at launch... maybe in a couple years with version 2 or 3 of the hradware or like you said if someone elses from a big comp picks up the idea...

but like I said we'll see... not even sure they'll be able to produce it in high quantity to become massive....