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Scoobes on 11 March 2014
Figgycal said:
fleischr said:
Figgycal said:
Bluray and streaming flopped? What?

But yes VR is a joke, but I said the same about motion controls and it seemed to do very well.


Specifically 3D Blu-ray and 3D streaming.

Blu-ray and streaming on their own are both obviously a huge success.

So just 3D in other words.

Also I edited out this part: "but I said the same about motion controls and it seemed to do very well." Because Kowen is right. VR is so incredibly niche and so nerdy that even I'm not interested in it. 

You're on a video game forum and you're worried about being "nerdy"? lol

Have you tried it yet? As soon as I tried it all of my misgivings were thrown out of the window. I'm completely sold on the concept. IMO, VR is when the next gen truly starts.




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Scoobes on 11 March 2014
kitler53 said:
ethomaz said:
Game changer... you need to try first to see.


which is a problem in of itself.

given how dumb that thing looks i imagine a ton of people will refuse to even try it. 

When word starts spreading of how good it is those people will eventually have to try it. It's as intuitive as motion controls but with a whole extra level of immersion.




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Figgycal on 11 March 2014
Scoobes said:
Figgycal said:
fleischr said:
Figgycal said:
Bluray and streaming flopped? What?

But yes VR is a joke, but I said the same about motion controls and it seemed to do very well.


Specifically 3D Blu-ray and 3D streaming.

Blu-ray and streaming on their own are both obviously a huge success.

So just 3D in other words.

Also I edited out this part: "but I said the same about motion controls and it seemed to do very well." Because Kowen is right. VR is so incredibly niche and so nerdy that even I'm not interested in it. 

You're on a video game forum and you're worried about being "nerdy"? lol

Have you tried it yet? As soon as I tried it all of my misgivings were thrown out of the window. I'm completely sold on the concept. IMO, VR is when the next gen truly starts.

I'm saying it's even too nerdy for me. It looks lame.



alabtrosMyster on 11 March 2014

nah, I don't think it will catch up that much, mind you, I would like a VR headset to play a bit, but then again, I think 3D TVs are better for a lot of games... and after a couple of minutes, no matter how awesome the tech is you still want to take the helmet off of your head.



DD_Bwest on 11 March 2014

Does anyone else find it funny how people can complain how it apparently looks dumb, but not only will you not be seeing it, since its on your face, you will also primarily be using it when you are at home alone in your living room.



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Scoobes on 11 March 2014
Figgycal said:
Scoobes said:

You're on a video game forum and you're worried about being "nerdy"? lol

Have you tried it yet? As soon as I tried it all of my misgivings were thrown out of the window. I'm completely sold on the concept. IMO, VR is when the next gen truly starts.

I'm saying it's even too nerdy for me. It looks lame.

I'm just saying that people shouldn't knock it until they've tried it. Once you've tried it, how you look is the last thing on your mind. You'll literally be immersed in another world. 




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kitler53 on 11 March 2014
Scoobes said:
kitler53 said:
ethomaz said:
Game changer... you need to try first to see.


which is a problem in of itself.

given how dumb that thing looks i imagine a ton of people will refuse to even try it. 

When word starts spreading of how good it is those people will eventually have to try it. It's as intuitive as motion controls but with a whole extra level of immersion.

we'll see.  i'd like to try it myself but i have a group of "causual" friends that i often like to talk to for their perspective to help me with my objectivity.  i brought up OR to them and while they had all heard of it none had any interest.  it's just soo damn nerdy.  i'm somewhat open to it but i dunno,.. i'm not sure i can endure the endless ridicule i'm sure my wife would give me if i ever put one on.



fleischr on 11 March 2014
soulfly666 said:
Have you used Oculus? It is FAR from a joke or gimmick.


Doesn't keep it from looking like one though.

If you scale back the usability/approachability, it cannot have the same success as it's prior forms.

VR is to 3D TV, 3D Blu-rary, and 3D streaming etc as the WiiU Gamepad is to the original WiiMote. Seems cool to some of us, but ridiculous to the rest of us. The gamepad also being far less cumbersome a gimmick than VR in general.



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Lulz on 11 March 2014

VR isn't going to take off until we get the Holodeck from Star Trek! People don't even want to wear 3D glasses. There is no chance at all that the general public is going to want to wear a dorky helmet/face mask while playing video games. Anyone investing in this technology is going to lose a lot of money and end up looking really silly.



fleischr on 11 March 2014
pezus said:

Probably not, since it's Sony you're talking about.

"3D television/Blu-ray/streaming flopped" Say what? 

EDIT: 3D television, 3D Blu-ray, 3D streaming flopped. The last two had such a short lifespan, I bet you never heard of them!

Why would you care how your face looks when playing? Have you recorded your face when playing "normal" games? I can assure you, it's not in its most optimal state.


see edit



I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016