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i still wondering such viewing will not hurt our eyesight...?? 



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I have a question that I hope one of the PS4 owners in here can answer:

What ports does the PS4 have that this VR HMD might be connected to?

Because I wonder if it will be possible to use their VR HMD without the PS4. If it uses some proprietary port shit, its success might indeed be limited. Because even I, who's extremely interested in the technology, wouldn't buy it if the device cost, say, more than 400$ and yet could only be used with a PS4. In that case, I'd wait for Oculus Rift instead.



BradleyJ said:
Gran Turismo 7 support -> True first person driving -> Bundles with the headset and the game -> Massive success.


I'm pretty sure I just threw up a little...from excitment.



Bet with Adamblaziken:

I bet that on launch the Nintendo Switch will have no built in in-game voice chat. He bets that it will. The winner gets six months of avatar control over the other user.

If done right it could do well, but I smell a flop in the making.



I just don't know how many people will be willing to buy a console priced accessory. If Sony can get this to $250 or less than maybe, but I honestly know nothing about the economics of a VR headset. They'll also have to get as many demo stations in stores as possible to get as many people to try it as they can.



Bet with Adamblaziken:

I bet that on launch the Nintendo Switch will have no built in in-game voice chat. He bets that it will. The winner gets six months of avatar control over the other user.

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Sony will reveal its Oculus Rift-beating VR headset at GDC next week, according to developers familiar with the tech.

A prototype is already in some thirdparty developers’ hands, who have told us that Sony’s VR headset is far superior to Oculus Rift’s first incarnation, though that is expected to even out a little with the arrival of Rift’s new, more advanced Crystal Cove devkit. They also said that there’s little software to speak of currently, but they expect to see something from one of Sony’s firstparty studios at GDC, even if it is just a tech demo.

There’s also no pressure on developers from platform holder Sony to adopt the tech; indeed, the studios we spoke to were excited by the technology, but questioned its viability as a platform. The cost of VR game development and its niche appeal means that many developers will wait and see how the Sony-authored experiences fare before committing to VR game development in earnest.

Sony will reveal all at its ‘Driving the future of innovation’ session at GDC on Tuesday, March 18. The event’s description on the GDC site is deliberately brief, but it is significant that it’ll be hosted by senior SCEA research and development executives Richard Marks and Anton Mikhailov. Both men helped develop PlayStation Eye and Move; feeling out the possibilities of virtual reality on consoles appears to be a logical progression for the pair within Sony’s R&D departments. The presence of Sony’s President of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida lends the showcase extra kudos, too, and its significance is being stressed privately to Sony’s development partners, who are being told that it’s not a session that they’d want to miss.

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6 days to go, can't wait.



”Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Harriet Tubman.

I can only see VR being useful for racing games and exclusive VR visual novel/games.



Rafux said:
I can only see VR being useful for racing games and exclusive VR visual novel/games.

Imagine a VR headset with a modern sequel to the Myst games.



I am curious, but wary of simulation sickness and price tag.



ArnoldRimmer said:
I have a question that I hope one of the PS4 owners in here can answer:

What ports does the PS4 have that this VR HMD might be connected to?

USB3.0... up to 5 GBit/s (640 MByte/s)