lol, remember the virtual boy?  My brother got one of those, and you literally couldn't play that thing for more than 5 minutes without putting a crink in your neck!

that really isn't that different from 3d other than blocking out the periphery...   also, that is also something that these devices most likely won't be used for... maybe oculus rift will be used for that...

My city is finally allowing zoning for adult entertainment, so fuck your virtual reality, son!

I mean, I could be wrong and this time it could be the real deal, at least once a quality kit gets down to an affordable price for non-enthusiasts (which probably won't be any time soon). But I've seen this song and dance too many times now to not roll my eyes at it.

I've never actually used a Virtual Boy, but it doesn't look ergonomic in the least. I imagine it would be like strapping a giant ViewMaster to your face.

I can see this when I close my eyes.

And I don't need to wait for a 3D modeller to make the tits - which will be too small anyway.

VR is a waste of time. I bought Oculus Rift for my PC. The novelty wore off after a few days and it is now filed in the pile of fad electronics in my basement.

The immersiveness is cool but, it just is not something that lasts.

Nobody will know till its available at retail, I saw hundreds of people on every forum doom wii out of the gates as being stupid and "nothing but a gimmick and that may very well have been the case but it still went on to capture the worlds attention and be the best selling console, so until a new product has a market presence all we can do is speculate, just know that most of this speculation will be flat out wrong in the end.

Personally, I think if vr can't make a splash being introduced so early on in the ps4 (and possibly Xbox one) life cycle then it very well may never do so.
This is basically the biggest chance vr has ever had to be a viable retail product, its up to Sony and Microsoft to make it a success at this point, in both specification and pricing.

AR is going to be the next big thing.. Using google glasses to put a picture of scarlett johanson face over your ugly wife/gf face is so much better then really upclose porn..

Standard 3d works by halving framerate and showing one frame per eye so what you end up with is clunky and the brightness is impacted from the shutter use, consoles aren't fast enough to do shuttered 3d at over 30fps and even then 30fps would require the game to be stable 60fps, something they struggle with already.

Vr doesn't require the screen split so no performance or brightness is lost.

Not the same tech, and very different in their approaches too.

Yes, it'll flop... that is, if it doesn't have a wacky, "What's going on?", "What am I doing with my life" kind of name. Like the Wii. You know what? Just follow exactly what Nintendo did with the Wii.

1. Make it all white.
2. Make it as compact as possible (wait...)
3. Have a commercial with a couple Japanese guys who can't completely pronounce the English language
4. Bundle in a game that is aesthetically boring, but "life changing." (For those who are 50+)
5. Continue on with the "We are all such a happy family, look at us play with *insert name*!" commercials.
6. Waggle controls. Put them in there somewhere.
7. Drop support for it as soon as you come up with a seemingly better idea that has the same name as your Virtual Reality device with a vowel added to the end. It's so new!

There. I demand pay.