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LiquorandGunFun on 25 March 2014

RIP oculus rift, what could have been.



 

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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 25 March 2014
BenVTrigger said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
BenVTrigger said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
BenVTrigger said:

I dont understand why you keep saying this.....they arent the same thing. At all. Its impossible to use AR for something such as VR tourism.

AR like Google Glass is very useful for something to wear daily. VR will be for specialized scenarios such as gaming, tourism, movies, and meetings. The two technologies really pose little threat to each other.

Those specialized scenarios aren't mainstream. VR tourism is a nice concept, but AR does it easier and cheaper, same with meetings. Only with media consuption does VR have the advantage and even then, it depends on how much of the environment you need to be aware of. VR inherently has a disadvantage with multitasking.

Did you just say movies arent mainstream.........

No. I never said that at all.

Your whole argument here makes no sense. AR and VR are different things. They arent even competing technologies.

No again. They weren't competiting technolgies but now that OR is bought by facebook, chances are they will be.

In the realm of technology just because two technologies are different does not mean they can't overlap.

In fact, the only thing that seperates AR and VR is the level of immersion. That immersion gives it an advantage with media consumption but is inherently bad at multitasking. Furthermore, since VR "creates" a new reality rather than augmenting your present one, it can't be mobile at all. In specialized scenarios where the user is sedentary, yes VR has the advantage but social scenarios thrive in mobile situations. Not to mention the other disadvantages VR has in comparison to AR. 




So essentially you just agreed with everything I said. Sweet.

I litterally said AR is sonething to use in daily life and VR is something to use for entertainment. You are backing up everything I said. Historically items such as that do very little to hurt each other.

AR will be used on the go whike VR will be used when relaxing in the home. Both should do very well.

That's a very optimistic point of view.

VR won't be the mainstream for media consupmtion, not for a very long time, and definetly not in the social realm, which again why I question the facebook acquistion, MS would've made more sense. I would be shocked if vr devices were on shelves for less than 200$ in five years time.



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Sal.Paradise on 25 March 2014

Google to buy Virtual Boy for $2



eFKac on 25 March 2014

Holy fuck a little lttp, but wow this is surprising! Seems VR will be a thing, even though certain group of people wanted to convince us otherwise



So it is happening...PS4 preorder.

Greatness Awaits!

rccsetzer on 25 March 2014
pezus said:
JGarret said:

Saw this on GAF

I wonder who else was in the bidding war...Google?...MS?

MS...


Nintendo?



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TheKoreanGuy on 25 March 2014

Very funny. April fools isn't until next week!

Wait, this is real? Oh....



ironmanDX on 25 March 2014

Does this confirm VR as the next "fad"?



BraveNewWorld on 25 March 2014

My guess is they'll use the technology and resources for non-gaming ventures.



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PullusPardus on 25 March 2014

and I was planning on buying their stock.....
goddamnit, god fucking damnit.



Fusioncode on 25 March 2014
Figgycal said:
BenVTrigger said:
WagnerPaiva said:
What the heck that douchebag wants with Oculus Rift? But, in other hand, good news for Sony, now they are the winner on the VR race by default =D


Not even close. If anything Oculus just dominated the early VR days.

Do you realise what kind of marketing and budget this will have now? 

Exactly, now Sony has to compete against Facebook. And Oculus Rift has a ton more cash backing it.

How are they competing against each other? OR will only be on PCs, while Project Morpheus will only be on PS4. Similar products but for two different markets, Facebook might even end up helping Sony by giving VR a big marketing push and getting the mainstream interested. 



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!