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Who will win the virtual reality battle?

Sony Project Morpheus 75 68.18%
 
HTC Vive 3 2.73%
 
Samsung Gear VR 1 0.91%
 
Ocolus Rift 15 13.64%
 
Microsoft HoloLens 10 9.09%
 
Carl Zeiss VR One 2 1.82%
 
Avegant Glyph 0 0%
 
Razer OSVR 1 0.91%
 
Google Cardboard 3 2.73%
 
Archos VR Headset 0 0%
 
Total:110
ironmanDX said:
Facebook will win.

one would think that if Facebook purchased oculus rift that they intend on using it in facebook somehow but I just don't see how it could be implemented very well



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VR is still in a fairly primitive form. I doubt any of these would appeal to the mass market. The main issue I see with Sony's VR (Which will probably be the one that gets the heaviest marketing) is it looks to be anchored to the PS4. The PS4 might be the strongest 8th Gen console, but it's hardware specs will cause issues in VR performance.



Current gaming platforms - Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, New 3DS, PC

I think it's between Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift. I believe they are the most well known VR devices.



Dr.Vita said:
Mike_L said:

To be honest Project Morpheus should’ve been bundled with PS4 from launch in order to obtain high commercial success and reach the bigger casual market. Though I think it could sell quite a lot of units (and "win" the VR race) if Sony includes it in a bundle and supports it in in all their big upcoming 1st party games:

Bend Studio’s new horror IP
God of War IV
Gran Turismo 7
Guerrilla Games' WRPG “Horizon” with Fallout New Vegas writer
Guerrilla Cambridge’s new game
London Studio’s new character action game
Media Molecule’s new IP
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
etc.

AND make sure that it’s supported in as many AAA/AA 3rd party PS4 games as possible (especially games with 1st person view are ideal):

Alien: Isolation (already supports VR)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
DayZ (already supports VR)
Dead Island 2
Destiny 2
Doom 4 (Doom 3 supports VR)
Dying Light (already supports VR)
Elite: Dangerous (already supports VR)
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
EVE Valkyrie (already supports VR)
Evolve
Fallout 4
Far Cry 5
The Forest (already supports VR)
Just Cause 3
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (already supports VR)
Mirror’s Edge 2
No Man’s Sky
Project C.A.R.S. (already supports VR)
Rainbow Six: Siege
Silent Hills
SOMA
Star Citizen (already supports VR)
Star Wars: Battlefront
Titanfall 2
Unreal Tornament 4 (already supports VR)
War Thunder (already supports VR)
Wild
The Witness (already supports VR) etc.


Bundling Project Morpheus with PS4 would be a terrible idea. Would cost at least 700€.  

No, I know that.

In the perfect world bundling Morpheus would be as cheap as it was for Nintendo to bundle Wii with remote, nunchuck, sensor bar and Wii Sports. This would be the most effective way to reach the mass market and avoid fracturing the user base.



I voted Sony. But it really will be Apple. :P



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Poll is missing an option: "None of the above"

I don't see VR ever becoming mainstream, and it's not just because it's expensive right now. When people want to play video games, they just want to power on the console, pick up the controller, and play. Adding a VR headset to the mix just creates another hassle every time you start playing, and makes everything else more inconvenient.

Sure, lots of people will use it, and it may even gather a respectable market. But considering all the compromises you must make to experience VR... Most people just won't make the commitment. And I won't, either.



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