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zero129 said:
GribbleGrunger said:

It definitely won't happen straight away. Maybe at some point in the next 4 years but Sony won't want to take away the potential PS4 selling power.

PS4 selling power?. Look guys, this is silly since we are not talking about an "Exclusive game" here!.. It would be in Sony's best interest, that if they really do see the PSVR as "Its own" platform, to break away from just the PS4!. People who where going to go and get PSVR for their PS4's are still going to go get it.

No one who owns a gaming PC was going to go out and buy a "PS4" just for PSVR when the is still cheaper headsets on the PC and much more games for them to play on PC!.

No one who owns a PS4 is now going to go out and sell their PS4 and buy an expensive PC now that PSVR is on it!.

People who own both a PS4 and a gaming PC will now more then likely Pick up the PSVR over any of the PC headsets, since it works with both of their systems. This is something none of the other headsets can offer.

This will not take away sales for the reasons i stated above however for the same reasons it will boost sales big time.

For instance i was never planning on picking up the PSVR if it wouldnt be possible to work on PC (Since thats where the games are that i want to play).

So i would of went for the Vive or the Rift or maybe even the OSVR. But if Sony allowed this i would pick up the PSVR, since i can then use it on my PS4 also to try out the VR games on that system, something i would of never gave 400 euro to do since i own a gaming pc, and thats where most of my VR gaming will be done thanks to most of my games that i already own working in VR on the system, and im not dependent on Sony or 3rd party support..

Would you buy it if:

1) Some modteam cracked the security made it working on PC so the "ghetto-way"

2) Sony had official support for it.

And then the question is, what kind of VR exprience would PSVR on PC have? Only sitted? Because i doubt the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift games where you have to use their controllers would work with PSMove



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GribbleGrunger said:
zero129 said:

How so??. Going by this site alot of PS4 fans also own a "Gaming" PC. So why wouldnt they want to be able to use the one headset on both their systems??.

Taking into account what i said in my other reply to you. Who exactly benefits from if the PSVR stayed only working on PS4?.

The answer would be Sony.

This launch is aimed squarely at the current install but once PSVR is well known PSVR will help sell PS4s. Sony will not want to take away that 'potential' by putting it on PC straight away. It may come to the PC but a lot further down the line. 

Tbh, I don't think it actually would benefit Sony.  I think opening it up to the PC Platform also opens Sony up to small-time indie ops, that may create something great (which Sony can then invest in/hire the individual/team).  It also opens the tech to researchers/scientists/insert occupation none of us can predict.  It ends up moving more units, than PS4 exclusivity.



mornelithe said:
GribbleGrunger said:

The answer would be Sony.

This launch is aimed squarely at the current install but once PSVR is well known PSVR will help sell PS4s. Sony will not want to take away that 'potential' by putting it on PC straight away. It may come to the PC but a lot further down the line. 

Tbh, I don't think it actually would benefit Sony.  I think opening it up to the PC Platform also opens Sony up to small-time indie ops, that may create something great (which Sony can then invest in/hire the individual/team).  It also opens the tech to researchers/scientists/insert occupation none of us can predict.  It ends up moving more units, than PS4 exclusivity.

I doubt Sony is making any money on the PSVR when you look at the price and what it comes with in the box.

They are obviously making money on the games and PS+ subscriptions and maybe the accesoires like the camera and PSMove 



mornelithe said:

Tbh, I don't think it actually would benefit Sony.  I think opening it up to the PC Platform also opens Sony up to small-time indie ops, that may create something great (which Sony can then invest in/hire the individual/team).  It also opens the tech to researchers/scientists/insert occupation none of us can predict.  It ends up moving more units, than PS4 exclusivity.

That will or may be the case later on but not in the short term. As I said, this launch is aimed at current PS4 owners but at some point Sony would want it to help sell PS4s. They're not going to throw that away by offering it to the PC crowd earlier. Then you have the matter of PS4/PSVR exclusives. This is Sony PR as far as I'm concerned and designed to 'perhaps' stop some people buying into PC tech early on. They're hoping this will slow Rift/Vive sales until October.



 

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MortienGerrux said:
mornelithe said:

Tbh, I don't think it actually would benefit Sony.  I think opening it up to the PC Platform also opens Sony up to small-time indie ops, that may create something great (which Sony can then invest in/hire the individual/team).  It also opens the tech to researchers/scientists/insert occupation none of us can predict.  It ends up moving more units, than PS4 exclusivity.

I doubt Sony is making any money on the PSVR when you look at the price and what it comes with in the box.

They are obviously making money on the games and PS+ subscriptions and maybe the accesoires like the camera and PSMove 

I don't care what you doubt.  It's already been reported that Sony makes money on each unit.  Provide proof, or as Hitchens Razor suggests: Anything asserted w/o evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.



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GribbleGrunger said:
mornelithe said:

Tbh, I don't think it actually would benefit Sony.  I think opening it up to the PC Platform also opens Sony up to small-time indie ops, that may create something great (which Sony can then invest in/hire the individual/team).  It also opens the tech to researchers/scientists/insert occupation none of us can predict.  It ends up moving more units, than PS4 exclusivity.

That will or may be the case later on but not in the short term. As I said, this launch is aimed at current PS4 owners but at some point Sony would want it to help sell PS4s. They're not going to throw that away by offering it to the PC crowd earlier. Then you have the matter of PS4/PSVR exclusives. This is Sony PR as far as I'm concerned and designed to 'perhaps' stop some people buying into PC tech early on. They're hoping this will slow Rift/Vive sales until October.

Makes little sense honestly, especially for the researcher side of it.  PS4 isn't an open platform, PC is. 

And none of us can really say with any certainty how many PC owners, who are interested in VR, would break down to buy a PS4 just for the VR experience.  Sony would also be potentially pissing off every single one of those individuals by coming out with the PC support later. (Aka a super dick move by Sony...and it would be).

If Sony wants to continue to build it's good faith w/ consumers, it'll release w/ PC support sooner, rather than later.  Otherwise it reeks of the Alan Wake debacle on the 360.

All that aside though, I do think their focus is going to be the PS4 platform for the time being, but I don't think it'd be that big of a deal to get PC support out into the world though, make the drivers open source, and let the community run with it.



The only logical move they could make. I assume the VR headset or some mainstream low end one from Sony will eventually be available for phones, tvs or whatever that is able to interface with all these devices, ideally creating a necessity to own one. We shall see. Still a TON of unspoken verticles that haven't even conceptualized yet. The health industry, trade schools, real estate, and that's just off the top of my head. Could you imagine a theater full of VR headsets and an audience fully plugged in?



mornelithe said:

Makes little sense honestly, especially for the researcher side of it.  PS4 isn't an open platform, PC is. 

And none of us can really say with any certainty how many PC owners, who are interested in VR, would break down to buy a PS4 just for the VR experience.  Sony would also be potentially pissing off every single one of those individuals by coming out with the PC support later. (Aka a super dick move by Sony...and it would be).

If Sony wants to continue to build it's good faith w/ consumers, it'll release w/ PC support sooner, rather than later.  Otherwise it reeks of the Alan Wake debacle on the 360.

It would now be a 'dick move' not too? LOL



 

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zero129 said:
GribbleGrunger said:

It definitely won't happen straight away. Maybe at some point in the next 4 years but Sony won't want to take away the potential PS4 selling power.

PS4 selling power?. Look guys, this is silly since we are not talking about an "Exclusive game" here!.. It would be in Sony's best interest, that if they really do see the PSVR as "Its own" platform, to break away from just the PS4!. People who where going to go and get PSVR for their PS4's are still going to go get it.

No one who owns a gaming PC was going to go out and buy a "PS4" just for PSVR when the is still cheaper headsets on the PC and much more games for them to play on PC!.

No one who owns a PS4 is now going to go out and sell their PS4 and buy an expensive PC now that PSVR is on it!.

People who own both a PS4 and a gaming PC will now more then likely Pick up the PSVR over any of the PC headsets, since it works with both of their systems. This is something none of the other headsets can offer.

This will not take away sales for the reasons i stated above however for the same reasons it will boost sales big time.

For instance i was never planning on picking up the PSVR if it wouldnt be possible to work on PC (Since thats where the games are that i want to play).

So i would of went for the Vive or the Rift or maybe even the OSVR. But if Sony allowed this i would pick up the PSVR, since i can then use it on my PS4 also to try out the VR games on that system, something i would of never gave 400 euro to do since i own a gaming pc, and thats where most of my VR gaming will be done thanks to most of my games that i already own working in VR on the system, and im not dependent on Sony or 3rd party support..

Also it would confirm for others who want to get into VR on PC right away that they should just get the other two headsets, coming in 4 years later into a market that would be dominated by the other two and eventually more headsets, that's a bad idea.

OT: Cool for those that want a cheaper headset, not my cup of tea but once I do decide to jump into VR it's likely going to be a Vive or something else.



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BraLoD said:
That would be great for the headset per se, but I dunno, being a PS4 exclusive at least in the beginning is the best idea, it pushes less headsets but also pushes PS4s.

I actually think realeasing it on PC could make it so people buy PS4s. Anyone who owns a PC will have to spend $800 to get PS4VR might as well just go with the other options avaliable on PC.