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VR or BC

Virtual reality 59 40.97%
 
Backwards compatibility 69 47.92%
 
Both suck, more 4K HDR AAA exclusives 12 8.33%
 
I'm Switzerland 4 2.78%
 
Total:144
WagnerPaiva on 13 June 2017

Can´t we have both?
I will buy like 5 or 6 of the games Sony announced. None of the stuff Xbox showed. So, I guess I liked Sony better this time.



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Thespiralmatrix on 13 June 2017
vivster said:
Weirdly enough seems like PC alone offers all of the 3 choices and all superior to their console counterparts. So I'm gonna choose all of them since that is the best choice to have.

I have to agree.  It seems that Microsoft is determined not to have any games that can't be played on PC. While they are putting all their exclusives on PC they are releasing the XOX. Seems to be some internal tug of war going on.



StarOcean on 13 June 2017
SvennoJ said:
StarOcean said:
Wow one of the few times I agree fully with Kapi v.v XD

BC is at least useful. "VR" is dogshit right now. Yes, I've tried it, yes on multiple types like PS VR, Oculus, Vive, etc. They're all very far from being impressive. BC serves a purpose beyond a sales gimmick

Have you actually played a game in VR for more than a demo? I fail to see how RE7 and Dirt Rally are not impressive in VR. RE7 left tons of impressions on me :)

KLAMarine said:
BC. Cheap and means potentially better performance.

VR mandates minimum locked 60fps, the holy grail console gamers are always asking for!

Ofcourse it looks like I'll be spending most my time on both this holiday, Skyrim in VR, backwards and forwards. The last time I played that was on ps3 at 15-20fps having to restart the game every 10-15 minutes in the end. Playing that at 60fps will be a new experience already!

Played RE7 on it. Not impressed. It's not good. VR is just bad and expensive right now



SegataSanshiro on 13 June 2017

BC. I collect anyway. VR gives me serious headaches and why I hate 3D and VR.

VR isn't the future. It's a faile dpast that keeps trying and failing since the 1980s.



S.Peelman on 13 June 2017

Backwards compatibility, easily.

VR is one of the least interesting gaming fads of the past few decades as far as I'm concerned, I don't care for that in the slightest.



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Angelus on 13 June 2017

BC all day every day



Jranation on 13 June 2017

VR is too expensive for me and I dont have enough interest on what it offers.



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Mr Puggsly on 13 June 2017

While VR could be the future I don't feel like PSVR is and its very expensive. Its not something many PS4 owners are using either.

Meanwhile BC is popular and free. According MS, there are BC titles are among the most active games on X1.

Its a dumb comparison but people really like BC while less want to buy an expensive VR headset.



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SvennoJ on 13 June 2017
StarOcean said:
SvennoJ said:

Have you actually played a game in VR for more than a demo? I fail to see how RE7 and Dirt Rally are not impressive in VR. RE7 left tons of impressions on me :)

VR mandates minimum locked 60fps, the holy grail console gamers are always asking for!

Ofcourse it looks like I'll be spending most my time on both this holiday, Skyrim in VR, backwards and forwards. The last time I played that was on ps3 at 15-20fps having to restart the game every 10-15 minutes in the end. Playing that at 60fps will be a new experience already!

Played RE7 on it. Not impressed. It's not good. VR is just bad and expensive right now

I'm curious as RE7 in VR was a revelation to me. I would never have bought RE7 without it and it was the first time in over a decade that a game encouraged me to play at the hardest settings and beat it, twice.

What was bad about it for you? The graphics downgrade, the lower resolution or did you have trouble with full motion?
Surveys claim over 90% of owners of VR devices are satisfied with their purchase, perhaps vgchartz is an outlier. I'm a bit amazed at the hate VR gets on this site. With 126 exhibitors with VR/AR content at E3, close to a dozen new headsets being made, VR is here to stay.



Kerotan on 13 June 2017
Ka-pi96 said:
Kerotan said:
BC is the past while VR is the future. I like to look forwards not backwards. VR all the way.

That's not entirely true. BC can be the future too. I mean, you'll want to be able to play your favourite current games on future systems too... won't you?

Yes but if it comes down to choosing between old experiences vs new experiences I choose new.