Playstation VR

Morrus · Oct 15, 2016

Anyone got this yet? It released on Thursday and is cheaper than the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, and doesn't require you to buy a new PC to power it.

Sadly, I have been unable to find one available. Everywhere is out of stock. Guess I should have pre-ordered!

Morrus · Oct 19, 2016

I'll take that as an emphatic "no!"

Janx · Oct 19, 2016

sorry dude. I wasn't impressed with my PS3, so I stuck with the xbox product line when the new gen came out.

Tonguez · Oct 19, 2016

I make it a rule to wait at least 6 months - prices go down and theres more content to choose from...

Istbor · Oct 20, 2016

I hardly have the time to play and conquer all of my PC games. I don't have the time to even think about a console as well. Even if the experience of having some good VR products in my own home is tempting. So tempting...

Morrus · Oct 20, 2016

I tried Batman: Arkham VR today. Wow.

It's not perfect (occasional calibration glitches) but it's the most immersive video game experience I've ever had. It's short, about an hour long, and I played through it in one sitting. A handful of scenes where you have to do detective work - no fighting or anything.

I also tried London Heist. Again, really immersive. It's really hard not to just start walking off in random directions - the sense of being there is that immersive. I picked up a cigar, lit it, smoked it. You can pick up objects and documents and rotate them in your hand naturally.

The main issue with these games is the whole walking around stuff. On the other hand, I found picking stuff up and pressing buttons and shooting all super intuitive. Reloading my gun in London Heist meant actually picking up a magazine in one hand, and physically putting it into the gun which was in the other hand. After the first time - which was more "huh? really? I just *do* it?" it's really natural.

This is all first gen stuff of course. Give it a year or two and it's going to be fantastic. The main issue, as I mentioned earlier, is the walking around. The Batman game solved that by having locations you can point to and just go to without actually walking there, which was fine for a slow paced detective game like that. Driving games where you stay seated will be a perfect fit.

Janx · Oct 20, 2016

that sounds cool. I'm interested in the Star Trek one, but I probably won't do a Sony product so might miss out. Can I come to your house and play it?

Morrus · Oct 20, 2016

Janx said:
that sounds cool. I'm interested in the Star Trek one, but I probably won't do a Sony product so might miss out. Can I come to your house and play it?

Sure!

Janx · Oct 20, 2016

I'll just drive over then. Be there in a jiffy. Incidentally, the roads are clear from Texas to your house right? There was that storm, a bit of water...

If I recall, Sony said they'd have like 40 titles at launch (or some 2 digit number). I look forward to hearing which ones you like the best. it sounds cool.

Morrus · Oct 21, 2016

Janx said:
If I recall, Sony said they'd have like 40 titles at launch (or some 2 digit number). I look forward to hearing which ones you like the best. it sounds cool.

About 30 so far, with about that number in the next couple of months. Of course, they aren't cheap -- I only have a couple. So far I've tried Eve Valkyrie (good), Driveclub VR (good, if you like driving games), Batman (excellent, if short), and London Heist (excellent, even shorter). Plus some of the random demo stuff like the deep sea dive.

One thing I have noticed - when you're on the edge of a building as Batman or whatever, looking down has the expected effect, especially if you're afraid of heights like I am! That was impressive.