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Damn, PlayStation VR is going to crush everything | VRHeads

Sony's VR headset isn't the best, but it's damn close and nothing else matters.

Aceman182869d ago

This title is sure to bring out the disagrees lol. Personally it's not for me but for those who like it have a blast playing.

poppinslops2868d ago

DISAGREEEEEE!!!!!

Seriously though - where is No Man's Sky? Were Hello Games even at E3?
It's due out before Gamescom (which Sony might not even attend), so I'm thinking that's one PSVR announcement that's just not gonna happen... good thing it's coming to PC - modders won't need long to get it running in VR.

Which brings me to my point - basically any PC game can be made to run in VR, then there's the big AAA games like Fallout 4 and Star Citizen which will officially support the Oculus/Vive headsets... and then there's the porn.

Goldby2868d ago

They were busy securing the name of their game to deal with e3. Nms is due out in august and for all we know when psvr is released we could see trailers for vr nms. Everythibg doesnt need to be a big event to make accoucements

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UltimateMaster2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

It will be an awesome Headset to get.
It has it's own secondary processor that retro-projects the image to the Headset itself, meaning it removes that task off of the PS4 CPU so that it can concentrate itself on the game.
If games like Resident Evil VII and Final Fantasy XV can run VR on the PS4, I think it will be more than capable of handling pretty much every game your want to create.
It has an OLED screen, which will give you the best colours and the deepest black you've ever seen.
OLED has a maximum of 500nits of brightness, unlike 1000nits for standard LED, which is a good thing, because when you have a screen 1 feet from your eyes, you want it a bit less bright to put less eyestrain.
It is wireless and very comfortable, unlike the Occulus Rift, easily adjustable and it tracks it's movement from the camera.

I think this VR is prefect for someone sitting on a couch rather than playing on your 2 feet in a 360 view like the HTC Vibe does. You do have to be careful with the Vibe. You could break the cord, break other objects or hit a wall.

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kaizokuspy2868d ago

Can anyone confirm if it still plays games in a virtual projection tv like 50 ft as if it were imax? I read that it did, but haven't found anything since

jb2272868d ago

Yeah, I think there will be pros & cons for both headsets really. I don't think there's a clear "winner" in terms of quality.

Oculus & Vive may have the potential for better experiences graphically & performance wise provided the user is willing to drop upwards of $1500 to play them, but from what we know so far, huge console games like Batman Arkham VR, Star Wars X Wing, Psychonauts & RE7 will be exclusive to the PSVR so far, and that's not even factoring in the first party stuff like GT Sport, Ace Combat, Rigs & Farpoint....then there's stuff like Golem & The Journey coming from third parties possibly exclusive to the PSVR.

Seems pretty clear to me, VR is just a microcosm of the current state of gaming itself. Consoles are a bit underpowered compared to PC & less functional than a PC (mainly in terms of Porn) but consoles are also cheaper & possessive of the widest array of huge gaming experiences. PC may have sheer quantity & maybe even variety, but console gaming has always been the best place to experience gaming in its purest form, w/ the biggest games in the entirety of the medium.

As of now I think PSVR will sell the most if Sony has their production down...the controversy behind the Oculus pre order shortages kinda killed a bit of the hype for its launch. I expect PSVR to sell out, but I think all existing orders will be filled & there will be units in store at launch, if only for a short period of time. Another big plus is that while stores like Gamestop are replenishing their stock, gamers will be able to test it out in store, and I'd say a fair few will claim their unit from the next shipment right then & there. I'll be holding off myself but most likely much shorter than I initially thought I would, hearing that stuff that could've been very 'tech demo' ish like Arkham VR is actually very fun to play kinda seals the deal for me...PSVR really seems to be focusing on quality experiences w/ this thing.

Kyizen2868d ago

I'd agree with all if it wasnt for the entry cost of PC VR. For me I'd a new gpu looking at the 1070 which will be $380 then to start the occulus would be $600 thats $1000 for the low end we are talking about. Think about a Vive and 1080...now people have a PS4 you are talking $500 to get started thats half the price.

Noz2868d ago

sure, you can make any game in vr but thats like "you can make every movie in 3D", the point is some will work some not and the best experience is a game thats build from scratch for vr, so, its not that easy, biggest problem is motion sickness, the majority of games would people make sick in notime, and thats not what we want actually, we want people to enjoy vr, not to vomit and feel sick for the rest of the day!

Hairy Chewie2868d ago

@Ultimate Not quite true. All the graphical processing for the PSVR is done on the PS4. The breakout box unwraps the VR image for display on your tv and handles 3D audio and input from the headset.

But you are right about it being awesome.

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Sharky2312868d ago

You can play no mans sky through the psvr. It's first person so it's sorta already made for psvr. It would need minimal tweaking to be a full psvr game. That's just my opinion!

IamTylerDurden12867d ago

There are numerous expos before the end of the yr where Sony could announce No Man's Sky on PSVR.

I'm sure the modders will have games running flawlessly in VR...U do realize porting a game to VR involves more than just making it run, right? A game made for VR and a jailbroken game will play very differently.

Fallout 4 is not going to be on Oculus, but it will likely be on PSVR.

Resident Evil 7

Driveclub

GT Sport

VR Worlds

Rigs

Tekken 7 and SFV

DREAMS

Farpoint (with the AIM controller)

Ace Combat 7

Robinson The Journey

Psychonauts

Here They Lie (Sony Santa Monica) Bound (Sony Santa Monica)

Golem

Megaton Rainfall

FFXIV, FFXV

Warthunder, Ark, Project Cars, Eve Valkyrie, The Assembly, Among the Sleep, Technolust

Eagle Flight

Most of those are PSVR exclusives off the top of my head. So many good games coming to PSVR i'm excited. Farpoint and Rigs look epic.

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poppinslops2867d ago

@Mixdup: Yes, they did - Todd Howard announced it at Microsoft's conference as a part of Scorpio's unveiling.

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jrshankill2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

The pic on this article is how I imagine all PS4 VR enthusiasts to look like.

Also.. seeing as RESI 7 VR was making people feel ill.. its a long way off from "crushing" anything

johndoe112112868d ago

That had nothing to do with the headset, it was the game itself.

andrewsquall2868d ago

I'd take that pic any day over this one doing the rounds with EVERY bit of Oculus related news this past year.
https://static.oculus.com/w...
Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr.

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BLAKHOODe2868d ago

The horror genre isn't for everybody.

donthate2868d ago

It doesn't matter what makes you sick, the game or the headset. People is going to see it as VR is the problem, and nobody is paying $400+ for a limited set of games with questionable quality, and some games that make you sick.

I'm pro VR, but it got a long way to go. If it goes too long without catching on, it will be seen as a fad, and the hype will die. So let's hope we get a killer app soon, and not a literally killer app that kills VR.

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WOLFofWALLSTREET2868d ago

Damn Sony back at it again with the white VR!

Star512868d ago

Real question: when are they giving out more preorders??? It's officially summer

trooper_2868d ago

I'm know for a fact Sony makes high quality products so I wouldn't be surprised if it does well.

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Paulino302868d ago

Clearly you are new to this website if you think that titles gonna get a lot of disagrees...lol
This place is swarming with Sony fanboys.

S2Killinit2867d ago

What swarm do you belong to?

Love how people come to a sony article and complain about sony fanboys. Hmmm

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corroios2869d ago

lol, if this is the new wii,,,

Taco_Waffle2868d ago

Per n4g.com standards the Vive and Oculus will be the next Wii. PSVR will be a game changer and THE product of 2016.

DiRtY2867d ago

VR-related article; N4G comments:
PSVR will win, who has such a powerful PC to run Oculus? Almost nobody, way too niche audience to sell to.

Scorpio-related article; N4G comments:
Who needs the scorpio? Everyone can play the games in 4k and VR on PC.

CocoaBrother2869d ago

"While [Eve: Valkyrie] was only a demo and not likely indicative of launch performance, loading the demo took the PlayStation 4 nearly four minutes."
I really hope loading times aren't this long for other games. I understand that this was only a demo but a 4 minute loading screen is still brutally long, especially when people made a big deal of Bloodborne's 20-40 second loading screens.

freshslicepizza2868d ago

thats a long time and they said the differences were quite severe compared to oculus running the game on a 980ti card (which is an expensive card i know).

looks like psvr has accessibility (which is erally what this topic is about, price and 40 million ps4's out there) and comfort going for it though.

there is a star trek game that looks really cool, not sure what platforms it will support but they played it on htc thrive. it will take some time to get the technology where it ought to be and the games but it sounds like a good starting point.

JackBNimble2868d ago

Star trek bridge crew is for ps4 and pc.

Antnee5342868d ago

I know you called it thrive by accident, but HTC Thrive sounds actually bad ass.

Angeljuice2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

Well it fixes some of the problems with the Rift and Vive, is a lot more comfortable, and runs just as well but with reduced (or eliminated) textures.

Not sure how severe the differences are other than textures. I suppose it depends on what value you put on such things.

If the experience is more immersive, the textures shouldn't be as detrimental as they would be in a normal game.

Sounds like 95% of the experience for a fraction of the cost to me.

@Rimfro

The guy in this article works for a VR news site (did you read it). I have heard lots of people who specifically work for VR news sites say it is really good.

You don't get paltry performance at all, most say the experience is almost on par with Rift and Vive, some say the screens solve issues with the Rifts screens;

"Despite being a pair of 960 x 1080 views in a world of 2160 x 1600 displays, you have to really work to see the "screen door" effect commonly seen in VR headsets today. This effect is especially prominent on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets when reading text or looking at a flat white screen, but on the PlayStation VR neither generate the same effect. This is due in large part to the kind of display Sony used, which offers a full RGB subpixel for every pixel on the display. It's a small difference on something like a smartphone or PC display, but when staring at these displays through lenses that warp the image to fill your field of view, it makes a big difference. "

Rimfro2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

@Angeljuice But it doesn't run just as well. That's why so many who work for VR news sites have been reporting how many are getting simulation sickness from it. Performance always trumps comfort of the HMD. The Oculus and Vive are vastly smoother, fuller, VR experiences. The Oculus is $600 (PSVR $500 with move) and is vastly superior. PSVR really isn't even that cheap, considering the paltry performance you receive for the cost of entry.

Immorals2868d ago

It's an entry level device. It's cheaper and probably easier to use.

It'll probably be easier to resell than the competition if VR is not your cup of tea. It's the boost VR needs to become mainstream

morganfell2868d ago

Keep making up unsupported remarks ha ha. It only goes to show how worried people have become. PSVR is sold out in the US. Sold out at ever retailer. The only game causing discomfort on any scale at E3 was RE and that has been attributed to the control scheme. The only other discomfort we have seen is the obvious kind from Sony haters.

kfk2868d ago

@Rimfro: Why are you including the move controller price with PSVR, but not including the Rift Touch controller's potential price with Oculus? Because you're trying to be deliberately misleading.

freshslicepizza2868d ago

morganfell, can you please tone down the fanboy rhetoric, the rest of us were trying to have an adult conversation. thanks.

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Angeljuice2868d ago

Some games on my CBM 64 used to take over 45 minutes to load (or fail to load).

I waited because it was worth it to play the games (some of which were terrible).

I wouldn't wait 45 minutes to play "Jetpack" today, but I would wait a lot longer than 4 mins to experience something phenomenal that I haven't yet experienced.

Now it's down to Sony to prove that PSVR is something phenomenal.

As of now, I am undecided.

Antnee5342868d ago

I think rigs will turn this into a must buy once people have it in their homes. After watching multiple videos on it the game looks amazing.

CBaoth2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

for good reason too Angel. I really can't wait until we see how these IPs perform on a Neo. I knew despite assurances from Sony execs, there were going to be some issues running VR on stock PS4s. I do think the Neo will provide a great entry pricepoint for VR compared to alternatives, especially if one needs to invest in a Scorpio/Occulus combo. Even on the PC, upgrading your GPU and buying a VR headset will cost slightly more for awhile than purchasing Sony's new console, headset, and camera.

As for the games, I do think Riggs, Star Trek, and Battlezone look fun. Ace Combat, Eve Valkyrie, and SW VR missions are natural fits (space sims will make a resurgence in the coming years). Sony and Hello Games are probably holding closer to 10/13 to tout NMS VR mode. Watch the Angry Joe top E3 games 2016 and listen to his colleague, Tons of Fun. His Battlezone testimonial got me more hyped for VR in general than anything so far from these companies.

Aenea2868d ago

Oh man! I had an Atari XL with a tape recorder. Many a time when it was almost done it errored out and you had to rewind and start again!

Still, awesome times tho :)

Bathyj2868d ago

Load"*",8,1

That god damn tape deck. It was so sensitive I had to leave the room while it loaded or it wouldnt like all the commotion going on. I dont know how many times I would sneak a peek throught the door and it would just crash right there in front of me like it heard me coming in. GRRRR.

The floppy disk drive (back when Disks actually were floppy) was a godsend.

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ChipdiddyChip2869d ago (Edited 2869d ago )

I personally don't think this will take off! Just another gimmick like Kinect and I'm a casual gamer.

WeAreLegion2868d ago

If it's so hard for everyone to wrap their head around this, consider this an open invitation. If any of you can find your way to my house, you can try my Vive.

I guarantee you won't walk away calling it a gimmick.

jcnba282868d ago

Whether it works or not it's still a massive gimmick.

starchild2868d ago

Yeah, I think they'll walk away VR converts. It really is something that needs to be experienced first hand.

Antnee5342868d ago

The thing with the vive is that the 360 walking feature Is really awesome it just takes up so much room that I don't have. So I can't use the feature :\, but the price also kills it for some people. Once all these headsets are in their second iteration they will all be cheaper. That's when we will get mainstream vr

stuna12868d ago

People don't realize practically every situation we've encountered in the world was at some point a gimmick! Think about it, when the first automobile hit the street it was in fact a gimmick! It wasn't something that was widely known and tested by the general public.

Think about a specialty burger at a well known restaurant. The restaurant may be well known, but the specialty burger may not be, but through the reputation of restaurant the specialty burger is more apt to be tried even though it's not well known.

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candystop2868d ago

After playing a few games on my gear s7 I would to say it's not a gimmick! Kinect for me never lived up to any of its promise. Scanning items in, social features, shopping, Milo, virtual keyboard board and games that would change everything. VR is a different beast because not only does it work but the games we see videos of or even pictures look ten times better through the visor.

Gunstar752868d ago

I have the gear VR and s7 edge and apart from pretty visible pixels, I was impressed.
PSVR did make me consider buying a ps4, but I'm gonna hold out and see what MS/Scorpio will bring.

amiga-man2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

Yeah so gimmicky literally every tech company is now heavily invested in it's future, so gimmicky that Billions are being poured into it's development, so gimmicky that not only gaming but film, sport, medicine, education etc are all looking to take advantage of this new media.

When are you people going to wake up, VR is here to stay, this is not another kinect.

Death2868d ago

Give me a list of literally every tech company and we will compare it to the list of companies invested in the tech. Your list of non-gaming uses looks more like the list for AR.

amiga-man2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

Death you have obviously not been following whats been going on with VR, when I say every major tech company I mean every major tech company, you name a big name tech company they are involved in VR in some way.

VR and AR go hand in hand, both have big futures, non are exclusive to the other.

TKCMuzzer2868d ago (Edited 2868d ago )

@Death,this is true.

I saw a BBC article the other day showing how VR was helping people with phobias, like vertigo and claustrophobia. It was very interesting and it's uses are wide, from medical to entertainment. The tech will only improve and so will it's effectiveness.

trooper_2868d ago

Death, maybe you should get out more and read a newspaper sometime.

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Gitgud2868d ago

how dafooq is it a gimmick? I bet if anyone of you lot got an opportunity too use a VR headset, you'll change your minds within a instant. VR is fookin epic, it ain't no gimmick.

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Gitgud2867d ago

Jesus, you grammar nazi's just wont give it up. Ey, you got the point of the sentence, did you not? Then fuck off.

Scatpants2868d ago

If you can play 1 round of Eve Valkyrie with a flight stick and still say that, you aren't a real gamer.

Gitgud2867d ago

So what's a real gamer?

BlackTar1872868d ago

sorry dude but casual gamers don't make screen names on N4g.com

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Barlos22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

Well, they're ugly aren't they?

phoenixwing9h ago

Isn't any better or worse than any other shoe. Most of them are made in sweat shops no matter what logo they have

Ironmike19h ago

Playstation should have went with nike

JackBNimble9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I'd be embarrassed wearing any clothing with a console sponsored brand unless is was 12 years old.

Tody_ZA14h ago

It ain't real until LeBron tells us what this shoe means to his career.

DefenderOfDoom211h ago

Puma the unofficial sneakers for the NYC Breakers from the movie Beat Street (1984)

Abnor_Mal1h ago

Those were the suede ones like the burgundy ones with the fat shoe laces. If you were really nice you had the checker board laces done up. A pair of Lee or Guess jeans a BVD nylon T-shirt. Rocking some Gazelles and Kangol cap preferable the beaver fur.

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Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

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darthv723d ago

Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.

solideagle2d ago

you should apply in MS PR team buddy, I think you will do a great job in my humble opinion :)

Sonic18812d ago

I thought darthv72 and Obscure_Observer already work for Microsoft 🤔

dveio2d ago

MS: "Xbox services and content without AB up 1%, with AB up 62%. Hardware down 31%. In total a loss of 350 mill."

darthv72: "Seems about right."

MS: "Excuse m ..."

darthv72: "I don't hardly play on my consoles directly."

MS:

Lightning772d ago

What he said was facts. How he plays games is no concern of you. Don't get too mad about it.

Cacabunga2d ago

I can tell people like you are an absolute minority..

If service is up means their fans and fanboys accepted this model and subscribed to it. The near future you will see a big decline because the service is saturated.

darthv722d ago

to you it may seem like the minority... but your bubble is shrinking because more and more are following suit. convenience is a hell of a drug and its also why physical sales only amount to 30% of overall game sales. times are changing, you either get with them or you get left behind.

neutralgamer19922d ago

Darth

30% physical sales: yet Phil and xbox division are in a rush go give up on that 30%. they don't have any right to give up any piece of the pie since the control such a little of the pie to begin with

also, the market is clearly speaking that the model Xbox is pushing isn't working right now the keyword being right now. you are right about freedom to play anywhere so i hope they put their games on steam

shinoff21832d ago

But that's been ms for years. When things aren't going their way they try to change the way things are said. For instance console sales are down, they stop telling how many sold instead telling us how many hours spent in halo or headshots. So it makes sense console sales down just say people are playing on more devices then previous. What they won't say is how many xbox players jumped ship to ps5.

Cacabunga2d ago

Hardware sales are so bad that Sony and Nintendo are blowing the sales off the water with their hardware.

If Xbox are losers, others aren’t..
Xbox already tried everything with Xbox live then subscriptions went down so much that they had to find something else. Their fans subscribed then reached saturation rather quickly.

Hardware and exclusive games is where it’s at! Keep gamers excited, announce decent software and people will support you

itsmebryan2d ago

@shin
Well keep it simple Sony 's operating income is down 26% and Microsoft's is up 32%. No MS spin there, just facts. 😉
Cheers

S2Killinit2d ago

MS is after diminishing consoles as a medium. They want to destroy this market because they couldnt win. MS’s vision is to dissolve console gaming.

romulus232d ago

Odd that a company that touts you dont need the hardware to play is already touting another console in the works.

darthv722d ago

They are not reliant on the HW but still want to maintain a presence (no matter how small) is a good thing. It shows commitment to the craft. It reminds me of SNK and how they made games for their own hardware (Neo Geo) while also making them for others because they knew there was a market to do so. They knew they would sell more to others but also sell to their own niche fan base.

TheEroica2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Perfectly reasonable post down voted by insecure corporation friendly folk.... But not gamers. Real gamer want accessibility and ease of acquisition for all.... Company shills are the only ones still telling us that hardware locking people from games is good for us.

Chevalier2d ago

@Darth

You should stop parroting metrics like an idiot without context.

"Xbox content and services revenue grew 62% in Q3 from a year earlier, “driven by 61 points of net impact” from the purchase of the third-party video game giant, Microsoft said."

61 of the 62% was from their merger so net increase is ONLY 1%

https://www.mesaonline.org/...

itsmebryan1d 15h ago

@chevalier

It looks like made a great purchase. Much better then Sony buying Bungie. 😉
Cheers

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purple1012d ago

Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation

Profchaos2d ago

I'm not surprised surface is struggling they aren't relevant anymore

DOMination-2d ago

In the last two years they've started exiting the consumer market altogether. All of the newest Surface products are business models only. They can't seem to work out what they want to do with it.

XBManiac2d ago

Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.

SimpleDad2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."

That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.

purple1012d ago

Activision: "we gonna need a bigger rucksack/backpack please"

Microsoft: "why's that"

Activision: "to carry yo' weak ass'

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Top brass have also wanted to start seeing returns on the 100 billion they have put into various Xbox related moves so seeing more multiplatform games is highly likely especially from abk

It's basically saying that PlayStation is the reason Xbox is afloat right now thinks to Ps5 versions of COD

Kornholic2d ago

So basically PS and PC gamers' money is keeping Xbox on life support.

MrDead2d ago

The only growth MS will get out of the console industry is if it supports it's rivals platforms. Xbox is a pointless machine now. I can see them on a big push for live next, and they won't give up on trying to buy Steam.

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