The problem with both of those games mentioned is they are stuck behind an expensive walled garden. You have to own a good pc and headset to play Half-Life Alyx, and a PS4 and PSVR for Astro Bot Rescue Mission. In order for VR to truly take off, those types of games need to by on Quest 2 style hardware, the entry level all-in-one units that are most accessible to the consumer.
Other than possibly the pico I don't think there are any other major players. Even on steam the quest 2 is at 40% of all users it's gotta be a lot higher than that for all sales of VR headsets probably 80%.
hence why i can't wait for the deckard to come out.
Yes, Facebook owning Oculus is something I've seen turn a lot of people off, and despite that its still the best selling unit ever. They don't inspire trust as a company, and their marketing push of the Metaverse instead of gaming turns people off. Which is a shame because its a good bit of kit with a lot of amazing games, packaged in an ecosystem that never comes off like its at all related to Facebook.
2012 was the date of the first Kickstarter for the Oculus dev prototype. The actual device didn't come out to customers until 2016.
Yes, it's in the thread title. Shockingly high number. This is a niche product, and we're seeing a ~10m unit movement. That's fantastic.
Fair enough, I wouldn't know exactly when as i've never bought one, but that just shows it is niche and needs more big games and the price to come down more, on PC especially. it was promoted a lot from the outset though, i remember the all the hype.
Plus the price increase on the Quest 2, although that is actually what persuaded ne to jump in right before it increased as I had been holding out for a price cut.
Not really. I doubt a retailer purchased a million headsets, only to find them all sitting on their shelves. It’s a niche product - I doubt the percentage of unsold is all that high.
Yeah, if you have a large room and play walkabout mini-golf, you're basically just really playing mini-golf.
Sounds dope and 40% off on Steam, bought
The logo looks like some mobile game, but it's secretly one of the best VR games out there. Hope you like it!
To be fair, they did a discounted bundle(RE4+BeatSaber+Quest2) at almost the pre-hike price from Early Black Friday until Christmas.
I disagree. There's nothing that impressive on VR yet, including HLA. Almost all the games have been small little games, limited by the sheer amount of resource hog that VR is. Moreover, VR headsets are still incredibly uncomfortable and heavy, offer constricted FOV that make it seem like the wearer has goggles on and has yet to crack the refresh rate needed to make it comfortable for almost all people (240hz+) at 8k per eye.
The main problem with vr especially with PSVR1 was the pain in the butt setup every time you want to play! PSVR2 is sooo much better but it still takes time to get into a game. But yes so worth it!!
No, speak for yourself. I'm tired of gamers telling me what I want. And yes, it is usually the stuff labeled as "gimmicks." Not everyone wants the same thing. There is a reason the Nintendo DS is my favorite console. I love my Quest 2. I love 3D. I love motion controls. I love controllers. I love flat screen and VR. I welcome stuff like Ringfit Adventure. We could use more variety.
tech that succeeds is tech that there's a demand for. vr's a technology that's been attempting to create demand for years now. how much time has to pass before it's obvious to all that there simply never will be any?...
VR will not become mainstream until its 100EUR, wireless, is under 100g in weight and looks something like this:
