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Consider PSVR on Black Friday
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Depends on the game. I got mine second hand though, as many people were selling them for cheap from the PS3 era.
You don't need them for Moss or Astro Bot, the games in the bundle, or for RE7 for example, which is the best experience imo.
Unless this guy works for Sony & this is an official statement please don't take this terrible advice.
I would actually argue at $199, this is the best time/pricepoint to buy in. This time next year, I believe we'll know a lot more about PS5 and at THAT point, the question 'is PSVR worth buying now?' will have more weight behind it.
I would say we're 3-4 years out from PSVR2. I see them doing midgen launch alongside PS5 Pro(same year)
If you're in the least interested, go for it. The bundle is almost worth it for Astrobot alone.
Ah. A user with refined taste. Seconded.
Ah. A user with refined taste. Seconded.
Not likely. No way we don't get a new PSVR at PS5 launch.
2 years max.
Astro Bot is a serious GOTY contender and the best VR game to date. Firewall is great too. It's worth the money.
They have sold headsets without cameras before. That's what I bought at launch since I had picked up a camera and move controllers on sale ahead of time. Now a days they seem to just focus on bundles with the camera packed in, probably to avoid confusion.
At launch wouldn't make sense, it's too much money. Sony views PSVR as a separate platform. A year after the PS5 makes way more sense.
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I really want it but I'm just taking the temperature of the room so to speak. Getting one this year with a new one out next year would be regretful for me.
There will not be a PSVR 2 for a good while. There is no way they're launching it with the PS5, and that doesn't even have a release date yet.
$199 for that Astrobot/Moss bundle is an incredible deal. Move controllers can be had for $80 new online, and if you wanted Skyrim, Doom or Superhot people sell their bundles piecemeal on Ebay. Plus you would be surprised how many PSVR games you already have, between PSVR-ready titles and PS+.
DO IT!
DO IT!
That would blow my mind to see a new PSVR launch with a new Playstation. Never heard of that strategy before, but it would be super ballsy.
Why? PSVR Would be 4 years old at that point.
It would be ballsy as fuck for Sony to keep using the same model at that point for a new PS5...especially when all other high end PC and mobile VR hardware would be wireless or have just a single cable for Virtualink.
Everything we've heard from industry folk (including jschreier who has been asking devs) points to PS5 coming out in 2020 at the earliest, and the PSVR2 likely wouldn't come out until a year or two after that as well. So you'll be fine, and I'll be someone ready to play some VR multiplayer with ya! (also, hi!!!)
Superhot is worth 200 bucks alone. Then you have Polybius, Dirt, Astrobot, Beatsabre, Skyrim.
If you are into adult entertainment there's that as well...
Sony is still using the Move controllers, that's ballsy and is a testament to how they think. They're not concerned with the being on the cutting edge.
PSVR was outdated on launch day compared to Vive/Oculus, but its still outselling them by miles. Games are what keeps it selling and the main reason you have threads like this. People are attracted to its offerings despite all the tech that keeps surpassing it. Keep in mind, PSVR is outdated, but VR tech is still new to most people.
Also, I've just never heard of releasing a $400-500 console alongside a $400+ accessory for one. It was a mid-gen product and PSVR2 will be the same(at least a year or two after release.)
What will happen is we will get massively improved controllers with a trackpad first and the PSVR1 will work with PS5 with the benefit of supersampled visuals like Wipeout, but way more with the PS5's horsepower.
Those 'massively improved controllers' won't solve the tracking issues. And you cant go inside out tracking without a new headset.
But Vive etc had 100x better tracking when PSVR launched, PSVR has outsold it by a factor of 4x or more. That's considering it launched much later too.
All I can say is PSVR made me feel like I was playing Super Mario 64 for the first time ever when I was kid, in a ToysRUs. It might not be the most powerful and versatile HMD on the market, but goddam it's amazingly fun to play, and capable of delivering crazy fun gaming. It's completely reinvigorated my love for videogames in a whole new perspective.
ZoE2VR is stupid. Such a well made game originally, with the added bonus of VR combat. In no time I was boosting around and slammming dudes into the environment like it was second nature. I stopped playing it on favor of Skyrim, but I need to get back to it. My only complaint is that the VS mode is NOT done in VR. Otherwise it's a stellar package.
Not a new PSVR.
Why?
Take a long look at the controllers we're using for PSVR, they're from the PS3. Sony isn't worried about updating when they're moving units and especially, games. They're creeping closer and closer to the holy grail of accessories(The $100 hotcake seller)
Same here. I play it maybe once or twice a month, but every time I do I have a blast. It's also a hit with every guest I've gotten to try it, and has been a fun thing to do with friends.
I was kinda underwhelmed at first, but as I tried more games and got used to VR I've grown to really like it.
Cool, so welcome to the PSVR crew then! Because there's a ton more. :)
Without controllers that track your hands in 3d space you will be playing a limited version of VR
I think it's the perfect time to buy one, $200 is a great price and this is the revision we're talking about, right? If I lived in the US I'd definitely jump on that deal.
What the fuck is this post?
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Yeah, I might definitely consider it more if Sony is committed to the VR platform for years to come. I'm ok with getting a new headset in 2021 or later after I get this one. I'm just trying to figure out if I can get some decent time out of this one.
You wont need PSVR2 just yet, We need more power in the console first which we'll get with PS5.
You need the moves, But cheap enough... Sony will more than likely announce new motion controllers before PS5. Also the deals now are insane value with PSVR. I bought mine day 1, Paid £350 alone for the headset, Then factoring in the camera, Moves, Games etc it was well near £600
RE7 alone made that purchase justifiable.
You need the moves, But cheap enough... Sony will more than likely announce new motion controllers before PS5. Also the deals now are insane value with PSVR. I bought mine day 1, Paid £350 alone for the headset, Then factoring in the camera, Moves, Games etc it was well near £600
RE7 alone made that purchase justifiable.
That $199 Astro Bot + Moss bundle is a crazy good deal. With Beat Saber and Tetris Effect, those are four fantastic games to break in the set.
You'll still have plenty of time with it. I'm about to buy Astro Bot for my daughter as she loves those bots and the PSVR.
I wouldn't count on there being a new VR set until the PS5 is a year or two in. Even still, I imagine this version of PSVR will be compatible with the PS5 and VR games will get visual enhancements to clean up the IQ.
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