Disclaimer: I'm a spectator with no skin in the game. I am a casual observer and I don't have strong feelings for or against this technology apart from my personal impressions which are based on having borrowed an Oculus Rift from a friend for close to two weeks right after it came out.
And my impression was, this is neat but there's no way more than a hand full of people are going to put up with this bullshit.
Maybe it's just me, but I found it very hard to reconcile the requirements for free space and freedom of movement with not being able to see what's around you whilst a cable is dangling from your head and plugged into an expensive PC. Then there's the fact that I still need to wear contacts/glasses while wearing it which made an already uncomfortable apparatus even more uncomfortable. I suppose it's kind of a given but the content available for VR was truly abysmal when it first launched. Here's this thing that costs $600 and the content is a bunch of stuff that seems like a bunch of mobile shovelware quality. Maybe it's not fair to judge too harshly since most platforms launch with a poor line-up (even highly successful ones).
But it's been a year and a half and there still isn't a VR killer app. Resident Evil 7 was the first fully realized game to hit the platform to my recollection. Exclusivity to platforms like this, even if they're timed is completely toxic IMO and completely poisons ALL the VR platforms. There's a dearth of worthwhile media as-is and to have releases spread across three different but similar display platforms is complete bullshit. If I'd hopped on board the VR train with an Oculus I'd be very upset that the most complete VR experience isn't even available on my platform. I couldn't do a great job explaining why exactly I consider it different than console exclusivity, I just do.
We're getting a load of Bethesda VR games pretty soon and that's good. Although I have to say that what I've seen so far looks like a pain in the ass to play but I could be completely wrong. And it's kind of shit that what's coming has already been seen and played fucking years ago.
I was glad I didn't buy one at launch based on my experience borrowing one. I'm especially glad I didn't buy one now that there's been a year and a half of stagnation.
VR owners, do you have any regrets? Everyone else, do you plan on buying one in the next couple years or do you feel like we're still several years out before the tech meets your standards (whatever those may be).
And my impression was, this is neat but there's no way more than a hand full of people are going to put up with this bullshit.
Maybe it's just me, but I found it very hard to reconcile the requirements for free space and freedom of movement with not being able to see what's around you whilst a cable is dangling from your head and plugged into an expensive PC. Then there's the fact that I still need to wear contacts/glasses while wearing it which made an already uncomfortable apparatus even more uncomfortable. I suppose it's kind of a given but the content available for VR was truly abysmal when it first launched. Here's this thing that costs $600 and the content is a bunch of stuff that seems like a bunch of mobile shovelware quality. Maybe it's not fair to judge too harshly since most platforms launch with a poor line-up (even highly successful ones).
But it's been a year and a half and there still isn't a VR killer app. Resident Evil 7 was the first fully realized game to hit the platform to my recollection. Exclusivity to platforms like this, even if they're timed is completely toxic IMO and completely poisons ALL the VR platforms. There's a dearth of worthwhile media as-is and to have releases spread across three different but similar display platforms is complete bullshit. If I'd hopped on board the VR train with an Oculus I'd be very upset that the most complete VR experience isn't even available on my platform. I couldn't do a great job explaining why exactly I consider it different than console exclusivity, I just do.
We're getting a load of Bethesda VR games pretty soon and that's good. Although I have to say that what I've seen so far looks like a pain in the ass to play but I could be completely wrong. And it's kind of shit that what's coming has already been seen and played fucking years ago.
I was glad I didn't buy one at launch based on my experience borrowing one. I'm especially glad I didn't buy one now that there's been a year and a half of stagnation.
VR owners, do you have any regrets? Everyone else, do you plan on buying one in the next couple years or do you feel like we're still several years out before the tech meets your standards (whatever those may be).
