Well reviewed game that is a stunning experience in VR. Humble Monthly subscribers get it cheaper, and as ever with the Humble Store 5% goes to a charity of your choice, with another 5% either going to your wallet or (again) to the charity of your choice.
It seemed like a great deal in general, but particularly good for those looking for good lengthy well developed VR content to play on a budget. :smiley:
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dreamager
28 Feb 17#21
Yes it's AMD's fault afaik. They're always mentioning their liquidVR tech and avoiding the subject. I'm hoping there'll be some info today as that'd give me hope for some of the games that are not specifically built from the ground up for VR.
And one thing I like about steamVR is the user generated customisations. The star trek holodeck makes a nice VR starting point, and The Simpsons living room is pretty fun to be standing in.
Ellendel
28 Feb 17#20
Nice! I'm sure it must be AMD driver related though, right? Hopefully they'll pull their finger out for the Vega reveal, which is today I think?!
Ellendel
28 Feb 17#19
Much the same I think - most (insane numbers) of my games are on Steam. I always buy stuff on Steam vs the oculus store if I can because, although the VR environment is much worse, the store as a whole is much better. Some games are labelled as vive only, but as long as you have the 3rd sensor for roomscale, you should be golden.
dreamager
28 Feb 171#18
Vive has asynchronous reprojection now to rival the time warp, but I'm not sure how much that brings down requirements. Also it only works properly on nvidea cards at the moment, which leaves my rx480 grumbly on many titles.
liltman
28 Feb 171#17
I really want to try especially after viewing the vive video on Steam lol. Big steam gamer so maybe the vive is better hmm? lol
I am shocked, I checked for store demos, closest is yorkshire to me. I'd of expected Leeds city centre area to at least have some, that place is huge!
Ellendel
28 Feb 17#16
Subnautica is pretty awesome, and yeah, the sea creatures can be a bit terrifying! I also find the sea at night (in the game) a bit intimidating. Just doesn't feel right!
Just a heads up: moving around in VR whilst seated can be a bit disorientating. I was okay with it, my friend got mildly nauseous at first but she did get over it.
Definitely go and check out a demo. You sound like me pre trying out touch. I think you'll be suprised by how much you enjoy stuff like Space Pirate Trainer. Playing the first contact demo, along with some bits in The Lab will give you a really good impression of the potential. Plus they're free! Nintendo would sell you The Lab as a £30 game I reckon! :smile:
Ellendel
28 Feb 17#15
The oculus is £70 cheaper with Touch, but is actually £10 more expensive if you buy the additional 3rd sensor, which in my opinion if you want to do room scale, you'll need to. I couldn't get the tracking with two sensors to work well enough in my home environment (which is fairly restrictive). . Both come with software bundles too.
I think the Vive probably has slightly better tracking based on what I've heard, but it's more prone to interference from some devices (because lasers are used).
In terms of the quality of the headset, I think your experience probably depends on the shape of your face, because people have such contrasting viewpoints.
Performance wise, the oculus actually requires a marginally lower spec due to the ability to use asynchronous timewarp. It uses WAY more USB ports, but it uses no power sockets, whilst the Vive needs three, so it's a toss up! Either way you could always get a USB card for your PC, or a couple of cheap extension cables. :smiley:
liltman
28 Feb 17#14
Yeh Chronos and Subnautica could be interesting but not enough for me to buy one yet. Subnautica will be terrifying I think lol, under the sea already freaks me out haha.
Ellendel
28 Feb 17#13
It is early days definitely, although it feels like the pace has started picking up. I've seen one or two decent looking games crop up over the last little while.
I've enjoyed:
Lucky's Tale
Space Pirate Trainer
Subnautica
Elite Dangerous
Solus Project
and when I get bored I'm planning on potentially picking up:
and Robo Recall is coming out soon as well, and will be free in the same fashion that Lucky's Tale was I think. (Free to Rift owners, but possibly you can access it using Revive too)!
Ellendel
28 Feb 17#12
Apparently there's demo units for the Oculus in John Lewis, although I've never seen one!
I'll have to get down and check out a Vive at some point.
dreamager
28 Feb 17#11
There'll be other competitors bringing out headsets soon, and resolutions may get improved in newer versions etc, so if you're not desperate to get on the bandwagon then hold out for a bit.
I know currys in London does Vive demos if you book, not sure if there's any other locations. Check the vive website. I don't know if oculus has any similar demos
liltman
28 Feb 17#10
I think I am not ready to buy yet lol, it feels too early to decide on which to go. If the Vive can run some Oculus games then that is good. I just assumed all games were available to both haha.
Tbh, it's too early for me I think. I don't see any games I want yet. Just bonus month at work soon so I was looking for something to buy haha
liltman
28 Feb 17#8
Now I am thinking Oculus Rift lol, seems to have more games! controllers look nicer too
dreamager to liltman
28 Feb 17#9
It's a tough one, and depends what kind of games you'll want to use and how much space you have, and even what pc.
I've a vive, and have just enough room for room-scale which adds a lot of realism. If you've only enough room for standing or seated, then an oculus is cheaper if you don't want the touch controls. If you've enough room it works out about the same price once you've bought those extra I think.
Now, as far as I know, the oculus needs a little more pc spec and more pc ports. The vive only needs one usb2 port and one hdmi. I think the oculus needs one or two usb3 ports, which I didn't have on my older setup. So worth looking at such requirements.
Also to the more games argument, htc vive can run most oculus rift store games with the Revive add on for steam. Have a google for htc revive compatibility list to see if the games you're interested in work fully or not
liltman
28 Feb 17#7
Aha! Much better lol, thank you for teaching this noob.
I am thinking the Vive might be better than the Oculus but that's after 5mins of research. Must keep searching!
I think it's probably going to be best as well if I can actually have a go of one before I buy. I imagine in store some shops will have them on showcase? This might be the first time I go to a store in years lol
Ellendel
28 Feb 17#6
DK2 = the last development kit (non consumer headset) that Oculus released. Not in production anymore.
CV1 = the first (and only) VR headset that Oculus have released for normal customers to buy. The motion controllers are called 'touch'.
Vive = HTC and Valve's competitor headset. (also has motion controllers).
The latter two now have roughly the same capabilities if you buy all the gear. They have different strengths and weaknesses, but there's not a million miles between them.
The DK2 has a lower resolution, more distortion around the edges of the lenses, and was essentially for seated controller based experiences only. It's no longer officially supported, but still works with quite a bit of stuff.
:smiley:
liltman
28 Feb 17#5
HA! You have lost me already. DK2? CV1? lol
I am about to research VR right now but I don't even know these terms lol
liltman
27 Feb 17#1
Hmm I was going to buy this before. I don't have VR but I am starting to be tempted to try. *Goes to research VR*
Ellendel to liltman
28 Feb 171#4
Feel free to give me a shout if you have any questions. :smiley: I feel like a read a metric tonne before finally jumping in. I picked up a cheap DK2 on ebay, then was so convinced by the experience that I sold it on, and bought a CV1 with touch. I didn't really think I'd really be that interested in touch (the Wii etc was a huge disappointment to me and put me off touch controls), but actually the whole thing has blown me away - probably just as much as the DK2 did on first use.
dreamager
28 Feb 171#3
Thanks for this, have been waiting for my vive
dr_spaceman
28 Feb 17#2
I have this on Xbox One and really recommend it. The creepy atmosphere and mystery of being on an abandoned alien planet walking through the ruins are intense. The sense of isolation but the feeling of being watched is what make the game special.
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It seemed like a great deal in general, but particularly good for those looking for good lengthy well developed VR content to play on a budget. :smiley:
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And one thing I like about steamVR is the user generated customisations. The star trek holodeck makes a nice VR starting point, and The Simpsons living room is pretty fun to be standing in.
I am shocked, I checked for store demos, closest is yorkshire to me. I'd of expected Leeds city centre area to at least have some, that place is huge!
Just a heads up: moving around in VR whilst seated can be a bit disorientating. I was okay with it, my friend got mildly nauseous at first but she did get over it.
Definitely go and check out a demo. You sound like me pre trying out touch. I think you'll be suprised by how much you enjoy stuff like Space Pirate Trainer. Playing the first contact demo, along with some bits in The Lab will give you a really good impression of the potential. Plus they're free! Nintendo would sell you The Lab as a £30 game I reckon! :smile:
I think the Vive probably has slightly better tracking based on what I've heard, but it's more prone to interference from some devices (because lasers are used).
In terms of the quality of the headset, I think your experience probably depends on the shape of your face, because people have such contrasting viewpoints.
Performance wise, the oculus actually requires a marginally lower spec due to the ability to use asynchronous timewarp. It uses WAY more USB ports, but it uses no power sockets, whilst the Vive needs three, so it's a toss up! Either way you could always get a USB card for your PC, or a couple of cheap extension cables. :smiley:
I've enjoyed:
Lucky's Tale
Space Pirate Trainer
Subnautica
Elite Dangerous
Solus Project
and when I get bored I'm planning on potentially picking up:
Chronos
Superhot VR
Shufflepuck
Holoball
Hollowpoint
QuivR
Mervils
Thumper
Sublevel Zero
Landfall
Tethered.
and Robo Recall is coming out soon as well, and will be free in the same fashion that Lucky's Tale was I think. (Free to Rift owners, but possibly you can access it using Revive too)!
I'll have to get down and check out a Vive at some point.
I know currys in London does Vive demos if you book, not sure if there's any other locations. Check the vive website. I don't know if oculus has any similar demos
Tbh, it's too early for me I think. I don't see any games I want yet. Just bonus month at work soon so I was looking for something to buy haha
I've a vive, and have just enough room for room-scale which adds a lot of realism. If you've only enough room for standing or seated, then an oculus is cheaper if you don't want the touch controls. If you've enough room it works out about the same price once you've bought those extra I think.
Now, as far as I know, the oculus needs a little more pc spec and more pc ports. The vive only needs one usb2 port and one hdmi. I think the oculus needs one or two usb3 ports, which I didn't have on my older setup. So worth looking at such requirements.
Also to the more games argument, htc vive can run most oculus rift store games with the Revive add on for steam. Have a google for htc revive compatibility list to see if the games you're interested in work fully or not
I am thinking the Vive might be better than the Oculus but that's after 5mins of research. Must keep searching!
I think it's probably going to be best as well if I can actually have a go of one before I buy. I imagine in store some shops will have them on showcase? This might be the first time I go to a store in years lol
CV1 = the first (and only) VR headset that Oculus have released for normal customers to buy. The motion controllers are called 'touch'.
Vive = HTC and Valve's competitor headset. (also has motion controllers).
The latter two now have roughly the same capabilities if you buy all the gear. They have different strengths and weaknesses, but there's not a million miles between them.
The DK2 has a lower resolution, more distortion around the edges of the lenses, and was essentially for seated controller based experiences only. It's no longer officially supported, but still works with quite a bit of stuff.
:smiley:
I am about to research VR right now but I don't even know these terms lol