Heat added, great deal biddy :laughing:

Because Argos choose to do a 10% off £30 minimum spend promotion code across the whole Argos eBay store? No, I don't think this means that at all. :laughing:

Wow.
I miss the days when accessories cost LESS than the console itself.

Does this come with the 500gb or 1tb PS4?

Can I just add that I find it extremely handy to have the PSVR as a second screen if the Mrs wants to watch something on TV.

Oh, what an atmosphere
I love a party with
a happy atmosphere
so, let me take you there
and you and I'll be dancin'
in the cool night air

Reasonable price for this Glorified Electric Hat *tm*

I purchased the VR not long ago and sold it after a week. In all honesty, the experience was mindblowing, playing RE7 was terrifying and it was well worth the money for the experience, after I sold it on, I think I was down about £14, not a bad price to pay to trial the VR for a week in my eyes.

The reason I sold it on was because it has no replay value, once you experience it for the first time, it's not really much fun after that as it's the same thing over & over again. I feel like I was forcing my self to use it rather than using it for the fun of it.

On one hand, I do believe that VR gaming is the future but on the other hand, I can see it being quite limited on what it can actually do. PSVR is a low cost way to experience proper VR - £500~ if you can find a decent PS4 deal. Give it a try!

In this case, despite it being required for VR to work, I'd say the console was the accessory.

It appears it is unfortunately. I'll expire the deal. :smiley:

Aye I loved what I played of Battlezone. I don't think it causes any motion sickness either.

can't add it to the basket. sold out?

The x-wing vr mission on battlefront is superb when that Star Destroyer flies in and you see the size of it through your cockpit it is a great moment (till it opens fire on you!) Also Battlezone vr is great fun to. Just got mine last week and it is pretty amazing.

When are we going to get holographic rooms like on Star Trek, that's what I want to know... :wink:

Good deals, nice headest, but the price is much for me, just looking here.

Amazing device loved mine and would suggest for anyone to give a go.
However traded mine in for a Nintendo switch as being a new dad never had time to zone away in a VR world will get one later down the line again!
But loving the switch managed to put more hours into it thanks to the pick up and play mentality of it..

I'll have half a dozen then

That's not true in the slightest. I was quite excited when I heard the latest update supported 3D movies on the PSVR but everyone knows the resolution isn't up to scratch.

It'll be a shame if 3d TV's are completely phased out. Admittedly, I don't use mine all that much but it's nice to have the option!

But what is to come? Not much looking at release schedules. Gran Turismo could have been a saving grace but that's apparently only giving a nod to vr, the main game isn't vr.

You should keep it to yourself that you're keeping it to yourself.

RE7, Driveclub VR, Dirt Rally VR, Rez Infinity, Bound, Eve Valkyrie, Battlezone, RIGS (there are likely more that I'm not aware of). All dependent on what type of games you're into of course.

can we talk about games ? is there actually anything good for vr yet to make this worth it

This keeps doing the rounds for some reason... Panasonic are supporting 3D this year still. Look up the Panasonic EX750. They're also planning on selling the DX902 for another year which is also 3D. LG dropped 3D because Samsung has been beating them when it comes to achieving 1000nits on HDR tvs. The 3D removal is a short term fix until they can keep it in while achieving the same level of brightness.

Still lots of 3D movies releasing this year which are coming to blu ray too. :smiley:

Everyone's an expert when it comes to burgeoning/failing technology.

Not me though. I know FA and I'm keeping it all to myself.

How cool is that.

The best way to watch 3d is with the PlayStation vr.

​Whether it is passive or not that was the impression I got at Disney, people in the audience reaching out trying to touch it. I have never had that in a cinema here, nor on my top of the range Samsung 3D TV which uses active 3D. Maybe it's just the way the content is filmed.

The 3D at Walt Disney World is exactly the same using passive glasses on your face.

The best way to view 3D personally is via a large projector screen using active glasses. It's much better than in the cinema as you actually put your hand out to try and touch the object even though you know it's not there.

​www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/3d-tv-dead-last-manufacturers-lg-sony-give-up-tech-trend-glasses-home-cinema-television-a7546091.html%3Famp

3d on a 4k OLED set looks fantastic. If 3d were to be launched in 3-4 years time when OLED becomes more mainstream it'd be more of a game changer than HDR, instead it was launched too early on crap 1080p sets that either required expensive active glasses or a dim passive picture.

And toshiba did launch a TV that didnt require glasses a few years ago, supported something like 10 viewers, cost a fair few grand though and the picture wasn't up to much, but the tech is there.

​I wasn't talking about VR being anything like 3D if you followed the conversation. :stuck_out_tongue:

people complaining about lack of games - tech was released in October. few decent titles were out since. PSVR had actualy more titles on release than PS4 had as a console. E3 coming soon and Sony will showcase more games, as sale already surpassed whatever they were planning for.

Great tech, shame there appears to be no appetite from Sony or other games companies to actually support it now. I had one at launch but sold it before xmas when I saw the thin release schedule. At least the PC VR headsets have a whole modding scene behind them to convert stuff into VR.

what cool stuff is???

Wow you like the sound of your own voice.

I was more so referring to the wildly ignorant comments one sees from such people who insist that a console-equivalent gaming PC costs a minimum of £1000. I wasn't suggesting that the person to whom I was replying believes that to be true.

It's not that simple, i.e. it's not just about a GTX 970 being cheaper today than it was when Oculus Rift CV1 first launched. Technology has moved on whereby newer and cheaper VR-capable cards are now on the market.

Also, it's not just about hardware because things are becoming more optimised in software too. For instance, the likes of Oculus and AMD have something akin to PSVR's reprojection technology whereby cheaper lower powered GPUs can now cope with VR gaming by way of perceived frame-rates that are lower than actual frame-rates.

Time will tell. If it does happen then it'll be great for Oculus Rift owners who have a PC and Xbox Scorpio. Then again, with the direction Microsoft are taking I don't imagine many people will be in that boat because there's next to no reason to bother with Xbox when one has a Windows 10 PC.

This angle looks like a hair dryer

I don't think it's console brand cheerleading at all. Oculus has been out for a year and a half, 4 years if you count dev kits. The parts required for a VR ready PC have just dropped in price since it's inception.

Edit: oh and it's very unlikely Oculus will be supported by Scorpio. There is a completely new mixed reality headset of which dev kits are already in circulation.

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/03/01/windows-mixed-reality-dev-kits-shipping-month/

If you think it's comparable to 3D, you fundamentally misunderstand what this does.

According to Sony, the console is the accessory.

Of the three main VR solutions only HTC Vive (and other SteamVR-powered headset in the future) is a truly open system. Facebook are seemingly set on introducing something akin to the awful anti-consumer console industry business model of timed-exclusive games on Oculus Rift. PSVR may become more open once it's able to run on PC - something that Sony has already talked about making happen.

Check out the upcoming SteamVR-powered headset from LG because its design heavily borrows from PSVR.

Sony also messed up with PSVR's chunky breakout box that doesn't work properly as a pass-through device when connected to a TV with HDR.

Sony lost interest in the PS Vita fairly quickly. That's my worry about PSVR. Besides the tech demos like being in a shark tank, the only things that look half decent are Until Dawn's experience, the Wearwolf game and Resi 7. Besides those, what are the must play games (actual games that will last more than a couple of hours) that a PSVR user should own?

Not really cos it's brand new tech, blu Ray players were £1000 when they first came out even DVD players were over £500 too and now they cost £30 so I expect these to be £100 or £200 in a few years time.

Thanks, haha! I'm keen on the concept of VR gaming but the three main headsets all have their respective issues which isn't entirely unexpected given how new (proper) VR gaming is. I'm happy to wait until the technology matures a little further and there are more worthwhile VR games available before spending so much money. All power to those who don't mind spending so much money on fledgling new technology though.

Anyone thinking of buying one, I've owned one since December :

Absolutely mind blowing experience, everyone who's tried it loved it to bits. I can't imagine playing cockpit games without it, same goes for the new Resident Evil.

But.....

Most of the games are just experiences with very little replay value and not a great deal of choice slated to come out in the next year.

If you've got money to burn and like cockpit based shooters, then go for it.

Too be fair if you already have the camera and the move sticks (optional for most games) and a PS4 already then this is not bad price for a good VR experience. Especially with some free games and currently there are some decent discounted VR games on the PSN store.
I enjoyed the VR experience on my Samsung VR but wanted something better so recent bought the PS4 VR and was pretty impressed with the experience. Whether its worth more than a console then time will tell. Looking forward to Farpoint and the aim gun coming out soon. IF I get bored of the VR, I'm sure I can resell it for a reasonable price.

Oculus Rift is £600 with the Touch controllers and it's WAYYYYYY better! My friend owns all 4 of them as he's a VR nut and I tried them all, the PSVR sucks, the tracking just doesn't work at all, plus you pay an extra £100 just to get bad tracking on PSVR, might as well spend a little bit more to get something that works. Plus PC VR you can watch any video content and there are way more games on it because VR really benefits from an open platform and experimentation. Some of the best stuff I've tried is Valve's tech demo thing, that lot way pretty amazing, Superhot is also really good.

The only good thing about PSVR is it's by far the most comfortable if you wear glasses like my mate does, however it has this annoying connector thing that has a really short cable and dangles down like a weight.

OK, so you make a good point when you consider those factors. I'm not a console brand cheerleader but I'm probably misinformed about needing an expensive gaming rig to meet the requirements for smooth VR on a PC.

Thanks for the info. I now consider myself 'informed' :smile:

Oculus Rift (inc. camera & superflous Xbone controller) & Oculus Touch set = £598 SRP
HTC Vive (inc. 2x camera for true room-scale VR & VR controller set) = £759 SRP
PSVR & old hat PS Move set & generic PS4 camera = £460 SRP when purchased separately.
Impending SteamVR-powered headset from LG = TBA

You'd be surprised how low a price PC is now required for VR gaming, i.e. it's very far from being the super-expensive uber PC that uninformed people and console brand cheerleaders would have you believe. Suffice to say that a PC will also do much more than any console can so it's not an apples to apples comparison.

If its top quality that you want then, as with most things in life, you pay your money and take your choice. PSVR is an overall good product for its price and when it's, officially or otherwise, able to run on PC then that'll further increase its worth. If Oculus Rift is officially supported by Xbox Scorpio, as many are assuming will be the case, then its worth will also further increase.

It depends on how one considers it. If you're focusing solely on upfront costs then, yes, PSVR will be cheapest. However, when one factors in the longer term financial commitment then a good chunk of money will be clawed back by PCVR gamers due to the cheaper game prices on PC. Also, if you want the best from PSVR then you'll also need to buy a PS4 Pro.

Then what happens in circa 3 years' time when PS5 arrives because there's absolutely no guarantee from Sony that the PSVR sold today will be compatible with it. That's not an issue with PCVR. So, to respond to your assertion, it depends on what one means by "better value" because there's more to 'value' than price. Value is very much a subjective matter.

So want but know I'll puke. I've been having trouble with modern FPS games. Couldn't play more than 15 mins of Alien Isolation for example. Real shame.. Tried some fixes but nada, still get motion sickness.

JOIN US! Then buy Werewolves Within and never leave VR...

This doesn't include the cost of the Playstation camera or the PS motion control wands, either...

have been eyeing psvr since last year, got payable TCB around 30 quid, please give me a reason not to buy this.. 300quid without controller and camera still expensive for me(cheaper than rift n vive).

You poor sod. Nobody deserves to be put through that. Nobody. :disappointed:

:laughing:

I don't own one either. £300 is a bit too expensive for me too, so I get where you are coming from. :smile:

even though I'm a PS4 owner I have zero knowledge about the vr side of things.
is this compatible with standard PS4? do all PS4 games work on it? cod etc...
is it basically like playing games on a huge TV?
how are the controls mechanisms & what space range does it require?
apologies for all the questions but i fancy a new gadget and want to make sure it's justified.

Aren't those sets around £500 though? Add to that the need to have a suitably high-powered PC, surely the PSVR option offers better value once you've added everything up.

​It is a matter of opinion. My mate has VR and it is enjoyable. Played Res evil and that was good. But i personally don't think it is worth £300+. But just an opinion and I am cheap. Bought the ps4 when it was £180 hehe

It's great that for the SRP of £350 the PSVR comes supplied with a pair of VR controllers and the required camera just like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive do. Oh, wait...

Haha, I didn't even goooogle it, but now you're going to make me :laughing:

Well let me tell you; it certainly scarred me! :smirk:

That doesn't look like one of my horrors :laughing:

Although it may seem expensive, it's still currently the cheapest VR experience you can get for gaming by a country mile when you compare it to the Oculus or the Vive.

Very good! But I think your real eye was caused watching too many films like this: :wink::smile:

​4k will die eventually when 8k comes out. 3D is dying, 4k is on the up at the moment as the TVs that cost thousands a couple of years ago can now be bought for hundreds. The 4k Blu rays will have to be reduced in price eventually but at the moment they are just too expensive for most people.

It never did my 1i any harm NB :confused:.



:laughing:

none on the eBay site.

3D is unlikely to be around for much longer. I can't say I have used it very much on my TV, price of 3D blu rays generally too high. It's never been up to the level of 3D that I saw at Disneyworld 10 years+ ago. Until someone can come up with 3D that doesn't require ridiculous looking glasses it is never going to be mainstream.

Weird how it costs more than the console that it needs to run it.

Verry good buy! HOT

I'd view this more as an alternative to a telly. It's still a bit above what I'm willing to pay mind.

Heat added, great deal biddy :laughing:

Wow.
I miss the days when accessories cost LESS than the console itself.

Good to see some discount on the PSVR headset biddy, another nice find!

cold as not xbox compatible

Going the same way as 3D TVs??

Does this come with the 500gb or 1tb PS4?

I've seen someone use one of these on their PC for Elite, looked great.

Don't but one! You'll be sick! :wink:

Ooh nice. Little by little..