still seems quite pricy, what does this offer over say a Xbox, cheap eBay or Amazon controller?
Jes1 to 888eyeball
19 May 17#5
It's a motion controller, so more like a Wiimote than a traditional controller. You can use it to navigate menus like it's a laser pointer, and quite a few games support it as a new control method. For example, in Drop Dead you can use the controller to aim your gun rather than using gaze to aim.
rd3d2 to 888eyeball
19 May 17#9
Without it you have no arms, with it you have one arm.
obsydian
19 May 17#3
So a good upgrade for VR2 users, not VR3 as it's included, cool.
daver77
19 May 17#4
cheers, 2% tcb too
iDealYou
19 May 17#6
Do you need to use it with the VR headset?
Can it be used as a joystick for playing non-VR games?
I just found this in the description: ... use it as a gamepad ...
bazzmc
19 May 17#7
Hi not long got Samsung VR 2 so bit of a novice, presume this is Bluetooth and works on the Gear 2 version? Thanks
rd3d2 to bazzmc
19 May 171#8
Yep
robodan918
19 May 17#10
Still expensive for what it is imho
Good deal for today, but I wouldn't take it for more than 20, as the gear vr 2 (last year's model) can be had for 35 new on eBay or gumtree.
In a month or two the vr3 with included controller is likely to be 55-60
powerbrick
19 May 172#11
makes it much more convenient to FF through the boring bits of XXX movies (GearVR's primary use :wink: )
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RRP is £49 so this represents a 30% saving. (Use the code VRTH1RTY to get this price).
NB Works with all the "old" Gear VR Headsets and S6/S7 VR enabled phones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6ypoRXAZTQ
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Can it be used as a joystick for playing non-VR games?
I just found this in the description: ... use it as a gamepad ...
Good deal for today, but I wouldn't take it for more than 20, as the gear vr 2 (last year's model) can be had for 35 new on eBay or gumtree.
In a month or two the vr3 with included controller is likely to be 55-60