Heads up RE Oculus Rift - Page 2

xKoopa · #11 01-06-2016, 01:08 PM

$600 seems pretty reasonable but im still not sure about it

I think once more/better games come out ill be awesome, but most of what ive seen is horror games that are just a one time novelty. That eve game looks pretty tits tho

Dillian · #12 01-06-2016, 01:24 PM

dont need 32 gigs of ddr4 ram or an i7 to run it. Op just trying to show off a pc he wishes he had prolly

Kevris · #13 01-06-2016, 03:05 PM

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dont need 32 gigs of ddr4 ram or an i7 to run it. Op just trying to show off a pc he wishes he had prolly

Why so jaded, bro?

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With this PC, I have to turn down a number of settings in Elite Dangerous when I land on planets, otherwise the frame-rate hit is nausea-inducing.

Some games I can set at ultra settings and it's fine, some stuff not so much. This will most likely all change with the release of the Pascal line of video cards in Q2 '16, but right now a single 980 (I can't speak about the ti's) isn't enough to run Elite Dangerous on max settings while driving around on planets.

Kevris · #14 01-06-2016, 03:09 PM

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$600 seems pretty reasonable but im still not sure about it

I think once more/better games come out ill be awesome, but most of what ive seen is horror games that are just a one time novelty. That eve game looks pretty tits tho

Anything where you sit in a cockpit, a driver's seat, etc, is freaking awesome. If you're not in to those kind of games though, it is a good idea to wait.

The bolt-on stuff in games like Skyrim, GTAV etc...is "cool," but you can definitely tell VR support has been bolted on.

Personally - I like flying and I like driving, so even if VR doesn't get mass-market appeal, I'm going to be very happy.

iruinedyourday · #15 01-06-2016, 03:10 PM

Trouble with VR is that you need to run two HD versions of the game at once, so it is pretty graphics intensive that's probably the most troubling part of the whole thing, which is sad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] but it doesn't mean it isn't amazing still.

also for all all of you poor adult children who don't have friends or are too sad to leave your basement & haven't tried it.. you'd be surprised how powerful the mind can be when tricking you into thinking you are in another environment than the one you are in while wearing a headset.

That kind of stuff is likely too complex for most of you to understand, but it is really amazing.

What I am looking forward to with VR are few things:

1. A work station, so I can get rid of my monitors on my desk.
2. Watching TV with it on, in a VR movie theater, with all my friends at home comfortably in their own living rooms, hanging out chatting about the walking dead as we watch it together.
3. Games.

xKoopa · #16 01-06-2016, 03:11 PM

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Anything where you sit in a cockpit, a driver's seat, etc, is freaking awesome. If you're not in to those kind of games though, it is a good idea to wait.

The bolt-on stuff in games like Skyrim, GTAV etc...is "cool," but you can definitely tell VR support has been bolted on.

Personally - I like flying and I like driving, so even if VR doesn't get mass-market appeal, I'm going to be very happy.

Yeah i looked at the racing game mentioned in OP and it looks like it would be pretty damn fun to play

Kevris · #17 01-06-2016, 03:17 PM

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Yeah i looked at the racing game mentioned in OP and it looks like it would be pretty damn fun to play

It is....but there is some bullshit you have to put up with, namely none of the interface stuff works in the rift. You wind up having to take it off and put it back on after every race. It's not a huge deal, but everyone has their own bullshit threshold and one of the most important things about VR is setting the right expectations. I'm assuming that in April when the consumer versions of these things ship out, most of this will be a thing of the past, but right now it must be said you have to do nonsense in a lot of games to get the Rift to work.

I've heard iRacing works better than Assetto Corsa, but have yet to try it due to my limited gaming time all being invested in Elite.