Are there any panoramic stereo images (or whatever) of scenes like this that you could view in the Rift? I've seen a few 3D panoramas but haven't really explored that kind of thing yet.
I really want to feel some insane heights in 3D.
Great, some much needed competition for Nvidia.
I think this was confirmed - single GTX980s.
For the DK2, yes. You may need more performance for CV1.
SLI currently does not work well with VR. You will likely get a more consistent experience if you use one card. And no, you won't be able to run 'everything' at 'max'. There's unoptimised stuff, and there's stuff with extra high settings that nobody can use (yet). But you should get very good performance with a 780Ti in most DK2-supported software.
I'm using a DK2. Best 'introduction to VR' demo for me is Sightline: The Chair (but this is one example of a demo that could do with further optimisation). Titans of Space is a good example of a well-polished demo. There have been many other impressive things recently like Toybox Turbos and Vox Machinae. But I mainly use it for driving sims, of which Live For Speed, Assetto Corsa and iRacing have the best implementations. The one game I've yet to try that seems to get the most praise is Elite: Dangerous.
If you can't want, then naturally it is worth buying - it's the best VR headset currently available to the public. But my guess is if you've waited this long, you can probably wait some more. The consumer version will be significantly better.
Depends on your personal economy and taste/preferences of course.
We also have very few clues for when the consumer version is going to be released.
So it's a tough question. to answer
If you was me, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.. But yeah.. I don't know if you are so-to-speak
Did you try any cockpit-based games with DK1, and were they more comfortable? (And if so, how long could you last?)
Yep, FPS is pretty much the worst thing you can do. If you go for a DK2, be prepared for it to initially trigger nausea as it smells exactly the same - I had the same reaction, and took many hours to convince my silly brain that it was actually a pretty comfortable experience compared to DK1. But FPS-style games remain a problem without control adjustments (e.g. yaw snapping). As others have said, cockpit-based stuff should feel much better, so you should be fine with Elite (once you've got over the initial period).
Debatable.
Bummer. I thought playing Assetto Corsa with DK2 would be flawless
; Still no sickness. Same with Assetto Corsa. Alien Isolation is also pretty damn fine. Oh well, too late to cancel my order as it's probably going to be shipping within the next few hours. The only games I want to play on the DK2 are Assetto Corsa and Elite Dangerous. Hopefully I won't get motion sickness from these games. I'd like to try out all the cool VR demos too. Like the roller coaster ones. Those look awesome.Man, I really had no idea how many people were still getting motion sickness from the DK2 kit. I thought the DK2 kit was supposed to iron out all the motion sickness problems from the DK1 kit. I'm starting to regret my purchase now
Same here. 30 seconds in a rollercoaster is worse than 8 hours of Elite Dangerous.
Most of the issues come from the software side now, i.e, content poorly optimized for the Rift in terms of optics or movement. Even CV1 will give you motion sickness in some circumstances.
