HTC Vive is $799, ships early April 2016
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Wow this looks great and just jumped to the top of my list.
VR SLI needs engine-level integration, and I haven't seen anything in regards to that for the major engines yet. The only recent mention of it was with Valve for Source 2.
Will probably be a bit yet before any actual games leverage it.
viveks86
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UE4 officially supports it now as well. But I don't know of any devs currently using it for the launch titles.
I also think the steam VR plugin for Unity 5.4 adds multi gpu support.
It does seem like in the future, VR SLI support will pretty much be a given. The performance benefit of each GPU rendering one eye is too much to ignore.
MSI afterburner, and google overclocking 970. There are youtube vids that are helpful.
Basically though:
- put the power on 110% (no voltage increase),
- run a benchmark like uningine so you can monitor for glitches
- while running that you
- increase the core clock step by step (maybe +20 at a time?) and leave for a minute to check for no glitches. if you get issues, back it off a bit. I got to +170 core clock with no problems but different cards will manage different amounts.
- once your core clock is done, do the same for the memory clock - you can usually do more with this so bump it around 40 in each step. I got to +400 but again YMMV
qa_engineer
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I regret to inform the Vivegaf community that I have canceled my pre-order (which was somehow bumped up to an April delivery date). The reason: I measured my tiny New York City apartment and I did not meet the minimum room scale space, additionally I didn't see any games or experiences that are worth the purchase right this instant.
This doesn't mean I won't be back. I will take that 902 USD and invest it in a new Polaris GPU and will wait to see what type of standing only games (and Vive games in general)will be available post launch.
Farewell for now.
This doesn't mean I won't be back. I will take that 902 USD and invest it in a new Polaris GPU and will wait to see what type of standing only games (and Vive games in general)will be available post launch.
Farewell for now.
Dreams-Visions
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RIP dear friend.
potatohead
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Just curious what will be available for HTC Vive/FB Oculus launches?
piratepwnsninja
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I've still not received an email, which is slightly disconcerting considering how quickly I ordered and received confirmation.
We'll all be like dis in 50 years....
Fuck that. We better be like this:
Better than this, look at the size of it
Can't wait for the haptic feedback power glove and Alicia Silverstone girlfriend simulator though.
Better than this, look at the size of it
Can't wait for the haptic feedback power glove and Alicia Silverstone girlfriend simulator though.
Speaking of which... Why no rumble Vive? Interacting with the world would be so much more realistic if we had some sort of tactile feed back when touching objects or feeling walls. Make it so!
Isn't the haptic feature taking care of this?
OmarTheHippo
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Yes. Yes it is
Zalusithix
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And the amount of feedback from the haptics was already messing with the controller's IMU in the dev kit versions. It was fixed by stiffening the controller and repositioning the sensor in the Pre versions. Full out heavy duty shake your hand level rumble would be even worse on that front, so possibly why it was left out.
Haha, I already had a pretty good idea of who it was before I clicked the link.
He posts here on GAF by the way.
ShadowSoldier89
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I havent been this hyped for hardware since my first gaming PC
Mihos
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I get hyped about everything, but this one does feel 'special' for some reason. like in 20 years, I will have the Vive in my retro VR headset collection.
I hope not.. No curtains, lol:
Wish it was bigger with no furniture.. But the other two floors below are not suitable, so once the furniture is moved It'll have to do.
Sleeping Lesson
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That's a fucking cool room.
So wow, I had a really cool dream. I got the Vive Pre in the mail, set it all up, then put on the headset. I was immediately transported to a snowy mountain, and my health started off low.. I had to provide for my in-game wifey and eat so I wouldn't starve. Had to find a weapon and kill a giant mammoth looking thing. Used it's meat for food and fur for warmth. Woke up and searched everywhere fer a game like this. My search failed.
I really hope someone makes a great survival VR game.
I really hope someone makes a great survival VR game.
Wait what? You ordered today and got April? How? I ordered day one and mine says May.
artsi
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Nah, I visited the pre-order page (tempting myself) and it said April 2016. But it turned back to May soon after that.
Apparently the order system releases the slot if someone cancels their order, instead of moving everyone forward in the queue.
qa_engineer here on GAF got an April slot that way, confirmed via HTC support.
Yeah that's what I was thinking, plus I realized that's not the pre but devkit before it.
Vyse The Legend
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People noticed that if you refresh the order page, you sometimes get an April ship date estimate. This led people to believing that, when someone cancels an order, their slot is freed up and remains open for a new order. In other words, when an April order cancels, the order behind them does NOT get moved up; instead, a new order just takes their place.
None of that is confirmed, and HTC reps said it was just a bug and orders would be fulfilled by time stamps.
Still, it's giving people hope.
Guardian Monkey
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I scored an unopened Vive Pre for 1200 (including tax) on Ebay. I can't wait for it to get here!! April 1st))
The differences between consumer and Pre are very minimal. I'll just get the game codes on the cheap
Am I missing something? Thats like $300 more than the vive retail
Wow, that's pretty annoying. So I guess the best thing to do is just keep trying until I get April?
Sweet mother of god you have a gorgeous view out that window.
Zalusithix
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Since they haven't actually shipped anything yet, there's always time for them to shift them by order time. I'd find it quite amusing if they did do that... Not because of the oddball new person cutting in line, but because it'd be hilarious to watch those that canceled their existing order so they could exploit the bug to move up instead get shifted further back than they ever were.
Guardian Monkey
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Does lighthouse now need to be in the dark? dark setting?
Compsiox
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This is the solution that i'm also going for
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This works amazingly. It's dumb to even consider any other damageless solution. This should be absolutely perfect for everyone.
What do you mean?
Melon Husk
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Spectator mode for Job Simulator
https://j.gifs.com/73VAw8.webm
No. Tracking in direct sunlight isn't guaranteed because the lasers are infrared.
https://j.gifs.com/73VAw8.webm
No. Tracking in direct sunlight isn't guaranteed because the lasers are infrared.
Compsiox
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I'm getting it immediately.
Yeah, it's a relatively tiny house although it has three floors, but it has some cool spaces and a good location at a fjord, so I'm not complaining.
Hehe, I'll forward your brilliant idea to my wife and cross my fingers
I bought some light stands for the lighthouses, but I have this feeling that the floor might be causing them to vibrate.. It'll be interesting to see next week..
Guardian Monkey
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Will the sensors be affected if you are in a well lit area?
Guardian Monkey
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4 day premium price. Fair enough.
Pops Maellard
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When do Vive preorders ship? Was under the impression that if I ordered now it wouldn't be here any time soon.
What are those called? I think I'll pick those up as well.
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