Death Metalist
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What's funny is that they played fuck tons of hours of VIVE and Oculus so...
Giant Bomb PSVR stream | It's always Summer in PlayStation VR Nation
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What's funny is that they played fuck tons of hours of VIVE and Oculus so...
jediyoshi
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Sangetsu-II
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Is anybody using the old PS4 camera?
The tracking issues could be the new camera maybe?
The tracking issues could be the new camera maybe?
Both tried it closer up at home and had the same issues.
Death Metalist
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I thought it should adjust? It looks like it was having problems adjusting well and then it worked? My point was that it seems inconsistent overall.
GoldenCrow
Member
Every time I have watched a giant bomb stream and Geoff is the player I always come away with a negative opinion of the product (even if later I couldn't have disagreed with him more, such as Driveclub) yet when one of the others is playing I very rarely come away with a negative opinion.
I think the developers are making due with what they have. PC hardware though expensive still has to deal with a standard. A price and a hardware standard that the mass market barely meets, and a tech standard that has yet to be established.
As for PSVR, it's probably the best they can do right now for 400 dollars.
Basically, compromises all around.
Glitchesarecool
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Youtube, awful? You don't say!
soundscream
Member
Both Brad and Jeff had the same issues at home.
Brad was saying something like that actually! He felt that the tracking seemed better with the older camera, but wasn't 100% sure.
They literally turned the lights off and the tracking actually got worse.
It is, actually. There's some stupid stuff but the comments on the youtube stream are next level stupid.
Diablohead
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Arkham VR looks really cool but I can see that many little tweaks are needed to make it as good as it can get.
Zombie James
Banned
VR is inherently going to have more variables to consider and more things that can go wrong than traditional gaming. Environment, lighting, spacing, tracking, movement, controls, you name it. VR as a whole right now just isn't ready.
The good thing is everyone involved seems to be taking a very long-term approach to this.
The good thing is everyone involved seems to be taking a very long-term approach to this.
Death Metalist
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Austin Walker talked about such issues as well.
stump sock
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I mean I love Jeff but he has a real long history of having terrible taste in games. I don't think that carries over to "this hardware doesn't work very well" though.
……forgetit
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Well no lights is an issue too, lighting seems really important for the headset from what I've seen. I doubt I'll have issues, but I'm sure many will.
Gipsy Danger
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Except Bruce Wayne also does a lot of good in the DC Universe.
Geoff Keighley is kind of a downer.
GitarooMan
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Graphically in general, none of the software looks great on screen to me. But it's hard for me to say how it would look in the headset.
Really interesting seeing the mixed reaction on the tracking.
Maybe once it's out in the wild people will figure out the best conditions. It doesn't make sense that she people have good experiences (and they admit they have good experiences at trade shows) and others don't if it's not environmental factors having an influence.
I'm skeptical, but somewhat optimistic that people will "figure out" a checklist to make sure tracking is accurate as trade shows, or as others are experiencing.
Maybe once it's out in the wild people will figure out the best conditions. It doesn't make sense that she people have good experiences (and they admit they have good experiences at trade shows) and others don't if it's not environmental factors having an influence.
I'm skeptical, but somewhat optimistic that people will "figure out" a checklist to make sure tracking is accurate as trade shows, or as others are experiencing.
I'd say that's because Jeff generally has a pessimistic take on games. I find it a useful contrast to the pre-release optimism of most game critics.
soundscream
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So Brad saying it was so broken when playing at home he didnt want to use it anymore is all good in your book?
It's kind of shitty to say, but I can't really trust GB when it comes to PlayStation.
They're always running ads for Xbox games on their site/channel and they're always seemingly sarcastic or unenthusiastic when about PlayStation stuff from what I've noticed.
Sleeping Lesson
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Lol the lack of other lights is not an issue. That is ideal tracking conditions.
Zombie James
Banned
Is this all the Harmonix game is? A music visualizer?
sammyCYBORG
Member
Phil Spencer was Jeff's best man at his wedding, so you don't even need to look into it that far, dude.
Ya.
There's a Rock Band VR thing coming for Oculus exclusively but what's the point.
Uncompromising the vision in exchange of being too expensive for mass market.
follow the money
The Jackdog
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oh cmon.
they are on video right now. what they are talking about is happening to them, live.
Ninja Scooter
Member
oh lord
I dunno, seems alright, could maybe use a little polishing that will come in time, but it seems like a lot of the issues probably come down to software, while the hardware itself seems more or less solid.
I had a Rift for a few months and then sold it, not looking to jump into another headset anytime soon, but I'm interested to see what kind of stuff comes out of this new push for VR over the next few years.
I had a Rift for a few months and then sold it, not looking to jump into another headset anytime soon, but I'm interested to see what kind of stuff comes out of this new push for VR over the next few years.
I was watching their Forza 3 quick look and it sounded like marketing PR talk. I was thinking 'if this was a PS game they'd be bitching about it being 30fps and saying they'd play the PC version'
Keep Xatin', won't miss ya
Yep, that's why they all use PS4s almost exclusively as their consoles of choice. You got it, dude.
When lacking anything else to say, ad hominem is the way to go.
On screen is worse than on headset, just try it yourself! Not that the graphic is like on PS4 games out now.
That said... If I didn't tryed it but only saw this stream probably I would not have preordered or buyed the PSVR...
I had not at all these tracking problem, and all else...
Hope I won't have these in my home too.
Felix Lighter
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Yeah, Vive style tracking is the direction the medium will be going long term. Dumb lighthouses and tracking in the headset. Maybe the lighthouses won't be needed with better sensors in the future but camera based tracking is just simply inferior.
Careful Dan, about to overstep the limit on corporate criticism.
I can't believe Dan would betray Sony like this after they gave him the gift of more Kojima.
Cyborgmatt
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They already talked about having the same issues regardless of the distance. Brad even mentioned he physically measured the distance in his house after having a ton of issues.
And the circle continues.
sammyCYBORG
Member
Well yeah, as much as I like Jeff, his ties to Phil Spencer and MS does obviously influence him.
I don't think anyone can deny what you're saying hand on heart.
Sangetsu-II
Member
I'm going to buy the old PS4 Camera just incase, new one seems to be causing the problems me thinks.
soundscream
Member
That hot Quantum Break 2/5 tho!
Good god.
Its a conspiracy! Adam Boyes was in on it to! Him Jeff and Dave Lang are secretly trying to take down Sony!
And people are quick to forget Jeff's crippling addiction to Xbox achievements.
HE NEVER GOT OVER IT PEOPLE
CassidyIzABeast
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PS Move tech is the Jaguar CPU of PSVR