Explain the almost 4 years of Half Life VR leaks then which are as recent as 2 weeks ago, and the many different sources that contacted press about a new Half Life game shipping with the headset?
Curious, though I guess this means the HTC Vive is basically done as far as future development goes.
Uhh, yes it does? All the projects Valve are working on are new full AAA games, not ports. This isn't Half Life 1 in VR. This is going to be a new entry in the franchise. I doubt it's 3 but rumors suggest a Half Life 2 prequel.
The difference is that Half Life VR leaks have been happening as recent as 2 weeks ago, suggesting it's still in development. Half LIfe 3 was in development once upon a time, but it got cancelled. As long as the leaks are recent, we have no reason to believe it's cancelled, and they certainly would not reveal a headset if it was about to be cancelled.
Half Life has always been at the forefront of pushing innovation in gaming forward. You're never going to get a Half Life game live up to expectations because it is no longer possible to revolutionize the FPS genre. Not without VR or without breakthroughs in AI/Physics which are further off.
You seem very confused. Rift S has nothing to do with HTC. This is definitely not related to HTC either, as HTC already announced 2 new headsets this year, and there's nothing to gain with partnering with HTC - they are a lost cause.
Calling it a gimmick is hating, because it's simply not true. I'm sure you have your reasons, such as 'because I say so' but believe me, they aren't actual reasons, just delusions.
No, this is objective. VR cannot be defined as a gimmick period.
Objectivity is absolute. Your opinion does not make something objective. My opinion does not either. It simply is what it is, and that's not a gimmick. VR is a medium of it's own that adds real value to the world, to humans, and to life in general. How can that be a gimmick? Within the context of gaming, it adds new value in many ways and improves gaming in various ways. Again, cannot be classified as a gimmick for this reason.
I seriously doubt Valve will release it exclusively for their headset as they support open-storefronts. I'm sure all PC headsets will work but the best experience will of course be on the Valve HMD.
I still really doubt it. It just doesn't seem to support Valve's mindset. If they are desperate enough, then perhaps, but I wouldn't count on it. I think that they will sell more than enough by brand name alone.
Yeah, no. I'm not in some bubble. I have come into contact with tens of thousands of people that have tried VR, and it has always been very rare for them to think of it as a gimmick.
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The Knuckles controllers and the field of view. Rumors also suggest some kind of haptic headphones or something weird going on there. Basically whatever hardware they have built, all of their games will take advantage of it in a way that no game has done so for VR. This is the Nintendo approach that Gabe always wanted to do.
He knew Rift wasn't from HTC or Valve. His comment was in relation to seeing yet another headset announcement and/or the shots fired with the IPD slider.
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You just said innovation is smart. Now innovation doesn't matter?Are you his lawyer?
Innovative doesn't matter, price point matters. Valve could have 20 VR games in production, but unless they are coming out the gate with a truly affordable VR solution that the majority of PC Gamers are going to embrace it doesn't matter one iota.
Sure, if your franchise is GTA, The Witcher or Elder Scrolls but Half-life?
The last entry was over 12 years ago and Valve didn't even have the decency to conclude the episodic trilogy.
I get it that you're jizzing your pants over the nova prospect of playing VR catch with Dog, but most gamers these days missed the window on the franchise and don't have any nostalgia for it. Sure I dare say some critics would likely love it, but that's not necessarily going to translate into audience interest.
Welcome to the club?
