ArtificialIntelligence
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I've just bought one. Thanks OP
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Oculus Rift (+ Oculus Touch) is $399 for limited time
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If you can arrange it to get the headset into a 3.0 that's ideal. My sensors go through a 2.0 hub and I've had no problems.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
yah they dropped the requirement from 970 to 960, and from i5 to i3
https://www.polygon.com/virtual-reality/2016/10/6/13189600/oculus-rift-minimum-spec
vanfanel1car
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Yes, steam VR games will work.
Noisepurge
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great price to jump in if you already have the rig capable of running the best titles.
Also proves that there is some...air...in the original 800$ prices
Also proves that there is some...air...in the original 800$ prices
Fixed2BeBroken
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I am really tempt d but... Im worried this will end up being a novelty purchase instead of something I use often
Hip Hop
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always one of you
Including shipping? Insane if so.
nope, he "decided to leave" FB in March.
You can support Oculus again without having to worry about supporting that flip-flop wearing alt-right clown.
great price to jump in if you already have the rig capable of running the best titles.
Also proves that there is some...air...in the original 800$ prices
yeah of course there was.
DK2 was $350 and Consumer $600, it wasn't an extra $200 or even $100 better.
Then Vive priced theirs above Rift because they had a room scale feature.
I bet if Rift was $400 to begin with, Vive would have been $500-600.
Compsiox
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Look at some Climbey gameplay then come back to me.
Theonik
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A 1060 is what Oculus recommends. It's pretty close to a 970 performance wise. A 1070 is between a 980 and 980Ti. A 1080 is slightly above a 980Ti. Etc.
970s are getting pretty rare now unless you buy second hand which is still an option, but a 970 won't give you the best OR experience anyway.
Fixed2BeBroken
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still unsure.
worried that ill have fun with it for a week then just go back to normal gaming.
idk. super tempted tho.... really close to saying "awe fuck it"
But VR is still doable with a 970, right? I wouldn't be ready to change GPU just for this.
Compsiox
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Just DO IT
Hip Hop
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No
A 1060 is close to the 980. a 970 is behind that.
A 1070 is not between, but its better than a 980ti.
a 1080 is not even near any of that.
irrotational
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970 was their original minimum recommended spec. So all the older games (I. E. 1 year!) should run fine. I'm not sure when they switched to the 1060 spec, sorry.
Nah don't waste your money.
Leave some units for me to buy when I get home ☺
vanfanel1car
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Yes, a 970 will be fine. Every game on the oculus store needs to run fine on a 970 to be accepted there.
StereoVsn
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I am awfully tempted by this deal. The only issue is still games. I am not particularly interested in most of the indies released for VR so far. However, I already have Elite Dangerous and Subnautica and haven't put much time into either at all.
Plus Eve Valkyrie comes with the Best Buy deal. Finally we got Fallout 4 VR coming and that could be quite decent (of course no native Oculus support). Hmm....
Edit: Plus House of Dying Sun and Everspace also have VR support. Double Hmm...
Plus Eve Valkyrie comes with the Best Buy deal. Finally we got Fallout 4 VR coming and that could be quite decent (of course no native Oculus support). Hmm....
Edit: Plus House of Dying Sun and Everspace also have VR support. Double Hmm...
Compsiox
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Fallout VR will use SteamVR. SteamVR supports Oculus natively (in that you don't have to screw around to get it working). Unless Bethesda goes out of their way to remove support its safe to say you'll enjoy Fallout on your rift.
Fixed2BeBroken
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fallout 4 vr was the thing makijg me consider getting into vr, thats the killer app, but reading that its going to be vive exclusive is making me get off the fence for this oculus
NumberThree
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Well that's definitely a tempting price. Will have to think about it.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Its doable with a 970. The current minimum spec is GTX 960
Joey Jo-Jo Jr
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Well if you replace "a week" with "a couple of weeks" that is pretty much true of me and several others I know who bought vr.
A week or two of "OMG I can never play boring crappy TV games ever again after this!!", followed by returning to regular gaming with the headset gathering dust somewhere and being taken out very occasionally for an hour or so.
The hardware is cool, but he legitimately good games just aren't there yet.
jasminlovesyoux
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I'm very tempted. I was also tempted for the psvr deal on newegg a couple weeks ago. I think I'm still apprehensive because these VR sets could go lower. I just wonder at what price I'd instant buy. Maybe $200. Then I'd click immediately.
Damn, that is seriously tempting for Touch included. This is proper consumer-level pricing for these things.
But then again, I have a feeling both parties are coming out with new and improved headsets in the not too distant future.
Knowing Bethesda, Fallout 4 is not going to be the killer app of anything.
But then again, I have a feeling both parties are coming out with new and improved headsets in the not too distant future.
Knowing Bethesda, Fallout 4 is not going to be the killer app of anything.
StereoVsn
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So that's the question. Looking at the Steam VR store some games indicate Oculus support and some only have Vive support. I am guessing that there will be a way to make it work (although Bethesda hates Oculus so may somehow DRM it out) but it won't be great.
Yeah, I am sure new headsets are coming but they will not be $399 by any means. For Fallout 4, it's a good game to tool around in Survivor. It won't be revolutionary and anything but world design is pretty good and it most likely will be quite fun.
Edit: Forgot about New Retro Arcade: Neon VR setup and a few racing game. Alright, I convinced myself, bought.
Unknown Soldier
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Oculus Rift has always had (slightly) better visuals. This has been true since day 1. The RIft also is a more comfortable headset for long periods of use.
HTC Vive came with the equipment for room-scale VR though. Even Rift + Touch isn't room-scale.
That's likely, but the are they gonna be 400? or, more likely 800?
IrishNinja
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fuck oculus, fuck lucley all day
yeah, people with principles about the alt-right are just terrible, great post
yeah, people with principles about the alt-right are just terrible, great post
vanfanel1car
Neo Member
They will most likely work even if it just says "vive" The developer just never tested it with a rift but if it works with the vive it will also work with the rift because they all use the openvr sdk which is compatible with the rift.
Alexander DeLarge
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If you don't mind first gen VR, this is a steal. I definitely prefer the Vive.... But I don't prefer it enough to justify twice the price.
I got banned for this so I would take things like this outside. Also he is not with Oculus anymore.
Great price. I already got a PSVR so hmm...
cyberheater
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Fuck fuck fuck.
I'm so skint just now.
I'm so skint just now.
FIREKNIGHT2029
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If I didn't already own a PSVR I would have picked this up. It's a steal at that price.
Unknown Soldier
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DOOM VFR (Virtual Fucking Reality) might be it. Assuming they work out their teleportation movement system in a way which makes spatial sense and also lets you shoot demons effectively.
Mid 2018 at the earliest. Vive might have new controllers by Christmas this year but I'd guess more around early 2018.
If you want a good solid adventure game I recommend Chronos.
It's not a 'showcase' VR game but you will have a dozen entertaining and polished hours ahead of you. It feels like a modern Onimusha (sword combat, ambient instead of music, fixed camera positions) though with a different setting.
It's not a 'showcase' VR game but you will have a dozen entertaining and polished hours ahead of you. It feels like a modern Onimusha (sword combat, ambient instead of music, fixed camera positions) though with a different setting.
vanfanel1car
Neo Member
Actually I think Echo Arena + Lone Echo is the killer app but that's just me. The game solves the locomotion problem and provides an awesome multiplayer experience.
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