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PlayStation VR Launch Thread: Welcome to The Real World
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This is normal. There is no solution. It sacrifices TV quality for the headset.
This is intentional. Many games will mirror and un-distort the headset's image to show it on the TV, others will render their own sub-1080p secondary camera perspectives.
Thank you for the replies! I had no idea it's normal, it sounded like an issue when he was telling me about it. I'll let him know.
I'm sorry guys, I don't know if it's a miracle or what, but I haven't had one issue with drifting since I got it. Sometimes I think I am, simply because I feel like I've rotated away from the camera while the headset is on, but I flip up the visor and I'm still in the right spot.
I agree with all of this. Am I correct in thinking when you discover a secret you get a different path the next time you play that level? It's pretty exciting to experience new things when you think you've completed the game and have to quickly prepare yourself for any unknown scares that might be coming.
Also how did Gamespot give this a 5 (mediocre), I watched their review on YouTube last night and could not relate to anything they were saying, according to them it doesn't have replayability..??
mckmas8808
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It happens in cinema mode. I thought exactly the same as you until I actually spent longer than 30 seconds in cinema mode and after a 4 minute YouTube video my head was 45 degrees from where it started and what's worse, I didn't even realise!
The_Inquisitor
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Still working on my VR legs. Played the first area of Rez for the first time in my life. Holy shit it's amazing in VR. Headmaster level 18 is amazing as well. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much from joy of playing games.
Played about an hour last night. Controller tracking is very unstable for me like it was for Giantbomb. Not having headset issues other than it moving because my head is shaking. The way the front of it just sort of hangs there seems to be the cause. If I put my hands on it to keep it stable it doesn't move around anymore. It's not something you notice in intense games, but slower stuff or navigating menus can be annoying because of it. Don't have this issue with the Vive. Also the latency on the PS main menu UI is awful.
Crazy. I haven't had anything like this. I watched about an hour of football and it was great.
Camera is the old square style one and is on top of the TV.
The only issue I have had is that when I am adjusting the front portion of the headset while its on my face sometimes the screen goes black and I have to move it slightly to get it back.
CARTMAN - Get a better fit on the headset. make sure it is nice and tight and that the front part is nice and snug to your face. This should prevent it from flopping around. I have found there are a lot of angles that work for the headset, in terms of good IQ, but some of them are not good in terms of the gear fitting snugly to your face/head. Experiment a bit.
mckmas8808
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OMG! Thanks for this. I quite on Level 4-13 or something because of this.
Dreams does feel like the first true AAA VR Killer-app.
Inglorious_ Man
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Has anyone tried World War Toons in VR yet?
I've only played on Vive. It's cute and funny and worked well as a pack-in introduction to room-scale VR, but I don't think it's very good beyond demonstrating VR to people.
Throw in potential tracking issues with Move and I would say pass.
You're numb.
I played for a minute or two and it seemed like janky nonsense
That really really sucks. I don't wear glasses, but that's something Sony should warn users about.
Try it again now. Mine JUST went through while I was working on trying to get them to issue a new code or a refund.
I think Thumper specifically wants weed, man.
Wear badass headphones and crank it. So good.
Edit - Wait. They sell beer at Best Buy?
You dont need More beer, you have thumper xD
EstoyBlackWaldo
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Not sure if this was previously answered, does my play space need to be huge? Like do I need to move my furniture around just to enjoy this, or can I sit down have a beer and enjoy it?
The majority of experiences are intended for seated play. A few here and there like Batman or Job Simulator are recommended for standing, but not walking around, so if you have a coffee table in front of you or a desk/table, you *may* want to move it just in case. Like Batman actually has the odd jump scare here and there, so you might bang into something in front of you if you're not expecting it.
eighty(one)
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I'm getting it tonight, you sold me.
I'll def add you! My husband and I each have PSVR, so you'll have 2 squad mates (no worries, we're like 2 normal guys)
ViolentP
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Got a Total Wine & Spirits literally next door!
mckmas8808
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EstoyBlackWaldo
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Awesome, good to know so I don't break my coffee table haha, I'll probably be picking this up sometime this weekend. Excite!
Damn! That's awesome! I want a physical release of it SHC!
Waylon Drums
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It's a bummer that you even felt the need to add this.
3rdamention
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I finally got around to trying out the Driveclub VR Demo last night.
Here are my basic impressions:
* Game is really cool at the beginning, looking around your car, getting inside and looking around. I loved that part.
* It has one of the clearest, most High Quality Menus I have yet to see in VR. It is right in your face, super clean, bright, and clear.
*When I started the race in the car cam, I could immediately see why people were calling this game a Vomit Comet. I didn't feel sick at all, but I think I know what was making me feel a bit uneasy. The in the car view, you have the car moving all around you, on its suspension, while you are sitting basically still in the middle. So you are sitting still in the middle of the car, the car is bobbing and swaying around you, and you see the road flying by you in front of you. That is a lot of movement tricking the mind at once.
* I switched to 3rd Person and 1st Person Cameras, and all that uneasiness went away. The game was much more enjoyable. Sure, it isn't as cool as sitting in a virtual cock pit, but it was still pretty great. 1st Person Camera was awesome. Sure, it feels like you are racing around by sliding on your butt, but you could see in front of you much better without looking through a windshield.
*Yes, it is tough to tell the track ahead of you. There was one turn, I thought went left, I went right. Switching to 1st Person helped so much more. However, knowing the tracks is going to help the most.
Here are my basic impressions:
* Game is really cool at the beginning, looking around your car, getting inside and looking around. I loved that part.
* It has one of the clearest, most High Quality Menus I have yet to see in VR. It is right in your face, super clean, bright, and clear.
*When I started the race in the car cam, I could immediately see why people were calling this game a Vomit Comet. I didn't feel sick at all, but I think I know what was making me feel a bit uneasy. The in the car view, you have the car moving all around you, on its suspension, while you are sitting basically still in the middle. So you are sitting still in the middle of the car, the car is bobbing and swaying around you, and you see the road flying by you in front of you. That is a lot of movement tricking the mind at once.
* I switched to 3rd Person and 1st Person Cameras, and all that uneasiness went away. The game was much more enjoyable. Sure, it isn't as cool as sitting in a virtual cock pit, but it was still pretty great. 1st Person Camera was awesome. Sure, it feels like you are racing around by sliding on your butt, but you could see in front of you much better without looking through a windshield.
*Yes, it is tough to tell the track ahead of you. There was one turn, I thought went left, I went right. Switching to 1st Person helped so much more. However, knowing the tracks is going to help the most.
mckmas8808
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3rdamention
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I spent 5 minutes sticking my face in the Water Ball for the Ocean Descent Demo. You can hear in the headphones like you are sticking your head under water. Awesome! I also noticed if you swing your controller through it, the water splash follows your controller. The point being, it reacted the way I thought it would.
phant0m
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Sitting down will be most comfortable and best for tracking. Only some games want you to stand (like Job Simulator)
Yep, i felt like i was moving down in the elevator too.
Such a weird but cool experience.
Incitemaybe
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I was saying this earlier in the thread that it was a huge disappointment to me to find out there wasn't a whole game revolving around all the different types of balls in the menu, they are so simple and fun to interact with.
We just got Sports Bar..... and so far it feels very unintuitive and confusing
perhaps I need more time but...... Kinda my first out of the box disappointment.
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alright, played for 2 evenings. Both evenings it worked fine when I started (around 7pm) and went to glitchy unfocussed tracking hell around 10 to 11 pm. Wow.
Job Sim was unplayable, the room and the hands were jumping around, when I tried to grab stuff, the hand disappeared, everything was wobbly all the time.
Batman was fine, funnily enough, and my best experience after VR worlds and Playroom (which JnR part is fucking amazing). The feel of being in a virtual world when it works is absolutely incredible.
Driveclub and that space thingie made me dizzy in a bad way. I'm happy I didn't buy it now.
Disappointing :/
Job Sim was unplayable, the room and the hands were jumping around, when I tried to grab stuff, the hand disappeared, everything was wobbly all the time.
Batman was fine, funnily enough, and my best experience after VR worlds and Playroom (which JnR part is fucking amazing). The feel of being in a virtual world when it works is absolutely incredible.
Driveclub and that space thingie made me dizzy in a bad way. I'm happy I didn't buy it now.
Disappointing :/
apieceofstrange
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Got my launch bundle from Amazon yesterday. I wasn't prepared for all the wires and still not sure how I am going to manage to have everything setup within my gaming setup. Right now everything is kind of just sprawled out across my floor and driving my OCD out of control. Those concerns all went out the window though as soon as I put on the headset and dove into Playroom VR.
Just the menu alone was a game changing experience and I was in awe of being able to look all around me and see stuff. Seeing the simulated DS4 move around in front of me was crazy. My move controllers were still charging up so my first VR experiences were limited to games that only used the standard controller:
The Playroom platformer was a really neat proof of concept. Would definitely buy a full game like this. How do you rescue the robot that's on the pulley platform connected to the balloon thing? I tried for so long and finally gave up.
I have been playing Thumper on steam and it's been awesome so I instantly double dipped on the PS version as this seems to be the definitive way to play.
Rez demo seemed pretty interesting, but didn't blow me away. Never played the original so I don't have the nostalgia for it that many seem to have. Felt like all I was doing was looking at targets and pressing a button to shoot? Does it get more involved than this? Thought I was going to insta-buy this, but now I might wait for a price drop.
Tried RIGS next and the good news was it didn't make me feel sick. I'm actually highly susceptible to motion sickness so I was pleased I was able to handle this okay. The tutorial didn't explain the objective of the game well though and I kind of just ran around aimlessly as if it were TDM. Controls were also a bit awkward. Seems like a pass for now.
Decided to push my limits and try Driveclub next knowing this one induced nausea in many people. Sitting in the car was so cool, felt like I was actually there. Surprisingly handled myself well until the end of the 2nd lap where I started to feel a bit uneasy. Something about those sharp windy turns started making me feel queasy, but I decided to power through the final lap since I was in 1st. Had to end the night there as I definitely felt the motion sickness kicking in, but I was mostly recovered within an hour or so. Don't think I'll be buying this one either for now, but the demo certainly a cool experience.
I was very skeptical going in, but so far this has exceeded all my expectations. Maybe I lucked out, but I experienced no issues with drifting or tracking in these games. I do notice the screen door effect and some blurriness, particularly in the menus, but once things are in motion it is totally believable and I don't even think about it. Tonight I'm going to try it out with the Move controllers. I bought Batman and Until Dawn, but I'll probably spend more time with the demo disc and VR Worlds before getting to those. VR is truly amazing and even in its early stages I can see the potential is huge. Words don't really do it justice. Hoping some more meaty gameplay experiences are on the way soon.
On a sidenote, I noticed that the plastic coating has frayed a bit on the USB cord that connects from the processing unit to the the PS4. The inside wiring is exposed, but it seems to work okay. Would be a tremendous pain to return everything just for that. I assume this is just a standard USB cord that can be easily replaced, right?
Just the menu alone was a game changing experience and I was in awe of being able to look all around me and see stuff. Seeing the simulated DS4 move around in front of me was crazy. My move controllers were still charging up so my first VR experiences were limited to games that only used the standard controller:
The Playroom platformer was a really neat proof of concept. Would definitely buy a full game like this. How do you rescue the robot that's on the pulley platform connected to the balloon thing? I tried for so long and finally gave up.
I have been playing Thumper on steam and it's been awesome so I instantly double dipped on the PS version as this seems to be the definitive way to play.
Rez demo seemed pretty interesting, but didn't blow me away. Never played the original so I don't have the nostalgia for it that many seem to have. Felt like all I was doing was looking at targets and pressing a button to shoot? Does it get more involved than this? Thought I was going to insta-buy this, but now I might wait for a price drop.
Tried RIGS next and the good news was it didn't make me feel sick. I'm actually highly susceptible to motion sickness so I was pleased I was able to handle this okay. The tutorial didn't explain the objective of the game well though and I kind of just ran around aimlessly as if it were TDM. Controls were also a bit awkward. Seems like a pass for now.
Decided to push my limits and try Driveclub next knowing this one induced nausea in many people. Sitting in the car was so cool, felt like I was actually there. Surprisingly handled myself well until the end of the 2nd lap where I started to feel a bit uneasy. Something about those sharp windy turns started making me feel queasy, but I decided to power through the final lap since I was in 1st. Had to end the night there as I definitely felt the motion sickness kicking in, but I was mostly recovered within an hour or so. Don't think I'll be buying this one either for now, but the demo certainly a cool experience.
I was very skeptical going in, but so far this has exceeded all my expectations. Maybe I lucked out, but I experienced no issues with drifting or tracking in these games. I do notice the screen door effect and some blurriness, particularly in the menus, but once things are in motion it is totally believable and I don't even think about it. Tonight I'm going to try it out with the Move controllers. I bought Batman and Until Dawn, but I'll probably spend more time with the demo disc and VR Worlds before getting to those. VR is truly amazing and even in its early stages I can see the potential is huge. Words don't really do it justice. Hoping some more meaty gameplay experiences are on the way soon.
On a sidenote, I noticed that the plastic coating has frayed a bit on the USB cord that connects from the processing unit to the the PS4. The inside wiring is exposed, but it seems to work okay. Would be a tremendous pain to return everything just for that. I assume this is just a standard USB cord that can be easily replaced, right?
The best result for me was setting up the camera at right about head level, about five feet away, with enough room around you to move your arms around freely. Once I did that I had no issues with headset or move, or dualshock tracking.
Note that you don't need to put the camera on the TV. If you have a telescoping stand (like a mic stand) that you can mount the camera on it and point it at a convenient open area, you'll get the best results. You can then easily adjust the stand up or down for standing/seated experiences.
This also made it easier for friends to watch the TV (because you're not standing in front of it) and to participate in games like Playroom VR.
Standing makes turning your head for the 360 view a little easier (and almost every game has something to see behind you).
Incitemaybe
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The dart throwing in Sports Bar feels broken..... Anyone having a positive time with this game and can share why?
Everything about it so far feels terrible :/
Everything about it so far feels terrible :/
You need a second player with another DualShock 4. That guy will control another character who rides around on a little ufo with a vacuum cleaner. You'll see.
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