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PlayStation VR Launch Thread: Welcome to The Real World
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This is amazing to watch. He's completely and utterly absorbed inside the game.
PodcastFips
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You are in for a treat man, enjoy this ride.
If VR leads to a new genre of horror games then it will all be worth it. Thanks for the impressions!
Octavianus
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Haha right? Good to see these games being well recieved. This and Rez are what I was mostly looking forward to.
Ah sorry, I didn't realise we were talking about particular games. I suppose it was evident from the respondent's post!
He liked RIGS and Rush of Blood didn't he?
boredandlazy
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Just to expand a little on what I was saying about blurriness earlier, I'm not talking about the screen being out of focus. I'm more talking that everything just looks low resolution. There's just an overlying softness to everything which I wasn't quite expecting.
This is somewhat offset in certain games, like The Deep on the VR Worlds disc where the AA solution is clean enough to lessen the shimmering. They're still not what I'd call 'sharp' though.
This is somewhat offset in certain games, like The Deep on the VR Worlds disc where the AA solution is clean enough to lessen the shimmering. They're still not what I'd call 'sharp' though.
Yes it works fine, I didn't use headphones because of it so far because my setup is superior to most headsets.
GinoFelino
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But what you're experiencing is a manufacturing defect! If your tracking is fucked, that's what the warranty is for
Did you follow the troubleshooting guide for tracking issues?
Jacksinthe
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Depends on the game, but this is a horrible solution.
You won't be getting positional audio in games where it is important. When you turn your head in VR the headphones move with you. If you turn your head to search for a noise, say you look left, the right can would be where your center channel is on your 5.1 set and the right channel audio you would technically be hearing behind you since the back of your head now faces the right side of your 5.1 setup because the 5.1 setup doesn't follow how you turn your head.
Not only that but there is no positional audio for above or below you if you can't tilt your 5.1 system with your skull. All of that is important and 5.1 is a sub par experience.
This will cause a disconnect in games where you are turning a lot. I imagine this would be horrible for horror games.
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To others having the giant bomb issue - exchange or return it. A few preview streams had theirs rectified with exchange units. If it's hardware related you don't want to hang on to it.
crack-king
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One question to the Driveclub fans. Do you also have to start over in Driveclub VR? I was something like Level 70 in the normal Driveclub and now I'm again on level 1. WTF?
Seems like they should make the full calibration mandatory. Watching videos if thumper it seems waaay too fast for me. And I consider myself decent at rythm games and tunnel shooters. Does it start off slowly?
Yeah, you're probably talking about a software issue then. That should get better with time as devs nail the techniques
I was referring to the gold headset itself.
Yeah, you're probably talking about a software issue then. That should get better with time as devs nail the techniques
I was referring to the gold headset itself.
Good points, haven't thought of that. That probably will make me invest in a headset for Christmas. Currently I only have a good one ear headset because I like to hear my surroundings. Might need to go "all in" for VR though.
Superior to 3D sound?
So I thought I'd start my VR experience off with Shark Encounter.
Nope!
Nope nope nope.
Made it about 20 seconds in until I looked down into that inky black abyss they've decided to position us over and discovered a newfound phobia of being suspended over bottomless marine trenches. Who would've known.
So I went and played Danger Ball for a few rounds and fuck yeah Danger Ball is awesome and so is VR.
Nope!
Nope nope nope.
Made it about 20 seconds in until I looked down into that inky black abyss they've decided to position us over and discovered a newfound phobia of being suspended over bottomless marine trenches. Who would've known.
So I went and played Danger Ball for a few rounds and fuck yeah Danger Ball is awesome and so is VR.
Lol that sounds amazing.
Cheeseman Battitude
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First impression after initial setup. Difficult to get the headset in position by doing exactly what the onscreen instructions say. I found it difficult to completely block out my peripheral vision after it said to lower the headband, so I've got it higher than the video recommends.
After that, mind blown by seeing the PS4 menu on a huge screen in front of me. Literally giggling like a baby!
Got some jobs to do now, so will try some games later. But stage 1 (see if it works) is complete. Time to tidy up all these plastic bags and shit.
After that, mind blown by seeing the PS4 menu on a huge screen in front of me. Literally giggling like a baby!
Got some jobs to do now, so will try some games later. But stage 1 (see if it works) is complete. Time to tidy up all these plastic bags and shit.
Scofield94941
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can you play this VR headset with just normal ps4 games? What I mean is can you just have an IMAX experience with normal games? sorry if it is a stupid question
Cheeseman Battitude
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Christ, 6GB update to the demo disc. Definitely not playing any games yet!
I think you can play normal games and films on a vr cinema mode screen
Alx
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You should have waited a bit more (or maybe you're lucky you didn't
)... I didn't really feel any vertigo until
the door falls down
This is silly talk. The binaural tech they're using for the 3D sound is guaranteed to be far more immersive than your setup. It simply is, and your missing half the benefit of VR ignoring it.
zackmorris
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I know the kinda funny coverage mentioned this game crashing. Can't believe they didn't patch it based off pre-release impressions.
Savantcore
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Just had a quick go and it's really good! No issues in the first race of Driveclub and the Tumble demo seems great. Can't wait to get stuck into it some more.
PodcastFips
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5 meters
Are they stereoscopic 3D?
jellies_two
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Interestingly I am much better at Thumper in VR than using the TV.
In VR I went straight through level 3 but on the TV I was getting crossed up and dying a lot.
In VR I went straight through level 3 but on the TV I was getting crossed up and dying a lot.
boredandlazy
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Exactly my experience. I was playing rigs with the default head turning method though. Next time I play it I'll try the right analogue stick control method and see if it helps.
Backfoggen
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The problem with Job Simulator is that it forces you outside of the sweet spot for VR. If I move further in, the swimming disappears but then I'm in the other dudes cubicle.
I have this exact same feeling...the feeling that I have a screen strapped to my face in front of my eyes rather than that I'm in a world. I think the clarity just isn't quite there yet to convince me.
Not in the way it's supposed to sound. Use regular stereo headphones for amazing 3D sound. If you refuse, don't complain about missing immersion, because you took that away from yourself.
Grindlefly
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So for someone who hasn't played either....
Rez or Thumper?????
Rez or Thumper?????
GinoFelino
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The only answer is both.
PodcastFips
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If you don't mind switching HDMI cables everytime you use the headset then that's possible of course.
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