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PlayStation VR Launch Thread: Welcome to The Real World
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Hey dude, to answer your Q's...
- Check you don't have the plastic cover the lenses and give them a wipe, it should be low-resolution but crisp rather than out of focus / blurry. Unless you are looking at stuff too close to your face, in which case blame your brain.
- PS Worlds has a Pro patch, helps a fair bit.
- Try lifting it at the back to reduce the space under your nose, takes a while to figure out the sweet-spot.
- 1.5m sounds a bit too close, try putting it above you TV to increase the distance.
Hope you come around to it after some time, has some solid titles. PS VR Worlds is a nice one to get into to start with.
GoldenCrow
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None of the demos are patched for pro. When it comes to getting rid of the light bleed position the headset based on the unit that contains the screen rather then the position of the band (always adjust by the band though), you can get it so your eyelashes touch the lenses if you really want but there is a sweet spot between that and light bleed. The resolution isn't going to be perfect so it is always going to be a bit like looking at a 720p screen. Tracking issues can vary on a lot of different things (interfering light is the biggest problem especially sunlight, so look for reflections) shorter distances are usually better than further distances and best if you can have the camera at head level rather than above or below. In terms of games go for what appeals to you.
The Hypervoid VR demo is like the X-Wing mission. It's an add on that requires the base game to be present and installed before it'll work. If you don't have PS+, then you need to buy Hypervoid first, then you can run the demo.
LandStalker
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What are the chances of finding a PSVR before XMAS? It would make a really fun XMAS morning gift to myself but it seems impossible to find.
Right, I understand the VR add-on only works with the full game, I'm just trying to run the regular demo in cinema/theater mode. This.
Even if I just play in regular mode on the TV it does the same. I guess maybe the addon, which I did download, is causing this. I'll try removing that.
Edit - uninstalling, reinstalling didn't work. Doesn't play with or without the dlc/addon. I guess maybe it just doesn't work on the ps4pro.
angrywoodchuck
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Try moving the headset around when putting it on. It can get blurry, but there is a sweet spot for me where the blurriness goes away. Also push the back of the headset up more on your head and the screen will go down your nose more and block out the light coming from the bottom.
Dunno, I'm taking the stock shortage as an opportunity to get out of VR without taking a loss. It's just not doing it for me. I like the idea, but the tech just isn't there and the lack of full games has been disappointing. The disappointment in Star Wars VR was the tipping point for me.
Sold it used for $690 on eBay but have a few local offers for $550, not sure what I'm going to take. Come out to about the same after fees and shipping but eBay is such a risk.
Yeah, the only way to get my PU off is to fully unplug its power.
Is this normal, any fixes? Sometimes I forget and the PU will be on all day and night.
IbizaPocholo
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For me demos are essentials for vr games.
fastest finger
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Last month the Headmaster devs said of Pro support "eventually well turn the render size up a bit for a slightly sharper image"
There is an update due very soon adding more Party Mode levels, so perhaps Pro support will be added there.
A couple of UK retailers are quoting January.
somme
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Here's a review I wrote for Crystal Rift: https://psvr-reviews.com/2016/12/18/crystal-rift/
We haven't had many, (almost no) new games in EU/UK over the last week or so, which is a shame!
We haven't had many, (almost no) new games in EU/UK over the last week or so, which is a shame!
I like your reviews! Short, yet informative and with all the important info. I'd leave my adblock off on your site if you decided to monetize a little!
somme
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Cheers! I like to get to the point haha. I did think about putting ads on there, just so the site could pay for itself. Will hold off for now though.
Mine has been good about turning off (red light) since disabling USB after shutdown power save option.
LittleBigGamer
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dragonyeuw
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This is what I want to know. Hopefully stores are replenished after christmas. Reading through this thread has inspired me to get onboard with this sooner than later( I was thinking a year from now when the hardware $$$ has possibly dropped and library a bit more fleshed out). I'm thinking I may use my 20% discount on Batman arkham and Until Dawn PSN just to spread the costs out a bit for when I bite. Fortunately I kept my move controllers from last gen so all I need is the camera and VR headset.
somme
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Where is the Headmaster's 10 out of 10??
Haha - I haven't bought headmaster yet. I hate football. I tried the demo and it's alright, will probably be one of the last ones I purchase though.
There are options for three different sized and its the middle one by default. Try small.
Its in, like the main vr options
Ah, found it, was looking in the wrong place, thank you!
fastest finger
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Where is the Headmaster's 10 out of 10??
I gave it an 8....
https://www.facebook.com/PSVRNews/posts/1154591201300609
No, but it's supposed to be before Christmas, so it'll be some time next week
MrMephistoX
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I keep
Seeing bundles pop up on the regular on GameStop.com so they may be replenished but selling out just as fast. Anecdotally heard that at Toys R Us as well.
TheMan
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finally was able to try out the star wars VR mission.
it's alright, i guess. Much shorter than I thought it would be. People were saying "journalists played for 15 minutes and didn't finish the whole thing." Whatever, it's 16 minutes long then. There's replayability I guess, but the parts with dialogue where you just fly around make that kind of a pain.
In terms of gameplay it's pretty good, though a bit too easy. Controls are very arcadey, but being in that cockpit is pretty cool. I get that this was free, but I still expected more from some of the impressions i read around here.
it's alright, i guess. Much shorter than I thought it would be. People were saying "journalists played for 15 minutes and didn't finish the whole thing." Whatever, it's 16 minutes long then. There's replayability I guess, but the parts with dialogue where you just fly around make that kind of a pain.
In terms of gameplay it's pretty good, though a bit too easy. Controls are very arcadey, but being in that cockpit is pretty cool. I get that this was free, but I still expected more from some of the impressions i read around here.
Jimmy_liv
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Because it's been proven that demos can lead to less sales.
I'm with you thou, I'd be more tempted to spend money if I knew what I was getting.
ok, so whats that mean? Havent particularly searched for an option like that. Whats it called? where is it? And what does it do? Disables USB powering when you shut down? What about Rest mode?
Edit: Ok, just looked, all I could find was rest mode power options, no shutdown. I do have USB ports set to power for 3 hours during rest mode. But the PU will stay on forever in Rest. But I did find this time when I shutdown the PS4, the PU did switch to red lights. I think this is not always consistent though. I need to use Rest mode to charge my controller, my headset, etc.
VR Worlds experiences are among the worst cases for image quality due to using temporal-reconstruction that fails more often than not, leading to lots of times of very low output resolution, and having a ton of motion artifacts even when it "works". Also a problem with latest Resident Evil Demo, and some of the smaller "movie/interactive" experiences (Invasion 3d, Gary the Gull etc.).TimFL said:
On VRWorlds, the only exception is Danger Ball, which has none of the IQ problems of the other demos (and is arguably the most fun on the disc anyway).
You can actually adjust the flaps to cover more of the incoming light by pulling them outwards after you put the headset on. Though I think there was a clear design intention to not isolate you completely, for better or worse.
Just saw a bit of the off-screen gameplay for Ace Combat 7 in the other thread. Looks pretty promising so far, and very familiar for the Strangreal fans that are used to traditional AC game conventions.
dragonyeuw
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Ok thanks, I'm fine waiting till post-xmas rush at this point if I can get one without jumping through hoops. I'm also thinking about upgrading my Ps4 OG to a Pro. My wallet has been begging for mercy this holiday season already!
Just as a friendly piece of advice, I don't know the age of the kids you're talking about, but I'd be really, REALLY careful about exposing young children to VR horror experiences. They can be legitimately traumatizing experiences for sensitive kids. It may be just fun to you, but to the wrong kid, with the wrong predisposition, this could give them a complex that they might have to live with for years.
In the same way you probably don't want to leave a kid alone with a dog that bites, because it might leave that child with a lifelong fear of dogs, this is pretty much the same thing. There's a big difference between having a good time laughing at someone's jump scare and creating an actual phobia in a child where none existed before.
Theonik
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And the risk of messing up a demo can be as high as whatever benefit you get if the demo is good.While I agree that most every game should have a demo if possible, demos aren't always easy to produce, especially for smaller devs. You are essentially dealing with a vertical slice that has to be stable and representative of your title, and because its app structure may be different from the full game requires its own stability testing and QA. Couple that with the accelerated launch release table, and many simply have to forgo that luxury.
Also. We didn't do a demo since our game is super cheap.
"Read" more books and maybe you'll find the right ones.
Have you read every scrap of notes, papers and other writing available in the cabin?
vpance
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Hmm ok I'll try that. Didn't check them all because the first couple seemed useless.
Incitemaybe
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I'm not sure if one of my Move controllers is broken. One of them jitters uncontrollably no matter the game (here I'm trying I Expect You To Die)
https://twitter.com/incitemaybe/status/810623156704526336
I've recalibrated the light but it changes nothing, it seems to be more a problem with the gyro? Is this a known problem or does anyone have any experience resetting the gyro in the controller? Idk
Thanks for any input 😀
Also, everyone who said the opening to I Expect You To Die was awesome..... It certainty is!
https://twitter.com/incitemaybe/status/810623156704526336
I've recalibrated the light but it changes nothing, it seems to be more a problem with the gyro? Is this a known problem or does anyone have any experience resetting the gyro in the controller? Idk
Thanks for any input 😀
Also, everyone who said the opening to I Expect You To Die was awesome..... It certainty is!
ZeroMaverick
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I Expect You to Die? Worth it? What about Stardust?
While I agree that most every game should have a demo if possible, demos aren't always easy to produce, especially for smaller devs. You are essentially dealing with a vertical slice that has to be stable and representative of your title, and because its app structure may be different from the full game requires its own stability testing and QA. Couple that with the accelerated launch release table, and many simply have to forgo that luxury.
Also. We didn't do a demo since our game is super cheap.
I totally respect that. But I guess my argument hinges on this:
How difficult is it to have the full game download and lock a demo to 10-15 minutes or the first level?
Serious question I have no programming experience
Jacksinthe
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"Difficult" depends on how open a platform is for hacking/piracy.
You can do simple time limits and checks but we know that plenty of hackers like to mod games so that would be easy to bypass.
I still feel that for VR it is a must moving forward. right now devs/pubs are riding on some VR hype coattails to sell their games mostly blind.
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