Yeah, I keep telling myself that somewhere in the bowels of one of their studios, those games have to be in the works. It's just flat out crazy not to make VR versions of those titles.
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Yeah, I keep telling myself that somewhere in the bowels of one of their studios, those games have to be in the works. It's just flat out crazy not to make VR versions of those titles.
Bluecondor
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That's a good question. I don't know the answer to that. But - I think you are on the right track. I think it's fair to suspect that whatever issues would keep 3D movies out of the PS store would be related to why they aren't releasing a 3D player that already exists.
Fractology
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I want to thank everyone who helped me with my questions about tracking and camera placement. For those of you curious about this, the aforementioned Job Simulator PSVR FAQ does a great job laying out how everything works and should check it out (http://jobsimulatorgame.com/psvrfaq/). Thinking about the camera as a vision cone helped me a bunch. Also try to adjust your eye distance within the VR settings if you have not already. Could be placebo, but I swear the image quality improved for me (but how would this impact guests using the device as per second question below)?
I have another pretty dumb question: what is the correct process to turn off the headset and play normal PS4 games with no vr? If I power it off it sometimes gets stuck in the weird low-res theater mode screen. Should I restart the PS4 after turning off the headset (kinda annoying)? Do I ever need to disconnect the breakout box if I'm not using VR for a bit, or should I leave that thing attached and on at all times?
Also one more question! What's your advice for getting people to try it on in a group setting and making sure they're not seeing a subpar blurry picture? I tried to show some family members VR but it was admittedly clunky to have both an App or game ready, AND have them in position and tightened headset in the right place on their head.
Cheers and thanks again. It's been a lot of fun to see what particular thing blows people's minds in VR.
I have another pretty dumb question: what is the correct process to turn off the headset and play normal PS4 games with no vr? If I power it off it sometimes gets stuck in the weird low-res theater mode screen. Should I restart the PS4 after turning off the headset (kinda annoying)? Do I ever need to disconnect the breakout box if I'm not using VR for a bit, or should I leave that thing attached and on at all times?
Also one more question! What's your advice for getting people to try it on in a group setting and making sure they're not seeing a subpar blurry picture? I tried to show some family members VR but it was admittedly clunky to have both an App or game ready, AND have them in position and tightened headset in the right place on their head.
Cheers and thanks again. It's been a lot of fun to see what particular thing blows people's minds in VR.
Incitemaybe
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Your Ipd is not suited to you. Do the test and whatever it gives you try 3 below that. Mess around with it.
3rdamention
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Headmaster is also on sale and people seem to really enjoy that. Do you have camera jank in other games? I have been lucky to not have any tracking issues or anything for the most part, and all the games play the way they should with Move Controllers.
Why I am saying this is because I have Job Simulator and it runs perfectly for us. No Jank, and it is very immersive and silly fun. I hardly get to play it because my 10 and 12 year old daughters always play it. They actually got the Platinum in the game, all by themselves. However, it is a pretty easy platinum but I made a huge deal out of it so they were really proud of the accomplishment.
Hale-XF11
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It's hard not to be happy with two swords in your hands. and I don't mean that as a euphemism for anything, I swear.
It is insane how quickly children take to VR. I let my friends 7 year old son try it and there was NO adjustment period. He didn't get sick from a single game. He just jumped right in and was all in, it was amazing.
This is one of the things that makes hopeful that someone over at EA is making a Stars Wars Jedi VR experience. I really, really, REALLY want to hold a lightsaber hilt in my hand, then hear the ignition sound kick as the blade lights up, then start deflecting blaster fire.
I still remember how much of a kick the Darth Vader confrontation was in that old Sega Star Wars Return of the Jedi arcade game. A VR version of that would instantly transform me from a mature adult to a giggling 10 year old.
That already happened to me when I turned around in my XWING to look at my Astromech and he beeped at me.
I just kept giggling. VR is amazing.
BlackBanditSho
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had PSVR and Arkham since day one. I've been hesitant to play it because of all the hype. I wanted to wait because if everything else proved disappointing, then at least there would be Arkham to look forward to.
I own about 40 VR titles on PSVR. Played Arkham for the first time last night.
Arkham is the second most impressive thing i've played on PSVR.
I wish there was something for combat (there is no combat), but the detective stuff and fidelity of the world on PS Pro is outstanding. Only RE7 is a better experience, and Arkham might still look a bit better.
For my money, so far the best experiences on VR, ie, the MUST HAVE titles are all very focused and take advantage of either perspective, player agency, or overall atmosphere.
If you own PSVR, the must have titles are:
1. Arkham PSVR
2. Job Simulator
3. I Expect you to Die
4. RE7 Demo
5. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
6. Werewolf Within
7. Tethered/Headmaster/DriveClubVR (tied because they're all solid and offer full experiences).
PSVR desperately needs a true sim game. Either mech or space ship or whatever.
I own about 40 VR titles on PSVR. Played Arkham for the first time last night.
Arkham is the second most impressive thing i've played on PSVR.
I wish there was something for combat (there is no combat), but the detective stuff and fidelity of the world on PS Pro is outstanding. Only RE7 is a better experience, and Arkham might still look a bit better.
For my money, so far the best experiences on VR, ie, the MUST HAVE titles are all very focused and take advantage of either perspective, player agency, or overall atmosphere.
If you own PSVR, the must have titles are:
1. Arkham PSVR
2. Job Simulator
3. I Expect you to Die
4. RE7 Demo
5. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
6. Werewolf Within
7. Tethered/Headmaster/DriveClubVR (tied because they're all solid and offer full experiences).
PSVR desperately needs a true sim game. Either mech or space ship or whatever.
Yeah, that was me as well, but since the X-Wing mission fulfilled the pilot fantasy, there's only the Jedi fantasy left.
The only other thing I'd love to see is some Star Wars virtual tourism stuff, like wandering around in the Millennium Falcon, the Rebel Hoth base, a Star Destroyer bridge, the Mos Eisely cantina and Jabba's throne room.
I wanna jump off the ledge away from vader and have the falcon come and pick me up in VR
bumpkin
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I want it, but I can't get with that price with so little content from what I gather. At least the iPhone game has a bunch of different blades and backgrounds and such. Is there anything extra whatsoever on the VR version?
TV screen is output at 720p using a cropped image from the PS VR headset and then un-distorted from the circular lens projection. ie. Much softer/blurrier.
I have nothing to back it up, but I can't help but feel the Fruit Ninja game is likely to be a PS+ title at some point. Probably not for at least year or two, though.
I'm really smitten by the whole thing at this point. I was a huge VR doubter, but now I totally enjoy what I've experienced so far.
That said, I still want my traditional game experiences as well. I don't see myself enjoying every kind of experience/genre through VR.
Magicman103
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There's not a lot there. It only has 4 modes, but it's a lot of fun. It's a game I come back to frequently to play for a few minutes at a time. The survival mode in particular is awesome.
It's also a perfect introduction to VR.
I'd add Thumper and Rez Infinite to that list.
I tried Loading Human
Omg this is terrible
Sound is badly mixed, voice acting is bad, the actual quality voice acting audio is bad, the controls are really awkward when using moves, and for some reason they thought it'd be good idea to give you arms instead of just hands. I've only played around an hour so far but this has made a terrible impression
Omg this is terrible
Sound is badly mixed, voice acting is bad, the actual quality voice acting audio is bad, the controls are really awkward when using moves, and for some reason they thought it'd be good idea to give you arms instead of just hands. I've only played around an hour so far but this has made a terrible impression
LOL. I was laughing when I watched this "best and worst of PS VR" yesterday:
https://youtu.be/U4N0RzxNR_8?t=2m51s
Got a PSVR for Christmas, having never tried VR of any kind before. My first impressions are really positive. It's totally immersive and like nothing I've experienced in games before. So, keeping those positive vibes in mind:
Is it common to have the tracking more or less give out after awhile of play? I was playing SportsBar VR for a good hour or so and all the tracking was pretty much rock solid. Then, with nothing changing at all, my Move controllers shifted to my right side and eventually behind me within the span of about 3 minutes. Doing the recenter thing didn't help at all. I turned both of the Move controllers off and back on again, which also didn't help. Backing all the way out and re calibrating might have done the trick but I was in the middle of a game of pool with someone online and felt bad for having to leave but I couldn't do anything with my virtual arms literally behind my back.
I played the demo version of DriveClub VR and did the one included track 6 or 7 times and ordered the game on Amazon immediately. I see several folks saying the game is ugly, but honestly it looks good enough for me. Being "that guy" who plays racing games in cockpit view anyway, it is so amazing to feel like I'm in the car with the headset, even just playing with a controller. Definitely my top VR experience so far.
I also loved Batman while it lasted. I accidentally burnt right through it and was kind of shocked when it ended. I know I'll go through it again and get more out of it, but I do wish it was just a longer experience.
Is it common to have the tracking more or less give out after awhile of play? I was playing SportsBar VR for a good hour or so and all the tracking was pretty much rock solid. Then, with nothing changing at all, my Move controllers shifted to my right side and eventually behind me within the span of about 3 minutes. Doing the recenter thing didn't help at all. I turned both of the Move controllers off and back on again, which also didn't help. Backing all the way out and re calibrating might have done the trick but I was in the middle of a game of pool with someone online and felt bad for having to leave but I couldn't do anything with my virtual arms literally behind my back.
I played the demo version of DriveClub VR and did the one included track 6 or 7 times and ordered the game on Amazon immediately. I see several folks saying the game is ugly, but honestly it looks good enough for me. Being "that guy" who plays racing games in cockpit view anyway, it is so amazing to feel like I'm in the car with the headset, even just playing with a controller. Definitely my top VR experience so far.
I also loved Batman while it lasted. I accidentally burnt right through it and was kind of shocked when it ended. I know I'll go through it again and get more out of it, but I do wish it was just a longer experience.
Stealthcobra
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Why when i put my ps4 to sleep the psvr processing unit stays on.. It used to turn off...
DHC-Shannow
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The tracking gets worse over extended play, especially if you leave your ps4 in rest mode - do a complete shutdown regularly and it helps prevent the tracking probs.
Driveclub is brilliant and is a fully featured deep experience that will last a long time if you get into it. 114 track combinations and over 80 cars to play with, it's a game that keeps pulling me back in.
It powers up when downloading something - you can test this by downloading a demo from the store on your phone...
I've adjusted the eye distance from what the calibration says mine should be (64) to 55 and it's definitely made a difference with the sharpness of the image. Wearing my glasses has definitely helped too.
The position you wear the headset in also seems to make a huge difference. If I wear it slightly further up at the front than I instinctively want to pull it to then it seems to make the picture a little sharper. I suspect it's simply a case of everyone finding their 'sweet spot' based on things like their vision and simply the size of their head.
I'm still utterly terrible at Rigs though no matter how well I can see.
I've also heard rumblings that the PS4 port of Elite Dangerous is planning on supporting PSVR. I've already got the game on PC, but if they really did include PSVR support, and my progress from the PC version could carry over, I'd be very tempted to double dip once the price came down a little bit since I'm not really planning on bothering with PC VR for a while longer yet due to a lack of titles that would be close to worth the investment of £500 for a graphics card upgrade, £700 for a headset and then probably the better part of another £100 for controllers.
The position you wear the headset in also seems to make a huge difference. If I wear it slightly further up at the front than I instinctively want to pull it to then it seems to make the picture a little sharper. I suspect it's simply a case of everyone finding their 'sweet spot' based on things like their vision and simply the size of their head.
I'm still utterly terrible at Rigs though no matter how well I can see.
I've also heard rumblings that the PS4 port of Elite Dangerous is planning on supporting PSVR. I've already got the game on PC, but if they really did include PSVR support, and my progress from the PC version could carry over, I'd be very tempted to double dip once the price came down a little bit since I'm not really planning on bothering with PC VR for a while longer yet due to a lack of titles that would be close to worth the investment of £500 for a graphics card upgrade, £700 for a headset and then probably the better part of another £100 for controllers.
Wish I'd gotten a FF14 time card instead
We'll have to wait and see on this. I'm hopeful it comes true, but right now they only word we've officially gotten from the devs is that they're "looking into it." If they manage to follow through I'd lose months of my life. Also probably never even look at No Man's Sky again.
Stealthcobra
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I'm putting my system to sleep and I'm watching it not go off.. Thats normal... I wake up and its still on. Previously I'd put it to sleep and the little box would turn red
Remember how a few weeks ago TrinusVR was able to get PSVR working with SteamVR? It was just head tracking at the time. Looks like Positional Tracking is now in beta
https://m.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/5krp39/trinus_vr_positional_tracking/?ref=search_posts
https://m.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/5krp39/trinus_vr_positional_tracking/?ref=search_posts
3rdamention
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I bought Loading Human
I have no idea what to expect except for bad controls
I own it, if Robinson The Journey makes you ill, this will too. Feels the same, but they don't really bother my VR legs...
It does have some interesting moments, and one scene may make your significant other worry about you lol..
Doesn't make me sick at all but then again neither does Windlands. Haven't tried Robionson. How much more do I have left and does it get better?
Dad asked me to get something from his desk. He's in a coffin of some sort slowly dying.
Okay, that makes sense. I had been using sleep instead of full shutdown to charge the many controllers I now need, but I just got one of those charging stations that will charge 2 Move controllers and a PS4 controller, so I don't need to do that anymore. Also stoked to hear that Driveclub has a lot of content. Thanks for the info!
Were you ableto get it sorted out?
Tried out Until Dawn Rush of Blood for the first time today.
Whoooooo, the rollercoastery bits were something else. Didn't make me feel ill, but definitely made my head spin a little, though in a good way really.
Also this game proves once and for all that Resident Evil VII is almost certainly a no go for VR with me. I could barely handle this and it's nowhere near the same level of horror/tension.
Whoooooo, the rollercoastery bits were something else. Didn't make me feel ill, but definitely made my head spin a little, though in a good way really.
Also this game proves once and for all that Resident Evil VII is almost certainly a no go for VR with me. I could barely handle this and it's nowhere near the same level of horror/tension.
Launch bundle has been sold out since launch, with no indication that it will be restocked. Buying it all separately is definitely more expensive (two Moves is $100 alone), especially since the core VR headset has been sold out as well and requires you to pay a high markup to get one now.
It was a launch bundle, so yeah only available for launch.
3rdamention
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You are ahead of me, sorry, lol. I wish I was more help
At least get your facts straight before trying to make a joke... the current Move packs for sale indicate they are for the PS4 and feature PSVR marketing on the back, which of course isn't seven year old packaging.
Not to mention the fact that even this latest re-release remains sold out at Amazon and elsewhere. OG Move packs haven't been a thing for awhile now.
DHC-Shannow
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So if you completely power down rather than sleep does it go off?
Irishmantis
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Can you elaborate what you meant by this please?
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
That it's terrifying. It is.
Stealthcobra
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Yes.. But in sleep mode its on all day... Dont know why
No its some kind of bug. Ive mentioned its happening to me in here too. It wont ever power down if I put the ps4 in rest mode. Will only turn red if I shut down completely. Some one mentioned swapping hdmi cables fixed the issue for them. But Im using the orginal hdmi cables that came with the unit and it still does it.
DHC-Shannow
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What have you got your USB ports set to? I guess setting them to turn off after 3 hours would power down the breakout box eventually?
Pretty sure I tried that already. And it would still stay on all night. Didnt use to be an issue on my OG PS4. Dont think it happened when I first got my Pro, but not sure.
Unpluggimg the usb doesnt turn it off either. Not sure if that matters or not.
Edit: yeah checked it, has been set to 30 mins.
It's scary and I'm a wuss.
I made my first full game purchases for the system, Headmaster and EVE Gunjack for a total of 18 euros.
Headmaster is f@$%^ng awesome!
The first time you get a 3 star rating
is hilarious!
Gunjack for 4-5 euros is certainly worth it. Old school Galaga type of shooter.
Headmaster is f@$%^ng awesome!
The first time you get a 3 star rating
and the game throws at you a fire extinguisher
Gunjack for 4-5 euros is certainly worth it. Old school Galaga type of shooter.
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