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HTC Vive Reviews Thread

Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary

Here's a thread for HTC Vive reviews (please post any you find) as the official launch is hours away.

Note: If you're not interested in the Vive on the Oculus forums then don't click the topic or read it.

Cramgaming.com

https://youtu.be/wB2qXp2SSNI



Destructoid

"VR is here, and I have been sold as a believer. While the Oculus is a very strong VR headset, the Vive feels like it's in a league of its own comparatively. The big sticking issue is how the market reacts to the price long term, and if development of new games maintains a consistent pace."

Kotaku

While the Vive’s best moments are some of the coolest I’ve experienced in video games, I can’t recommend purchasing it right now. You’d be spending $800 on something that’s going to be much better after months’ worth of software (and maybe even hardware) revisions, and there currently aren’t enough great games to justify the investment.

The Vive really is something you should see for yourself, but if you want to try it, go to a store that’s demoing it, or make friends with somebody who already ordered one. I’m excited about what the future holds for the Vive, but the future’s not here yet. 


The Verge 8/10


    GOOD STUFF

  • Lots of innovative motion control-based games and experiences
  • Emphasizes motion control and body movement
  • Rich, customizable user interface
  • Solid construction
  • BAD STUFF

  • Heavy and ungainly
  • User experience can be glitchy and confusing
  • Many games still feel unfinished
  • Highest total cost for a VR headset


POLYGON 8/10

So yes, the Vive asks a lot from anyone buying the platform, but it gives just as much back, if not more so. Everyone has the same reaction after a demo, in our experience: They remark on how complicated it seems and how little they’d want to set one up in their own home, and then they get wide-eyed and want to tell you all about how amazed they are by the experience. Valve’s challenge is to get the second part of that reaction to overrule the first, and the company will have an uphill battle on its hands, but it’s off to a very promising start.

GAMESPOT

Before you take the plunge with Vive, you have to prepare yourself accordingly. Unlike Rift, Vive comes with strict spatial requirements if you plan to utilize its hardware's full potential. It's not the easiest suite of hardware to set up, nor is it as refined as Rift, but Vive delivers the most advanced VR experience to date, a luxury that comes at a cost and with compromises. Where Rift feel's like a VR headset built for mainstream consumption, Vive caters to the hardcore crowd that will stop at nothing to get the best VR experience. Over time, Oculus can presumably catch up when it releases its Touch controllers and sells individual sensors to expand Rift's interactivity and motion-tracking capabilities. But for people who can't wait, who are willing to go the extra mile right now, Vive is the only way to experience today's most advanced VR technology from the comfort of home.

ENGADGET 

The Vive is no doubt the geekiest thing I have in my home right now -- and that's saying something. It's an impressive effort by HTC, which has had a rough few years in mobile, and Valve. It's oh-so-close to being the Holy Grail of VR experiences. It's just too bad that ergonomics get in the way of truly enjoying it.

At the same time, I'm sure there's a market for the Vive, even in its current incarnation. Hardware geeks are known for sacrificing their bodies for the glory of technology, and I'm sure they won't have a problem with a few aches and pains for glorious, immersive VR.

Tested - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDBp6OnsKY



IGN Review - 9.3/10 


AMAZING

The Vive's room-scale VR and motion-tracked controllers make it an incredibly powerful system.


Pros:
  • Amazing VR
  • Room scale
  • Motion controllers
  • Comfortable
Cons:
  • Tracking issues



System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.
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EliteSPA
Superstar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agrc2OmAEYg


Enjoy.
i7 6700K @ 4.2 GHz | Corsair 16GB DDR4 PC2300 | GTX 1080 Ti | Asus z170-Pro | Corsair RGB Strafe Keyboard | Logitech G27 | Oculus CV1 + Touch + 4 Sensors | Win 10 64 bit | Acer Predator x34 @ 100Hz

SlimBoyFat
Adventurer

DrOculus said:

How long did it take to get the shipping info for the Vive after getting the "Your HTC Vive PreOrder Authorization" e-mail???
Got that e-mail yesterday


A hold charge for the full amount appeared on my CC the day after the Pre-Order Authorisation email and the Vive was shipped 5 days later.
Intel i7 4770K @ 4.5 GHz | Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO | 16GB 2133MHz | GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB GDDR5 | Samsung 500GB SSD | Thrustmaster TX | Occulus Rift DK2

DrOculus
Adventurer
@rat8cheese thanks i`ll look keep a look out with my bank.

@
tranceology3 What an excellent review thanks for posting. When you say MAKE ROOM for room scale it made me think of a post i found on r/vive , i think it was called "what furniture have you thrown out" or something along those lines, makes me think room scale must be pretty good if people are throwing furniture out to make space hahaahaah        

@
Thoemse did you see that HTC have a VR acceleration programme for VR ? $100 million and a load of partners working on the acceleration of VR thing. So hopefully a lot of new stuff coming soon.
I think they said VR is going to be the step up from DOS to windows and then some. Lots of people are giving VR a huge push

DrOculus
Adventurer
@SlimBoyFat I just checked my bank online  and in the "pending" section it has the digital river, that`s just appeared today...oh man oh man oh man yesss

VizionVR
Rising Star
@tranceology3
Great review! Have you checked out Altspace yet?
Not a Rift fanboi. Not a Vive fanboi. I'm a VR fanboi. Get it straight.

Anonymous
Not applicable
@VizionVR, I haven't tried Altspace, that is next on my list. There is just so much good stuff; so many apps, so little time!

Anonymous
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DrOculus said:

How long did it take to get the shipping info for the Vive after getting the "Your HTC Vive PreOrder Authorization" e-mail???
Got that e-mail yesterday


A hold charge for the full amount appeared on my CC the day after the Pre-Order Authorisation email and the Vive was shipped 5 days later.


I think I've got a hold charge rather than being actually charged. The money was showing as gone from my account yesterday afternoon, but no sign of where it's actually gone to as of five minutes ago. Maybe I've just been robbed 😛

SlimBoyFat
Adventurer

notsram said:




DrOculus said:

How long did it take to get the shipping info for the Vive after getting the "Your HTC Vive PreOrder Authorization" e-mail???
Got that e-mail yesterday


A hold charge for the full amount appeared on my CC the day after the Pre-Order Authorisation email and the Vive was shipped 5 days later.


I think I've got a hold charge rather than being actually charged. The money was showing as gone from my account yesterday afternoon, but no sign of where it's actually gone to as of five minutes ago. Maybe I've just been robbed 😛


My CC gave no details of who the money was requested by just the amount. So unless someone has robbed you for the exact amount I think you'll be ok!
Intel i7 4770K @ 4.5 GHz | Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO | 16GB 2133MHz | GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB GDDR5 | Samsung 500GB SSD | Thrustmaster TX | Occulus Rift DK2

Anonymous
Not applicable



notsram said:




DrOculus said:

How long did it take to get the shipping info for the Vive after getting the "Your HTC Vive PreOrder Authorization" e-mail???
Got that e-mail yesterday


A hold charge for the full amount appeared on my CC the day after the Pre-Order Authorisation email and the Vive was shipped 5 days later.


I think I've got a hold charge rather than being actually charged. The money was showing as gone from my account yesterday afternoon, but no sign of where it's actually gone to as of five minutes ago. Maybe I've just been robbed 😛


My CC gave no details of who the money was requested by just the amount. So unless someone has robbed you for the exact amount I think you'll be ok!


Hehe yeah, I'm 100% sure I'm ok. I just want them to hurry up and actually take my money so that they can ship the thing! I have 6 days holiday which I have to take in May or lose them, and I want to spend them in VR (or at least the first 10 minutes in VR and the other 5 days, 23 hours and 50 minutes too nauseated to get out of bed :p)

Hanover
Rising Star
"I am sorry Oculus. But as of now, your Rift is completely inferior to the Vive because there is no tracked/roomscale features."

With The Rift, I walked 3/4 of the cabin in The Foo Show without having to teleport. The only reason I couldn't do the whole cabin is because I ran out of room.

I wish people would stop saying this.  Just point the camera towards the center of your play area and try something like Farlands or Technolust.  You can walk, and you can crouch, and you can sit on the floor as long as the camera can see you.  


Check this out:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdU_OGCVjVU


Nothing against the Vive, but I have everything against misinformation.