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Valve Index - Specifications released.

KlodsBrik
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Anonymous
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Yep, I love my steam controller, it is the only controller that can come very close to KB/M in games, no need for (vomit) aim assist.

pyroth309
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geebee666 said:

Yep, I love my steam controller, it is the only controller that can come very close to KB/M in games, no need for (vomit) aim assist.


 Yea my only complaint about it is I wish it had a proper D-pad then I would have used it more. I prefer my Xbox Elite to it but I don't play FPS with my elite lol. 

Wildt
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I hear good things about the steam link too. Bought one on sale, and it's still in the box?
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RuneSR2
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pyroth309 said:

trek554 said:




 I've never seen it if it was. Very interesting stuff if true. 



They are stating that the video is false and just made for fun. Which may of course be true. But I don't think it's funny - most of their info about the fov (big, "but not as big as Pimax" - "twice as big as Rift-S") seems to fit what we know about the prototype rather perfectly. And the HMD's name correctly starts with "Valve" like they say. 
And the NDA until "end of April" (=May, as it said in the official pic from Valve) fits too - and the Steam Dev Days that might come back doesn't sound too far-fetched. 

So did these guys just break the NDA (which they may not have signed, but still could have consequences) and told us about the revolutionary tracking of hands and feet with no need for controllers due to downward-facing cameras? That would indeed be perfect for Doom VFR, where walking previously has been supported, for example like this - so Valve may have spent some time on this already:

https://youtu.be/UP2F5VdYY3A

If the NDA was broken, if I was these guys, I too would definitely also subtract all statements made in the video. The way I see it, the video contains a lot of info that seems to check out perfectly, and the revolutionary stuff doesn't seem too unbelievable. 

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KlodsBrik
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I feel they are doing damage control in that subreddit denying they knew anything and the video was just for fun.
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RuneSR2
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Also the Rift can already track my index fingers and my thumbs to some degree (contracting/extending), which I always found incredibly cool - going from that to the whole hand and two feet doesn't sound completely impossible - and would indeed be a true next step in VR immersion.  

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kojack
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I inverted the picture.  You can see 3 additional sensor locations in the middle.  Also you can see some "slotted" openings somewhere under the front face shield.


 I suspect they might be IR LEDs to illuminate objects close to the headset (like hands) which will make it easier for hand tracking algorithms.


They are in the same position as the 3 IR LEDs on the Leap Motion.



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ShineHunter
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The biggest issue is that we know hardly nothing about the new Valve headset. I can't be wanting it till then plus I need to know if they got those god rays and SDE issues with the Vive/Pro sorted out as well. Also the price I can't afford 1k price tags. I would be one of these Pimax peeps if I could. 

RuneSR2
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Hmmmm, I'm not a native English speaker, but I did go to school for many years - here's my shot at interpreting the name:

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If my understanding is correct, "Index" basically means "Reference". So Valve is producing a reference device and thereby setting a new standard that future HMDs will be compared to - and measured against.

Yup, "I want to believe"  😉  

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KlodsBrik
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Im hyped for sure, love the adrenaline rush !
 But the most likely outcome is we will get dissapointed.. lol
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