03-29-2019 04:26 PM
04-08-2019 11:07 PM
Mradr said:
Zenbane said:There are too many other headsets that rely on the Steam Store for it to go away completely. All the WMR Headsets and of course, Pimax. The Oculus Rift also has a substantial lead on Steam's Hardware survey. It's been this way for over a year. I'm not a fan of SteamVR, but I don't see it going away anytime soon.
I didnt say the store would - just that they wont worry about creating new VR headsets for it. So far comparing the other headsets - in terms of scale - Oculus should still be seeing more sells. Pimax also use the Oculus store too. I heard there was talks even with MS to start using the Oculus store.
Oculus Exclusives is still the same as it starting there first. Many of those titles are worth the value for most headsets to try and get them even if they have to go over another method to get them to work. That is slowly become a thing. Nothing wrong with it - just what it will be.
I hope though this creates competition though between the stores so that VR users still win at the end of the day:) I can't wait for the software that might come out of this little spat between headsets and the stores:))
04-08-2019 11:20 PM
bigmike20vt said:
Some people with one oculus hmds buy oculus games, for sure he'll my mate with a vive has spent 100s on there..... However so long as other hmds can't access the store officially and a non endorsed app is needed, then steam have a massive advantage there. (And no I am not going down the rabbit hole of speculation about who benefits from that)
04-09-2019 02:09 AM
Mradr said:Oculus Exclusives is still the same as it starting there first.
04-09-2019 02:13 AM
bigmike20vt said:
Mradr said:
Zenbane said:There are too many other headsets that rely on the Steam Store for it to go away completely. All the WMR Headsets and of course, Pimax. The Oculus Rift also has a substantial lead on Steam's Hardware survey. It's been this way for over a year. I'm not a fan of SteamVR, but I don't see it going away anytime soon.
I didnt say the store would - just that they wont worry about creating new VR headsets for it. So far comparing the other headsets - in terms of scale - Oculus should still be seeing more sells. Pimax also use the Oculus store too. I heard there was talks even with MS to start using the Oculus store.
Oculus Exclusives is still the same as it starting there first. Many of those titles are worth the value for most headsets to try and get them even if they have to go over another method to get them to work. That is slowly become a thing. Nothing wrong with it - just what it will be.
I hope though this creates competition though between the stores so that VR users still win at the end of the day:) I can't wait for the software that might come out of this little spat between headsets and the stores:))
Some people with none oculus hmds buy oculus games, for sure, hell my mate with a vive has spent 100s on there..... However so long as other hmds can't access the store officially and a non endorsed app is needed, then steam have a massive advantage there. (And no I am not going down the rabbit hole of speculation about who benefits from that)
04-09-2019 03:13 AM
04-09-2019 03:17 AM
Yes it is - I have one combat flight sim that I have to use Steam VR for - and it is the one I play the most.
Zenbane said:
bigmike20vt said:
Mradr said:
Zenbane said:There are too many other headsets that rely on the Steam Store for it to go away completely. All the WMR Headsets and of course, Pimax. The Oculus Rift also has a substantial lead on Steam's Hardware survey. It's been this way for over a year. I'm not a fan of SteamVR, but I don't see it going away anytime soon.
I didnt say the store would - just that they wont worry about creating new VR headsets for it. So far comparing the other headsets - in terms of scale - Oculus should still be seeing more sells. Pimax also use the Oculus store too. I heard there was talks even with MS to start using the Oculus store.
Oculus Exclusives is still the same as it starting there first. Many of those titles are worth the value for most headsets to try and get them even if they have to go over another method to get them to work. That is slowly become a thing. Nothing wrong with it - just what it will be.
I hope though this creates competition though between the stores so that VR users still win at the end of the day:) I can't wait for the software that might come out of this little spat between headsets and the stores:))
Some people with none oculus hmds buy oculus games, for sure, hell my mate with a vive has spent 100s on there..... However so long as other hmds can't access the store officially and a non endorsed app is needed, then steam have a massive advantage there. (And no I am not going down the rabbit hole of speculation about who benefits from that)Precisely. Non-Oculus owners must buy Oculus Exclusives from the Oculus Store and use a 3rd Party App to make it work because Steam does NOT carry them. On top of that... coming out of the Rift-S debacle, many people are upset with Facebook's direction and therefore want to move away from the locked Oculus ecosystem and over towards Steam. The manner in which Rift-S "appears" to make Rift CV1 and its tracking system a "phased out" product, this has catered to the sentiment of those who fear being locked to an Exclusive Store.SteamVR is definitely looking better and better to many VR consumers. And with WMR growing in popularity, so will SteamVR.
04-09-2019 03:41 AM
Zenbane said:
bigmike20vt said:
Mradr said:
Zenbane said:There are too many other headsets that rely on the Steam Store for it to go away completely. All the WMR Headsets and of course, Pimax. The Oculus Rift also has a substantial lead on Steam's Hardware survey. It's been this way for over a year. I'm not a fan of SteamVR, but I don't see it going away anytime soon.
I didnt say the store would - just that they wont worry about creating new VR headsets for it. So far comparing the other headsets - in terms of scale - Oculus should still be seeing more sells. Pimax also use the Oculus store too. I heard there was talks even with MS to start using the Oculus store.
Oculus Exclusives is still the same as it starting there first. Many of those titles are worth the value for most headsets to try and get them even if they have to go over another method to get them to work. That is slowly become a thing. Nothing wrong with it - just what it will be.
I hope though this creates competition though between the stores so that VR users still win at the end of the day:) I can't wait for the software that might come out of this little spat between headsets and the stores:))
Some people with none oculus hmds buy oculus games, for sure, hell my mate with a vive has spent 100s on there..... However so long as other hmds can't access the store officially and a non endorsed app is needed, then steam have a massive advantage there. (And no I am not going down the rabbit hole of speculation about who benefits from that)Precisely. Non-Oculus owners must buy Oculus Exclusives from the Oculus Store and use a 3rd Party App to make it work because Steam does NOT carry them. On top of that... coming out of the Rift-S debacle, many people are upset with Facebook's direction and therefore want to move away from the locked Oculus ecosystem and over towards Steam. The manner in which Rift-S "appears" to make Rift CV1 and its tracking system a "phased out" product, this has catered to the sentiment of those who fear being locked to an Exclusive Store.SteamVR is definitely looking better and better to many VR consumers. And with WMR growing in popularity, so will SteamVR.
04-09-2019 04:37 AM
Zenbane said:Precisely. Non-Oculus owners must buy Oculus Exclusives from the Oculus Store and use a 3rd Party App to make it work because Steam does NOT carry them. On top of that... coming out of the Rift-S debacle, many people are upset with Facebook's direction and therefore want to move away from the locked Oculus ecosystem and over towards Steam. The manner in which Rift-S "appears" to make Rift CV1 and its tracking system a "phased out" product, this has catered to the sentiment of those who fear being locked to an Exclusive Store.SteamVR is definitely looking better and better to many VR consumers. And with WMR growing in popularity, so will SteamVR.
04-09-2019 05:05 AM
04-09-2019 05:32 AM