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12-09-2019 05:27 AM
bigmike20vt said:
Somewhere half way between almost and far from it..... So went the optimistic choice.Oculus with the quest have pretty much checked every box for lowering the bar so anyone who is interested have an affordable avenue into reasonable quality VR. IF VR fails now, I dont think anyone can say Oculus didnt give it their best shot.(For PC VR - mobile as well i suppose but oculus are so far ahead on that front that its easy to forget other platforms) one of the biggest hurdles to get past now imo is fragmentation, So long as it remains unofficial hacks to get some software to work imo some people will be reticent to jump in. Hopefully that will get resolved over the next few years(no one wants to be owning the betamax or HDDVD** system)Giving the quest a Rift mode is a huge win for everyone however.That said PCVR isnt where the mass market is going to go, quest and PSVR are going to be the big sellers, although I think PCVR will be a big enough niche to do well - if they can unify compatibility of software.edit.. it does depend on your view of mainstream.... if it means like TV almost ubiquitous in every home then we are a long way off... but if it means like a steering wheel or HOTAS system then that is much closer - again I chose the more optimistic choice between the 2 fairly large extremes..**I still have my 2 devices.
12-09-2019 06:21 AM
inovator said:
Great points.i have said very early on PC vr isnt the big picture and almost got burnt to the steak..the index with its outside tracking is the betamax. I strongly believe quest 2 will also be rift 2 but the stand alone part will be used much more. I think that pcvr wireless capabilities being built in the headset in the future will help pcvr.
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12-09-2019 10:26 AM
DaftnDirect said:
I was hovering between far from it and almost, but I've plumped for almost, that may be my optimistic side, but the truth is maybe half way between those two.
12-09-2019 10:44 AM
bigmike20vt said:
inovator said:
Great points.i have said very early on PC vr isnt the big picture and almost got burnt to the steak..the index with its outside tracking is the betamax. I strongly believe quest 2 will also be rift 2 but the stand alone part will be used much more. I think that pcvr wireless capabilities being built in the headset in the future will help pcvr.
My hope is eventually all store fronts will support multiple headsets, which will mean there will be no betamax devices in VR. (its often as not the superior hardware which fails to gain traction as well....... Betamax was arguably a superior system to VHS)I certainly hope the Index does not become a dead end. Whilst I totally get that affordable VR is necessary for VR to take off, I am myself more interested in high end devices. It may be that I end up having to get an Index or equivalent myself. Either way I really dont want to be the owner of another dead end tech (To go with my HDDVD units and my Amiga CD32 and videologic PVR game accelerator)But my hopes are irrelevant, just the fear from some of the potential to end up with a dead end device - or a games collection full of software they cant use down the line which will stop some from getting on the VR hype train.