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Just started a new column in VRFocus - covering the developments in out-of-home VR:
http://www.vrfocus.com/2016/08/the-virtual-arena-growth-of-out-of-home-vr-entertainment/
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(Quote) Yes, have been following this and other forums response - as in the original post, the failure to properly manage expectations and a hands-off approach to support is exacerbating this situation. We are seeing a similar concern on …
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Great new update to the forum software, sign in is now smooth as silk - big difference!
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(Quote) I would not call you obstinate @Shadowmask72 - you are speaking to a very obstinate guy, and your comment is measured and accurate. The problem is that when the sales targets were seriously missed (by a long way) along with the blo…
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The more I look at it, and the more I evaluate response to evaluating it - the HP Reverb strikes me as the Rift1.2 that the market deserved (a better approach to the Rift-S). I don't subscribe to the rumor that this is the result of a fall out in ne…
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(Quote) Understand your point - though I dont think anyone was alluding to INDEX racing towards PSVR numbers...yet! To be frank, none of the VR manufacturers have revealed numbers, and some have overtly tried to confuse any attempt (even obscuring…
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Quest is a ticklish subject for software support @Spuzzum - OVR was unable to future-proof the system stuck following the fall out with Samsung / Qualcum with the Snapdragon 835 processor. This means its a tricky port for most of the key VR devs to …
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(Quote) Understood - but it seems that Odyssey+ and Reverb are seeing interest from the new VR buyers looking to get ready for the March HLA launch, and rumors of more Valve content. Looking at money into their PC build-out rather than spl…
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(Quote) Picking BS as an example is a great one to show the difficulties that the eco-system has caused VR establishment this phase perfectly @Spuzzum. This is one of a handful of games that has crossed the isle to other platforms, and it…
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(Quote) Agree, that was a well presented and interesting summation of the situation as well as looking at the needed timeline. I like the comment about needing to keep momentum towards encouraging other developers to create content. Also h…
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Can I recommend reaching out to these two opportunities: https://www.immerseuk.org/ https://ukie.org.uk/tags/mixed-reality
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Ah @Human999 - welcome to the forum, and welcome to a very old and ticklish debate. Fundamentally we can break this down for you simply. Originally the hope back in 2012 when OVR started was this latest phase of VR would have been a "Open Plat…
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Seems Valve is cleaning house: https://www.mcvuk.com/valve-discontinues-its-steam-controller/
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Speculation was that Valve had seen since launch some 45,000 actual headset sales - this was also limited to the unique fabrication capability Valve had gone for. So S suggestion of a doubling for the announcement means that Valve may be racing to t…
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I made the point some time ago that we were aware that MS had no more interest in VR, and had broken involvement. This is why we doubted heavily the claims from some sources that OculusVR would have headsets on the current and next consoles form the…
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(Quote) Insider information can be a two edged blade. Trying to appease and keep a source means sometimes being seen as having Emotional Investment in a particular direction - and sometimes you can be played as a safe source to tow the cor…
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I think we are at the fundamentals of this phase of the VR chase. What we will see now is serious enhancements: 1- Size / weight 2- FOV 3- Resolution 4- Tracking / Interface I really think that the bean-counters will not loosen the purse any furth…
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(Quote) Ouch! Sorry if I got the wrong end of a comment (stick) from him - I am not a fanatic follower of his gushing, but if he is "in partnership" then thats a reason to move on to other sources.
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(Quote) Did he not also go on a bender against Pimax after some bad dealings with their team?
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A very nuanced point @Mradr - yes, VR offers only a snapshot of possible genres to be supported - and we have seen a number of profitable streams of business not able to get a foot hold. Though equivalents can be shoehorned into VR, the reality is t…
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(Quote) I agree that the Index has started a slow burn - though its price point is hurting interest. A price drop with the launch of HL3 will be interesting on what it stimulates. A Quest Pro is obviously in the wings, but we have seen a …
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(Quote) I think we are in that frightful point in the VR community, where we have to wait for a mass of private and public evaluations before we get a honest report. There is obviously a situation that the Quest Link is a compromise, based…
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(Quote) Agree an amazing review from Sebastian - and I agree with his sentiment stating this is Carmack's masterpiece in getting Link to be this strong - lets hope that others confirm the high praise. Poor old Lenovo!
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(Quote) Will keep this short as this is a Valve INDEX thread and we seem to be straying off topic [maybe time for a new CV2 Discussion?] To your point Comrade_Ivan - part of the reason for the CV2 discussion is that there was some leaked …
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(Quote) Thank you for sharing your passion - but I think you can see that your statement does come across as unrealistic, and a little from a wishful perspective. The chances of a CV2 that would represent what you envisage is very unlikely…
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(Quote) Though you say no surprise, I think that Lenovo has been "surprised" about being placed in this situation - while others may have seen this behavior before from OculusVR. Seems cables are an issue for both companies: (Q…
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From what I have seen and the impact so far before the full roll out, seems OculusVR has a great opportunity with the Link, but that they should not place "all their eggs in one basket." This feels like the CV1 is still superior to the Rif…
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(Quote) That you don't see this as a problem is one perspective, but I think we know that there is much more to the closed off ecosystems created than just some code changes. Its the need by the different manufacturers to control their environments…
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Interesting conjecture, though @Shadowmask72 - I wonder if it is not the "ecosystem" engineered by the headset manufacturers which is not the greater burden on deployment?
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Just saw something that reminded me of the Oculus Quest Link experience!(Image) B)
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