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Survey says half of developers consider VR market on decline or stagnation (www.gamedeveloper.com)
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[–] steeznson 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

VR always seemed like a gimmick to me. I ended up with a wii instead of a PS3 or 360 as a teenager and it made me bitter and resolved to avoid anything like motion controls or gimmicks in future purchases.

Not that the wii was a bad console but I ended up playing the virtual console and gamecube backwards compatibility more than anything else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I enjoyed my Wii well enough, but my PS3 got the most play out of the three.

VR is absolutely incredible though. It’s hella expensive for a nice kit, but my mind is blown every time I strap into my Index.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

My flight sim would say otherwise if it had a mouth. Also if it had a mouth..... Uhhhhh.... It might be another kind of sim.....

[–] Jackthelad 4 points 2 months ago (29 children)

It's an expensive gimmick.

Like 3D TVs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I feel like you haven’t tried it. 3D TVs were fine and kinda cool. VR is still mind-blowing every time I play it.

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[–] IndiBrony 4 points 2 months ago

I sometimes use VR. I have a Quest 2. I just don't really care for any of it outside of linking it up to my PC and playing custom tracks on Beat Saber or getting my wheel out for racing games.

One of the scariest experiences was getting Wreckfest (not sure if it supports VR now but it didn't when I used it), stretching the 2D screen around me, jacking up the POV and having a heart attack when getting side swiped by a bus. That's probably the most fun I've had with a VR Headset 😂

I've also played Civ V on VR just for shits and giggles because why not.

[–] psmgx 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There is potential here, maybe, in the future. But nothing really happening now. Outside of Beat Sabre and a couple of other fun kinda cool but then boring ones, my VR experience got stale quickly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Does it just need more games maybe? How are flat games that have a VR mode, are those good?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Got an og Vive (699.99 cdn at the time came with headset, controllers, and base stations), playing the hell out of that headset just over a year in steam VR playtime at 2 - 4 hrs a day. I have played Half-Life:VR mod (due to the age of the actual game it is my worst port experience) Half-Life 2: VR mod, Half-Life 2 ep 1 and 2 in VR (absolutely amazing) Raft:VR mod (a few bugs and a few abilities missing from flat, but overall flawless) The Forest:VR mod(excellent), and let's not forget Valheim:VR mod.

Quest garden can be limiting but you can plug your quest (air link, ?whatever? desktop, link cable) and pretty much play anything on steam, personally have 90+ titles under my VR library (no beat saber). You can check yt for people playing these flat2vr games

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Nice. Valheim:VR must be interesting. I can't blame you for HL1, I have a hard time even with Black Mesa. The mechanics are just out of date.

90 games is pretty decent for a niche system. Someday I'll play, it's on my bucket list.

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[–] Sam_Bass 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

where are the vr holographs? i want a star trek holodeck in my house

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

holograph - A document written wholly in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears.

I think you meant hologram. In which case, check it out: https://axiomholographics.com/devices/hologram-room/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It will always be 1993 for vr.

It will always be the future.

It will always suck.

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[–] yamanii 2 points 2 months ago

Antis have been killing VR for years already, Asgard Wrath 2 came out in December.

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