somme Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Luckily I already bought s PS Camera last year. They've said most games will have several control options so unless it specifically says it needs move controllers you should be fine with the DS4. I'm gonna get move controllers anyway as Dreams looks a lot easier to play using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Yeah ordered them. Reviews do say the move controllers and the camera are what let it down if anything, but hopefully it'll all be fine!! Hope the entertainment apps and experiences arent too far behind, want to watch short films and such! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Not forgetting that VR folder management @dazzybee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I will buy a PS VR immediately, if someone cracks it to work like an Oculus on PC Although I loved the Vive demo, it's just impractical to have a space dedicated to it, and the price point is too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I think I'm gonna spend some time this week trying to figure out better locations for my Vive lighthouses. They lose tracking a bit too easily at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somme Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 The future is almost here! Haven't actually bought any games for PSVR yet. Gonna wait until Amazon have dispatched the headset. It'd be a bloody nightmare buying loads of games for it and then my pre-order being cancelled or something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killthenet Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I had a look to see if PSVR was available anywhere and they still have it in stock at Shopto, Smyths Toys and Argos so if anyone wants to get one but didn't put a pre-order in, it looks like they have more stock available than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kav Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I'm so tempted but I'm waiting on the NX reveal. It'll be one or the other methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somme Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 The PSVR is really, really fun. A great companion to traditional gaming. Some of the titles are so immersive, it's almost frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I set my Vive back up this morning, managed to find some better spots for the lighthouses and actually used the sync cable between them this time for better tracking and it all seems to be working great. Raw Data is free this weekend on Steam so I'm looking forward to giving that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Ahhh man, just been on Amazon and the PSVR stuff and games are all more expensive than I thought it was :/ I'm sure I heard the Easy Allies say it was $350 the other day... did Europe get screwed again? If it was £200-£250 I was thinking I might get it as a Christmas present for myself, but I'll probably end up waiting for a while now unless something happens over Black Friday. Although saying that, Black Friday may be a new TV. Either way, I look forward to getting one sometime. Eve Valkyrie, VR Worlds, Batman, Drive Club, SuperHyperCube, Bound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killthenet Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Have any of you been able to try out the cinematic mode yet? I'm keen to know how good it is and whether the resolution is good enough to make it worthwhile using, I can see it possibly being a bit too pixelated but the fact you can use it as a virtual screen for any device makes it quite tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Some devs share experiences and challenges of working in VR: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/283132/PSVR_devs_discuss_the_challenges_of_designing_for_the_platform.php (mostly posted to remind myself to look later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Just at my mates drinking (bad idea) playing VR, and my god it's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somme Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Drinking a VR could be a very bad and messy idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Have any of you been able to try out the cinematic mode yet? I'm keen to know how good it is and whether the resolution is good enough to make it worthwhile using, I can see it possibly being a bit too pixelated but the fact you can use it as a virtual screen for any device makes it quite tempting. Depends on how much resolution bothers you, it doesn't me too much so I don't mind, but it does take a huge drop compared to a HD tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somme Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I was streaming Netflix on it and it was fine. Felt like I was in a cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I was streaming Netflix on it and it was fine. Felt like I was in a cinema. How does it show Netflix on the PSVR? I love my GearVR Oculus Netflix app: Not sure how it works on my Vive, I only tend to watch Netflix in VR with a wireless headset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somme Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 How does it show Netflix on the PSVR? I love my GearVR Oculus Netflix app: Not sure how it works on my Vive, I only tend to watch Netflix in VR with a wireless headset. It's nothing like that (yet). Just a huge cinema sized screen appears in front of you in a black void. You can adjust the size, medium is best for me. Feels like you're third row in a cinema. Large feels like first row. Was weird to be watching Peep Show in a "cinema"! EDIT: But to be fair it's not actually a VR app, it's just the normal Netflix app. You can also play any non-VR game in cinematic mode as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzybee Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Played this again last night and had a much better experience, think I was just taken aback by how lowres it is... I was beginning to think it may be something I'm doing as looking at videos the image looks a lot cleaner. Also, mine seems to have this thing where it focusses where you look, so if you side-eye something it's a little blurry.... But videos everything seems absolutely fine... How do other people feel about the resolution? Anyways, I'm sort of over that and everything felt a little better - or maybe it was just the games; tried the demos - Battlezone was way better than expected. Eve seemed great. Rigs was pretty good too, but actually think I'll get battle zone or Eve (me and my mate want an online game to play). But they all felt good, being inside things and looking out really works. One game which did surprise me and I'm probably going to buy it is Headmaster, the football heading game. That was amazing, it felt great, love the dark story and there seems to be loads more to it than I thought. Drive Club was also pretty good considering I don't like driving sims, but that looked absolutely appalling. Finally played Rez too which was great fun, never played the original. Don't fully get it though I don't think - do you have to time things to music? Just felt like I was pressing x, moving me head about then letting go. Didn't seem to have loads of strategy and felt more like a shoot em up than a rhythm game. Felt amazing in VR though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somme Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Some of the games are very low res, some of them look amazing. Things will only improve as people get to grips with the tech. The visor mimics real eyes, so if you look to the side without moving your head it will be blurrier, just like real eyes. The less "realistic" games look the best. I guess developers just have to find the right art styles to get the most out of the current tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Amoleo Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I played through all of Arkham VR today. I did finish it feeling like I'd paid for a demo but it's one of the best experiences I've played in VR. Which is really weird considering I don't find the PlayStation VR hardware to be very good. The headset lets in a lot of light for me no matter how I position it. While I can tell the resolution is lower than the Vive, it only really bugged me when playing 2D games in Cinema Mode. Finally, and arguably most importantly, the tracking is absolutely pants. I can't see how this is going to work long term without multiple cameras or a wider field of view. There are some positives, the headset wasn't uncomfortable to wear and setting everything up is relatively easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somme Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 The tracking is fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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