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VR is set to be the next big thing, so with pre-orders open, are you getting in on the action?
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VR is set to be the next big thing, so with pre-orders open, are you getting in on the action?
Errrrrr. No.
Nope, not much good for me really.
My brother has 2 occulus dev kits and does a lot of work on them for other companies but i've yet to try it.
Will have to borrow one for a try I think, but even if I like it £500 is a lot.
only after i have been able to try it out and found i like it.
Why does VR now seem to mean having a small screen 4-inches away from your face? What's VR about that?
Once it gets adequate support, higher res, a lower price along with gpus that are moderately priced and able to power vr.
Not for a long while.
Errr. Yes.
But not until next year when the prices hopefully come down a bit.
Definitely gonna buy a VR-solution at some point, but definitely not from lying scumbags that sold their souls to Facebook.
nope
I was about to pre-order the Oculus, mainly to enhance Elite: Horizons, when I saw the price, so I bought a 27" 4K monitor instead. £100 lower and I'd have bitten. However, since then, Oculus Rift support for Elite has started looking iffy, so perhaps it was for the best. I'm still very interested in VR, but I'm not going to be an early adopter, at least until it's more affordable.
Edit: It seems that worries regarding Oculus Rift support for Elite: Dangerous are just fud.
Maybe in a year or two when it's matured a bit and prices come down.
I can't even afford to upgrade my computer to use one, so that's a no!
No interest whatsoever, I'd only be interested in a Holodeck.
No. Perhaps when the headset becomes no more than a pair of sunglasses.
As soon as it starts functioning like NerveGear.
i'll take the eye implants .. but not straping all that to my head .. if you've had a drink you'd be looking down all the time :P
I had the DK2 and the experience is amazing and I would certainly say to anyone to try it before judging it. However its come out at a far higher price than I was expecting so no I won't be investing in VR until the price drops.
Nope!
I get bad enough motion sickness from some games in normal reality, never mind virtual ones. Pass.
Not interested in the short term but maybe later on when it actually works well instead of just kind of works. I prefer buying less broken technology and have low expectations for first generation hardware, firmware and software in general. Maybe 3rd or 4th generation will be OK.
Nope. Give me a 27" 1440p display any day of the week.
Yup; I've got a Rift on pre-order. Exciting new tech, count me in.
I plan to buy mine for £299.99, so not yet ;)
Whichever is the best experience / most game support
Once the reviews are out, sure!
I'd like to test one beforehand though... should have taken my opportunity at the i-series in 2015!
yes, but not at the current price
definetely
nope.... I can't really use the current designs because I wear glasses and have no intention of using contact lenses.
Not to say I can't see a use for them because I can for my 3D work but from a personal perspective there's no point.
It will likely have to come down more and possibly seen as a more solid product that is here to stay.
At these prices and without trying it - No.
Like others, I would wait for the price to become more consumer friendly
By the time I get around to it, they should have the system more mature.
Short answer : No.
More accurate answer : Certainly not for quite a while and, right now, I don't see any point in it for me. So, very likely not. However, maybe in years to come but only if :-
- ths tech is good enough. Right now, for me, it's a LONG way off.
- the price is right given what I'd need it for, and
- they come up with a use I need or actually want.
So I wouldn't absolutely rule it out for ever, but I would for the foreseeable future.
Planning on buying one? Nope
Hoping to win one from Hexus? yup
I just can't help thinking of the whole 3D thing from a few years ago.
What turned out the most interesting of things at Microsofts Keynote back in October was HoloLens.
I grew up many years ago so have no real interest in gaming but i was impressed with HoloLens and its potential for immersive involvement.
Would i buy in now? No, to expensive and no way fully developed but in years to come? My interest is piqued.
Maybe around $50 because it's a total toy to me with little use for all but VERY short periods. Nothing over that as I have no desire to put ANYTHING on my head if I can avoid it, and certainly nothing like a diving mask...ROFL. The experience provided is cool (in some cases) but just not something that excites me. I prefer to look at a large monitor (or a few of them) rather than sling my head around trying to accomplish the same. I can see it's use in certain high tech instances though, but I'm not talking games here. Too small of an audience to gain any real traction IMHO for years to come (not to mention so many designs coming). I had 3d glasses (NV tech) a long time ago and it lasted a SINGLE try, then dust collection ;) Nothing has changed for me other than today's product is better at it. It is nowhere near "wow I need that". I can't see my experience of wanting to play on a large monitor changing for more than an hour a week or something and I won't pay even a meager price for such a toy with so little usage in my case. We are not even talking physical effects here either (that's another issue on top). Also the price to run this (gpus etc) vs. my future 4K (at some point) monitor/vid setup is again far too high to consider for a "toy" that collects dust. Wake me when it requires no headgear :)
Definitely has a place in other fields though and maybe that can sustain it long enough to not end up like 3D on our tv's etc (useless). I have a monitor/gpu purchase waiting in the wings, along with a larger tablet (13-20in with 14nm, maybe 10 if monitor/gpu take too long), and at some point an rev2 of NV's console probably on my list. VR doesn't even really register in my top 10 devices/addons I need/want...LOL.
I was kinda excited for VR last year but... price is VERY off-putting. I'll be amongst those waiting for "high end monitor" prices. I've had some... ok kit wired up with the cheapish phone holder type goggle things (google cardboard but plastic) running with around 4ms latency. It's... nice enough. Not something to throw huge amounts of cash at right now though.
I'd suggest anyone on the fence use/borrow a phone with a decent screen (e.g LG G3) and the best of: limelight(/moonlight) - nvidia only, splashtop THD or trinus gyre (I'm sure there's more) with some form of opentrack type software using the phones sensors. It's far from perfect VR (the latency being the main problem) but it gives SOME sort of a feel for it. I'm into the idea of VR but at about half the current price.
We're still AT LEAST 5 years away from this becoming mainstream.
Yep. Kickstarter backer so I'm getting the Rift by default, but the I'll order the Vive once it is release, and the PSVR likewise (hopefully Sony will see sense and sell a convenient PSVR+PS4 bundle).
Always amusing to read the comments from people who have clearly never tried using a HMD before.
No. Doesn't seem much point
It is an intresting concept, but not one that I am bothered about. Would mind trying it at some stage but I won't be buying one.
NO! :vacant: Do they come with accident insurance? :help:
No. For me they do not work (dk2).... (Neither does 3d so no surprises here)
It is like looking at a world through binoculars where one eye is distinctly looking at the world from another angle to different to fool the eyes into seeing a 3d image..... Having looked into this and having many conversations with various sources, this happens to effect a small percentage of people.
I so wanted it to work for Elite etc, but it just makes it unplayable......... Still think of the money I will save :)
No, no requirement at all . I dabbled with a 3D TV but I found the 3D effect anything but subtle, so unless the content is very carefully designed, I fear the same effect.
A non stereo image might be more realistic if the definition is high enough, but that will be some time away.
So for now, I'm more than content for the early adopters to take the lead.
The only VR headset I could be interested in would be first person view from a UAV.
Nope, price and requirements makes it impractical.
Yep, Oculus pre-ordered, should be delivered in April
I've had both Occulus dev kits. I've come to the conclusion that it's a flawed technology that has no future.
No immediate plan, but not ruling out either. Chances are, I will skip a generation (or even a couple of generations), and if the technology is still alive then and has proven itself, I may get it then. For what it's worth, I am more intrigued by VR headset than by tablets, something which has grown pretty common in the last couple of years.
Not, looking at the article picture, if it means being vulnerable to visits from flying insects or presenting myself for people to stare up my nostrils.
This was all learnt back in the 90's.
VR doesn't work as the human brain is almost impossible to convince that someting is reality. It looks for the flaws, finds them and hence you have no immersion. Imagination is what converts fantasy into a believable reality.
Also, VR is a cool input device that will allow for some interesting games. Just like the wiimote but stuck to your face.
I remember VR back in the 90's having used the big plastic machines in the arcade and it was nothing like what's available today. Using the DK2 was a great experience and really something if it hasn't been tried should be before anyone can put the technology down, however it wasn't without it's faults.
Not for me wouldnt mind a go on it though so could check it out...euro truck driver and elite etc
i think this won't be good for people who have sensitive eyes or eye issues. I hope they will say something about eye issues.
Definitely NO
I'm tempted to buy a (relatively) cheap high resolution phone and headset for VR. I recently played with a Homido and Galaxy S6 and I generally liked the experience, as did my kids. A kit like this should cost somewhere between $250 and $400 depending on the phone (spec and whether I buy used on new), which isn't that bad.
I generally found the phone VR experience considerably better than the DK2 one, and I hope that more content becomes available for it.
Yes. Will have to save for a bit, but I can't wait. It's just a shame that to understand what modern VR can do, you have to try it - words and videos don't cut it. Reading these comments I'm seeing the usual tropes (3DTV, Virtual Boy, wearing crap on your face, etc etc), but the one thing everyone saying these things have in common is they haven't tried Rift CV1-quality VR. Even the DK2 has its problems, but the commercial release of the Rift - and indeed the HTC Vive and PSVR - are massively compelling experiences.
If Playstation VR/Project Morpheus does come out at reasonable price, I will be getting one. No more than £300 hopefully.
Also, VR mean you have to take off the headset to continue your can/joint/cup of tea.
Not good.
No thanks.
I'm expecting this to burn brightly, before quickly fading into obscurity - quietly forgotten by the manufacturers as an evolutionary dead-end, leaving people with expensive yet unsupported hardware.
I'm happy to be proven wrong, but it all feels like the 3D fad all over again.
At the moment no. Future maybe
I've got no plans at all to "invest" in any of the offerings out there. Basically because, as the article says, there's no compelling use case I can see for it in the home environment. On the other hand I can see great potential for it in the design/engineer application area. Actually wish it was available when I was doing CAE to put bread on the table/roof over the head.Quote:
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I'd be more interested in the Minority Report style virtual display and keyboard to be honest. Or maybe Seaquest DSV's holographic fog tech.
Have to admit that VR is pretty far down on my list of "wants". Maybe it's because I haven't tried it. Even if I were convinced that I need VR I'd most certainly wait until the market has matured, there are tangible benefits and, most importantly, the price has come down *a lot*.
Nope
no, I am not yet entirely insane.
VR is just so last century.
I have a much greater interest in the Microsoft Hololens and while the initial viewing area is said to be quite small I am hoping that the next iteration makes this large enough to encompass most if not all of the field of view.
Having a device that can allow me to interact with both Virtual and Real objects at the same time is certainly much better to me than a device like the VR headsets that only support virtual objects within a closed environment.
Nope, not for me.
Need to check them for sickness effects and maybe wait until devices with a more fit-for-purpose resolutions release.
I'd love one - mostly because Elite is my primary game and I think it's nothing short of amazing watching the videos of people playing with them. However I don't like being forced to wear headphones with some of the headsets. I would much rather have my own audio in place.
Would like to try before I buy, but I'd pay £100 for the Playstation VR kit. Maybe £150 absolute tops. Yes it would limit one of the appeals of the Playstation, that it's on the TV and even a single player game can be shared with my other half, but I'd like to give it a go without having to spend several hundred upgrading a computer before getting the headset!
I'm tempted to try the VR for my mobile phone since those are $100 or less. When PC based (or TV based?) VR becomes more reasonably priced I'd think about that.
I would definitely like to try one out and what I think ok if.
Yes, but most likely not at launch. maybe revision 2 or 3
Naysayers need to try one properly before they write it off IMO. Like many, I balked at the launch price for Oculus Rift so I bought a DK2, the logic being that even at half the price of the consumer version it can't be as little as 50% as good. I'm mainly playing Elite: Dangerous just now and it has literally transformed the game for me. I tried playing on my regular monitor for a while and just didn't enjoy it.
It's not for everyone and it's not for every game, and with the sort of asking price and system specs for the first wave of headsets you'd have to be very keen and affluent to just jump right in but it is awesome now and only going to get better fast.
Have no interest in buying one at least not until the price drop significantly and they have got rid of a load of the ineveitable bugs.
No. From a leisure perspective I honestly can't think of a bigger waste of money. I can see the benefit in many other industries but on this occasion the leisure market just isn't going to lead the way unlike with other products such as graphics cards, etc. The future is about de-cluttering our work and play environments, not adding more clutter and shackles. VR is a technology still looking for a home and is set to be a bigger flash-in-the-pan than 3D, which has at least had some success. Occulus needs to focus on simulation, scientific and research markets and put their prices up accordingly. If they dabble in the fickle entertainment market they're gonna get burned. Also, I have no desire to even spend meagre amounts of cash on gizmos to strap my own soon-to-be burning-hot-battery-depleted-phone to my face for hours at a time.
Abolutely. Probably around 2018-19, when the technology has matured a bit and there's (hopefully) a market with some competition.
Same as Agrippa, not fussed enough to be an early adopter. Would love to try it out sometime though, and may well bite when it's a bit more mainstream.
May change my mind though based on the reactions this year...
If it was £300, maybe even £400 to swap to VR, then I'd likely find the money from somewhere... anywhere...
But as is, I could actually buy two decent motorcycles for what it would cost me to be 'VR Ready' according to their specs... so they can jog on and come back to me when they're offering something a bit more sensibly priced or can be toned down to match the slightly sub-par rig I have.
It's as if they never even checked to see what specs the vast majority of their customer base are playing on... and will likely be the first to complain that no-one bought VR when they put it out!!
Already have a Samung Gear VR .....................which I dont use.
Nope, does not interest me.
Absolutely, but the cost is too high at the moment.
It's not just the (high) cost of the headset, but also the cost of upgrading my pc to be powerful enough to drive VR.