I have always found the Oculus Rift to be a bit gimmicky for me or maybe I am just remembering the VR of the early 90's which were in many an arcade and were a horrible blocky experience, either way its not something I have ever had much interest in.
Until today I guess.
I went to buy a soundcard locally from someone selling one secondhand. Once I had arrived they told me they were selling it as they couldn't get it between there 2 x 980's, twin 980's you say! I asked how they were running and they said ok but they are mainly used for flight sims and need configuring, especially with the Oculus Rift.
Ah right, Oculus Rift, yes not my cup of tea really. But I was asked if I wanted to try them out, not one to shy away from new tech I said yes and mainly because I had shunned something without actually trying it myself.
So DCS was fired up, in record time I might add, something to do with 3 SSD's I guess. The game was setup so I was already in the air and then I put on the headset.
OH MY GOD! What an amazing experience! Everything looked so real and banking the plane and looking down made me feel quite queezy. Buttons looked like they could be touched and I did in fact feel myself reaching out occasionally. Looking around behind me and over the wings and through the canopy(which feels like it is going to bump your head) was an amazingly realistic and impressive experience.
Overall I am converted and if I can afford them when the consumer version comes out I will get them. A lesson learned by me as well in don't judge before you try. It was a great experience and racing games and first person shooters and space sims all looking like that I can only see it going from strength to strength and hopefully the price will come down while its at it![]()