I was going about my daily comings and goings and stumbled upon the news that Facebook was going to acquire Oculus Rift. Needless to say I was shocked ...
Morels: Homestead, a relaxing game in which you can create your own unique homestead, is available now for PC VR.
Electronic Arts has confirmed that while F1 23 will support PC VR it will not support PSVR 2 on PlayStation 5.
That's fine. GT7 would overshadow it anyway at it has open wheel and regular cars.
Should have been spending their time updating Squadrons with better resolution, frame rate, haptics, etc as there isn't a game like that on PS VR 2 yet.
But it's EA. They don't think.
A wasted opportunity, but I don't buy EA / Codemasters stuff anyway. Grid Legends just came out on Plus and I haven't touched it. Why would I when I have GT7 and PSVR2?
That's where opportunity presents itself that they could offer something else that other developers haven't offered yet. Yeah. There's No Man's Sky. But a space game with a story would be great. Like the old days with Colony Wars.
Exactly, they could have possibly lured more players just from the inclusion of a vr mode.
I miss Colony wars and G-Police, Low-Fi I hope will scratch that itch when it releases. We also need a vr War/Starhawk game.
Here's a forgotten VR gem for you from 2019. Epic Games' action-packed Robo Recall, which is also available for Quest 2.
Although I never owned an oculus, I played the demo for this at an electronics store. Pretty impressive in an early goings of VR title.
It wasn't a bad idea
"Game designers are also jumping ship after the acquisition at this point."
More like one game designer, who really just cancelled a free charity project that had just been talked about. Had actual money been involved well, Notch might have hesitated. Game developers, the actual serious ones, would not and should not have been as hasty as Notch. They have, potentially, a massive opportunity here.
IMO I'll take an actual Rift over the "idea" of the Rift. Yes it is a let down that the "little guy" story is over, but at the end of they day, I just want a Rift.
I think this is where the divide is. People want that "meaning" or "story" more than the actual Rift itself. I wanted that too, but I wanted the Rift more.
There is the Facebook thing, but really, you're kidding yourself if you think any larger company would have be viewed any better, except maybe Valve. The internet would have freaked at pretty much all of them.
There are things to be concerned about, but they simply haven't happened yet, if at all. The Rift is still on its way. OVR is bringing in talent. The devs who were serious about developing are staying. So lets get angry at all of Facebook's changes when/if they actually happen.
What are you talking about? This was a great idea. Facebook takes a good solid kick in the nuts from the multitudes of angry people not only pulling out of FB's future consumer base, but also many others cancelling their pre-orders. Wont that make the angry masses happy?...seeing FB falter on their investment and seeing them tread at least a little water in their own tidal wave of BS? Works for me. Focus on other VR avenues other than gaming? It's a given, go ahead, Im not on board anyway.
The preorder cancellations are seemingly everywhere! So be it. If I had a preorder I would cancel it as well until they have proved themselves in the market place, and even then, it's still FB and well...they're a bit sketchy.
I am hesitant to buy one after all of this bs and in fact I most likely wont because there will definitely be many more and undoubtedly better VR sets coming from non FB companies, and THAT I will buy into. Not some damn Kickstarter either, but an actual finished product. Lets all go back to supporting the little guys. Take the high ground and ignore FB and their bags of cash.
Here's just one that looks very promising...
http://www.trueplayergear.c... Oculus who?
Ta-Ta Oculus, it was a fleeting relationship at best I know, but now I must gracefully decline your soft glow as I have moved onto far greener pastures. Don't cry for me, I'm already gone.