Rumour: Razer Developing Its Own VR Tech

T1 - The virtual reality world is blowing up right now. Facebook bought Oculus VR for $2bn, Minecraft creator Notch wasn’t best pleased, and now there’s a massive hint that peripheral manufacturer Razer is creating its own device.

Update: Razer source tells T1, "Razer do not have any comment on this at this current time."

[Volkama]

Ohhh go Razer. I don't often get on with their products to be honest (love my Tiamat though), but I appreciate what they stand for.

[Are_The_MaDNess]

you should really try the Razer Naga is you ever get the chance too. its great. 3-5 buttons is sooo oldschool now :D

[Volkama]

Not a naga fan. I love my extra mouse buttons, but not all under the thumb.

Logitech g700s at the moment. Buttons seemed well thought out until I actually bought and tried it. Oh well.

[Are_The_MaDNess]

i thought the same way aswell... before i tried it.
you should really try it someway.
alot of stores here let you test all their gear and such on their gaming laptops over here.
or if you know a friend that have one.
its not just for MMO's heck i dont even play that many MMO's. mostly MOBA's and FPS game and RPG games like Skyrim :D

it makes everything less of a hassle and faster aswell.

think its great to have all my Spells and all my items in Dota 2 bound to the Naga on the side.
then i can just use my keyboard for commands, moving the camera and chatting and Tabbing groups.

only sad thing about the Naga is that when you are used to it. you cant play at the same level without one XD. but then again, why would you?

[JustPlay4]

This could be good, hope it true, also hope it doesn't cost a lot. 300 to 450 would be good

[minimur12]

Its Razer, it'll be really expensive, wouldn't be surprised if its $600/£500

[Are_The_MaDNess]

price dont matter that much if the quality is there. thats why people like the Razer products.
how i love my Razer Naga Epic.... yes its a 150USD mouse but i cant game without it anymore :D not to mention a 40USD mousepad :D

[bub16]

everyone seems to be making vr headsets atm!!

[Goro]

I'm going to wait for Sony's Project Morpheus and add it to my Sony collection along with my PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Bravia, Stereo Headset, Xperia T & Vaio.

[Pillsbury1]

Sony virtual surround headset + Morpheus = breaking on through to the other side.

[dodgefate]

oh god here we go VR WAR!! lol

My left lens is bigger then yours lol

I am shocked M$ didn't buy oculus rift but I am sure they have something in the works. Now that everyone is jumping on we will see something about it soon that they just threw together.

[Pillsbury1]

I thought about this too but then I thought why would m$ spend 2billion when they could develop the hardware in house.

[GentlemenRUs]

Who? Seriously... Who?

- Before you hit that Disagree button, Think! Is it worth it? Reply to why you disagree with me.

[BitbyDeath]

Clicking the razer tag just shows some generic hardware stuff so seems unlikely such a small company would have money for VR.

[Are_The_MaDNess]

small company....right.
its one of the largest gaming gear makers out there you know.....
their stuff is in great quality most of the time.

[BitbyDeath]

Ahh, okay.
I've never heard of them, maybe they don't sell down here in Australia.

[Ogygian]

Razer released a handheld tablet before (the edge). Also Nvidia seem quite into 3D themselves. I could easily see Nvidia teaming up with Razr to deliver something.

[Volkama]

Disagree because Razer are a relatively big player in the gaming peripherals business. Whether they have the resource to put together a serious contender or not I don't know, but it is a believable rumour because razer are into all things gaming hardware.

[curtis92]

Good, competitions is great.

NOW... WTF is up with these NSFW ads! dudes grabbin boobs and nice butt in a thong? Seriously? Come on...

[minimur12]

I know what one you're talking about, the Zelda tattoo , right?
I've got the half naked Ellen page and senran kagura add

[beebap]

Thank you guys they are getting really bad arent they? I have two with boobs and the other naked but facing away. Was sick of seeing that zelda one too.

[Pillsbury1]

Makes sense as they are slowly trying to corner the gaming market with all their products.

[porkChop]

If there's one thing I've learned by buying various Razer products over the years it's this: Expect a product with budget quality at a premium price. Their headsets, mice, keyboards, etc all break very easily. They look nice, and sometimes have nice features, but they're made of the cheapest materials you can get. Why they're so expensive I will never understand.

So if Razer is making something as expensive as a VR headset they can forget about me being a potential customer. That's a lot of money to throw down the drain on a product that very likely won't last you more than 6 months without something breaking. That, and Razer products like the Hydra never got much support at all. Razer abandons their products fairly quickly.