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Sony Morpheus, and why I want to bet on it.

Morpheus has made only brief appearances and I wouldn't be surprised Sony is scratching their heads on how to Show off an VR experience to viewers. Its like when Nintendo was trying to promote the 3DS. Kind of hard to show off 3D features when majority of the world is using 2D displays... Also its been the same demos shown again and again. It does make one begin to wonder, just how the project is going and is it in Jeopardy?

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MRMagoo1233530d ago

Can not wait till the VR machines are out and about, its going to be a game changer imo.

ElementX3530d ago

I'm not sure how I feel about VR. For extended gaming sessions, turning your head frequently may lead to soreness or possibly a sprain if you move fast enough. Also, wearing anything over your face traps in heat and can lead to perspiration and a nasty funk if left long enough without cleaning.

I'm sure it'll be fun for a while, though. I'm just not too sure about the longevity of the idea at this point.

JoGam3530d ago

Why does ur comment remind me of Debbie Downer? Lol

ElementX3530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

Everybody thought Move and 3DTV were going to be the next best thing and look what happened. I'm cautious about getting my hopes up.

Omega Zues3530d ago

I still remember the huge advertising that Samsung had for the big 3Dtv debut and sadly no one is talking about 3D anymore.

raptorjacob3530d ago

Ah 3dtvs. I bought one and own 0 3d movies. I can't justify $30 for a movie. I just rent 3d. Hope the price is right for vr

XBLSkull3530d ago

I think everyone wants to try it. But I bet this think comes out at a $200+ price point and 99% of people aren't going to be able to justify paying that kind of money for a peripheral.

MrPink20133530d ago

Morpheus will fall victim to the cap limit Sony needs to charge for it to make it a mainstream product. Oculus will be priced higher but will outperform Morpheus. This is one of the issues with consoles, they need to market to a wide audience and to do that they need the price to be low. That limits possibilities and also explains why game consoles priced over $400 have a tough time selling.

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lemoncake3530d ago

It's going to be a struggle to get the average console gamer to buy the vr tech, anything that doesn't come bundled with the console from day one is a hard sell. Maybe Sony will hold onto it until next gen.

teknx3530d ago

I disagree, look how well the Kinect sold when it first came out mid gen of the XBOX 360. On the other hand, bundling a peripheral doesn't guarantee it's success and adoption (e.g. XBOX one and Kintect2)

teknx3530d ago

I hear a lot of people calling VR the next gimmick/tech fad. They are probably people who haven't even tried it yet.

Once Oculus VR and Morpheus start being demoed in stores like Best Buy where regular people try it for themselves, I think it will sell very well as long as they have good games at launch that show off the tech.

Just look at how well the Kinect sold and that's no where near as good a product as the Rift or Morpheus.

edqe3530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

Once they test games like "Elite: Dangerous" or "Star Citizen" there is no going back to flat monitor anymore. Even better if they get the experience with HOTAS.

Sure, it may take some time to get VR work fine for example with FPS games but it definitely works very well with space and car simulation games already.

OldDude3530d ago

I would rather see better support for the systems they already have out. Sony's track record of supporting add-ons isn't exactly stellar.

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Pistol Whip is Alive and Well With VOIDSLAYER Scenes

Cloudhead Games has announced the VOIDSLAYER update for Pistol Whip, adding three new scenes in June for all supported platforms.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers14d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken14d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g14d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing14d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H914d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola14d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66914d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle14d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg15d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos15d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola15d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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