This is What Forza Looks Like on Oculus

"Microsoft's VR experience creates a room for your racing experience."

[gangsta_red]

Why would I want to strap a metal device over my head just for that?

[Kayant]

To look cool loool. The use cases for this is extremely limited even then there are probably better alternatives.

[BluEx610]

Wow..... They couldn't even make it possible to do first person cock pit view. I would definitely buy an Oculus once they get that to work good. This demo is actually kind of embarrassing lol.

[Kayant]

@Zeref

I prefer BBQ sauce tbh.

[NatureOfLogic_]

Lmao, Well It's good to know that Xbox One Gamers are hyped for VR. It looks like most Xbox fans that were excited need to purchase a PS4 soon for a true console VR experience.

[nX]

This is definitely the funniest news of the month, did Spencer really think that this presentation is going to impress anybody? If anything, it's a step back to what we've seen from other VR (racing) games before.

[nveenio]

So the idea is that instead of playing in your own house, it feels like you're playing in a cartoon theater?

Ummm…neat?

[Army_of_Darkness]

Exact same game and experience.... except with a helmet over your head LOL! that demo clip made me feel embarrassed smh...

[fr0sty]

XO can't handle real VR, plain and simple. Good to know there's potential in the PC space, however, for better rift support and potential windows integration. Plus, if they form a good partnership with Oculus now, when the next console launches, they can build it with VR in mind.

[Dir_en_grey]

Microsoft is all about misinformation and marketing.
It doesn't have to "work well" in the sense of it benefiting gamers, as long as it "works", they can market it and trick people into thinking it'll work like other Oculus games on PC like real VR.
If everybody read news sites and did their research, a lot less Xbox One would be sold.
Microsoft know exactly what they are doing and who their target is with this partnership.
And again it's sad people want to keep supporting MS.

[R6ex]

XBone FAIL !!!

[BattleAxe]

If the video were to show Project Morpheus with Driveclub, the Sony-only people in here would be bouncing off the walls.

[Dark_king]

@BattleAxe Not if it was setup like this.An it wouldn't be it would be cockpit view more then must likely with the option to move the camera behind the car with the whole screen still being filled with the game itself.

[never4get]

To visualize what it's like to "wear" Oculus? Real Hardware test would give much more accurate on how good it really is. E3 2015 Hardware face-off between Morpheus and Oculus would be interesting.

[HawaiianDreads]

Lol that video also killed my excitement for the feature. Hopefully they evolve the experience because this right here is just a buzz kill.

[Scatpants]

If the virtual TV was larger than your real life TV of if you live in a crack den those would be possible reasons.

[gangsta_red]

Maybe if they had dancing salsa girls from telemundo walking around with some tecante in hand, maybe I might throw that device over my noggin.

[Sora_1994]

But then how can you afford a darn oculus rift? And a Xbox one aaaaand a gaming pc lol

[frostypants]

Why would you render the room at all, vs. just having the game take up the full view? I know this is just a demo, but it may be the worst conceived demo I have ever seen.

[Thatguy-310]

Wow !!That was...ok..0.o hey at least they're trying. this is in no way competing with morpheus that actually is for games that are built from the ground up to utilize VR headset.

[Nosred]

if not a game made for VR, it had been so, as a movie screen But I believe Oculus will change that for the Xbox.

[PrinceOfAnger]

this is far better..

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[lelo2play]

"This is What Forza Looks Like on Oculus"

That was crap... Perfect example how NOT to utilize VR.

[maybelovehate]

I guess if you don't have a TV it would be nice haha

[maybelovehate]

@The_Infected: Spending 1000 dollars on OR might mean you can't spend 1000 dollars on a tv. I am in the beta program for OR and one of the most popular apps was a virtual movie theatre. It was just like this, it simulated a Theatre with a screen you watched. And a lot of people loved it. Personally I didn't find much use for it, but I guess there is a demand.

[GTgamer]

Are you Kidding Me? like Seriously who thought that was a Good Idea. i can do that without oculus Rift :/

[fr0sty]

This is so awesome! I can sit in my room playing video games and it looks like I'm sitting in another room playing video games!

"This is what we call "Third person VR". We don't put you in the game. We put you in a VR room that you play your game in. A truly innovative approach to VR."

Yo dawg, I heard you like playing video games, so we put you playing your video games into a video game!

[ShottyGibs]

Ohh because its not Project Morpheus right ? lol move along fanboy child

[Bobby Kotex]

I'm looking forward to the Rift next year, but damn, they really just had to shove that xbox brand down our throats.

[Rimfro]

So much hate. Who cares? The only ones hyping VR are the Sony fans. If you want true VR, you'll be gaming on PC. #tistrue

[GameForever]

Boooo!!!

[Rimgal]

It's like you're sitting at home and playing a game!

WTF is this S#$%

[Eterna1Ice]

GAMECEPTION!

[Rimgal]

So instead of playing forza on my xbox one on my tv in my room, I can stream the xbox one game to my pc and put on the oculus rift so I can watch my avatar sit in a room playing xbox one on the virtual screen in the room.

This is like a dream come true. /s

[MONOLITHICIDE]

Your comment made my day! Bubble hahaha

[LordMaim]

I could swear I was really playing Virtual Skeeball!

[andibandit]

I dont even....

[parkesy78]

So let me get this straight they partner with oculus with a controller no one wants for vr that can stream only some xbox one games only in 2d with no vr if u have a pc to handle it as well as an xbox one ,fantastic announcement lol

[Eonjay]

The quality is also horrendous. its dumb. They must have been scared to death of PM if they went off the deep end and even proposed this as an alternative to actual VR.

[nX]

It's a typical MS move though, buy your way into an industry instead of working on it yourself. This goes from Skype to Nokia to Mojang and even to the notorious 3rd party exclusive deals. This is why I just can't support this company, these practices just go against my principles.

[fr0sty]

This looks like some hastily thrown together response to something they deem a threat. A stop-gap solution until they can get a new console out that can actually handle good VR. Makes me wonder what Sony plans on showing at E3.

[GrimmQuiorra]

Wait. So this basically simulates me sitting in a room playing a game while I'm sitting in a room playing a game.

Alright.

[MetalProxy]

LMAO! Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Not very impressive at aaaaaall. But hey MS has not been impressive since they started this current gen.

[ThanatosDMC]

Best description so far. Lol

[uth11]

wait until they add the feature that allows you to strap on a virtual VR helmet while sitting in your virtual environment! ;)

[hill71]

lol

[StormLegend]

Man that was lame.....

[Sgt_Slaughter]

...I cannot believe someone thought this was a good idea.

[Double_O_Revan]

Considering the original ideas they had for the Xbox One's policies, this actually may be one of their better ideas. It's a very low curve...

[lxlkuyaboilxl]

"This is going to be very jarring for you, but, there has been a malfunction with the headset you ordered from us. Right now, you're actually in your room at your computer wearing an Oculus headset, but, you're in a coma-like trance, my friend." - Steve (Customer Service)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media...

[sashimi]

Well there you have it folks, hype killed. Anyway to say you can do VR on xbone lol talk about desperate.

[XeyedGamer]

This literally had me in tears. Phil should've at least invited someone along for the fake applause. Very awkward!

[tuglu_pati]

LOL! i noticed that also. He was waiting for at least one person to clap.

[Eonjay]

That part was hard to watch...

[loopygames]

Reminds me of this... https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Rimeskeem]

Kind of dumb tbh

[PlayableGamez]

It's not kind of dumb.
It is dumb.

[Nosred]

if not a game made for VR, it had been so, as a movie screen, you know?
But I believe Oculus will change that for the Xbox.

[sourav93]

What did...who did...why did...What?!

[d_g]

it looks like you are playing at home with your tv

http://media.giphy.com/medi...

[rainslacker]

Reality redefined. Now we can have the feeling of being immersed in a game we're playing in our own home. VR is about immersion.

[PizzaSteve]

http://media1.giphy.com/med...

[MasterCornholio]

Well if you always wanted to know what owning a private movie theatre feels like this will do the trick.

http://cdn.winbeta.org/site...

Funny how this reminds me of the big screen TV demo of Hololens.

[rainslacker]

I love that picture. Shows the average person's kitchen.

I really believe there comes a point where technology becomes stupid and cumbersome to more traditional methods of getting things done.

[Braid]

I'm sorry but that must be the dumbest piece of technology that has ever been created. I mean, I'm speechless.

Why would anyone want to do that Roomception thing?

[InTheZoneAC]

terrible

so it's like playing a game from outside the window looking in

I guess some people would get too hot or cold doing that depending on the temperature so buy Oculus!!!!

[firelogic]

No one applauded. Poor Phil...:(

[rainslacker]

Think they were trying to be respectful and waiting for him to get to the point of the technology.

Only thing missing was a single random cough.

[mezati99]

i am literally rolling on the floor laughing

[lxlkuyaboilxl]

This is like watching videos I have stored on my phone, through a virtual movie theater, using Google Cardboard.

After trying it once I immediately took my phone out of the cardboard and watched the video normally. Better yet, I pushed the video over to Chromecast and watched it on a bigger screen.

[CoLD FiRE]

At first glance, this doesn't look all that hot. However, if you think about it, this is probably the most affordable way to apply the Illumiroom concept MS showed a while ago.

Another case scenario I see this being useful if you want to just lie in bed an play video games or even just watch movies.

[BitbyDeath]

Hololens would be better for that though... :-/

[CoLD FiRE]

If they can make it affordable then yes I agree.

[Tedakin]

I don't get it...... Shouldn't it put you in the game not just in another living room playing the game? I mean, the game seems like it'd be way harder to play like that.

[gamer7804]

Vr will go the same way 3d goes every so many years when it gets revitalized. It's ultimately a niche maker for those interested but not a game changer for the majority. Hopefully e3 isn't weighted too heavily on vr

[PlayableGamez]

This defeats the purpose of VR.

[AlphaBlackWolf96]

Why Microsoft? Why?

[WizzroSupreme]

Because money, that's why.

[lastking95]

VR is a joke, I hope MS and Sony didn't invest a ton of money in it. Pay $300+ for what exactly? A goggle shape tv...that silence is what VR will get you.

[rawrock]

Agree. VR is not ready and will be a flop this generation.

[TheMailman]

I love you Microsoft.... This news just have made my day... I can't stop laughing ;)

[frostypants]

Is this a late April Fool's?

[SaxScrotumz]

MEH...

[ScorpiusX]

Looks curious and has peeked my interest.

[Erik7357]

Yes, now the room your playing in wont look like the room of your mother's basement that you are playing in.

[oldassgamer]

So wait... You want me to put on a Rift in my living room, where I have a tv, so I can play a game in a virtual living room, on a virtual tv?

Huh? Wha..?

[feraldrgn]

That was a really strange clip..
It didn't demonstrate how VR changes your view while playing at all.

[x_RadicalAura_x]

Looks gimmicky and lame so far. I'd rather have an *actual* home theater than sitting in a virtual home theater. lol All this tells me is that the Xbox One's GPU isn't powerful enough to display the game itself at full resolution from all 3 lenses so they scale down Forza by super-imposing that fake home theater surrounding you instead to be less graphically intensive.

[WizzroSupreme]

Wow, that's just – wow. The future or racing is here!

[koston3647]

THIS WAS A GOOD LAUGH.

[ThePresentIsAgift]

An very, very early April's troll for 2016, hilarious Microsoft. 3x the troll: those interested in Forza, VR and anyone still capable of laughing haha

[jznrpg]

So its not a true VR game just uses Oculus as a screen basically?? I want VR games using VR device ny traditional games I will play on a traditional monitor/TV

[dillhole]

April.........fools?
Err.

[Miacosa]

This looks horrible and definitely not a reason to get VR. If your special break out VR experience that is suppose to elicit presence involves traditional 2D games for VR you're doing it wrong. Oculus just fumbled big time with a very poor content showing. Aside
from Eve Valkyrie nothing seemed to have that must have feeling. If Oculus
had that must have title they should have shown it or waited since they are
still almost a year out from launch. Let's hope that Valve and Morpheus can recover
the VR ball and run it in otherwise VR might just fall into fade status before
it even gets going.

[Dark_king]

VR is going to work great for FPS, games like Elder Scrolls, MMO's, Racing games.But only if the games are made for it, your going to interact with the world in ways you couldn't normally with just a controller and a tv.

For an example take a FPS game. You get to a corner and want to look around it well some games allow you to peek around by letting the character lean some you have Standing kneeling and prone positions you can be in to look around the corner.

But the people will always be in one of those to look around the corner.So the guys around the corner know where to aim at.Now with VR the whole area from standing to prone can have a head pop around.Its not just the same 3 small areas but now the whole area you have to cover.

Mind you this change is just for peeking around the corner but adds realism to the game that is not really possible without the VR.(This would only be true for games that allow the player head tracking)

[Truthandreason]

I Guess the best comment for this thread is

haters going to hate

the experience of this is completely different if you are actually wearing the Rift.

[Jamaicangmr]

The hell is this shit? I not even sure if they are serious...

[JMyers]

This sumulates a living room and you playing the game... although you are actually sitting in your living room playing the game... smh... what?!!

[Sheepzclothing]

I would just hope for this functionality with PS4 and Morpheus. I'd like to play games or watch movies on a huge (adjustable) HD VR screen. No reason it couldn't work.

[shaenoide]

the problem is not the size but the good quality playback.

[Sheepzclothing]

Good point. As I imagine it, I can't see any reasons why this would be a problem for Morpheus and PS4 with their (as of now) wired setup.

[Bennibop]

You could buy a 1080p projector and screen for the price this would cost and still have money in your back pocket! Pointless and a backwards step for VR, but this also raises the concern that hololens would also be limited on x1.

[rawrock]

Good VR is still a long way off. Don't think we will see it this generation. For now Hololens seems to have more preactical use. But I don't plan on buying any of them...

[shaenoide]

get over it the xbox one is not capable of runing true VR (Even the PS4...).

[MasterCornholio]

Morpheus is true VR.

:I

And the reason why it works on the PS4 is because the system has been designed with the technology.

[scark92]

This is something you would find on 'The Onion News Network' xD

[Tzuno]

I would never wear that piece of metal on my head, not to mention how retarded you look with it on it. Destined to fail in my eyes.

[Mroc13]

This is AWESOME. My trailer is now a mansion! Ballin'

[underwaves75]

it can do this... yes.... but games are coming that are utilizing VR properly.. wait

[DDOS-DelDaemonicOSes]

Wow, what a bunch of Negative Nancys in this thread. I think XO games will obviously be supported full-screen, and this tech demo was probably setup that way because they wanted to demo head tracking that isn't working in-game yet... or maybe they're promoting the idea of how it can work with a virtual world, similar to what they've demoed with HoloLens.

[curtis92]

Thank god. Now I don't need to clean my actual living room. I can just game in a virtual, clean one now. Thank you, MS.

[xPaYDaYx]

Oh man that was impressive!

[Artemidorus]

This some sort of joke?? I can use VR to watch a fake room with a fake screen when I can do the same without it??

First pointless TV's and cameras now this???

Time my Xbox One went on EBay.

[Erik7357]

This is pretty dumb...notice how it's just dead silent after the demo ended...

[OUROSMAG]

This is exactly why Sony needs to keep Morpheus a hands on only demo, trying to convey the experience of VR on a stage show, is frightening.

[curtis92]

Agreed. It's a harder sell via video. I'd rather them show people's reaction while they're playing a PM title.

[XanderZane]

@R6ex
You mean "Oculus fail". That's what this demo is running on. I'll wait for Hololens where it will be done correctly and be running Forza 6. This Oculus will be expensive I'm sure.

@AlphaBlackWolf96
Microsoft didn't make the Oculus. It's there software that is doing this demo. Microsoft will show their Hololens off at the E3.

[Valenka]

That's absolutely, ridiculously pointless. So I can sit in a room with the Oculus Rift and see a TV in a room playing Forza. That is so stupid; why anyone thought that was a better idea than a cockpit view is beyond me.