Gaming VR will die without Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed and other big games

Console makers are secretive about unannounced games because they are exciting and will surprise people. VR makers are secretive about unannounced games because they aren't really that exciting and won't compel you to purchase the hardware and software.

[Neonridr]

First Person games should be a little bit easier to transition to VR than a game like Assassin's Creed which is a 3rd person game. Thief would have been a better comparison.

[Pandamobile]

That's actually not entirely true.

Traditional FPS games do not translate well to VR due to the slidey locomotion systems. FPS games are designed under the assumption that you (the player) are a disembodied floating head with a gun sticking out of your chest. Moving around like that in VR feels very unnatural.

VR FPS games are going to be much slower paced compared to traditional FPS games when they start to hit the market. Games like TF2 have been used as testbeds for VR FPS mechanics, but so far Valve has been finding it difficult to make it work because of how fast and jarring the experience is in VR. Like, in terms of real-world units, the Scout runs around the map at 30 miles per hour.

It's one of the biggest design challenges VR devs are facing right now - how to let the player move around without it feeling wrong.

3rd person games are much easier to adapt to VR because the camera is already separated from the player controller.

[ShinMaster]

Not all first person games are FPS games. And they're not all as fast paced as COD or TF2.

I think he's talking about immersion.

[Pandamobile]

True, but the vast majority of first person games today are shooters. I assumed he was talking about taking giving existing FPS games and franchises a VR makeover.

[Neonridr]

fair enough, but it doesn't give as good a sense of immersion when you are watching another character vs actually being the character and seeing from their point of view.

I would disagree and say that it's easier for your mind to feel immersed when you are seeing something from your point of view. Walking around, turning your head and having the camera respond accordingly is what VR is all about.

I loved Black Ops 2 in 3D, hated Gears of War 3.

But that's my personal preference.

[OB1Biker]

I agree the only way for VR to take off is big franchises/FPS to support it and actually VR might well be the only way I could enjoy a FPS.
Dice started working on VR apparently so there's that, and drive Club, GT, Ace Combat 7, War Thunder etc sound good to start with

[bunt-custardly]

Totally. Even if they are hybrid games or new experiences using the familiar IPs. Without them, VR will be destined to be labelled too indie which isn't a bad thing to begin with but won't necessarily pull in the numbers over the longer term.

At least Sony is on the right track by announcing big names like Ace Combat, Tekken 7 and Gran Tourismo.

[Lennoxb63]

I think Mirror's Edge would be really successful on it.

[LordMaim]

Jesus. I can already feel the vertigo.

[Gwiz]

Call of duty has been played for many years on a traditional display.
I don't think an old IP is going to help with pushing VR.
When I imagine something like No Man's Sky or maybe Destiny where there's a vast world to explore seems to be more applicable to a VR experience.

[Rezka]

Sorry but all I care about is porn could care less I like my gaming the traditional way

[Eonjay]

I thought we banned this picture...

[_LarZen_]

Yeah let's bring all the mediocre games that have been milked by the industry for years and years to VR!

Sorry but F that! Bring on new and exciting experiences over any of those mass produced crap.

[bunt-custardly]

A bit short sighted of you LarZen. What about giving these mediocre, milked and tired franchises a new lease of life in the VR space?

IMO it's down to the creativity of the developers in accordance with what can be accomplished using current technology that will make or break the experiences.

[ninsigma]

I don't think so. I'm excited for VR even while knowing those games aren't coming. Stuff like golem is what I'm looking forward to on VR, not games I've avoided for years now.

[Apollosupreme]

If VR gets COD, BF, TES, etc it will be a success eventually.

[airforcex]

On PC, VR will be as popular as triple screen monitors; some own it but most never will. Even if the headset was $300, you need the specs to run it (at 90fps dual screen). It will always be expensive unless you play with very low settings and/or less demanding games. Developers won't spend $$$ on this. They didn't for 3D...

[jay2]

Bull****. games should be build for vr code 200000000000000, ac 200000000 etc aren't but for vr, they came out yrs before vr, we need new exciting ips not all these sequals and hd remakes.

[WeAreLegion]

Bring some of those. Sure. Gran Turismo is one of them. But we're getting RIGS, Dreams, and tons of other great NEW experiences. And that's what I want. If they can get great VR experiences working on older series', I'll be all for that, too.

[Meishpizza]

This is such a stupid article that's like saying going back to the 90s and saying unless sonic takes off in 3D gaming will always remain 2D. People are growing tired of these franchises and are looking for a new experience... There will be a killer VR game I'm not sure what that is yet... Maybe it's Eve Valkyrie or some other game but when people try it there going to say wow I need this.

[Petebloodyonion]

The real problem for VR isn't the games or the power but the question about if the Vr will truly offer a different and unique way to play and experience our games.

The Wii success was due to the fact that a lots of ppl could play games just by waving hands instead in a simple manner.

[Truthandreason]

VR doesn't need those games to succeed, it needs its own original experiences to take off... much like how the wii had Wii Sports. Anyone thinking VR has to have CoD has no imagination and doesn't even begin to understand what VR is or can be.

[SwamiOnTheMountain]

Really? I've been hearing the opposite... that the games will start to fail if they don't support VR. =)
I mean people now claim to not buy a game because the amount of pixels per cm are low. I can easily see them in the future complaining that a game is only in 2D instead of 3D.
Whether it makes a game more fun or not, people are constantly suckers for thinking the graphics are the most important thing in a game.