Virtual reality promises to be a mega-trend that upends how we use computers and just plain get along. So why's it such a snooze at the world's biggest tech expo?
Laundry, cleaning and classic arcade games all in glorious virtual reality
It's sometimes claimed that PC VR usage on Steam is shrinking, but here's why that isn't actually true.
Vr is dope. Idk know why people wanna hate. It's definitely a dope next step. Even if it's a sidestep. I really wish more developers would throw down. Imagine a last of us with vr, or a final fantasy game, all kinds of stuff. It would be incredible.
The Flat2VR community is taking the next step and announced a studio that will develop and commercialize licensed VR ports.
This is great news I love virtual reality and my psVR2 however it's clear that the current bespoke way of building VR games is not working. There's some great games that have been released Absol but they are few and far between and if they are native they are clearly lower in budget and scope then at least I would like. It's definitely jarring to.go from high quality games like Spider-Man 2 to the biggest VR releases like Arizona sunshine 2 and see the huge gulp in quality.
This company aims to streamline porting older games into VR and make them feel as VR native as possible.
And to be honest some of my favourite VR experiences have been traditionally flat screen games ported into VR like resident evil 7, 8 4, doom 3 with the aim controller or borderlands 2.
And I'm not saying that there isn't great native VR games to be found I'm saying more traditional games ported over would be very welcome we have decades of amazing games that we all love and VR presents an opportunity to truely bring us into the world.
Amazing news, there're so many forgotten gems out there, these guys have been consistently porting old games like Return to Wolfenstein, Quake 4, jedi knight, etc. Sounds great that they can earn a living by doing official ports, publishers dust off some old properties, gamers get great games in VR, we all win.
Awesome news! Which popular Steam and Switch game do you think is their first project?
i guess some people are waiting for some must have titles. you have big games on consoles and the pc that can sell hardware, i haven't heard anything yet in regards to vr.
I just think VR is the latest thing to have suffered from overhype in the gaming industry
It's not VR is the content needs to come out faster.
I read this last night and the guy seemed like he was waiting for the ultimate next phase in VR when most companies that went to CES were showing updates to help VR grow. Very negative read.
Valve/HTC brought tech that turns regular objects into trackable VR items, one company brought shoes that allow you to feel what it's like to walk over and in terrain and water in VR, an adapter was brought there to help PC VR be more mobile with less cables and a battery pack. Announcement of VR streaming service, more competing headsets shown like lenovo, etc.
But this guy was looking for something beyond which was unreasonable. Just read some of the comments from the article that slides out from the right. You'll see the usual knuckleheads thinking VR is like 3DTV. Bit the Majority could see some advances in tech that are helping VR grow into the next optional interactive experience.
As others and I have said, VR is not a "one year slam bam thank you ma'am here it is mass market eat it up right away" kind of thing. Cellphones we have today didn't just "happen." It took years for the phones to get better, smaller and more useful and networks to get better to provide the experience consumers expect. And we got people expecting VR to just explode overnight like this article writer.
It's like people today have no clue how the things we use today came about and the work and long road to get there. VR is new and has a long road ahead.
Let's give it time to mature before knocking it. I haven't jumped on the hype train either and I always wanted to give it at least two years. Hopefully, developers really showcase what it can do this year and beyond.