Fool me, this is real good shit ! [the VR thread]

[The ghost of raids past]

well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd0FYizFmDI&t=2986s

Timestamped video. Seems the Occulus Quest 2 has been Jail broken

[WiteWulf]

Well, this is disappointing: it appears the PS5 will not support PSVR after all in any meaningful way. While you can connect PSVR up to a PS5, it will only play PS4 games in backwards compatibility mode. There will be no next-gen PSVR games, essentially. What a very strange decision on Sony's part

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/10 ... _says_sony

[Rhythm]

Well, this is disappointing: it appears the PS5 will not support PSVR after all in any meaningful way. While you can connect PSVR up to a PS5, it will only play PS4 games in backwards compatibility mode. There will be no next-gen PSVR games, essentially. What a very strange decision on Sony's part

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/10 ... _says_sony

Given that Sony's CEO was talking down VR a couple days ago this isn't really surprising

Verge linky

[Misfit]

Well, that's annoying, so they'll sell us a new VR headset in a few years. Not really surprising seeing as we can't use our old controllers on new games either.

MS doesn't care if we buy hardware, they want us to buy Game Pass.

Sony wants us to buy accessories again and again.

[Rhythm]

Sony wants us to buy accessories again and again.

?

Sony have always been by far the best for cross-gen accessory compatibility IMO. A wheel I bought for PS2 still works on PS4. The cameras are always cross-gen. They were also good back when they still had their proprietary AV cable. PS3, 4 and 5 are all open to non-Sony HDDs...

Until this gen MS have been a nightmare for that sort of stuff

[ThetaReactor]

Yeah, I don't see how Sony's move is worse than forcing a second-gen Kinect on everyone and then not supporting it.

[Misfit]

With Giles talking Moose Life on the PS4 I thought I'd check out the state of play of PSVR on the PS5.

As I thought there were indications it was being dropped I was a little concerned the PS4 Pro would have to stick around for longer (it probably will anyway, and I have to admit I've not touched PSVR since getting a Quest), but the good news is it works!

You get the same improvements as the PS4 Pro version, nothing more at this time but maybe there will be patches/enhanced PS5 versions in the future?

It won't work with the new controller, so you'll still need your dual shock and move controllers, but it's likely you'll have both if you have PSVR - AND you'll need a camera adaptor to plug in the PS4 camera (the PS5 camera won't work).

The good news is Sony is giving them away free! Just use the links below. You will need the serial number off the back of the VR processor unit.

US, Canada, Mexico
https://global.support.playstation.com/ ... uage=en_US

The rest of us:
https://camera-adaptor.support.playstation.com/en-gb

So now I can happily say roll on Moose Life PS4! (at least until we can have a Quest version)

[Jamesac]

The sad thing is I've actually got my PS5 VR adaptor-thingy. It's the only piece of PS5-related hardware I own, and probably will be until Spring when the supply might maybe loosen up a bit and I can finally buy one.

[Oaf]

There will be a bunch of PSVR titles that have been improved for PS5 released next year. Improved means solid 90 FPS and higher res textures as far as I know.

[gilesgoat]

There will be a bunch of PSVR titles that have been improved for PS5 released next year. Improved means solid 90 FPS and higher res textures as far as I know.

PPPFT ... Polybius goes 120 FPS ON THE STANDARD PS4

[Oaf]

There will be a bunch of PSVR titles that have been improved for PS5 released next year. Improved means solid 90 FPS and higher res textures as far as I know.

PPPFT ... Polybius goes 120 FPS ON THE STANDARD PS4

Ah, whatever the max is then - I thought it was 90 (thinking about it, that might be Quest).

[gilesgoat]

There will be a bunch of PSVR titles that have been improved for PS5 released next year. Improved means solid 90 FPS and higher res textures as far as I know.

PPPFT ... Polybius goes 120 FPS ON THE STANDARD PS4

Ah, whatever the max is then - I thought it was 90 (thinking about it, that might be Quest).

The beauty, still "unbeateable" of PSVR is the capability to go 120 FPS .. it can be done, it needs special care.

Quest goes 75, the new Quest goes 90.

To be honest I think what I'd like to see on a new VR headset would be :

- more FOV
- more resolution
- fps it appears that 90 can be "a good compromise"

BUT

For as much as I like the "portability" and "totally wireless" of a thing like Quest it really needs, for the future :

- MORE GPU power
- MORE CPU power
- MORE battery power

I could "immediately tell some limitations" of that ()$*(")£**") Adreno GPU .. "makes you cry" when you see what you REALLY can do with a "powerful cpu/gpu controller tethered system" instead.

But yeah to me ( and what I want to do ) I still don't think you can 100% do it "all wireless" so far at least, I still up "for a beefy PSVR".

[edit] - ALSO *MUST* BE SAID, IF I COULD I WOULD BE "TOTALLY OUT/DEVOID" OF QUEST BECAUSE OF THE FB *CRAP* !!!!

Sorry, had to say it, "I can't" but if could I would, can't stand FB sorry !

[Cloudane]

Completely addicted to cuddling VRchat furries.

[ThetaReactor]

Is there a furry-approved haptic solution, or are you just using your imagination?

[gilesgoat]

Well, this is disappointing: it appears the PS5 will not support PSVR after all in any meaningful way. While you can connect PSVR up to a PS5, it will only play PS4 games in backwards compatibility mode. There will be no next-gen PSVR games, essentially. What a very strange decision on Sony's part

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/10 ... _says_sony

Given that Sony's CEO was talking down VR a couple days ago this isn't really surprising

Verge linky

If I could speak like "anyone from just what he saw" I think Sony "did not manage very well the whole PSVR thing".

I mean let's face it, PSVR itself is a really nice piece of HW at a reasonable cost, let's say "until Quest came out" it was probably "best value for money",the problem is not there.

The REAL PROBLEM was/is "there are TOO FEW DECENT VR titles" I mean "for as much as I like VR" there are not many titles at all worth playing in VR.

They went this "route" of "experiences" NOT "games" to have "something quick to showcase" I think but "real games" are far and between.

BUT, those that are good ARE REALLY GOOD !

Rez is FANTASTIC, Skyrim VR is "one of the best things ever seen and I never tought that would have made it", Wipeout VR is PURE DRUG, Polybius is Polybius, MAVOL1 is good too, Moose Life ( soon to come ) is very good as well, Tetris VR is fantastic ! Then NMS ( seen it on PC only ) in VR is quite a thing !

And then there are games like "Moss" , that I did play/finish on the Quest, it's VERY WELL done ! And Beat Saber, that proves "you don't need super complex stuff to make a really fun game".

But apart those few titles ( ad yes that Sony thing with the small robots is pretty good ) a lot of VR things on the PS4 are "a bit meh".

And let me say "certainly there has not been much help in promoting VR", actually it really feels "someone is almost ashamed of it".

Now sad to say but "especially with this Covid thing" I think VR proven to be "something that we may be using even more" but overall like some of the titles I above mentioned proven that "you can definitely do some really lovely stuff in VR".

And you CAN do it VR AND non-VR as well the same time, sure it needs extra work but.

But .. "imagine for example Cyberpunk 2077" in VR, HECK actually even that "VR version of DOOM" I tried it, got very surprised HOW WELL it works despite being "different" !

Oh yes and that there's that game I think it's called "Neverout" that is basically "The Cube" in a game it's quite good !

Play it in VR scares the shit out of you despite being "so simple".

So I don't know, unless as you say "they have some new headset in mind" I think that "ditching VR is a bit of a stupid move" certainly IMHO "not looking/thinking at the future".

To be honest "even a thing like Cyberpunk 2077" is "thing seen and seen again" - fair play they did add in quite a number of innovative things to make it something a bit different - but overall "GTA on steroids on a Blade Runner city".

I don't know you but I am really tired a bit of "those games with a story" that overall seem like "the new/usual Hollywood blockbuster".

To me VR offers "new space to explore new things" and maybe do "what never been done before yet".

But yeah, I don't know, "never trust big CEOs and such" I mean "they reasons only in terms of 'millions' "