Technology is being advanced at a constantly increasing rate.
We never know for sure how technology is going to look like in the future, but companies, specifically the gaming companies, are always trying to accelerate the process further by predicting what could be the next big thing in video games. Whether it’s a new game with weird new graphics or a new control system, or it’s a console with a bunch of features no one knew they wanted, or if it’s an addon or a brand new concept in general that could change the way people perceive video games.
There have been many benchmarks of revolution since the dawn of video games, and each one brought forth a new era of enjoyment. There was the jump from 8-bit graphics to 16-bit graphics which added so many more options for drawing objects and sprites, then there was the jump from 2D to 3D graphics which added an entire dimension to the game making process and even more possibilities in level design and character movement. There was also the movement to switch all the controlling of a game to pure motion, first with the Wii in 2006 and then again with the Kinect and Playstation Move when Sony and Microsoft decided to try and piggyback the glory of Nintendo. But then when people saw that motion was most definitely not the future, Oculus popped up and started advertising their mission to create the Rift, an entirely new gaming experience based in Virtual Reality.
Cut to present day…
This is where we are now. In the midst of an era where people now think that VR is the future, just like they did with motion controls and the previous benchmarks. And even through the advancements prior to motion could be deemed necessary and successful, unlike motion controls, they are still up there with the things that changed the face of gaming if not forever then at least for a while. The question here is, is VR really the thing that’s going to change it all up forever?
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No, i like it and cant wait for may 17th to get FARPOINT and the rifle controller combo, Res7 was so freaky in VR with genuine scares
Yep,too fking right it is.
NO!
VR is not a fad. It has been dreamt about for decades. Back when Lawnmower Man came out, everyone was praying for the tech to become reality. I’ve played Elite Dangerous in VR and…WOW! The immersion is intense. VR is only just getting started.
Yah i play elite on the dk2 and wow i was also blown away. I also found out i have vision problems but i should have gone to spec savers lol
I go to Vision Express…probably why I keep meeting the rebuy screen lol
vr is too expensive
Like everything, it will come down in price in time. Look at the price of the first DVD players (around £400). They are so cheap now that they could be given away in boxes of cereal.
E:D VR is simply the best gaming experience I’ve ever had. I love it.
First time I tried ED in VR I went to a hazardous resource extraction site in the rings of a gas giant…it was an amazing experience.
Have you played the lawnmower game bet you haven’t
By Jobe, no I haven’t 😉
How about the very first Freddy Krueger nightmare on Elm Street dream Warrior that game was my favorite and the original Jason game
Only thing I’ve played in VR so far is Elite Dangerous on the OR CV1 and those clunky rollercoaster demos that came with the OR DK2. Glad to say that the resolution is a lot better on the CV than on the DK…😵
Guillaume Proulx VR too expensive? how much is a 50 inch HD tv? its not all that different, but VR has a much better experience.
Dirt rally in vr has made me a believer
Ya but it will wear off then tech will evolve and something else will come along that we couldn’t even imagine right now and then that will run the same life cycle just like ps move kinect it will eventually just be there as a small option on the side
Wii, Ps Move, Kinect, etc. They didn’t last long, or at all. They were here for a day and gone the next. Not saying they’re the same, but they were a new way of playing, and nobody wanted it. VR will stay in the arcades, it seems more of an occasional kind of thing.
Optically, except for full holodeck abilities, where else is there to go after VR? Full immersion can only go so far at the moment and we are currently living in a time when immersion is one of the most important things. Wii/Kinect etc were fadish – they really only offered a new way to control a game, not a new way for a game to exist. VR is about more than games though – virtual tours, architects, surveyors etc can all find VR beneficial to their every day work.
He means when the new console comes out everyone will have wasted their money and a s****y VR
I’m thinking bigger that just a console/PC party trick.
The Vr technology is cool and getting better as we clearly have seen but it’s still not really VR so much as it is a tv right in front of my eyes, I wanna be able to just play and be in this different world/setting just by putting on the vr not using a controller, is if any of you have seen Sword Art Online but that’s what I really believe VR is
And until it is like that then yeah I’d say vr is just a fade controller is just too easy and most gamers are lazy lol
Its like everything, it will evolves as technology becomes available. The list of technology we use today that was originally just described as a fad is lengthy. Cars, TV and mobile phones for example.
Resident Evil Biohazard is awesome in VR!
Vr was a fad 15 years ago I remember going to arcade in London when I was a kid the only difference is the graphics are better it’s just like 3d where’s that now in a year or two no one will care about vr they will be on to the next big thing
If VR was a fad 15 years ago, how come it is still here and being improved upon?…
People who have VR know how amazing it is. Those who say it’s a fad, don’t have VR.
Are there any fps in VR yet?
It’s a fad. Not very practical wearing stupid head gear and setting up cameras and cables
The technology will eventually become more compact and wireless.
VR is amazing, elite dangerous is unreal so immersive
It’s a fad. One day it won’t be but right now it is.
Don’t let salty fans tell you otherwise, if they could get a refund you get your sole they would take it right away l***o! £500 for a over hyped railshooter 😂😂
Not to mention the motion sickness.
Haha😂 how can you say its a fad. Fucken yo yo’s are a fad. This is tech being improved upon all the time. I havn’t played a desktop game since i first put my vive headset on 4 months ago and not sure if i could ever go back.
Vr n motion sims is the future.
Also the stuff that will be out to help with the fps type games.
Gunna be amazing in such early days.
Meh.. I might be the only one, but I don’t like vr that much. But no its not a fad, it’ll continue to develop beyond our expectations
Not a fan either
Not a fan either
Not a fan either
John D’Alessandro for me it messes with my eyes and gives me really bad headaches. A lot of the gameplay is kind if meh so far too
vr gives me motion sickness. I couldn’t care any less
Ahh id rather sit in the couch with a controller anyday
Some rookie article indeed.
Plz rift and touch is f#$king amazing and games are getting better, longer and becoming triple a titles lm loving it i wont game on a screen anymore
Sold my ps4 and bought a HTC vive, haven’t regretted it at all, yes it’s in its infancy but can’t play 2d games anymore, get bored straight away, it’s the difference between watching a sport and playing in it
You need to mention that you have/got a nice computer lol
Yeah its ‘not bad’ lol
Times must be bad? So you sell a ps4 and buy a vive? Remind me of the prices again? Bullshit springs to mind.
What’s prices have to do with it? I I’ve gamed for years and find 2d gaming boring, I used to play for hours and now find it hard to keep my attention on it, but I sold my ps4 and bought a vive, yes with some extra cash with it, but the point was how much more immersive it is playing it, not comparing costings
Lol I’m sure no one is actually reading the post…it’s about vr being a fad, not about how much things cost, I never once said that I sold my ps4 and bought a vive with the exact money, yes a ps4 is £200ish and a vive is £700, but that’s not the point, but we’re not talking money, we’re talking vr..give it a couple years and the prices will come down and the tech will only get better…so no it’s not a fad.
Vr certainly shouldn’t be. Some of the games have blown me away. Rush of blood is awesome.
Rogue One VR – Incredible!
Yep. I’m not strapping a brick to my face no matter how rad it is.
you shouldn’t care what others think that much, it’s more fun when you let yourself have some fun /
Just keep it the way it is ffs n improve the graphics!
VR is not a fad.
This is the wrong question. The right question is “has VR reached the point where it’s capable of doing what people actually want from it at a cost they’re willing to pay?”
For me the answer is “I don’t think so, not yet”. The field of view is too small, and the cost is too high.
But eventually it will be like digital photography, killing the Polaroid and disposable cameras, or phone cameras replacing proper cameras for regular people.
It’s just a matter of when the tech will be good enough to achieve widespread adoption.
Same with AR.
I sort of agree with most of your post, it’s not even mainstream yet, being way too expensive and really not quite good enough (from what I read). However I don’t think VR will ever ‘take over’ from normal screens. Same as 3D TV, a lot of people simply don’t want it, they don’t want to wear even minimal special eye-wear to simply watch stuff or play games..
I don’t think regular TV’s will stop being a thing. But I do think that like cameras, they’ll be less common than phones with cameras built in.
I expect you’ll eventually see a tv or so in a house, and then several sets of VR visors for people around the house, as a fairly common setup.
Particularly among younger people, when theyre good enough and accessible enough.
It’s a fad. Not very practical wearing stupid head gear and setting up cameras and cables
Haha it was just like 3D, I remember the Virtual Boy, it was big, then it wasn’t big, it crashed and burned hard much like 3D. However…, the guy that created all the best games of my life, is current at the forefront of the Oculus so… I succumbly agree it can be successful with Carmack at the helm. But in general, I figure most of VR will be largely unsuccessful due to how poorly games are developed, excluding the Oculus because it is high end VR Gaming.
Oculus is just a slightly more polished t**d just like the stuff all over your face, don’t kid yourself just because you spent the cost of a small car on useless tech
I really do think there will eventually be VR that is worth buying. However, I don’t think it’s here yet. Current VR just doesn’t give me what I’m looking for for high end immersion, and it’s too expensive for cheap immersion.
If there was fairly cheap VR, I could see a case for it for kids/teens in a house – as a visual equivalent to headphones. They can watch whatever, and hear whatever, in their own little world, without bothering the rest of the house with noise.
I’m not sure about it yet,I think it needs to progress more for me to make up my mind, it’s too early
Alright who put a coin in this d******d
Bring on augmented reality
VR is a gimmick. Everyone was equally excited about motion controls once… The issue with VR is price. It is to expensive for the average person.
Please don’t compare VR to motion controls.
But I already did compare them?
So it’s a gimmick because it’s too expensive, even though in the future the prices will come down, which makes it no longer a gimmick, meaning it was never a gimmick. Gotcha.
It’s a gimmick because it’s not a necessary piece of equipment for gaming.
History is littered with various technologies that claimed it was going to be the “Next big thing” and never was. VR is another to add to the list.
All attempts at VR has resulted in s**t sales and minimal game support, that ain’t changing.
It’s a passing fad. A gimmick. I suggest you come to terms with that.
motion controllers didn’t put you in the game like this does though. it’s a completely different experience.
Immersion means stuff all. I had an eyefinity display setup… And the immersion was surreal. But it was never more than a gimmick.
yeah, but eyefinity doesn’t put you in the game literally. that’s what vr does. it’s on another level of immersion completely when it tricks your brain into thinking you’re there.
And yet. It is not required to play games. Which is why it is a gimmick.
it’s not required, but that doesn’t exactly define a gimmick. i completely count my vr gaming and regular gaming as seperate; they’re so different it’s silly to compare the two. it’s really something you don’t understand until you try it like i said, and i don’t think i can change your mind otherwise. anyone who’s tried it doesn’t have those views.
You can’t change my mind. You would also be incorrect in thinking I haven’t tried it though.
It is never going to become anything more than a gimmick, it is to expensive, it’s not required to play games and majority of games don’t support it.
Which one have you tried?
All of the vr games I own i dont see being able to play without it. They just wouldnt be fun.
VR will be a mainstay only because of p**n
LOVE VR!!! (just wish i could afford it)
One improvement i’d love to see is a wireless headset But i still love it
It’s already here.. Vive has one with 15 ms latency…..that will improve with time.
Mike Glenwright
The only real big issue with VR is comfort, if they sort this out it will be wonderful.
Salvager Stewart Scott Cargill
You all need to start building them even a 2 dof seat mover is awesome.
Goto xsimulator . Net
https://youtu.be/WMz4MwCf0Xs
vr is crap by now it should at least be playable cut scene graphics but no actually the exact same graphics the only game over seen is on the occulus that makes me wanna try vr but until they show me realistic graphics I’ll stick to my ps4..
you can’t hate on the graphics when you’re playing, it’s a whole different experience. it’s not even fair to judge without trying it first.
Arran Waudby
Vr is just laser quest
YOU’RE A FAD
How about putting it this way, what is holding back video games ? PS and XB
I 100 percent disagree with his comments about VR not being good !! It is absolutely amazing and I cannot stop using it . Actually being in the game your playing adds a whole new feel of excitement and atmosphere that you can’t get in regular gaming . This guy obviously has not tried VR lol
No, I actually have. And I agree, it is really cool, my point wasn’t that it’s bad, my point was that the tech simply isn’t there yet for it to become bigger than it is right now. In like 20 years hopefully VR can capture everyone’s hopes and dreams, but for now it’s kind of a gimmick.
I still disagree !! Hahaha the graphics are amazing !!! And it’s extremely emersive . 20 years from now it won’t be VR anymore it will be the hollideck
Currently, VR is kind of lame and too expensive for what you get. I don’t think it’s a fad at all though. Hopefully it goes in the direction of full immersion eventually, if it’s even possible.
Have you played on a vive or rift? Psvr is crap and Samsung gear vr is just a taster
Jereme O’keefe Reece Robinson
This is like asking are screens a fad. Kind of moot as vr is just a screen and people use screens all the time for everything. AR and holographics are the only thing that can move us forward, and that is just VR with see through glasses or contacts.
eh, you need other hardware for that screen to be believable VR though. accurate 1:1 tracking and good framerates with low latency to say the least. not to mentioin motion tracked controllers are huge to have.
Nothing like asking if screens are a fad. Stupid comparison
Yes it is. Stupid comment. Stupid person.
I love the pro and VR combo rush of blood is awesome batman was fantastic just short, surgeon was hallarious, I expect you to die was alot of fun, I can’t wait for star trek bridge command, I am still hoping for red dead vr that would be awesome
Luke Birt
VR is for siming (racing, flying, space) but their is no other style of gaming that need VR. They try to push VR on other game and it wont work because what people want for other games is the sensation to be there. RPG and shooter you have to move around and VR at the moment is not for that. If you play any game that you are in a cockpit VR will make sense other then that their is no real reason for VR at this point.
Did you never play Lucky’s Tale? It’s a cute, enjoyable VR platform game, which proves very nicely that other game styles can work very well in VR.
Lol there are loads of vr games that are amazing… even the simplest of games like fruit ninja in vr is amazing.
RPG games could be amazing in vr if they just get away from the idea that you need to walk miles and miles to get everywhere and just have a quick travel map system. All types of games can work in vr they just need to change
Even if they made the original zelda in vr it would be good
I kind of agree, look at the Fire Emblem franchise for starters, how could you manage all your units in VR, the only way i could see vr being incorporated is just looking at the map in a birds eye view being able to look around the map but even then whats the point?
you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about!!
There’s tons of Archery games, FPS, wave shooters, boxing, artistic stuff “visual and audio”. Look up Rec Room. amazing social games and lobby! Loot at Alt Space.. it’s a great social app with Ted Talk like seminars, High tech meeting rooms, Rave Nights. There’s also a whole slew of other traditional games but rendered in 3d to play in a seated position.
Graeme Evans – quick travel is already a thing in most RPGs buddy. As fun as it is walking everywhere in skyrim, man’s on a time budget these days 👌
Sunshine Arizona. My fav game ever and yes it’s in VR.
No thanks I hate PlayStation
VR has too many limits to overtake regular gaming. Most of us just want to chill in front of a screen with some food and a drink and interact with people while gaming. Something you cannot do in VR. It is fun every so often but not something I could use on a regular basis. Look how long TV has gone without many changes. If it works you don’t need to fix it.
Got the psvr
Still sitting chilling interacting online
Can’t wait for gt sport
I meant interacting with things in the real world. Like food and people while playing video games at the same time. They are the limitations.
You can’t interact with people while gaming in vr? Well for one thing you can. But you can also interact with people in a whole different country inside vr. It can be even more social you just need the vr computer screen on a TV and use speakers not headphones and then you’re not so datached from the other people in the room. There’s also a few local multiplayer vr games
You are clearly incapable of understanding simple facts.
Graeme Evans guess what, you can also interact with people in different countries using psn and xbox live and steam.
real talk, I couldn’t give 2 s***s about vr because that just me. part of that is also vr gives me motion sickness. but in my OPINION, nothing will ever beat sitting on the couch with your friends, some beer and pizza with a controller in your hand sitting in front of a tv screen. when I think video games, I don’t want to live it, I just want to play. honestly I don’t even feel scorpio is needed. I feel games should stay where they are now, forget 4k.
Steven Zwiesler You sound like an old man. How many games do you own that are actually local multiplayer?? Yeh.. like doing the split screen thing when you can barely see what’s going on?? Couch gaming with friends died when developers got lazy. VR is in its infancy and it’s already mind blowing!
My thoughts exactly, it’s too much effort. Kick back grab a pad and chill.
Why is it an effort to put a headset on?
I’ve had numerous Vive sessions with groups of people and a single Vive, that have been far, far more social than any single gaming experience I’ve ever had. It’s really fun watching people play VR games! I consider regular gaming to be much more limiting on the social factor.
We saw a glimpse of where technology is heading. VR is early still so it’s still getting there and i still feel holographic technology may be on the horizon. It’ll be interesting to see where things go over the next five or so years.
Is the answer ” video games , just a few years down the line. “
Yes its a fad, because who wants to look like a lemon around their family wearing one, while not being able to see whats going on around you
people that don’t care too much about what they look like? anyone who’s actually tried it dismisses anyone judging them, it’s awesome.
and if you set it up properly you don’t need to see what’s going on around you
The thing is, there have been plenty of innovations over the years that have fallen flat because the console companies don’t know how to market them.
The NES (3rd generation) had the light gun, the 4th gen had the SuperScope (SCES) and Menacer (MegaDrive/Genisis) with no incentives for game studios to make games for them; they were content to make games people already had the equipment for. Customers who had bought them had no new games to play on them, more cautious people, who decided to wait, weren’t going to buy them because no compatible games were coming out.
Fast Forward 20 years to the 7th generation; Nintendo bring out the Wii; the innovative peripheral has replaced the tradition joypad, so everybody who buys one already has pretty much all they need.
Microsoft try to catch up with the kinnect for the X360 and Sony bring out the move for the PS3. But, once again, very few games are made compatible with these. Admittedly, when the 8th gen consoles arrive Xbox had decided to include it as part of the X1’s console, but by this time nobody is interested anymore.
Meanwhile, the Move is the PERFECT accoutrement for the PSVR but this isn’t made clear and people are put off by having to pay for another extra on top of the console and headset’s asking price.
Whoever games companies hire for marketing are either hampered by a nonsensical hierarchy within their respective companies, or just plain SUCK at their jobs and have done for almost 40 years, now.
usb flash drive better
Reads like a five year old wrote it.
What a pointless article. Skip to the end of the article to get the answer. Pathetic
anyone who owns a vive will tell you it’s not a fad! had mine 9 months and still when I get chance to go on, I’m blown away how good it is. what’s going to take time is for it to become mainstream.
Pc gaming is always going to win but at the end of the day it’s down to user
Not quite fad but will only ever be a neache market
STREAMING all our games is the future like nvidia shield. We are all waiting on 1GB internet to become mainstream so we can wave goodbye to heavy clunky consoles forever!
gonna be a long time till you get that vr wise. the latency needs to be so low that even wireless is difficult to do.
Victoria Mackenzie
Love it hoe 90% of the comments here are from ppl who havent tired it and dont even know anything bout or cant afford it but i guess everyone is entitled to a opinion
F*****g really my 3 yrs old ps4 just went bang and now this ffs Sony PlayStation get a grip we aint got money like you
VR is actually quite fun. But the people who don’t like it are either those who haven’t tried it or tried horror games in VR for the first time and ended up s******g themselves.
LMAO!!!
So true!!
I let one of my buddies try Fancy Skiing.. he fell on his a*s and never wants to try VR again.. he almost crapped himself when he bootted off a huge jump. Screaming.. take it of.. take it off!! I knew I should have went with Emily wants to play instead..
I dont like it as it gives me motion sickness.
James Anthony Mitchell
Yes with current technology its to expensive and very limited. It feels more like the wii on steroids
I’m still waiting for some more good VR games for the Ps4, I reckon a boxing game would be amazing in VR
For anyone that has a vr they know it’s no fad, it is a great start and Sony did a top job. As for the future it’s a way off. Sony have clearly stated there will be no new gen headset the is it. So it’s got a long way to go we’ve not seen the best out of it yet
VR will never be a thing. Before it even becomes decent enough to use. HOLOGRAMS will be available
If it was properly marketed and they released a steady stream of awesome games then this would be a goer
Why are you posting s**t on my timeline!
Not a fad…The Future
Console use to be custom hardware with a 7 to 10 years life span, now they are ultra cheap AMD computer with “refresh” every 2 to 3 years. They are not needed anymore and have no reason to exist (except for illegal DRM reasons). VR is not a fad, except when company release cheap imitation (AKA: PSVR). The problem with VR is that is was marketed in reverse. It target home first and now is making it’s way into Arcade. Typically arcades where place one would have a gaming experience that was not possible at home (high end specialized hardware). But it when straight home first because there no Arcade network anymore.
VR as a future… i can’t see my self only playing “regular” game now.
I’ve tried vr it’s amazing and cool but if I bought it I know it would just collect dust it’s not something most would even use a lot and most games I love and play don’t even support it so no need for me to care I’ll probably be one of the few that end up making it die off lol
you’d be surprised!!
I bought an HTC vive.. played for a month.. then I let it sit.. I decided to give it a shot again a couple months ago and I’ve been on it every night now. With Social games like Rec Room or multiplayer games like Raw Data.. the games become much more engaging and less lonely lol.
the VR paintball or Quest game in REC Room are so addictive and fun. The user base are a lot friendlier than the annoying Halo shitheads.
PC refreshes every 3 months and isn’t needed unless you like multiplat games and broken ones at that with millions of indie crap games. #consolemasterplatform
Tim Rogue Fejzullai, did I just hear you say PC isn’t needed? Are you actually brain damaged? Everything nowadays is done using computers. Self service checkouts, offices, programming, film making, advertising, your phone is a PC now, your console is a PC, designed to perform a certain task. You’re actually f*****g special if you think consoles have anything on PC.
consoles and their games are made using PC’s. F*****g educate yourself.
no matter what you cannot change the fact that the PS4 is JUST A ULTRA CHEAP AMD PC nothing more…….
Once vr’s price drops it will take off
j9
People will still play NES in the far future.
F**k vr. Keep gaming with controllers and joysticks as it has always been and always should be.
Play resident evil 7 in vr and most of the gripes in the article become nonsensical
Vr is the next step… Unfortunately
I want that PS5 for sure the VR thing meh I am not into that sort of thing. and $500 for VR is a little too steep for my taste .
Love my vr setup it’s worth every penny
VR is here to stay.
I think VR is the next step, we’re still very much in the early stages, when ps1, ps2 came out did we think then, that it could get better, probably not as quick as it has, but we have and it is still getting better.
VR will in time get better and better, and I had a go on VR set on Holiday playing down zombie game and it was amazing, now it was top of the range and it would cost a small fortune for most gamers, but so does every new item, but in time I think it will become the norm, and I reckon with in next 5 years we will all have VR with our systems
Not if you have tried the vive
Austin Perry Mike Conway Michal Batura Jason Feasey Gavin French Craig Hileman Ronald Edward Jr Hillstrand Martin Been
Wtf ?
Vr is a fad for typical gaming. Most gamers would have a heart attack after running for 10 minutes. Try a fast paced shooter where you need to be running and most will play one round and go back to their controller. Vr will make great gains only for the simulators as it puts you in the seat. I remember kids saying the Wii takes too much energy and that was just using your hands.
Ha ha think I’ll hold out !!
Rubbish article!
Michael Warner
JP Acosta
In gaming terms possibly, but it does have far reaching abilities like military or science
It is at the prices they’re asking.
Get the price down and VR and gaming go together hand in hand forevermore.
The day I get a Vive or an Oculus Rift and start using it with X-Plane will be an awesome day in world history.
Sammy Bebo
7d is way forward
The PS4 came out two 1/2 years ago. :/
Dan Noble
Brandon
Julian Deacon
I don’t care if it stays but if it becomes the main way or only way to play games I’ll never play games again lol
Piggy back the glory of Nintendo? You have to be joking right
Lydia Choy
I just hope that regular gaming is also considered alongside VR in the future. I don’t know about others but my eyesight isn’t the best. Even with glasses my left eye is probably 33% (if that) of a healthy eye, I cannot read this writing if I close my right eye, so VR looking at two independent images to create the 3d effect will not work for me as well as many other people out there I’m sure.
you’d be really surprised. everyone with glasses that tries my Vive are amazed that they don’t need glasses to see clearly.
I hadnt even thought of that and im very short sighted interesting thing to try tomorrow
Since I bought a Rift, I’ve not played anything in 2D, it’s not a fad, it’s the future
I’d say VR is merely an ‘alternative’. A monitor or Television will always be better for most gamers, but VR does have its place within the industry.
I’d say it’s like any other early technology at the moment, it’s just too expensive for the average person. Like the first flat screens with eye-watering prices, VR will go down in price and will become more affordable.
Sydney James, let’s steal some product✊
Hell yeah ghe
Yo
Too early to say. Give it five, ten, fifteen years or so and it will advance so far, it should become like a pair of glasses. (Just like hololens but without the augmented reality holograms) Completely wireless with realistic imagery. Or just imagine watching a movie you like but being inside of it, but not interacting with it. (VE: Virtual Entertainment)
whats a fad ? VR is cool . just too pricy for mass gaming. and games LOOKS STUPID AS HELL until they get the texture we gave in AAA Games around on PC. i wont be playing in VR
its not VR its taping a small screen to your face its barely augmented reality and its a fad
I’m hoping the RGB LED FAD dies before the new ps5 is released.
Don’t try to fix that’s not broken….
pc
Until we Get the Holodeck, VR is a Fad to me.
It’s not anything PlayStation will be doing that’s for sure
VR is not a fad its just people dont know of any of the good games and many stick to what they know and dont like change
Malak Kouj
😂😂😂
Stephen Crawford Seamus Mc Areavey
Noooooo come onnnn stop doing this thats a stupid name whats next ps6 ps7 ps8 ps9 ps1!?!?!?? Ps10.5 ps5.10 nooo just stop making those stupid brands lol
VR/AR is most definitely NOT a fad. it’s actually the future of gaming!
Go to LA this weekend for the VRLA exhibition., 170 exhibitors and growing every year!!!
If you’re not convinced… imagine playing your favorite game.. Now imagine literally being IN that game. or at least in a super immersive way to play! Playing a FPS in VR is 100X more engaging. I think VR will really pick up once wireless is the standard!
I’m gonna laugh if Playstation starts releasing a new console every year like CoD.
I hope now. I make VR medical simulations to help train medical staff lol. If it goes out then I loose my job lol
Austin Barnaby
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Why does the image stretch around at 360 degrees… I mean, its not like we have eyes in the back of our heads. Even our peripheral vision doesn’t need that much fov… The screen door effect makes reading hard…
Vr is good but I only like one game resident evil 7 that I finished withaut vr for now is not worth the buying
VR is a whole new medium all together, i don’t think it will go anywhere
VR IS NOT A FAD. its a part of human culture.
Ihaia Gillett
Vr is the future, it’s much more than gaming. This technology will change the way we operate and the way society runs. VR is the next revolution, similar to the smartphone.
Corentin Le Fur this cant actually be the bluprint… jesus…
VR needs much much higher resolution and FoV. But I’m excited to see what happens with it in the future.
depends what you play a good % of everyone i play with have VR but i play dcs and assetto corsa and vr in them makes them a million times better and cockpit sim games is what vr is good at so for me at lest its worth its cost i will never go back to 2d tv gaming in sims
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It wouldn’t be if people would get off there wallet and stop wanting the best for next to nothing .. mobile vr will end up ruining an other wise amazing platform
Future of gaming will be like Netflix. You subscribe and get multiple games. Probably won’t go to a store to buy games much longer. Controllers all cordless and just zap to a sensor on your TV. Only my guess
Darren Dawson so gay f**k off already with the new systems haha
The future of video games is a completely sterile, unimaginative, uncreative vacuum of Leftist PC Politics.
VR will be the future in my opinion, Playstation already incorporated into there system, i believe Microsoft will do as well with Xbox and PC (PC is Oculous) and many other platforms like Phones, Samsung for example, and it’s really being pushed. Needs more developers in the game and to invest and it will be a thing of the future, but like it’s been mentioned before, it’s a thing in the early stages yet.
VR is the new 3D. Overly expensive and s**t-all content
Vr is a fad. Just like bell bottoms. 4K resolution. Auto pilot cars. Technology comes and goes. Oh you thought you was top notch when bought that 4K 55″ UHD TV for $2000? That is only $800? Why waste money om things that become obsolete in less than a year. Feel good for a couple months than later regret your choices lmao. What’s new is old and what’s old becomes new. Y2K is sooner than you think.
At the current price? Yes
Not if it gets cheaper if the vive was £199 instead of 700 it would be in most homes by now I reckon. Price is my only reason I have not got one.
No disc tray :'( rip
Self play consoles ? Might as well since everything is automated :/
i so love and live for VR
Is social media VR?
Alex Sah
Motion controls is a fad. NoT VR
Steam Box
Sloppy seconds of Xbox
It’s fake
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V.r is a fad unless your one of the early adopters that paid a ton to have it then its the next big thing just like 3d movies at the theater just like DVD HD DVD vhs betamax haha smart TVs 3d phones 3d TV
Screw VR! Give me a controller and normal games! I know many gamers and noone gives a crap about it.. i definitely have no plans in the future of getting it
the future is pc gaming. nowaday theyr is no use for console that you need to buy then buy gae for hit them have to pay to play online and some game need some monthly paiment too so the future is pc gaming witouht any fuckinf fee
Less Games More Consoles
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Nick St Aubin
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Alex Blanco
“What is the future? I don’t really know, and I wouln’t stress on trying to find out, just let it happen.”
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What a pile of s**t article…
Joanne Mclachlan
It isn’t a fad. It is here to stay and will become more established within the next 3-5 years. This will be in part due to enhanced tech, cheaper price point and being more common place for ease of access to sample.
Tony Earl
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Until I’m receiving input straight to my visual cortexI don’t give a f**k about vr
VR is a total fad in regards to the gaming market. It will go the same way as 3DTV
What a pile of s**t written by some a*****e who is scared of progress a difference. If no one supports vr we will be stuck on flat screens forever.
Lee JohnsonChris Beech I’d deffo get that
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I wouldn’t say it’s a fad but they need to lower the price of it
Nope. VR is amazing. You should try it before saying it’s a fad.
leave VR to pr0n, re-hire veterans to make good games.
Andrew Wellings
At this moment in time I’d say no. These things come down to cost and content. Look at 3D a few years ago no one mentions it anymore.