Valve continue working towards the Steam Frame with a new SteamVR Beta

i'm also excited, haven't done any VR since getting the original oculus rift a lifetime ago, on a different continent. it's quite funny, i remember thinking that the rift controllers were near perfection, and it's clear that valve reached the same conclusion after messing with the wands and then the knuckles.

Looking at those new Deck prices I say: LOL.

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I really hope valve release a new game to showcase the hardware, there's still nothing that's topped alyx in the vr space

Quoting: suchLooking at those new Deck prices I say: LOL.

Yep. But it'll still sell out.

What kind of games do people play in VR? Is it basically just FPS?

I never thought VR gaming would take off, but it seems people do want it. I guess when I think of VR I think of lame golf demos and lightsaber duels that my nephew showed me about 5 years ago.

Quoting: PoliticsOfStarvingWhat kind of games do people play in VR? Is it basically just FPS?

I never thought VR gaming would take off, but it seems people do want it. I guess when I think of VR I think of lame golf demos and lightsaber duels that my nephew showed me about 5 years ago.

There's Alyx, there's a Batman, Asgard's Wrath, a few more. If all those VR-exclusive/first games were accessible via a single VR platform... it wouldn't be remarkably appealing, but it could be borderline worth it. Add all those VR versions of non-VR games and that's the tipping point, depending on how many that adds up to.

The big problem for me is that each platform has a tiny handful of "proper" games, but it's never enough for me to invest and try it. Meta is deeply problematic, just closed the Asgard's Wrath studio anyway, so what's even the point of buying into that. Sony doesn't seem to remember they're in the VR game business, and whenever they are reminded they still don't bother with basic, common sense catalogue maintenance stuff, like porting games from v1 of their headset to v2 so that, y'know, a potential customer can buy v2 Sony VR for 3 games, and not 1.

And now it looks like no one seems to be funding VR reliably anymore. How and why are people supposed to buy into this tech?

So, open or bust. Which makes Valve hardware... possibly the least unappealing.

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Quoting: suchLooking at those new Deck prices I say: LOL.

Yep. But it'll still sell out.

Eventually everything will. Going slow in my neck of the European woods after the increase. All devices still available. The dock is gone, though.

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Quoting: suchGoing slow in my neck of the European woods

I sure learned something strange here. 😄

Quoting: PoliticsOfStarvingWhat kind of games do people play in VR? Is it basically just FPS?

I never thought VR gaming would take off, but it seems people do want it. I guess when I think of VR I think of lame golf demos and lightsaber duels that my nephew showed me about 5 years ago.

For me the best part of VR was flying games. You're sitting down so there's no worries about room space really, and being able to actually look around (especially over your shoulder for combat) rules. Driving games would probably rock too.

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Quoting: PoliticsOfStarvingWhat kind of games do people play in VR? Is it basically just FPS?

I never thought VR gaming would take off, but it seems people do want it. I guess when I think of VR I think of lame golf demos and lightsaber duels that my nephew showed me about 5 years ago.

For me the best part of VR was flying games. You're sitting down so there's no worries about room space really, and being able to actually look around (especially over your shoulder for combat) rules. Driving games would probably rock too.

100% this - Elite:Dangerous was an incredible upgrade on the pancake mode. Overload (a Descent-like) was superb too. As was Project Cars 2, although I'm not big on racing games, it was pretty amazing being to look around inside the cockpit as you drove.

In fact, with the exception of Alyx, I was a bit underwhelmed with most FPS-like games. Superhot was pretty cool, and Space Pirate Trainer, but anything that required you to do a lot of movement left me a bit cold.

Then there's all the beat-based games: Beat Saber, Groove Gunner, Pistol Whip, BoxVR, and the rest. They're great and you get a bit of a workout while you're playing too, but they require a tiny bit of space to stand up in.

I loved my stint into VR. I'm very excited to see how Frame shapes up.