Quoting: ElectricPrismOh one other thing

720p 5" LCD with resistive touchscreen

Why in the fsck doesn't this have a IPS display? I realize it would increase power output...

You answered your own question.

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Since when do geeks care about things like practicality when you have something this cool? I mean come on, a fully functional computer that you can fit in your pants pocket? How is that not awesome? I'd love to get one just to have because I think it's neat, but the price is well outside of my budget/comfort zone.

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Put Steam on this bad boy and use it for in home streaming! Of course the small display size could be a problem. You won't be playing a game like Hearts of Iron IV on it, that's for certain, but action games like Dying Light or Tomb Raider might be possibly. I wonder if you could use the Stream Controller with it?

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That's an impressive interface for an open source project.

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Quoting: bubexel

Quoting: Mountain ManDoes VR make games more "immersive"? Possibly.

Saying that is obvious you have no idea what you talking. At moment you try VR you will understand the meaning of immersive.

Does VR make games more "immersive"? OMG YES! I'm inside the game!

So you picked out that one sentence and ignored the actual point I was making. Well done.

And the reason I said "possibly" is because I have no problem with becoming immersed in a traditional gaming experience (for that matter, I have no problem becoming immersed in a book!). VR provides a different experience, but is that necessarily more immersive? I think it's open for debate.

But anyway, the point is this: does VR make games better? You could just as well ask if 3D makes movies better. I'm not convinced that it does.

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I played the Talos Principle demo, and it was like a really boring version of Portal.

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Still hoping for better performance in Cities Skylines.

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Quoting: slaapliedjePersonally I've never thought games need to be more immersive to be more enjoyable. Maybe it's a personality thing?

This is why I think VR is going to be a (relatively) short-lived novelty, because people are going to be playing essentially the same games that others can play but without cumbersome hardware strapped to their heads. Does VR make games more "immersive"? Possibly. Does that make them more enjoyable? Not necessarily. It's like the old debate of how to get people to upgrade to high definition televisions when the content they would be watching wasn't actually going to be any different than what they already had access to on their standard definition sets. The X-Files was a great show. Would watching it in high definition have meaningfully improved it? No. That's why HD television was dead in the water until the government intervened and forced television stations to abandon standard definition broadcasts. What VR needs to really stand out is a game that can only be played in VR, but is everybody necessarily going to like that kind of game?

VR probably won't outright fail, but I think it will ultimately be relegated to the niche of specialized hardware like floor pedals, steering wheels, flight controllers, and articulated chairs.

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Quoting: jnrivers

Quoting: kellerkindtSo... does this fix the gamr segfaulting on startup? Not being able to play it at all :(
Anybody having/had the same issue?

This hasn't happened to me. Seems really stable.
Any trouble with other games?

Game has been rock-solid stable for me, too. I've played about 20-hours total, and haven't had a single issue.

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Quoting: ElectricPrismThat trailer was underwhelming, >_> <_< I can barely figure out what people are trying to sell me anymore, or even get a idea of what gameplay I can expect.

I think developers sometimes forget they're trying to sell us games and not movies.

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