Sony announce PSVR for PS4. Project Morpheus

[J0e Musashi]

I honestly can't see it taking off. The only game I'm interested in is Ace Combat 7, but I'm not sure I want head tracking. If there is an option to turn it off and just use the headset as a 2016 Glasstron, I'll do that.

[Colin]

But you'll still buy it Daryl, right? The forum would implode if Sony released new hardware and you didn't.

[wakka]

Why would you not want head tracking?

[J0e Musashi]

But you'll still buy it Daryl, right? The forum would implode if Sony released new hardware and you didn't.

You know me too well.

[J0e Musashi]

Why would you not want head tracking?

The last time you were involved in a dogfight with a bunch of MiG-29's, did you want to look anywhere else other than in front of you?

I mean it's probably good, but it'll take a while to get used to after having played with a right stick for the past 20 years. What will the right stick do now? That's my biggest question.

[wakka]

Above you mate...there's always one hiding above you

[Asura]

The last time you were involved in a dogfight with a bunch of MiG-29's, did you want to look anywhere else other than in front of you?

You look at where you think the target is, like on PC flight sims.

[J0e Musashi]

You look at where you think the target is, like on PC flight sims.

That's a whole new level of control over how we've played Ace Combat up until now, which was pointing the plane in the direction of the target. Now, you have to control the plane on top of looking at your target. The control pad controls the plane, and the headset controls you. That's virtually real. Oh.

[wakka]

If that is well implemented it could be superb. We get precious few flight games nowadays (another genre like winter sports or 3D platformers which seems to have mostly disappeared from 'AAA' development).

I'm not entirely convinced it will be though, I think the VR compatibility will realistically be tacked on - particularly as it's not a requirement.

[QualityChimp]

I played 360 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon and Dreamcast DeadlySkies quite close together and the DC really suffered by only having one analogue stick so you can't look around for enemies.

I see where you're coming from, J0e, but I imagine a few sessions on VR Ace Combat, you'd really miss the ability to look around.

[J0e Musashi]

I am buying this on DAY ONE. The thing is INCREDIBLE. The browser screen alone will blow your mind.

[Lebowski]

Lol turn around of opinion there, really looking forward to this the Samsung vr really impressed me so I'm day one with this too.

[J0e Musashi]

It is way more advanced than I thought. Serious next level stuff. Goodnight Xbox.

[QualityChimp]

What's changed your mind, J0e?
Have you:
A) Seen a video
B) Tried it out yourself
C) Decided to wind us up

[J0e Musashi]

I used it this morning.

I can't talk about the game, but I will say this. When it first started, I truly felt as though I was falling to the ground from a very great height indeed.

The virtual DS4 in the PS4 browser screen is amazing too. It moves exactly as the real one in your hand does. You can even read the label on the back.