Virtual Reality

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-31-sam-and-max-vr-adventure-this-time-its-virtual-heading-to-oculus-quest-in-june

Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual is coming out this Summer. It's hitting Steam and PSVR as well but landing on Oculus Quest 2 first for £22

[Asura]

That’s a bit weird as that is pc gameplay.

All the Quest trailers do this. FB tolerate it on the store.

I'm a bit mixed about it. On the one hand, it's disingenuous, and people might recall the practice of putting Amiga screenshots on a ZX Spectrum game box.

On the other hand, Quest games look absolutely shiiiiiit in screenshots. They really do. I mean it's basically a mobile phone running full VR games; if you look at Vader Immortal actual Quest screens, many of the wall textures etc. are very Nintendo 64. But VR, with its immersive nature and stereoscopic 3D (along with a few other modern tricks) it feels like it looks a lot better when you're wearing the headset. It's hard to describe.

Plus they can't mandate that they only have un-altered shots either, because all VR games (on any platform) need a bit of work; on a monitor, the raw screens can look slightly distorted and they're often quite dark (all VR games are like using a TV in a dark room because of the headset blocking out light).

[huxley]

To be honest that game would look just as good on the quest as its cell shaded, that’s why I was so surprised they used PC footage

[monel]

On the one hand, it's disingenuous, and people might recall the practice of putting Amiga screenshots on a ZX Spectrum game box.

Never forget

[huxley]

Humble bundle VR offer

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/spring-into-vr-bundle?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_springintovrbundle_bundle

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/oculus-quest-2-air-link-will-offer-wireless-pc-vr-play-and-120hz-refresh-rate-too

Quest 2's new update adds 120hz refresh support (no games use it currently though) and Air Link, wireless PC connecivity

[Neon Ignition]

Coming soon to Oculus Quest 2

[Asura]

Just saw Resident Evil 4 VR isn't just Oculus-only, but Oculus Quest 2 only. So not available on Q1, or Rift S.

Wow, the Quest 1 isn't even 2 years old yet and it's already deprecated, and given the stock shortages/demand last year, there are probably a lot of people who have owned theirs <1 year. I feel some sympathy for anyone who really likes the platform's games who hasn't sold theirs yet.

[Neon Ignition]

What I see it as is a lesson as well, when Facebook eventually announces the Quest 3 everything about the situation screams 'sell immediately and upgrade or walk away'

[Asura]

What I see it as is a lesson as well, when Facebook eventually announces the Quest 3 everything about the situation screams 'sell immediately and upgrade or walk away'

I'm still waiting for someone to crack the headset so it's just a no-frills peripheral for SteamVR.

[Neon Ignition]

Outside of Virtual Desktop?

[Asura]

Outside of Virtual Desktop?

I mean a full jailbreak where, from the moment of initialising the headset, you don't need to use any Oculus software. So just like my monitor and mouse.

[Neon Ignition]

Ah, I'd definitely be interested in that as a longer term measure rather than get cheated by Facebook in 18 months time. They need to drop that too, given the popularity of Quest 2 it's a massively bad move to annoy your new userbase

[Brad]

Just saw Resident Evil 4 VR isn't just Oculus-only, but Oculus Quest 2 only. So not available on Q1, or Rift S.

Wow, the Quest 1 isn't even 2 years old yet and it's already deprecated, and given the stock shortages/demand last year, there are probably a lot of people who have owned theirs <1 year. I feel some sympathy for anyone who really likes the platform's games who hasn't sold theirs yet.

I bought a Rift S less than a year ago. Absolute ****ers.

[Asura]

I bought a Rift S less than a year ago. Absolute ****ers.

You should post about your displeasure on Facebook