Still think devices this low end amount to 'poisoning the well'. It'll get people to try VR, but they'll dismiss it as a gimmick without the full tracking experience.
IMO if they want stand alone type VR they really really should focus on getting run time up higher as the "up to two hours" of gaming is quite small IMO.. if they could get to double this at this price, that would be "reasonable"
VR for ME still is a gimmick, given have to wear things on face to experience it, when they can figure out a way to have such projected in a darker room that would be the "stepping stone"
as it stands, it is an expensive gimmick that really has little to show for what should be available to it, i.e design, blueprinting and so forth, the sky is the limit, but not when need powerful system just to use it and/or net connection to "enjoy" no better than what standard systems can currently give you.
just another thing to fall apart and require replacing in my books.
VR is not for everyone, no doubt, as it stands, how many of the millions/billions of things sold annually come even close to VR being "mainstream" my guesstimate, a very very very small amount.
They need to work harder and give more to them if they want to see it come "full circle"
Low-end standalone headsets will get a lot more interesting once they start using eye tracking for foveated rendering. That should cut the necessary GPU performance for high resolutions and framerates.
It's a gimmick with the full tracking experience, too. :) But really, with the Quest on the market, I don't think that consumers in general will have a problem accepting that this entry level VR is different.
Personally I love my Go more than I love my Quest. There's quite a bit that's good about it as an intro to VR, certainly at this price. The Go feels like a complete low end device. The Quest feels to me like a 'need a little more work' device.
Yup. Im not spending money on a low tier device as my first VR experience. I also don't wanna spend $700ish so I'll wait for a v2 of this with more power and better display.
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Midwayman - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
Still think devices this low end amount to 'poisoning the well'. It'll get people to try VR, but they'll dismiss it as a gimmick without the full tracking experience.Dragonstongue - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
For sure.IMO if they want stand alone type VR they really really should focus on getting run time up higher as the "up to two hours" of gaming is quite small IMO.. if they could get to double this at this price, that would be "reasonable"
VR for ME still is a gimmick, given have to wear things on face to experience it, when they can figure out a way to have such projected in a darker room that would be the "stepping stone"
as it stands, it is an expensive gimmick that really has little to show for what should be available to it, i.e design, blueprinting and so forth, the sky is the limit, but not when need powerful system just to use it and/or net connection to "enjoy" no better than what standard systems can currently give you.
just another thing to fall apart and require replacing in my books.
VR is not for everyone, no doubt, as it stands, how many of the millions/billions of things sold annually come even close to VR being "mainstream" my guesstimate, a very very very small amount.
They need to work harder and give more to them if they want to see it come "full circle"
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webdoctors - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
Ya, its very much like the self driving car entrants where the bad experience turns ppl off and hurts everyone.Threska - Thursday, January 23, 2020 - link
Except "hurts more" is a different level than VR.nandnandnand - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
Low-end standalone headsets will get a lot more interesting once they start using eye tracking for foveated rendering. That should cut the necessary GPU performance for high resolutions and framerates.ET - Monday, January 20, 2020 - link
It's a gimmick with the full tracking experience, too. :) But really, with the Quest on the market, I don't think that consumers in general will have a problem accepting that this entry level VR is different.Personally I love my Go more than I love my Quest. There's quite a bit that's good about it as an intro to VR, certainly at this price. The Go feels like a complete low end device. The Quest feels to me like a 'need a little more work' device.
Alistair - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
was hoping for an APU upgrade more than a price dropmilkywayer - Monday, January 20, 2020 - link
Yup. Im not spending money on a low tier device as my first VR experience. I also don't wanna spend $700ish so I'll wait for a v2 of this with more power and better display.Ceph - Friday, January 17, 2020 - link
Absolute garbage, avoid at any price.peevee - Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - link
What is it used for?