Playstation VR is the only VR that makes any sense. It's $399, which is a figure most people can justify. And you don't need any expensive hardware upgrades, it will run on every playstation 4.
Sure... 399 + move controllers and camera + the new PS4K if you like it to run at a solid 90 fps(sony has set 60 fps as the lower hard cap. So that is what they are ok with their VR running in.). That should land you at....
It is a bit ballsy to say it will run on all PS4´s as we have yet to really see it run on any PS4. Proof will be one it hits retail.
Without a single one of these companies releasing any sales numbers the term "sold out" is meaningless. If all they are doing is running small production batches to test the waters then the actual number of VR units may actually be very, very small. It's all a marketing ploy to gin up hype.
That said, once some games that I'm interested in get made for VR I'll be purchasing a Vive. From everything I've read it's the best Gen 1 headset .
Why can't people accept good news. Yes, we don't have the specific numbers, but when everyone coming out has sold out, it at least hints that things are looking good for VR. No?
Without a single one of these companies releasing any sales numbers the term "sold out" is meaningless. If all they are doing is running small production batches to test the waters then the actual number of VR units may actually be very, very small. It's all a marketing ploy to gin up hype.
That said, once some games that I'm interested in get made for VR I'll be purchasing a Vive. From everything I've read it's the best Gen 1 headset .
Why can't people accept good news. Yes, we don't have the specific numbers, but when everyone coming out has sold out, it at least hints that things are looking good for VR. No?
That damn glass isn't always half empty.
Don't know what glass you're drinking out of but mine is always 3/4 full. I think this newest generation of VR tech is awesome and I look forward to some games that I actually like being available on them.
That doesn't mean that I'm going to fall for a marketing ploy and a bunch of nonsense from paid shills.
I'm more interested in how many MMORPG developers are rushing to support these devices, which ones will they support since there is no clear standard, and when will EVE support VR?
All the rest is just background noise, I could care less about VR support for random console game XYZ that I'll never play.
Stay Pure!
I'm not sure VR is suitable for MMO's. As someone mentioned above, mmo players play for up to 8 hours or more in one sitting.
Not only that, but 3rd person VR is awkward. Devs will need to come out with different camera positioning.
If long play sessions are a problem for VR then VR is going to be a problem for gamers. It's not just mmo gamers that play for long sessions. A lot of PC and console gamers play for long sessions.
If VR is a problem outside of first person view it's going to dramatically hamper adoption. Skyrim and FPS fans won't mind, but then they'll only be able to play for 20 minutes. That will be a deal breaker. All of the third person and isometric RPG, RTS, Sim, and sidescroller/arcade fans won't have any use for VR. That's a majority of the market.
Until those things, along with the staggering cost of adoption are sorted out, it will remain a fringe technology. I'm sure it will eventually find popularity with its niche though once cost of adoption drops and the tech matures.
This is why i think the gaming industry is the wrong target audience for VR. It's more suitable for virtual worlds, collaboration/development, movies, concerts, exploration, documentaries, conferences, etc.
There are so many other things it could be used for, but devs want to focus on the major money makers, which is currently game development.
PS4 with it's hardware limits is one part, as we don't see big AAA games hitting on the system, if they don't have a game or something make people use the VR most of the time, it's just going be a other gimmick. That people won't pick it up anymore when there still better games with out using the VR on the PS4.
PC VR is like on the Edge being a gimmick being costing to much.
PS4 doesnt have big AAA games? Or do you specifically mean big VR AAA games? The former is flat out wrong, and the latter is the same for PC too as none of them are out yet.
Without a single one of these companies releasing any sales numbers the term "sold out" is meaningless. If all they are doing is running small production batches to test the waters then the actual number of VR units may actually be very, very small. It's all a marketing ploy to gin up hype.
That said, once some games that I'm interested in get made for VR I'll be purchasing a Vive. From everything I've read it's the best Gen 1 headset .
Going to media sites and telling everyone that their batch of 100 VR headsets has SOLD OUT! is a marketing trick as old as Rome. When everyone hears that the first production run Sold Out! or has Limited Quantities Available!, then they may be less skittish about pulling the trigger when they become available again. OH man! They're back on sale! I had better get one of these things that I'm not even sure that I want before they sell out again!
I'm not saying that VR won't be super popular or mainstream, but I am saying that this is a load of horse shit marketing.
EDIT: LOL, I didn't read to the bottom before posting but here's a golden nugget at the bottom of the article: "For those who miss this round of pre-orders, Sony says not to despair, as it’ll offer a second wave this summer."
Don't despair folks! Their marketing plan is working as intended! kekeke
Nail on the head.
Some people don't understand how high-end electronic devices aren't capable of being mass-produced due to low demand. "Selling out" isn't an indicator of high demand; just that the item doesn't have many production runs due to low margins or limited capital to create inventory.
Some people don't understand how high-end electronic devices aren't capable of being mass-produced due to low demand. "Selling out" isn't an indicator of high demand; just that the item doesn't have many production runs due to low margins or limited capital to create inventory.
here is the issue I am having
Claim 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now' evidence to suggest Claim 1: 0
Claim 2: 'people are running out to buy these things right now' evidence to suggest claim 2: 5 + other similar data points such as long lines at VR demos at conventions
Rebute to 2: 'doesnt mean..' evidence to provide rebute 2: nothing
rebute 2 might end up being correct however on this day right now with what we know, it appears people ARE running out to buy these things PLUS there is no evidence to suggest the opposite.. like zero
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Some people don't understand how high-end electronic devices aren't capable of being mass-produced due to low demand. "Selling out" isn't an indicator of high demand; just that the item doesn't have many production runs due to low margins or limited capital to create inventory.
here is the issue I am having
Claim 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now' evidence to suggest Claim 1: 0
Claim 2: 'people are running out to buy these things right now' evidence to suggest claim 2: 5 + other similar data points such as long lines at VR demos at conventions
Rebute to 2: 'doesnt mean..' evidence to provide rebute 2: nothing
rebute 2 might end up being correct however on this day right now with what we know, it appears people ARE running out to buy these things PLUS there is no evidence to suggest the opposite.. like zero
Without sales numbers, even your claims mean nothing. Please; your agenda is showing.
Some people don't understand how high-end electronic devices aren't capable of being mass-produced due to low demand. "Selling out" isn't an indicator of high demand; just that the item doesn't have many production runs due to low margins or limited capital to create inventory.
here is the issue I am having
Claim 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now' evidence to suggest Claim 1: 0
Claim 2: 'people are running out to buy these things right now' evidence to suggest claim 2: 5 + other similar data points such as long lines at VR demos at conventions
Rebute to 2: 'doesnt mean..' evidence to provide rebute 2: nothing
rebute 2 might end up being correct however on this day right now with what we know, it appears people ARE running out to buy these things PLUS there is no evidence to suggest the opposite.. like zero
Without sales numbers, even your claims mean nothing. Please; your agenda is showing.
which I think is why you guys hang on to the one data point that has no information at all as your evidence point to support what appears to be happening.
if you read what I said fairly carefully you will see what I am saying is 'at this moment in time it APPEARS as if....'
I am making my claim of what APPEARS to be happening on at least some level of facts.
you guys are making a claim of the exact opposite based on ZERO EVIDENCE whatsoever.
go back read my claim example again, try to digest it
maybe what you want me to do is dig deep and find some sales numbers? maybe that is what you are motovating me to do
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Some people don't understand how high-end electronic devices aren't capable of being mass-produced due to low demand. "Selling out" isn't an indicator of high demand; just that the item doesn't have many production runs due to low margins or limited capital to create inventory.
here is the issue I am having
Claim 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now' evidence to suggest Claim 1: 0
Claim 2: 'people are running out to buy these things right now' evidence to suggest claim 2: 5 + other similar data points such as long lines at VR demos at conventions
Rebute to 2: 'doesnt mean..' evidence to provide rebute 2: nothing
rebute 2 might end up being correct however on this day right now with what we know, it appears people ARE running out to buy these things PLUS there is no evidence to suggest the opposite.. like zero
Without sales numbers, even your claims mean nothing. Please; your agenda is showing.
which I think is why you guys hang on to the one data point that has no information at all as your evidence point to support what appears to be happening.
if you read what I said fairly carefully you will see what I am saying is 'at this moment in time it APPEARS as if....'
I am making my claim of what APPEARS to be happening on at least some level of facts.
you guys are making a claim of the exact opposite based on ZERO EVIDENCE whatsoever.
go back read my claim example again, try to digest it
The only logical claim you can make based on an item "selling out" is that there isn't enough supply to meet demand. Not that demand is high.
Claiming that demand for VR headsets is high or that its somehow a popular item without solid sales figures and numbers is ridiculous; you just can't accept that fact.
which I think is why you guys hang on to the one data point that has no information at all as your evidence point to support what appears to be happening.
if you read what I said fairly carefully you will see what I am saying is 'at this moment in time it APPEARS as if....'
I am making my claim of what APPEARS to be happening on at least some level of facts.
you guys are making a claim of the exact opposite based on ZERO EVIDENCE whatsoever.
go back read my claim example again, try to digest it
The only logical claim you can make based on an item "selling out" is that there isn't enough supply to meet demand. Not that demand is high.
Claiming that demand for VR headsets is high or that its somehow a popular item without solid sales figures and numbers is ridiculous; you just can't accept that fact.
ok let me help you out here
all day I have been talking about TWO statements.
Statement 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now'
Statement 2: (mine) 'it appears as if people are doing exactly that'
to make me stop repeating Statement 1 over and over and over again would you care to address it? NOT statement two for now, we have plenty of that. Statement 1...address it....go no evidence is not evidence for statement number 1
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
which I think is why you guys hang on to the one data point that has no information at all as your evidence point to support what appears to be happening.
if you read what I said fairly carefully you will see what I am saying is 'at this moment in time it APPEARS as if....'
I am making my claim of what APPEARS to be happening on at least some level of facts.
you guys are making a claim of the exact opposite based on ZERO EVIDENCE whatsoever.
go back read my claim example again, try to digest it
The only logical claim you can make based on an item "selling out" is that there isn't enough supply to meet demand. Not that demand is high.
Claiming that demand for VR headsets is high or that its somehow a popular item without solid sales figures and numbers is ridiculous; you just can't accept that fact.
ok let me help you out here
all day I have been talking about TWO statements.
Statement 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now'
Statement 2: (mine) 'it appears as if people are doing exactly that'
to make me stop repeating Statement 1 over and over and over again would you care to address it? NOT statement two for now, we have plenty of that. Statement 1...address it....go no evidence is not evidence for statement number 1
I never made statement number 1. Therefore, I will not argue it.
You should really work on your discussion/argumentative skills; talking at people and demanding they address points they never even made is even more ridiculous than basing popularity on an item being sold out.
This is why i think the gaming industry is the wrong target audience for VR. It's more suitable for virtual worlds, collaboration/development, movies, concerts, exploration, documentaries, conferences, etc.
There are so many other things it could be used for, but devs want to focus on the major money makers, which is currently game development.
u forgot the industry that will put 90% of they money , porn!
Without a single one of these companies releasing any sales numbers the term "sold out" is meaningless. If all they are doing is running small production batches to test the waters then the actual number of VR units may actually be very, very small. It's all a marketing ploy to gin up hype.
That said, once some games that I'm interested in get made for VR I'll be purchasing a Vive. From everything I've read it's the best Gen 1 headset .
Going to media sites and telling everyone that their batch of 100 VR headsets has SOLD OUT! is a marketing trick as old as Rome. When everyone hears that the first production run Sold Out! or has Limited Quantities Available!, then they may be less skittish about pulling the trigger when they become available again. OH man! They're back on sale! I had better get one of these things that I'm not even sure that I want before they sell out again!
I'm not saying that VR won't be super popular or mainstream, but I am saying that this is a load of horse shit marketing.
EDIT: LOL, I didn't read to the bottom before posting but here's a golden nugget at the bottom of the article: "For those who miss this round of pre-orders, Sony says not to despair, as it’ll offer a second wave this summer."
Don't despair folks! Their marketing plan is working as intended! kekeke
Its a conspiracy man... like far out mannnn... Don't listen to them they are only trying to sell products by lying and cheating. Just like the color television and laptops. And those widescreen TV's and cellphones. Don't fall for it just another hyped out trick fad.
I never made statement number 1. Therefore, I will not argue it.
You should really work on your discussion/argumentative skills; talking at people and demanding they address points they never even made is even more ridiculous than claiming basing popularity on an item being sold out.
statement number 1 is what I am most agitated about and when people jump on me it sounds like they are SUPPORTING statement 1 without any evidence at all to support it. If they want me to stop they should address statement 1.
Regarding statement 2: its like this:
there is something you dont know, but you need to make a guess. lets say 'how far it is to the next gas stattion' and you dont have a GPS and you have a map with out a ledgend'
well.. you collect what you CURRENTLY know and then make a best guess. so you look at how far the last landmark was and then measure and guess.
You dont keep driving thinking 'ah well sense I dont know 100000000% then it must be the distance from here to mars...clearly'
it APPEARS....(appears does not mean fact...'appears' means you have colllected what is known and are making a guess...i want to make that clear) it APPEARS at this time....with WHAT WE KNOW, at this time....that people are running out and buying them...we dont know for sure but it APPEARS as this is the case. until we get the numbers which we may very well NEVER get them then we cant know for sure.
are we clear yet?
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
I never made statement number 1. Therefore, I will not argue it.
You should really work on your discussion/argumentative skills; talking at people and demanding they address points they never even made is even more ridiculous than claiming basing popularity on an item being sold out.
it APPEARS....(appears does not mean fact...'appears' means you have colllected what is known and are making a guess...got it?) it APPEARS at this time....with WHAT WE KNOW....that people are running out and buying them...we dont know for sure but it APPEARS as this is the case. until we get the numbers which we may very well NEVER get them then we cant know for sure.
are we clear yet?
Crystal clear.
People are buying these things.
Yes.
Crystal clear.
That can be said of most products out there on the market.
Again, the number of "people" is questionable and the amount of "these things" is unclear.
That can be said of most products out there on the market.
Again, the number of "people" is questionable and the amount of "these things" is unclear.
getting MUCH better thanks.
and would you agree that it also 'appears' that people are not....not running out and buying these things'
do you think its fair with what we know right now in this moment in time and space that its a bit silly to say 'people are not running out and buying these things right now'
because THAT statement is all I give two Fs about. everything you can have I dont care.,...whatever
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
I would be surprised if all 3 combined are anywhere near 50,000 units..
see where do people get these numbers from?
I read a post today that said 100,000? no more likely like 10,000.
where does this guess come from? one thing I am NOT doing is making a random guess. I try to go on what is known, not what is not known or pulled from my A
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
That can be said of most products out there on the market.
Again, the number of "people" is questionable and the amount of "these things" is unclear.
getting MUCH better thanks.
and would you agree that it also 'appears' that people are not....not running out and buying these things'
do you think its fair with what we know right now in this moment in time and space that its a bit silly to say 'people are not running out and buying these things right now'
because THAT statement is all I give two Fs about. everything you can have I dont care.,...whatever
You should really look into what a straw man argument is, because no one is claiming that statement as far as I can tell. Let me help:
"A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy
based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument,
while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that
opponent."
"A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy
based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument,
while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that
opponent."
so you are or are not willing to suggest that the statement of: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now' does not have any evidence to support it and the evidence that we do have seems to suggest the opposite?
ok well I guess we just keep going then. Maybe if we are lucky we can debate on this on and off for a full week!
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Honestly I hope it works. Lets think about this, you have Sony, Facebook, and Microsoft all pushing this product. You can quit naysaying already its making you look bad.
This is interesting. I think Zuckerberg is waiting to see, like many others, how the competition does but most importantly how general consumers react and review the new tech. He also realizes it may take awhile before full adoption by the public goes viral if at all.
“So we’ve said often that we think that virtual reality and augmented reality could be the next big computing platform. But just to put that in perspective and compare it to the development of previous computing platforms, like phones and computers, I think the first smartphones came out in 2003,” Zuckerberg said in response to a question posed by a representative from USB. “And in the first year, I think BlackBerry and Palm Treo were the initial smartphones that came out. I think they each sold in the hundreds of thousands of units. So just to kind of give a sense of the time frame that we’re thinking about this and how we expect this to develop, that’s how we’re thinking about that.”
We don’t expect Oculus to share any specific pre-order figures unless they’re truly exceptional, as that info will be of competitive nature until the company’s two major competitors (HTC Vive and PlayStation VR) give their own prices and take pre-orders.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
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It is a bit ballsy to say it will run on all PS4´s as we have yet to really see it run on any PS4. Proof will be one it hits retail.
This have been a good conversation
That damn glass isn't always half empty.
I self identify as a monkey.
That doesn't mean that I'm going to fall for a marketing ploy and a bunch of nonsense from paid shills.
There are so many other things it could be used for, but devs want to focus on the major money makers, which is currently game development.
The former is flat out wrong, and the latter is the same for PC too as none of them are out yet.
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
Some people don't understand how high-end electronic devices aren't capable of being mass-produced due to low demand. "Selling out" isn't an indicator of high demand; just that the item doesn't have many production runs due to low margins or limited capital to create inventory.
Claim 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now'
evidence to suggest Claim 1: 0
Claim 2: 'people are running out to buy these things right now'
evidence to suggest claim 2: 5 + other similar data points such as long lines at VR demos at conventions
Rebute to 2: 'doesnt mean..'
evidence to provide rebute 2: nothing
rebute 2 might end up being correct however on this day right now with what we know, it appears people ARE running out to buy these things PLUS there is no evidence to suggest the opposite.. like zero
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
if you read what I said fairly carefully you will see what I am saying is 'at this moment in time it APPEARS as if....'
I am making my claim of what APPEARS to be happening on at least some level of facts.
you guys are making a claim of the exact opposite based on ZERO EVIDENCE whatsoever.
go back read my claim example again, try to digest it
maybe what you want me to do is dig deep and find some sales numbers? maybe that is what you are motovating me to do
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
Claiming that demand for VR headsets is high or that its somehow a popular item without solid sales figures and numbers is ridiculous; you just can't accept that fact.
all day I have been talking about TWO statements.
Statement 1: 'nobody is running out and buying these things right now'
Statement 2: (mine) 'it appears as if people are doing exactly that'
to make me stop repeating Statement 1 over and over and over again would you care to address it?
NOT statement two for now, we have plenty of that. Statement 1...address it....go no evidence is not evidence for statement number 1
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
You should really work on your discussion/argumentative skills; talking at people and demanding they address points they never even made is even more ridiculous than basing popularity on an item being sold out.
Regarding statement 2: its like this:
there is something you dont know, but you need to make a guess. lets say 'how far it is to the next gas stattion' and you dont have a GPS and you have a map with out a ledgend'
well.. you collect what you CURRENTLY know and then make a best guess. so you look at how far the last landmark was and then measure and guess.
You dont keep driving thinking 'ah well sense I dont know 100000000% then it must be the distance from here to mars...clearly'
it APPEARS....(appears does not mean fact...'appears' means you have colllected what is known and are making a guess...i want to make that clear) it APPEARS at this time....with WHAT WE KNOW, at this time....that people are running out and buying them...we dont know for sure but it APPEARS as this is the case. until we get the numbers which we may very well NEVER get them then we cant know for sure.
are
we
clear
yet?
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
People are buying these things.
Yes.
Crystal clear.
That can be said of most products out there on the market.
Again, the number of "people" is questionable and the amount of "these things" is unclear.
and would you agree that it also 'appears' that people are not....not running out and buying these things'
do you think its fair with what we know right now in this moment in time and space that its a bit silly to say 'people are not running out and buying these things right now'
because THAT statement is all I give two Fs about. everything you can have I dont care.,...whatever
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
I read a post today that said 100,000? no more likely like 10,000.
where does this guess come from? one thing I am NOT doing is making a random guess. I try to go on what is known, not what is not known or pulled from my A
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man
"A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that opponent."
'nobody is running out and buying these things right now'
does not have any evidence to support it and the evidence that we do have seems to suggest the opposite?
ok well I guess we just keep going then. Maybe if we are lucky we can debate on this on and off for a full week!
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
Please do not respond to me
Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Oculus parent company Facebook, set initial VR headset expectations relatively low during an earnings call.
“So we’ve said often that we think that virtual reality and augmented reality could be the next big computing platform. But just to put that in perspective and compare it to the development of previous computing platforms, like phones and computers, I think the first smartphones came out in 2003,” Zuckerberg said in response to a question posed by a representative from USB. “And in the first year, I think BlackBerry and Palm Treo were the initial smartphones that came out. I think they each sold in the hundreds of thousands of units. So just to kind of give a sense of the time frame that we’re thinking about this and how we expect this to develop, that’s how we’re thinking about that.”
We don’t expect Oculus to share any specific pre-order figures unless they’re truly exceptional, as that info will be of competitive nature until the company’s two major competitors (HTC Vive and PlayStation VR) give their own prices and take pre-orders.
http://www.roadtovr.com/founder-oculus-rift-pre-orders-going-much-better-than-expected-sales/
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey