Tech VR Megathread

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[AristotleAmadopolis]

Don't really hear any news about any upcoming games, no boom happening as expected. Still niche and will be for the future. The idea of VR looks only good on paper. I was sceptical from day 1. Big fan of Half Life but even the half baked game they released for it is not enough to make me buy it. Do you own VR? Still using or gathering dust?

once it goes synthetic then itll be all the rage. But that is vr i would never fuck with unless i already did and am in it as i type this

 

[AristotleAmadopolis]

U also dont need vr if u have lsd or mushrooms. Also if u have lsd or mushrooms then the vr is next level.

 

[Zazen]

It better not be dead. I've got my PSVR2 coming in February. Very excited to try it out, I've never experienced VR before.

 

[PEB]

It's coming in 400 less then Quest Pro an has through the lens optics. 120 degree FOV 5K optics an stand alone.

 

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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRb7BhDN/

 

[Jose Beehive]

The hitman stuff looks pretty appealing

 

[PEB]

The hitman stuff looks pretty appealing

I will tell you I seen Panasonic VR, Meta Quest Pro an now HTC an waiting for the rumored Valve headset waiting in the wings. You could buy the HTC headset an the powerful Quest Pro stand alone still be hundred less then the poorly planned Quest Pro.

 

[Jose Beehive]

I will tell you I seen Panasonic VR, Meta Quest Pro an now HTC an waiting for the rumored Valve headset waiting in the wings. You could buy the HTC headset a the powerful Quest Pro stand alone still be hundred less then the poorly planned Quest Pro.

 

[PEB]

Still not cheap 1100 dollars but less them HTC Vive 2 Pro that I own.

EDIT: Let's not forget the monster in the room Apple VR headset that has been now confirmed Steam VR support. Apple letting things leaking out at first it looked like it was headed the Hololens route now like the Quest 2 pro/ HTC Vive headset but with insane specs including 16 to 32 gigs of memory, an 512 gigs of storage, 8k optics an 2 custom M2 processing power. One for the headset one for advanced spacial audio processing an video.

 

[PEB]

It's Meta Quest exclusive will Meta be releasing a stand alone wheel that connects wirelessly to the Quest headset? Will it support PC connectivity? exciting news but a lot of unanswered questions.

It looks currently a Meta Quest only product so that limits other platforms.

 

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[PEB]

Sharp is amazing with their headset but not sure if it has any features like Quest and Quest still looks like the best.

 

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Sony Playstation VR 2

 

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[KaNesDeath]

It's Meta Quest exclusive will Meta be releasing a stand alone wheel that connects wirelessly to the Quest headset? Will it support PC connectivity? exciting news but a lot of unanswered questions.

It looks currently a Meta Quest only product so that limits other platforms.

That looks like complete ass!!!!!!!!!

 

[WhiteMousse]

It would not take much more to get me to drop $1,000.00 on Valve Index. Half-Life: Alyx is on my must play list.

The only thing holding me back is the fact that there just aren't a whole lot of games for it.

 

[PEB]

It would not take much more to get me to drop $1,000.00 on Valve Index. Half-Life: Alyx is on my must play list.

The only thing holding me back is the fact that there just aren't a whole lot of games for it.

Valve working on another headset with 120 degree FOV "Field Of View" and optics potentially the same as what is in the Apple VR headset. Word is Apple been working closely with Valve as a part of their headset development in fact Valve created a version of the Index for Apple to hand out to developers. A lot of news coming out about Apple stand alone headset and seems that they want class leading horizontal and Vertical FOV of at least 120 degree similar to the Valve Index. Apple using not one but two 3rd generation M3 SOC with at least 8K total resolution from custom display chips. Apples price for the headset seems to be in the 3000 dollar range and likely limited to Universities and big corporate customers at first.

EDIT more news Apple to announce the VR headset this spring according to reports. I bet the Valve Index replacement will be announced at the same time. But unlike the report I heard that Valve Index's where given to developers by Apple because they view it the best offering 120 Degree FOV. 120 degree FOV seems to come up a lot when talking about early leaked reports on the headset. The company that developed crazy optics for another headset was acquired by Apple likely leading me to believe that there could be more then one panel per eye giving it a reported 4K per eye.


https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/08/gurman-ar-headset-spring/
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In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple intends to announce its long-awaited AR/VR headset product in the spring, before WWDC in June. The device would go on sale later in the fall of 2023, matching analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s timeline.

Gurman says prototype hardware has already been seeded to a small number of developers for testing. However, he says the device is far from finished and Apple still has to work out several “kinks” in the hardware and software.

Gurman says that previous reporting that the device was originally set to be unveiled in January (this month) was accurate — but that timeline slipped.

With an introduction to the world in the spring, Apple would then likely follow up with detailed resources and tooling for developers at the WWDC conference in June.

To squash all the outstanding bugs and todo’s, Gurman says Apple has “roped in resources” from other departments. This means some other projects inside the company have suffered delays as a result.

Gurman does not anticipate major changes for AirPods and Apple Watch lines. The Mac roadmap includes an Apple Silicon Mac Pro, M2 spec bumps for the MacBook Pro, and a possible 15-inch size of the MacBook Air. A new big HomePod should launch this year, largely resembling the 2018 model in design.
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[ferrisjso]

Yes and No.

I liken VR to 3D as one of those fads that resurfaces every few years because every time it is rejected there is the idea "it wasn't it's time yet" as opposed to acceptance that it is a useless novelty. I don't think it'll ever catch on but at the same time I doubt this is the last we see of it.

 

[PEB]

Yes and No.

I liken VR to 3D as one of those fads that resurfaces every few years because every time it is rejected there is the idea "it wasn't it's time yet" as opposed to acceptance that it is a useless novelty. I don't think it'll ever catch on but at the same time I doubt this is the last we see of it.

Been owning VR headsets for over 2 years and no it is not a fad VR headsets with new lightweight design pancake optics in in the Apple's case 2 64 bit chips driving the video and audio experience this is not a fad. These things are smaller and not bulky like the Quest 2 or Pro and can be put in some cases into people's pockets or bags.