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Why Oculus is Doomed

Oculus Rift is the current darling of the tech industry. It’s too bad the Oculus Rift is doomed.

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EvilWay4175d ago

I think Occulus will do better than both Sony's and Microsoft tech

BiggerBoss4175d ago

Thats debatable. Morpheus has the Playstation brand behind it so if its priced reasonably it could be huge for gaming.

HoloLens is backed by MS ($$$) and will be used for many things aside from gaming so it could hold wider appeal to the general consumer.

Im not downplaying Oculus, theyre owned by Facebook now so O.R. also has the potential to be huge.

So pretty much, Im taking a wait and see approach. Its far too early to determine whats "doomed" and what will succeed. VR and AR are just in their early stages at this point.

LostDjinn4174d ago

Check pic, source and who posted the piece. See a pattern?

OT: It never ceases to amaze me how certain flag wavers make these assumptions without knowing a damned thing. I think all three could find reasonable market share. I guess you don't get the heat/hits if you don't use certain methods though.

NuggetsOfGod4174d ago (Edited 4174d ago )

For gaming it will be better than both

Ps4 rendering 1080p twice with realistic graphics? Yeah ok
Vr needs alot more than 30fps.

Hololens will better for things like zbrush and I can't wait for it!

I am not sure how hololens will immerse me more than oculus.

I can see holo lens making cutscenses and HUD better.
Also hololens is not just a headset like oculus.

Hololens is a full pc on ur head. How much will it be?
Will people buy a head pc for xbox? Idk

So yes VR for the dx12 pc platform with high frames and more power.
Hololens for applications on pc.

Pc owns lol

Do you really want to duck behind ur sofa and shoot?

I was thinking seeing how u can watch movies on hololens I wonder if
it can be a VR device in a dark room?

KiwiViper854175d ago (Edited 4175d ago )

Im much more excited for Hololens than Oculus or Morpheus.

Hololens is futuristic, like something out of a sci-fi movie, being completely connected, while in your usual surroundings. I could see myself using it the entire time im home, maybe even out of the house. It negates the need to own a television.

VR seems like something we should've been using 10 years ago, Its a screen strapped to your face...

TheCommentator4175d ago

Hololens is also good for more than gaming. I see its potential to rethink how we use computer applications as more important than a cumbersome HMD.

THC CELL4175d ago

Ms are doing nothing new ar been round for years google sony vita your phones do it already even the ds and ps move and kinect do it don't get hyped over ms hardware too just don't

KiwiViper854175d ago

@ THC CELL

I don't think you know what AR stands for bud. None of those things have anything even similar to Hololens, apart from Google glass, but even that doesn't compare.

BiggerBoss4174d ago

To your reply below, yeah i agree with you there. If you see my post above I mention how HoloLens is more practical and may have wider appeal. I was just saying that both are useful in and out of gaming:)

BiggerBoss4175d ago

I disagree. I find the complete immersion of VR to be much more exciting than the "half-way" approach of Augmented Reality.

@commentator VR is useful outside of gaming as well. I tried to link a video (didnt work) where a cancer patient uses Oculus Rift to "travel around the world" one last time. Hololens would not be very useful in this instance.

TheCommentator4175d ago

Hololens can display an image anywhere in a real environment and 3d motion tracking can allow you to reach out and "touch" it. With 3d glasses I can't see what my hands are doing since the screens would block your view. There are more practical uses for it than VR, in my opinion, but it can't do everything as well. Nothing is perfect.

Highlife4174d ago

The real thing is much better.

WheatBread4174d ago

No doubt, but with VR it's everyday whereas with her it's whenever she feels like it.

THC CELL4174d ago

You could use ar glasses to morph your woman into a famous porn star u like it also tracks all movements hehe don't be shocked if she ask u to be someone like Jason statham or brad Pitt often lol

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Killer2020UK78d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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EasySMX D05 review

You can get Hall effect controllers slightly cheaper, but you'd struggle to find as feature-rich a package without some heavy, heavy sales.

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"It's Just So Lame" - RTGI Modder Thinks DLSS 5 Is Impressive But Shares AI Slop Sentiment

Pascal Gilcher calls DLSS 5 impressive but shares the "AI slop" sentiment, explaining the likely tech behind it and why he dislikes it.

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CrimsonWing69104d ago

I fail to see how this is AI shhhhlllloooop. Looking at the different games they showed, this has made many of them look far better.

isarai_lee104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

It's AI slop because it ignores the artists intent and changes the details ESPECIALLY when it comes to character faces. The scariest part of it is introducing it as the next stage of DLSS, a feature where the current iteration already has controversy surrounding it and for quite a lot of games cannot be fully disabled. So reasonably the precident is already set for what path this could take, and it's not good

blacktiger104d ago

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost and so on. Many of the lighting deletes shadow, including shadow on the face like eyes even chin.

Chard104d ago

Why stop at art when it comes to human input - why not just have AI play the game for us, remove human input altogether

theshizer104d ago

If you don’t like it, just don’t enable it. Personally I think it looks great from the videos I have seen.

isarai_lee104d ago

And what about when you can't? Cause there's plenty of games where you cannot fully disable dlss already, i mean we're well into an era where it's a major crutch for developers to cover up their cut corners, why would this be any different?

blacktiger104d ago

You are playing with people's money and allow Nvidia to scam you.

In case you didn't watch the video then let me point just one part. It overrides the lighting. Then the question of what is the point of ray tracing cost. This is all lie to raise the cost of the graphic card.

Andrew336104d ago

Making characters look more realistic not ok because we want the developer to decide on how the game was intended to look. - Internet

Change entire game through mods thus changing how the developers intended the game to be is ok. - Internet

isarai_lee104d ago

Something consumers can do to a product after they have purchased it, entirely optional and can always be undone with a fresh install

VS

The leading gaming hardware manufacturer making this the next iteration of the main AA/Upscaling technique that is heavily relied upod by modern devs and is not optional in most games.

Not at all the same but nice try

jwillj2k4104d ago

At the moment you need 2 5090’s just to get an image on the screen so this is all vaporware until proven otherwise.

Andrew336104d ago

The good news is you can just not use it as well.

Christopher103d ago

It's all about choice in the end. But, I would say that calling it 'more realistic' is quite a stretch. It looks like AI art, and that's rarely realistic.

Urrakia34104d ago

All the comments I see are reminding me of how we got to the current state of gaming when microtransactions were first introduced: "It's completely optional guys, we promise! If you don't like it just don't buy it!"

I think we all know how that ended up.

Popsicle104d ago (Edited 104d ago )

I had the same exact thought the first time this was brought up in a separate article about a week ago. Took me straight back to the conversations surrounding “horse armor.” Just don’t buy it they said. Years later, many IPs I previously enjoyed are so infected with monetization schemes that I don’t even consider purchasing them anymore.

DLSS 5 and the like are the same thing wrapped in a different package. History rhymes but many of us never learn from it.

blacktiger104d ago

Biggest Scam. Overrides lighting and shadow. So why keep Ray tracing? It's all a scam to raise graphic card. We now see Nvidia with Microsoft downturn anything against them. Sony is next!